Yelm is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 10,780 people and six associated neighborhoods, Yelm is the 92nd largest community in Washington. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Yelm, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Yelm, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Yelm’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Yelm does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $88,279.00.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Yelm. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

One downside of living in Yelm is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Yelm, the average commute to work is 34.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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.