Yoakum County, TX

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2023 Population

7,589

0.537% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

10% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

12%

11.6% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$82,261

2.42% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$183,000

8.99% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,126

4.9% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Yoakum County, TX had a population of 7.59k people with a median age of 33 and a median household income of $82,261. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Yoakum County, TX declined from 7,630 to 7,589, a −0.537% decrease and its median household income grew from $80,317 to $82,261, a 2.42% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Yoakum County, TX are White (Non-Hispanic) (31.5%), Two+ (Hispanic) (29.6%), White (Hispanic) (27.3%), Other (Hispanic) (7.01%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.24%).

None of the households in Yoakum County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

83.2% of the residents in Yoakum County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Yoakum County, TX was $183,000, and the homeownership rate was 75.4%.

Most people in Yoakum County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Yoakum County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Yoakum County, TX borders Lea County, NM, Cochran County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Hockley County, TX, and Terry County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Yoakum County, TX is home to a population of 7.59k people, from which 83.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 22.7% of Yoakum County, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.72k people).

In 2023, there were 1.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.39k people) in Yoakum County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.25k Two+ (Hispanic) and 2.07k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.2%

2023 Citizenship

80.9%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 83.2% of Yoakum County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Yoakum County, TX was 80.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Yoakum County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Yoakum County, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.39k ± 14
Two+ (Hispanic)
2.25k ± 517
White (Hispanic)
2.07k ± 513

65.2%

Hispanic Population

4.95k people

65.2% of the people in Yoakum County, TX are hispanic (4.95k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Yoakum County, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

22.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.72k people

24.8%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

1.89k people

As of 2023, 22.7% of Yoakum County, TX residents (1.72k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Yoakum County, TX was 24.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Yoakum County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
15 ± 41
Gulf War (1990s)
12 ± 28
Vietnam
11 ± 36

Yoakum County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.25 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Yoakum County, TX employs 3.13k people. The largest industries in Yoakum County, TX are , and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($101,154), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($100,769), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($90,968).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.13k

2023 Value

± 496

−4.9%

1 Year decline

± 22.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Yoakum County, TX declined at a rate of −4.9%, from 3.29k employees to 3.13k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Yoakum County, TX, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Yoakum County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.13k

2023 Value

± 496

−4.9%

1 Year decline

± 22.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Yoakum County, TX declined at a rate of −4.9%, from 3.29k employees to 3.13k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Yoakum County, TX, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Yoakum County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Yoakum County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$80,478

Median earning men ± $12,389

$34,441

Median earning women ± $12,881

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($132,125), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,362), and Construction ($80,887).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,846), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($29,423), and Retail Trade ($27,925).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

11
Other Services (except Public Administration)
11
Accommodation and Food Services
9
Finance and Insurance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$52.2k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$15.6k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$14.8k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Yoakum County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 82.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (16%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.18%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (82.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (16%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.18%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Yoakum County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 82.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (16%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.18%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Yoakum County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Yoakum County, TX was $183,000 in 2023, which is 0.603 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $167,900 to $183,000, a 8.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Yoakum County, TX is 75.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Yoakum County, TX have an average commute time of 26.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Yoakum County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$183,000

Median Property Value 2023

±$14,007

$1,973

Median Property Taxes

±$424

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Yoakum County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Yoakum County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

75.4%

Homeownership

2023

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 75.4% of the housing units in Yoakum County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Yoakum County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9502
Census Tract 9501

The following map shows all of the tracts in Yoakum County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$82,261

Median Household Income

± $7,349

2.62k

Number of Households

± 446

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.62k households in Yoakum County, TX grew to $82,261 from the previous year's value of $80,317.

The following chart displays the households in Yoakum County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Yoakum County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.4%)
Carpooled (16.2%)
Other (2.66%)

In 2023, 76.4% of workers in Yoakum County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.2%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.66%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Yoakum County, TX have a shorter commute time (26.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Yoakum County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Yoakum County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Yoakum County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Yoakum County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Yoakum County, TX (908 out of 7.54k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Yoakum County, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 19% of the children was living in poverty in Yoakum County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 3.4%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

78.8% of the population of Yoakum County, TX has health coverage, with 50.8% on employee plans, 10.9% on Medicaid, 8.54% on Medicare, 6.59% on non-group plans, and 1.9% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Yoakum County, TX see 4351 patients per year on average, which represents a 49.8% increase from the previous year (2904 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 7607 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3804 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,351 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Yoakum County, TX

Primary care physicians in Yoakum County, TX see an average of 4,351 patients per year. This represents a 49.8% increase from the previous year (2,904 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Yoakum County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

21.2%

Uninsured

50.8%

Employer Coverage

10.9%

Medicaid

8.54%

Medicare

6.59%

Non-Group

1.9%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Yoakum County, TX grew by 7.06% from 19.8% to 21.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Yoakum County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.