One downside of living in Yelm, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.28 minutes every day commuting to work.
In terms of college education, Yelm is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.12% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Yelm in 2022 was $32,860, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,440 for a family of four. However, Yelm contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Yelm is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yelm home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yelm residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Yelm also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.95% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Yelm include German, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Yelm is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
