Yoakum Population History 1990 - 2023

Yoakum Population Facts

What is the current population of Yoakum?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Yoakum is 5,862. Yoakum, Texas is the 4,426th largest city in the US.

What county is Yoakum, Texas in?

Parts of Yoakum are located within DeWitt County and Lavaca County.

What is the size of Yoakum, Texas in square miles?

Yoakum has an area of 4.6 square miles.

What was the peak population of Yoakum?

The peak population of Yoakum was in 2020, when its population was 5,888. In 2020, Yoakum was the 4,377th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 4,426th largest city in the US. Yoakum is currently 0.4% smaller than it was in 2020.

How quickly is Yoakum growing?

Yoakum has grown 2.6% since the 2000. Yoakum, Texas's growth is about average. 53% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Yoakum, Texas?

Yoakum has a population density of 1,269.9 people per square mile.

Yoakum Demographics

What is the voting age population of Yoakum, Texas?

The total voting age population of Yoakum, Texas, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 3,591. The voting age population is 47.7% male and 52.3% female.

What percentage of Yoakum, Texas residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 17.1% of the residents of Yoakum are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Yoakum, Texas?

The racial demographics of Yoakum are 48.4% White, 37.0% Other, 12.3% Black and 2.2% Two or more races. Additionally, 49.6% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Yoakum, Texas residents are below the poverty line?

In Yoakum, 17.4% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 20.2%. On a per-household basis, 16.7% of families are below the poverty line in Yoakum.

What percentage of Yoakum, Texas residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 61.4% of Yoakum residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Yoakum, Texas residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 71.7% of Yoakum residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 8.5% have a bachelor's degree and 0.4% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Yoakum, Texas residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Yoakum residents aged 5 and older, 40.1% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 39.0% of residents speak Spanish at home, 1.1% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.0% speak an Asian language.

Yoakum Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Yoakum, Texas?

The unemployment rate in Yoakum is 7.1%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Yoakum, Texas residents work for the government?

In Yoakum, 12.7% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Yoakum, Texas?

The median household income in Yoakum is $41,384.

Yoakum Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Yoakum, Texas?

In Yoakum, 65.5% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Yoakum, Texas?

Renters occupy 34.5% of housing units in Yoakum.

What percentage of Yoakum, Texas housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Yoakum, 14.9% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Yoakum, Texas housing units were built after 2000?

In Yoakum, 9.0% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 240 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Yoakum, Texas?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Yoakum is $709.

What percentage of households in Yoakum, Texas have broadband internet?

In Yoakum, 67.5% of households have an active broadband internet connection.