Yelm, WA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Yelm, WA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,557. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet YELM-WA · Yelm, WA 1 ZIPs · 21,557 pop · #5862/25278 · Thurston County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH
- INC-HIGH $92,219
- RANK-UPPER #5862/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Lacey
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 78% owners
- POP-TOWN 21,557
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-HIGH $447,600
Nearest income peer: Lacey, WA ( $3,217 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Yelm
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Yelm on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Bucoda · lowest
Bucoda · lowest
$80,682 median HH income
- Tenino · near
Tenino · near
$83,855 median HH income
- Lacey · near
Lacey · near
$89,002 median HH income
- Yelm · this city
Yelm · this city
$92,219 median HH income
- Olympia · near
Olympia · near
$99,079 median HH income
- Rochester · near
Rochester · near
$99,411 median HH income
- Rainier · highest
Rainier · highest
$104,896 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Yelm, WA sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 23%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 21,557
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $92,219
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $92,219 and home value $447,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 24.1%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Yelm as a pure owner town.
Within Washington, Coupeville is the closest lower-income city and Acme the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Yelm.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 98597, is all of Yelm
There is no split to weigh here: 98597 holds every one of Yelm's 21,557 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-pack ZBP load on Yelm's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 394 establishments, 3,654 employees , annual payroll $149,581k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98597 (394 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (82) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Yelm, WA
These ZIP codes sit in Thurston County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Yelm. See the Thurston County roll-up →
Yelm lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Thurston County: Olympia, Rochester and Rainier earn more and Lacey, Tenino and Bucoda earn less. Rainier marks the far end of that range at $104,896, 14% above Yelm.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98597 | 21,557 | $92,219 | 394 | 75 |
Yelm roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Yelm, .