With 5,846 people, Yoakum is a city in Texas. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 30.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. That trails the Texas median by roughly 40%. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $151,100. 54% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,810, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
11% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Yoakum
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share25.6% → 58.1%(+32.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median age36.0 → 30.3(−5.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants69.3% → 54.4%(−14.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)29.1%(69)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19%(45)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.9%(130)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 237 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Yoakum, decade by decade
Yoakum population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,611
$43,542
$83,522
9.7%
69.4
2000
5,731
$46,780
$85,071
11.6%
73.1
2010
5,815
$46,223
$79,841
9.0%
74.6
2020
5,908
$48,816
$105,447
8.4%
74.0
2024
5,846
$46,810
$151,100
10.6%
68.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
