Median Household Income
$84,925
Median Home Value
$182,600
Median Gross Rent
$973/mo
Poverty Rate
16.8%
Unemployment Rate
6.9%
Homeownership Rate
66.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
20.1%
Median Age
32.3
Population Over Time
Yoakum County shrank 6.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
8,054
2016
8,316
2018
8,571
2020
8,612
2022
7,630
2024
7,571
Business & Industry
Yoakum County has 192 business establishments employing 2,103 people.
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
24
Accommodation and food services
19
Other services (except public administration)
18
Construction
17
Finance and insurance
13
Professional, scientific, and technical services
12
Wholesale trade
11
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
8
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.