Yoakum County, Texas Demographics
Population trends, housing costs, income, commuting, and health, all on one page.
Yoakum County, TX Population Density Map and Area Scores
Area Score
Health, income and education, each graded from F to A+. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.
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C
Health Below averageLess healthy than 78% of counties in Texas
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C
Income Below averageWealthier than 82% of counties in Texas
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F
Education Well below averageLess educated than 94% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
Population: density and quick facts
| Metric | Yoakum County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,571 | 30,160,889 | 337,468,954 |
| Population density (per sq mi) | 9.5 | 112.2 | 86.4 |
| Population growth (%/yr) | -1.09% | 1.41% | 0.59% |
| Median age | 32.0 | 35.9 | 37.3 |
| Households | 2,612 | 10,982,153 | 130,235,071 |
Population in Yoakum County grew by 1.6% from 2009 to 2024, reaching 7,571 in 2024.
Population Growth 2009–2024
Race & Ethnicity
Age & Sex
The largest generation in Yoakum County is Gen Z, aged 13–28, at 22.4% of residents. That is 1.1 points below Texas as a whole.
- Gen Z 13–28 1,695 22.4% -1.1 pts
- Millennials 29–44 1,419 18.7% -4.2 pts
- Gen X 45–60 1,494 19.7% +0.3 pts
- Boomers 61–79 938 12.4% -0.9 pts
Residents by birth cohort, from the 2025 age distribution. The right-hand figure is how far each cohort's share sits above or below Texas, in percentage points. Children younger than Gen Z and the generations before the Boomers are counted in the population but not shown here, so these shares do not add up to 100%.
Male and female share
Women are 50.2% of the people living in Yoakum County and men 49.8%.
- Women 50.2% Texas 50.1%
- Men 49.8% Texas 49.9%
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Economy
Yoakum County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.
| Metric | Yoakum County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $86,598 | $78,939 | $80,455 |
| Income growth (%/yr) | 5.42% | 4.56% | 4.80% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9% | 5.2% | 5.2% |
The median household income in Yoakum County is about 10% higher than in Texas.
Housing
| Metric | Yoakum County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home price | $163,140 | $258,873 | $248,835 |
| Median rent | $972 | $1,402 | $1,407 |
| Homeownership rate | 66.8% | 62.6% | 65.2% |
The median home price in Yoakum County is about 14.0 years' worth of rent — buying at the median price costs roughly as much as paying the median rent of $972 per month for that long.
Commute Time & Mobility
Commuters in Yoakum County spend about 34 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 144 hours, about 6.0 full days, spent commuting.
| Metric | Yoakum County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| One-way commute (min) | 17.2 | 22.8 | 22.4 |
| Round-trip commute (min) | 34.5 | 45.6 | 44.8 |
| Yearly time spent (hours) | 144 | 190 | 187 |
| Estimated yearly cost | $4,453 | $5,888 | $5,790 |
| Work from home | 2.9% | 14.4% | 15.0% |
| Highway traffic (vehicles/day) | 4,258 | 9,879 | 8,813 |
| Local road traffic (vehicles/day) | 271 | 1,441 | 1,355 |
Fastest commutes among counties in
Texas:
Loving County (3.2 min), King County (5.8 min), Terrell County (6.5 min).
Slowest:
Bandera County (38.6 min), San Jacinto County (35.9 min), Liberty County (33.6 min).
The average commute time in Yoakum County is 17 minutes, shorter than the 23 minutes in Texas.
Estimated yearly cost applies a single national wage rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area. Traffic volume figures come from proprietary Ticon and TrafficZoom data.
Education & Households
Yoakum County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.
| Metric | Yoakum County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 8.6% | 29.3% | 31.6% |
| Average household size | 2.87 | 2.69 | 2.53 |
Highest education index among counties in
Texas:
Collin County (0.4), Travis County (0.4), Fort Bend County (0.4).
Lowest:
Kenedy County (0.0), Hudspeth County (0.1), La Salle County (0.1).
Health
Yoakum County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.
| Metric | Yoakum County | Texas Avg | U.S. Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy (years) | 78.5 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Self-rated poor health | 22.1% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
| Smokers | 19.8% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
Highest health index among counties in
Texas:
Collin County (0.8), Travis County (0.8), Denton County (0.8).
Lowest:
Starr County (0.7), Brooks County (0.7), Presidio County (0.7).
Yoakum County, TX Compared With Nearby Counties
Yoakum County, TX is the smallest of the 4 counties compared here, 7,571 residents against a local median of 22,232. Yoakum County, TX's median household income, at $86,598, runs 29% above the $67,016 typical of the counties around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
Commute tells the same story from another angle: 17.2 min against a local median of 13.7 min, 26% above it. The picture is mixed rather than uniform: median household income runs ahead of the neighbourhood while commute runs behind it, so Yoakum County, TX is trading one against the other rather than simply out-performing what surrounds it. The counties themselves sit within $10,568 of each other on median household income, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Yoakum County, TX, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Yoakum County, TX has the highest median household income of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Median household income | Median home price | Commute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoakum County, TX | 7,571 | $86,598 #1/4 | $163,140 #2/4 | 17.2 min #3/4 |
| Gaines County, TX | 22,232 | $73,709 | $300,000 | 13.7 min |
| Hockley County, TX | 21,363 | $63,140 | $127,206 | 17.4 min |
| Lea County, NM | 73,733 | $67,016 | $162,562 | 13.5 min |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Yoakum County, Texas.
What is the population of Yoakum County, Texas?
About 7,571 people live in Yoakum County, Texas, in 2,612 households of 2.9 people on average. The median age is 32.0, so residents are younger than the U.S. median of 37.3 by about 5 years.
Is Yoakum County, Texas mostly urban or rural?
Averaged over its land area, Yoakum County, Texas has 9 people per square mile, a density typical of rural areas. That is about 11% of the U.S. average of 86.
Is Yoakum County, Texas an affordable place to live?
The median home costs 1.9 times the median household income ($163,140 against $86,598), compared with 3.1 times nationally. That is within the traditional rule of thumb of about 3 times income. Median rent of $972 a month takes about 13% of the median household's income, below the 30% level at which HUD considers renters cost-burdened.
How strong is the job market in Yoakum County, Texas?
Unemployment in Yoakum County, Texas is 6.9%, well above the U.S. rate of 5.2%, so job seekers may face more competition than elsewhere.
What share of adults in Yoakum County, Texas have a college degree?
8.6% of adults in Yoakum County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher (about 1 in 12), well below the U.S. share of 31.6%.
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