Yoakum County, Texas

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Yoakum County, Texas is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for foreign born (97th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Yoakum County, Texas	Texas	United States	Rank
Total Population	7,571	30,188,424	334,922,499	2683rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$84,925	$78,476	$80,734	424th of 3,221
Median Age	32.3	35.6	38.9	3116th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	20.1%	33.8%	35.7%	1990th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$182,600	$283,800	$332,700	1604th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$973	$1,403	$1,413	1087th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.8%	13.8%	12.5%	963rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.9%	5.3%	5.2%	461st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	9.5	115.5	n/a	2662nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	22.1%	17.6%	14.1%	97th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.7	n/a	n/a	2275th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	66.8%	62.6%	65.2%	2597th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.0	26.7	26.4	1194th of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.9%	14.4%	15.1%	3098th of 3,222
Uninsured	28.2%	n/a	n/a	28th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	60.4%	48.9%	46.9%	164th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.8%	n/a	n/a	270th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Yoakum County, Texas

Statistic	Yoakum County, Texas	Texas	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	31.0%	39.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	65.6%	39.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	11.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	5.5%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	47.3	67.1	61.4

Age in Yoakum County, Texas

Statistic	Yoakum County, Texas	Texas	United States
Median Age	32.3	35.6	38.9
Under 18 %	32.8%	25.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.8%	9.7%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	14.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.1%	14.1%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.6%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	12.8%	13.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Yoakum County, Texas

Statistic	Yoakum County, Texas	Texas	United States
Households	2,612	10,992,816	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.9	2.7	2.5
Family Households	79.1%	67.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	52.3%	34.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.7%	18.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	19.2%	26.2%	28.7%
Never Married	25.8%	34.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Yoakum County, Texas

Statistic	Yoakum County, Texas	Texas	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,271	$40,752	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	9.6%	14.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.5%	16.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.2%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.3%	12.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.8%	13.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	27.8%	31.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	3.3%	11.4%	n/a

Housing in Yoakum County, Texas

Statistic	Yoakum County, Texas	Texas	United States
Housing Units	3,028	12,128,515	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	79.7%	64.4%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.8%	20.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.7%	9.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	33.2%	37.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	15.0%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,715	$4,232	n/a

Education in Yoakum County, Texas

Statistic	Yoakum County, Texas	Texas	United States
Less than High School	25.1%	14.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.7%	24.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.1%	27.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	14.3%	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.8%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Yoakum County, Texas

Statistic	Yoakum County, Texas	Texas	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.2%	65.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.9%	71.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.0%	24.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.3%	8.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.7%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Yoakum County, Texas

Statistic	Yoakum County, Texas	Texas	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.5%	58.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.2%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	16.9%	10.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	46.2%	64.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	50.1%	28.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	32.0%	24.6%	16.7%

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