County population in 2016: 8,595 (63% urban, 37% rural); it was 7,322 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 842 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,174 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,931 Renter-occupied apartments: 627 (it was 538 in 2000)
% of renters here:
22%
State:
36%
Land area: 800 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 11 people per square mile (low).
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Yoakum County: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,530 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $735 (0.9%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2016: 11.2%
Yoakum County:
11.2%
Texas:
15.6%
(10.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 11.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 36.5% for other race residents, 28.6% for two or more races residents)
Median age of residents in 2016: 33.9 years old
(Males: 32.7 years old, Females: 34.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.0 years old, Black residents: 6.6 years old, American Indian residents: 59.1 years old, Asian residents: 40.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25.3 years old, Other race residents: 43.4 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Yoakum County is $416 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Current college students: 182 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.8% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,243 (21.2% naturalized citizens)
Yoakum County:
26.1%
Whole state:
17.0%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2010 or later: 751
2000 to 2009: 629
1990 to 1999: 395
1980 to 1989: 364
1970 to 1979: 244
Before 1970: 113
Note: State values scaled to Yoakum County population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.4%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,391
Two: 68
3 or 4: 51
5 to 9: 47
10 to 19: 42
Mobile homes: 479
Housing units in Yoakum County with a mortgage: 572 (0 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,543
Here:
99.8% with mortgage
State:
57.8% with mortgage
Religion statistics for Yoakum County
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
3,407
16
Catholic
2,462
2
Mainline Protestant
571
2
Other
1
1
None
1,438
-
Yoakum County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
Yoakum County:
4.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Yoakum County:
5.40 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 9
This county:
12.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Yoakum County:
9.3%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Yoakum County:
27.5%
State:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
12.9%
State:
15.7%
Agriculture in Yoakum County:
Average size of farms: 1527 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $167,427 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $310.63 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.31% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $143,409 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.55% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 66.39% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $148,142 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.23% Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.62 All wheat for grain: 14045 harvested acres Upland cotton: 76478 harvested acres Vegetables: 4,783 harvested acres Land in orchards: 141 acres
Earthquake activity:
Yoakum County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 7% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 196.2 miles away from Yoakum County center On 1/2/1992 at 11:45:35, a magnitude 5.0 (4.6 MB, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.7 miles away from the county center On 6/16/1978 at 11:46:54, a magnitude 5.3 (4.4 MB, 4.6 UK, 5.3 ML) earthquake occurred 119.8 miles away from the county center On 12/19/2005 at 20:27:40, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.1 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 106.9 miles away from the county center On 8/10/2005 at 22:08:22, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 287.5 miles away from Yoakum County center On 1/29/1990 at 13:16:10, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 LG, Depth: 7.5 mi) earthquake occurred 251.7 miles away from the county center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Hurricane Katrina, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3216: September 02, 2005, FEMA Id: 3216, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
Texas Extreme Fire Hazards, Incident Period: August 01, 1999 to December 10, 1999, Emergency Declared EM-3142: September 01, 1999, FEMA Id: 3142, Natural disaster type: Fire
The number of natural disasters in Yoakum County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (13). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 1 Emergencies Declared: 4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (14%)
Management occupations (10%)
Material moving occupations (7%)
Sales and related occupations (6%)
Production occupations (6%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (5%)
Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
Education, training, and library occupations (14%)
Sales and related occupations (10%)
Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
Management occupations (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations (7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico (89%)
Cuba (7%)
Canada (1%)
India (1%)
Germany (1%)
Korea (0%)
Iran (0%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Yoakum County (%):
American (6%)
English (2%)
German (2%)
Irish (1%)
Italian (1%)
European (1%)
Scottish (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,255 (76.3%)
Carpooled: 753 (17.7%)
Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 8 (0.2%)
Walked: 154 (3.6%)
Worked at home: 70 (1.6%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
44 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
53 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilitiesAverage gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2010 was $60,034.
6.46% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,982 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.46%
Texas average:
7.14%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.14% relocated from other counties in Texas ($22,047 average AGI)
2.32% relocated from other states ($11,929 average AGI)
Yoakum County:
2.32%
Texas average:
2.49%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
6.28% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,800 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.28%
Texas average:
6.69%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.61% relocated to other counties in Texas ($37,194 average AGI)
1.67% relocated to other states ($6,606 average AGI)
Yoakum County:
1.67%
Texas average:
2.01%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Yoakum County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,025 (901 aged, 124 disabled) Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 638 (29%)
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Aged persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Disabled persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare)
Most common underlying causes of death in Yoakum County, Texas in 1999 - 2014:
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 13.61 Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,778 Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 327 Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 64,970
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2,079 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 594
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 12 Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 108
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,595
In family households: 7,902 (1,004 male householders, 1,108 female householders)
1,751 spouses, 3,318 children (2,957 natural, 254 adopted, 118 stepchildren), 179 grandchildren, 54 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 389 other relatives, 73 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 694 (344 male householders (311 living alone)), 290 female householders (276 living alone)), 57 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 860 2-persons, 391 3-persons, 458 4-persons, 214 5-persons, 69 6-persons, 115 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 587 1-person, 45 2-persons.
1,930 married couples with children.
452 single-parent households (66 men, 386 women).
46.0% of residents of Yoakum speak English at home.
52.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 59% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,257,000 ($6,567 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $154,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,948,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,411,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,836,000 Federal grants: $5,171,000 Federal procurement contracts: $154,000 ($5,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $736,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $568,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,387,000 Federal Government insurance: $32,688,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 652
Here:
88 per 1000 residents
State:
85 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 289
Here:
39 per 1000 residents
State:
35 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: +141
Here:
+19 per 1000 residents
State:
+29 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -406
Here:
-55 per 1000 residents
State:
+10 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Yoakum County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.6
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.7
State:
4.1
Year house built
2014 or later: 36
2010 to 2013: 80
2000 to 2009: 168
1990 to 1999: 379
1980 to 1989: 605
1970 to 1979: 710
1960 to 1969: 330
1950 to 1959: 456
1940 to 1949: 219
1939 or earlier: 65
Note: State values scaled to Yoakum population
Rooms in houses/apartments in Yoakum County, Texas
Note: State values scaled to Yoakum County population
no vehicle: 51
1 vehicle: 486
2 vehicles: 880
3 vehicles: 510
4 vehicles: 122
5+ vehicles: 36
no vehicle: 85
1 vehicle: 320
2 vehicles: 211
3 vehicles: 25
4 vehicles: 0
5+ vehicles: 0
92% of Yoakum County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Texas.
Yoakum County:
91.7%
State average:
84.1%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,005
Other state: 1,301
Northeast: 79
Midwest: 188
South: 417
West: 629
Year Householders Moved Into Unit
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Yoakum County
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