Winkler County vs Yoakum County

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

Winkler 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 7,540 in Winkler County). Winkler County has the higher median household income ($91,898 vs $82,261 in Yoakum County). Yoakum County has the higher median home value ($183,000 vs $121,200 in Winkler County).

Population, income & housing

	Winkler County	Yoakum County
Population	7,540	7,589
Median age	35.3 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$91,898	$82,261
Median home value	$121,200	$183,000
Median gross rent	$900	$931
Housing units	3,209	3,015
Homeownership rate	86.5%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	14.2%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Winkler County	Yoakum County
Population	7,867 → 7,540 (-4.2%)	8,631 → 7,589 (-12.1%)
Median household income	$60,366 → $91,898 (+52.2%)	$70,005 → $82,261 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$62,700 → $121,200 (+93.3%)	$116,400 → $183,000 (+57.2%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $900 (+7.7%)	$820 → $931 (+13.5%)

Winkler County

Population

7,8677,540

Median household income

$60,366$91,898

Median home value

$62,700$121,200

Median gross rent

$836$900

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)

	Winkler County	Yoakum County
Under 5	7.0%	9.1%
5 to 17	21.4%	23.3%
18 to 24	9.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	14.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	10.1%	15.1%
55 to 64	12.1%	12.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	6.8%
75 and over	3.8%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Winkler County	Yoakum County
White (non-Hispanic)	32.5%	31.5%
Black or African American	3.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	61.8%	65.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Winkler County	Yoakum County
No high school diploma	26.2%	24.3%
High school graduate	35.9%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Winkler County	Yoakum County
Drove alone	90.1%	76.4%
Carpooled	5.7%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	2.2%
Other means	2.2%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Winkler County	Yoakum County
1-unit, detached	82.4%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	17.7%

Poverty & households

	Winkler County	Yoakum County
Poverty rate	12.0%	12.0%
Average household size	2.68	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1967	1975