Yelm, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

41%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Yelm	Washington	National
Income per capita	$25,658	$32,999	$29,829
Median household income	$77,297	$62,848	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$86,250	$79,796	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$50,449	$41,061	$35,192
Median earnings male	$45,164	$41,953	$36,919
Median earnings female	$35,014	$27,576	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.7%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Yelm is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Yelm is 40% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Yelm is 41% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Yelm is 62% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,526 $77,297 $154,594

City

$41,894 $62,848 $125,696

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Yelm median earnings by income bracket

Yelm employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.4%	23.4%
Manufacturing sector	7.7%	7.7%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	13.6%	13.6%
Public administration	21.7%	21.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.0%	6.0%
Education, health & social services	7.9%	7.9%
Other	16.6%	16.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
McKenna, WA	623	$142,563	157.7%
Prairie Heights, WA	4,810	$111,202	101.0%
DuPont, WA	9,514	$93,405	68.8%
Frederickson, WA	22,290	$91,602	65.6%
Summit View, WA	9,078	$79,721	44.1%
Yelm, WA	9,262	$77,297	39.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bethalto, IL	9,258	$66,834	20.8%
Indianola, MS	9,258	$30,866	44.2%
Atmore, AL	9,269	$25,211	54.4%
Westphalia, MD	9,269	$134,421	143.0%
Aransas Pass, TX	9,269	$48,398	12.5%
Yelm, WA	9,262	$77,297	39.7%

Source: The Yelm, WA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).