Castro County vs Yoakum County

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

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

Yoakum County has the higher population (7,589 vs 7,328 in Castro County). Yoakum County has the higher median household income ($82,261 vs $63,485 in Castro County). Yoakum County has the higher median home value ($183,000 vs $94,900 in Castro County).

Population, income & housing

	Castro County	Yoakum County
Population	7,328	7,589
Median age	34.9 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,485	$82,261
Median home value	$94,900	$183,000
Median gross rent	$910	$931
Housing units	3,026	3,015
Homeownership rate	69.2%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castro County	Yoakum County
Population	7,673 → 7,328 (-4.5%)	8,631 → 7,589 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$50,142 → $63,485 (+26.6%)	$70,005 → $82,261 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$81,900 → $94,900 (+15.9%)	$116,400 → $183,000 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $910 (+45.1%)	$820 → $931 (+13.5%)

Castro County

Population

7,6737,328

Median household income

$50,142$63,485

Median home value

$81,900$94,900

Median gross rent

$627$910

Yoakum County

Population

8,6317,589

Median household income

$70,005$82,261

Median home value

$116,400$183,000

Median gross rent

$820$931

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castro County	Yoakum County
Under 5	7.7%	9.1%
5 to 17	21.2%	23.3%
18 to 24	10.1%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.0%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.9%	15.1%
55 to 64	11.1%	12.0%
65 to 74	10.3%	6.8%
75 and over	6.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castro County	Yoakum County
White (non-Hispanic)	30.0%	31.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	65.3%	65.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castro County	Yoakum County
No high school diploma	23.7%	24.3%
High school graduate	31.1%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castro County	Yoakum County
Drove alone	75.4%	76.4%
Carpooled	18.6%	16.2%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castro County	Yoakum County
1-unit, detached	76.6%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.2%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.5%
20 or more units	4.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.1%	17.7%

Poverty & households

	Castro County	Yoakum County
Poverty rate	14.0%	12.0%
Average household size	2.98	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	14	26
Median year structure built	1966	1975