Hallettsville vs Yoakum

A side-by-side comparison of Hallettsville and Yoakum: population, income, housing, and more.

Hallettsville and Yoakum are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Yoakum has the higher population (5,649 vs 2,744 in Hallettsville). Hallettsville has the higher median household income ($53,567 vs $49,950 in Yoakum). Hallettsville has the higher median home value ($154,300 vs $134,100 in Yoakum).

Population, income & housing

	Hallettsville	Yoakum
Population	2,744	5,649
Median age	43.5 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,567	$49,950
Median home value	$154,300	$134,100
Median gross rent	$888	$887
Housing units	1,400	2,714
Homeownership rate	64.9%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hallettsville	Yoakum
Population	2,627 → 2,744 (+4.5%)	5,996 → 5,649 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$45,115 → $53,567 (+18.7%)	$41,384 → $49,950 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$93,600 → $154,300 (+64.9%)	$83,700 → $134,100 (+60.2%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $888 (+33.7%)	$709 → $887 (+25.1%)

Hallettsville

Population

2,6272,744

Median household income

$45,115$53,567

Median home value

$93,600$154,300

Median gross rent

$664$888

Yoakum

Population

5,9965,649

Median household income

$41,384$49,950

Median home value

$83,700$134,100

Median gross rent

$709$887

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hallettsville	Yoakum
Under 5	7.3%	8.4%
5 to 17	17.5%	15.8%
18 to 24	4.3%	12.6%
25 to 34	5.9%	14.7%
35 to 44	18.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	10.5%	4.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.6%
75 and over	12.1%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hallettsville	Yoakum
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	33.8%
Black or African American	15.6%	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	23.1%	55.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hallettsville	Yoakum
No high school diploma	12.6%	22.2%
High school graduate	40.8%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	10.5%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hallettsville	Yoakum
Drove alone	85.4%	69.8%
Carpooled	3.9%	19.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	7.6%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hallettsville	Yoakum
1-unit, detached	77.9%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	13.9%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Hallettsville	Yoakum
Poverty rate	14.5%	13.8%
Average household size	2.25	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1966	1970