Yelm is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 10,668 people and six associated neighborhoods, Yelm is the 92nd largest community in Washington. Much of the housing stock in Yelm was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Yelm economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Yelm, where the median household income is $88,818.00.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Yelm, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

One downside of living in Yelm, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.20 minutes every day commuting to work.

The population of Yelm overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Yelm, 21.24% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Yelm in 2022 was $31,622, 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 $126,488 for a family of four. However, Yelm contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Yelm is a very 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 10.22% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Yelm include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Yelm is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.