Shiner vs Yoakum

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

Shiner 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 2,284 in Shiner). Shiner has the higher median household income ($95,380 vs $49,950 in Yoakum). Shiner has the higher median home value ($219,800 vs $134,100 in Yoakum).

Population, income & housing

	Shiner	Yoakum
Population	2,284	5,649
Median age	38.6 yrs	33.2 yrs
Median household income	$95,380	$49,950
Median home value	$219,800	$134,100
Median gross rent	$1,180	$887
Housing units	984	2,714
Homeownership rate	82.2%	56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	10.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Shiner	Yoakum
Population	2,192 → 2,284 (+4.2%)	5,996 → 5,649 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$57,750 → $95,380 (+65.2%)	$41,384 → $49,950 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$143,800 → $219,800 (+52.9%)	$83,700 → $134,100 (+60.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,010 → $1,180 (+16.8%)	$709 → $887 (+25.1%)

Shiner

Population

2,1922,284

Median household income

$57,750$95,380

Median home value

$143,800$219,800

Median gross rent

$1,010$1,180

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)

	Shiner	Yoakum
Under 5	4.2%	8.4%
5 to 17	24.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	9.2%	12.6%
25 to 34	8.6%	14.7%
35 to 44	9.9%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	4.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.6%
75 and over	9.7%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Shiner	Yoakum
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	33.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	55.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Shiner	Yoakum
No high school diploma	5.9%	22.2%
High school graduate	34.2%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.4%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Shiner	Yoakum
Drove alone	83.6%	69.8%
Carpooled	7.4%	19.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.6%
Worked from home	7.7%	5.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Shiner	Yoakum
1-unit, detached	92.2%	76.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	9.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	5.9%

Poverty & households

	Shiner	Yoakum
Poverty rate	6.7%	13.8%
Average household size	2.80	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1964	1970