What is the population of North Yelm CDP?

North Yelm CDP has 2,503 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #288 of 639 in Washington.

What is the median household income in North Yelm CDP?

Median household income in North Yelm CDP is $77,691 a year, 1.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in North Yelm CDP?

Median gross rent is $1,379 a month and the median home value is $330,200, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.

Is North Yelm CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Yelm CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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North Yelm, WA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of North Yelm, Washington (North Yelm, WA — Census place “North Yelm CDP”) is 2,503 residents, ranking #288 of 639 places in Washington. Median household income is $77,691, the median home is worth $330,200 and median gross rent runs $1,379 a month. Looking for the North Yelm Washington ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve North Yelm, WA: 98597.

Population: 2,503North Yelm CDP residents
Median household income: $77,691Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $330,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,379Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 78%Owner-occupied households

North Yelm ZIP codes (Washington)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps North Yelm.

The North Yelm WA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

98597

What the numbers mean in North Yelm CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the North Yelm CDP median would spend about 21.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 1% of residents and 78% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

North Yelm CDP, WA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

North Yelm CDP is a small town in Washington, with 2,503 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #288 of 639 ranked by population — larger than 55% of them. The median age here is 42.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in North Yelm CDP earn a median of $77,691 a year, 1.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 14% below the $90,592 median for the 393 Washington cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 1% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in North Yelm CDP is valued at $330,200, 8.8% above the national figure and 30% below the $468,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,379 a month, 1.9% below the national figure, or roughly $16,548 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 78% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of North Yelm CDP?: North Yelm CDP has 2,503 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #288 of 639 in Washington.
What is the median household income in North Yelm CDP?: Median household income in North Yelm CDP is $77,691 a year, 1.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in North Yelm CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,379 a month and the median home value is $330,200, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.
Is North Yelm CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Yelm CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this North Yelm CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.