McCulloch County vs Yoakum County

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

McCulloch 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 7,565 in McCulloch County). Yoakum County has the higher median household income ($82,261 vs $51,919 in McCulloch County). Yoakum County has the higher median home value ($183,000 vs $104,400 in McCulloch County).

Population, income & housing

	McCulloch County	Yoakum County
Population	7,565	7,589
Median age	47.1 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$51,919	$82,261
Median home value	$104,400	$183,000
Median gross rent	$838	$931
Housing units	4,216	3,015
Homeownership rate	70.0%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.6%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	10.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCulloch County	Yoakum County
Population	8,057 → 7,565 (-6.1%)	8,631 → 7,589 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$47,707 → $51,919 (+8.8%)	$70,005 → $82,261 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$93,700 → $104,400 (+11.4%)	$116,400 → $183,000 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $838 (+15.3%)	$820 → $931 (+13.5%)

McCulloch County

Population

8,0577,565

Median household income

$47,707$51,919

Median home value

$93,700$104,400

Median gross rent

$727$838

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)

	McCulloch County	Yoakum County
Under 5	5.4%	9.1%
5 to 17	16.1%	23.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.1%
45 to 54	13.2%	15.1%
55 to 64	14.4%	12.0%
65 to 74	13.8%	6.8%
75 and over	9.8%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCulloch County	Yoakum County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.6%	31.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	30.7%	65.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCulloch County	Yoakum County
No high school diploma	17.2%	24.3%
High school graduate	33.0%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCulloch County	Yoakum County
Drove alone	71.4%	76.4%
Carpooled	12.8%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCulloch County	Yoakum County
1-unit, detached	78.8%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	2.5%
20 or more units	1.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	17.7%

Poverty & households

	McCulloch County	Yoakum County
Poverty rate	14.6%	12.0%
Average household size	2.42	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	19	26
Median year structure built	1967	1975