South Sound Times

35.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Yelm in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 8.9 percent lower than the state average of 44.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 8,425.

94.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Yelm residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	246	5.3
Regular high school diploma	1,159	24.8
GED or alternative credential	118	2.5
Some college less than 1 year	573	12.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	916	19.6
Associate's degree	529	11.3
Bachelor's degree	879	18.8
Master's degree	244	5.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.