South Sound Times

32.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Yelm in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 14.4 percent lower than the state average of 46.8 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,262.

93.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	336	6.3
Regular high school diploma	1,088	20.3
GED or alternative credential	187	3.5
Some college, less than 1 year	808	15.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,199	22.4
Associate's degree	627	11.7
Bachelor's degree	857	16
Master's degree	232	4.3
Professional school degree	21	0.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.