Texas · Census place 80560
Yoakum city, TX
Quick answer
Yoakum city has 5,649 residents, ranking #390 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $49,950, the median home is worth $134,100 and median gross rent runs $887 a month.
- Population
- 5,649Yoakum city residents
- Median household income
- $49,950Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $134,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $887Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Yoakum city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Yoakum city median would spend about 21.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.8% of residents and 56.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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