COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Yoakum County

Texas · 8,786 residents · 800 sq mi

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Yoakum County is home to 8,786 people in Texas. The typical home is worth $43,700. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 29.2. Getting to work takes 12 minutes on average. 74% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 59%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,786

+20%vs 2000

vs 7,322 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.2

−14%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

800 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.6%(758)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 912%(1,058)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(781)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(705)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(479)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.4%(1,525)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(1,212)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.5%(839)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(694)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.7%(414)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(256)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(65)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,442

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,672 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,592

−27%vs 2000

vs $14,504 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.6%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,700

+59%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$371

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $394 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.1%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

25.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.8%(3,793)

Black1.3%(92)

Hispanic / Latino45.9%(3,363)

Asian0.1%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic71.1%(6,250)

Black0.9%(76)

Hispanic / Latino36.4%(3,195)

Asian0.5%(43)

Other27.5%(2,417)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican62.3%(4,720)

South American2.2%(169)

Venezuelan2.2%(169)

Central American0.3%(21)

Honduran0.3%(21)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.9%(71)

Ancestry

English11.8%(893)

American7.9%(601)

German6.1%(464)

Irish3.9%(292)

French2.2%(163)

Scottish1.5%(115)

Scotch-Irish1%(74)

Italian1%(72)

British0.7%(54)

Czech0.1%(8)

Swedish0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.0%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.7 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 12.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.9%(771)

Married60.1%(1,660)

Widowed3.4%(94)

Divorced8.5%(236)

Women 15+

Never married23.6%(635)

Married59.1%(1,590)

Widowed6.5%(174)

Divorced10.9%(293)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.5%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 25.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.3%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.9%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.0%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.1%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.9%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.8%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)33.8%(25)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)58.1%(43)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era5.4%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 74 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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