Demographics of Yoakum County, Texas

Yoakum County, Texas had 7,438 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −234 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Yoakum County, in four figures

7,438
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.1%
Change since July 2020: −234 people.; 32.3 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $84,925 ±$12,867
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Yoakum County, Texas's population shrank 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Yoakum County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Yoakum County, Texas's population shrank 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Yoakum County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,672	100.0	100.0
2021	7,561	98.6	100.2
2022	7,490	97.6	100.7
2023	7,440	97.0	101.6
2024	7,501	97.8	102.5
2025	7,438	96.9	103.1

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Population of Yoakum County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	7,672	−19	+11	0	−27
2021	7,561	−111	+38	+22	−164
2022	7,490	−71	+61	+73	−213
2023	7,440	−50	+33	+61	−148
2024	7,501	+61	+69	+63	−73
2025	7,438	−63	+70	+32	−162

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.3 ±2.4: for men 28.5 ±3.5 and for women 32.9 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Yoakum County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	768 ±244	10.1% ±3.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,714 ±320	22.6% ±4.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	744 ±320	9.8% ±4.2	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,514 ±402	20.0% ±5.3	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,860 ±318	24.6% ±4.2	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	971 ±246	12.8% ±3.2	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $84,925 ±$12,867, and income per person $36,271 ±$5,328, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Yoakum County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	83 to 419	3.2% to 16.0%	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	374 ±183	14.3% ±7.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	430 ±191	16.5% ±7.2	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	541 ±193	20.7% ±7.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	555 ±181	21.2% ±6.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	53 to 433	2.1% to 16.6%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	93 to 343	3.6% to 13.1%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Yoakum County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	569 to 1,947	7.6% to 26.0%	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	658 ±309	26.5% ±11.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	234 to 874	6.5% to 23.3%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 114	0% to 8.8%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Yoakum County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Yoakum County	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,028 ±10	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.3% ±5.5	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.7% ±5.5	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.8% ±6.2	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.2% ±7.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$182,600 ±$28,154	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$973 ±$107	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Yoakum County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,966 ±0	65.6% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,348 ±25	31.0% ±0.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.5%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	13 to 129	0.2% to 1.7%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	175 ±56	2.3% ±0.7	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Yoakum County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	4,734 ±458	62.5% ±6.0	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	976 ±312	12.9% ±4.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	37 to 339	0.5% to 4.5%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,673 ±392	22.1% ±5.2	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	397 ±173	5.2% ±2.3	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,276 ±392	16.9% ±5.2	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Yoakum County among the counties of Texas

182nd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Yoakum County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Coleman County	7,915	+3.0%
San Augustine County	7,722	−2.5%
Winkler County	7,540	−2.8%
Dallam County	7,508	+5.2%
McCulloch County	7,472	−1.6%
Yoakum County	7,438	−3.1%
Castro County	7,295	−0.4%
Goliad County	7,208	+2.7%
Bailey County	6,963	+1.4%
Swisher County	6,703	−3.5%
Refugio County	6,657	−1.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026