Yoakum

Population: 5,649
Median household income: $49,950
Median home value: $134,100

Yoakum is a community in Lavaca County, Texas, home to 5,649 residents. At $49,950, its median household income sits below Lavaca County's $61,768.

From 2019 to 2023, Yoakum's population declined 5.8% from 5,996 to 5,649, while its median home value rose 60.2% from $83,700 to $134,100.

Households average 2.38 people. The median gross rent is $887.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,649
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $49,950
Median home value: $134,100
Median gross rent: $887
Housing units: 2,714
Homeownership rate: 56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9965,649

Median household income

$41,384$49,950

Median home value

$83,700$134,100

Median gross rent

$709$887

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,996	$41,384	$83,700	$709
2020	5,762	$40,276	$87,000	$718
2021	5,815	$42,882	$92,700	$765
2022	5,841	$44,627	$136,100	$849
2023	5,649	$49,950	$134,100	$887

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 544.1%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	476	8.4%
5 to 17	891	15.8%
18 to 24	710	12.6%
25 to 34	832	14.7%
35 to 44	685	12.1%
45 to 54	234	4.1%
55 to 64	710	12.6%
65 to 74	542	9.6%
75 and over	569	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,912	33.8%
Black or African American	439	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	82	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	75	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,139	55.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate43.1%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	792	22.2%
High school graduate	1,541	43.1%
Some college or associate's	848	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	276	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	115	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone69.8%

Carpooled19.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle2.6%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,806	69.8%
Carpooled	495	19.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	67	2.6%
Worked from home	149	5.8%
Other means	72	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,488	61.0%
15 to 29 min	532	21.8%
30 to 44 min	163	6.7%
45 to 59 min	61	2.5%
60+ min	196	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 13.8% (756 of 5,482)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,526	66.2%
Nonfamily households	778	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,304	84.9%
Vacant	410	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,307	56.7%
Renter-occupied	997	43.3%

1-unit, detached76.7%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other5.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,082	76.7%
1-unit, attached	7	0.3%
2 to 4 units	270	9.9%
5 to 19 units	49	1.8%
20 or more units	147	5.4%
Mobile home & other	159	5.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4880560
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 29.2932, -97.1470