Yoakum County, TX Population

Overview

7,707

Total Population

30.4

Median age

52.25%

Female population %

91.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

57.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5,225

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Yoakum County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Yoakum County is 30.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Yoakum County's population under 18 was 32.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Yoakum County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Yoakum County, 27.52% were under the age of 15, 21.85% aged 15 to 29, 41.59% aged 30 to 64, 6.79% aged 65 to 84, and 2.26% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 347 more females than males in Yoakum County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.25% females and 47.75% males in Yoakum County, TX.
The Yoakum County, TX gender ratio is 91.4:100 i.e. 91.4 men to 100 women (0.914).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 517.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 553.

Yoakum County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Yoakum County population: 74.31% are White, 1.34% are Black or African American, 0.91% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.64% are Asian, 9.30% are some other race and 13.51% are multiracial.
Yoakum County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 5,225 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 2,482 (32.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Yoakum County is White with a population of 5,727 (74.31% of the total population).

Yoakum County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 8,686 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Yoakum County's population increased by 586 (8.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Yoakum County's population decreased by 177 (2.25%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Yoakum County's population was lowest in year 2002 at 7,179.