Demographics of Yoakum city, Texas

Yoakum city, Texas had 5,900 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −16 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Yoakum city, in four figures

5,900
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,846 ±429.; −0.3%
Change since July 2020: −16 people.; 30.3 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,810 ±$13,191
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Yoakum city, Texas's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Yoakum city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Yoakum city, Texas's population shrank 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Yoakum city, 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	5,916	100.0	100.0
2021	5,928	100.2	100.2
2022	5,899	99.7	100.7
2023	5,882	99.4	101.6
2024	5,885	99.5	102.5
2025	5,900	99.7	103.1

Population of Yoakum city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,916	—
2021	5,928	+12
2022	5,899	−29
2023	5,882	−17
2024	5,885	+3
2025	5,900	+15

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.3 ±2.8: for men 29.2 ±2.7 and for women 34.6 ±8.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Yoakum city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	480 ±138	8.2% ±2.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	988 ±218	16.9% ±3.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	892 ±262	15.3% ±4.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,594 ±309	27.3% ±4.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	845 ±206	14.5% ±3.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,047 ±213	17.9% ±3.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,810 ±$13,191, and income per person $26,019 ±$2,916, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	557 ±179	24.0% ±7.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	636 ±234	27.4% ±9.7	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	337 ±111	14.5% ±4.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	371 ±145	16.0% ±6.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	85 to 317	3.7% to 13.6%	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	65 to 269	2.9% to 11.5%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10 to 94	0.4% to 4.0%	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,006 ±320	17.7% ±5.5	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	337 ±143	23.0% ±8.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	513 ±194	16.4% ±5.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	70 to 242	7.0% to 21.7%	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 city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Yoakum city	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,659 ±233	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.3% ±4.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.7% ±5.4	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.4% ±8.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.6% ±9.1	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$151,100 ±$28,063	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$931 ±$46	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±6	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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,396 ±378	58.1% ±4.9	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,985 ±297	34.0% ±4.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	95 to 437	1.6% to 7.5%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 291	0% to 5.0%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	10 to 146	0.2% to 2.5%	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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	4,553 ±443	77.9% ±5.0	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	387 ±151	6.6% ±2.5	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 22	0% to 0.4%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	898 ±328	15.4% ±5.5	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	27 to 193	0.5% to 3.3%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	788 ±305	13.5% ±5.1	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 city among the places of Texas

386th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Yoakum city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Cameron Park CDP	5,955 ±977
Van Alstyne city	5,952 ±17
Oak Point city	5,887 ±25
Willow Park city	5,874 ±17
Wake Village city	5,867 ±20
Yoakum city	5,846 ±429
Josephine city	5,842 ±38
Childress city	5,834 ±218
Aledo city	5,825 ±33
Littlefield city	5,822 ±23
Windcrest city	5,820 ±42

Rankings this appears in

No. 19 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 52 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 68 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 190 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 211 Places in Texas by median age
No. 217 Places in Texas by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026