San Augustine County vs Yoakum County

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

San Augustine 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.

San Augustine County has the higher population (7,889 vs 7,589 in Yoakum County). Yoakum County has the higher median household income ($82,261 vs $46,338 in San Augustine County). Yoakum County has the higher median home value ($183,000 vs $83,500 in San Augustine County).

Population, income & housing

	San Augustine County	Yoakum County
Population	7,889	7,589
Median age	48.8 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$46,338	$82,261
Median home value	$83,500	$183,000
Median gross rent	$741	$931
Housing units	4,799	3,015
Homeownership rate	74.8%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	9.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Augustine County	Yoakum County
Population	8,286 → 7,889 (-4.8%)	8,631 → 7,589 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$40,353 → $46,338 (+14.8%)	$70,005 → $82,261 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$88,000 → $83,500 (-5.1%)	$116,400 → $183,000 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$656 → $741 (+13.0%)	$820 → $931 (+13.5%)

San Augustine County

Population

8,2867,889

Median household income

$40,353$46,338

Median home value

$88,000$83,500

Median gross rent

$656$741

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)

	San Augustine County	Yoakum County
Under 5	4.0%	9.1%
5 to 17	16.1%	23.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.3%
25 to 34	9.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	10.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	15.1%
55 to 64	15.4%	12.0%
65 to 74	15.1%	6.8%
75 and over	12.0%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Augustine County	Yoakum County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.5%	31.5%
Black or African American	22.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.2%	65.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Augustine County	Yoakum County
No high school diploma	18.3%	24.3%
High school graduate	44.1%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Augustine County	Yoakum County
Drove alone	75.3%	76.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	2.6%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	2.2%
Other means	2.7%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Augustine County	Yoakum County
1-unit, detached	58.8%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	2.5%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	35.0%	17.7%

Poverty & households

	San Augustine County	Yoakum County
Poverty rate	27.5%	12.0%
Average household size	2.54	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1985	1975