Yoakum County, TX Demographic Data
Yoakum County, TX Summary
Yoakum County is located in Texas
- Population: 7,918
- Area: 799.72 sq. miles
- Land Area: 799.71 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 9.90 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 3,638.45 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Yoakum County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,088
49%
50.8
Male
4,228
51%
49.2
Total Population
8,316
323,128,000
Yoakum County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
701
8.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
792
9.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
770
9.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
657
7.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
524
6.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
993
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,075
12.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
944
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
643
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
267
3.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
540
6.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
398
4.8%
4.4
85 Years and Over
12
0.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,632
67.7%
77.2
Female
2,836
50.4%
51.3
Male
2,796
49.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,238
63.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,068
12.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
950
11.4%
15.2
Female
544
57.3%
55.8
Male
406
42.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Yoakum County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,116
97.6%
96.8
White
7,829
94.1%
72.6
Black or African American
53
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
25
0.3%
0.8
Asian
23
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
20
0.2%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
3
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
186
2.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
200
2.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,285
63.6%
17.8
Mexican
4,971
59.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
59
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
202
2.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
53
0.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
3,031
36.4%
82.2
Yoakum County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,024
21.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
368
7.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,424
29.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
896
18.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
292
6.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
614
12.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
254
5.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,392
28.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,480
71.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
868
17.8%
31.2
Yoakum County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,590
26.3%
33.7%
Now Married
3,636
60.1%
47.5
Divorced
356
5.9%
11.0%
Separated
70
1.2%
2.0
Widowed
401
6.6
5.8%
Yoakum County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
3,519
46.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,096
53.8%
21.6%
Spanish
4,005
52.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
71
0.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
20
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Yoakum County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
124
4.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
212
7.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
189
7.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
187
7.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
489
18.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
576
21.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
281
10.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
461
17.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
69
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
86
3.2%
6.4
Median household income
56,655
57,617
Per capita income
22,871
31,128
Yoakum County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,078
29.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
212
5.9%
9.8
Construction
272
7.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
630
17.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
36
1.0%
6.6
Information
82
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
32
0.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
189
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
144
4.0%
11.4
Public administration
179
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
350
9.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
328
9.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
88
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,084
29.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
907
25.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
416
11.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
721
19.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
492
13.6%
18.1%
Yoakum County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,564
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,662
74.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
689
19.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
148
4.2%
2.7
Other means
6
0.2%
1.8
Worked at home
59
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
13.7
26.6
Yoakum County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
143
5.3%
8.7
1 vehicles
798
29.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,083
40.5%
37.1
3 or more
650
24.3%
21.0
Yoakum County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,674
88.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,057
76.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
617
23.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
334
11.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
23
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.5
0.0%
2.5
Yoakum County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,008
1 room
33
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
56
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
48
1.6%
9.1
4 rooms
593
19.7%
16.5
5 rooms
951
31.6%
19.8
6 rooms
624
20.7%
17.8
7 rooms
417
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
230
7.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
56
1.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Yoakum County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,008
1-unit, detached
2,334
77.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
69
2.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
50
1.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
47
1.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
42
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
466
15.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Yoakum County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
66
2.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
214
7.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
447
14.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
335
11.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
717
23.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
611
20.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
378
12.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
174
5.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
56
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
0.3%
1.4%
Yoakum County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,280
47.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
102
3.8%
4.7
Electricity
1,285
48.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
7
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Yoakum County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
577
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
22
3.8%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
42
7.3%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
60
10.4%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
65
11.3%
20.1%
$500 to $999
170
29.5%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
218
37.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
318
55.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
94
16.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
61
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
10
1.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
94
16.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Yoakum County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
509
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
44
8.6%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
62
12.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
403
79.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
108
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
743
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
122
24.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
126
25.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
11
2.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
133
27.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
46
9.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
53
10.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
126
0.0%
0.0%
Yoakum County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,057
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
561
27.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
766
37.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
207
10.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
195
9.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
287
14.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
34
1.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
7
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
81,000
205,000
