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77995

Yoakum, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
10,365
Median household income
$54,298
People below poverty
14.6%
Median home value
$188,600

Income

The median income of households in 77995 was $54,298. An estimated 5.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 77995 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.1
$10,000 to $14,999 3.5
$15,000 to $24,999 11.4
$25,000 to $34,999 13.2
$35,000 to $49,999 12.3
$50,000 to $74,999 19.4
$75,000 to $99,999 13.8
$100,000 to $149,999 11.6
$150,000 to $199,999 5.9
$200,000 or more 3.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 77995 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 53477
Female 37207

An estimated 73.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 38% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,251. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 77995 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73.7
Social Security 38
Retirement income 19.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.7
Cash public assistance income 0.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 77995 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 18.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.1

In 2020-2024, 16.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 72.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 16.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 40.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 77995 in 2020-2024, 78.2% had health insurance coverage and 21.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 59.5% and public coverage was 33.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 16.7%.


In 2020-2024, 77995 had a total population of 10,365 - 5,087 (49.1%) females and 5,278 (50.9%) males. The median age was 36.4 years. An estimated 25.1% of the population was under 18 years, 31.5% was 19 to 44 years, 18.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 77995 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 377 338
5 to 9 459 303
10 to 14 291 360
15 to 19 483 338
20 to 24 460 364
25 to 29 350 294
30 to 34 216 349
35 to 39 390 205
40 to 44 279 362
45 to 49 220 154
50 to 54 118 110
55 to 59 375 359
60 to 64 296 324
65 to 69 234 299
70 to 74 330 469
75 to 79 217 151
80 to 84 77 186
85 and over 106 122

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 58.2% were White; 2.8% were Black or African American; 5.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.1% were Asian; 0.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 16.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 39.1% of the people in 77995 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 53.6% of the people in 77995 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,021 households in 77995. The average household size was 2.52 people.

Married-couple households made up 48.9% of the households in 77995 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.6% of all households, while 21% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.7% of all households.

In 77995, 33.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 77995 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48.9
Cohabiting Couples 8.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.2% of males and 49.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.7 23.7
Now married, except separated 49.2 49.6
Separated 0.9 2.3
Widowed 4.3 10.6
Divorced 10.9 13.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 77995, 174 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 73% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 89.8% of the people living in 77995 were U.S. natives. 82.2% of the 77995 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 10.2% of 77995 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 18.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 63.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 77995 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 77995.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 77995 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 94.8
Asia 4.3
Europe 0.2
Africa 0
Northern America 0.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 77995 in 2020-2024, 20.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 17.7% of people at least five years old; 7.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 77995 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 17.7
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 0.4

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92 % of the people at least one year old living in 77995 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 77995 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92
Different house, same county 2.8
Different county, same state 4.4
Different state 0
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 77995 was 2,285 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 90 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,890. College or graduate school enrollment was 305.

Educational Attainment of People in 77995 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.9
High school diploma or equivalency 45.5
Some college, no degree 20.2
Associate's degree 5.4
Bachelor's degree 10.3
Graduate or professional degree 3.6

Disability

In 77995, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 13.7% of people under 18 years old, to 5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 27.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 77995, 58 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,622 77.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 648 13.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 402 8.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 77995 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 77995 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 9.5
Construction 7.6
Manufacturing 14.2
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 14.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.4
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 3.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.7
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 3.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 77995 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,197 25.6
Service occupations 1,142 24.4
Sales and office occupations 905 19.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 518 11.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 910 19.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.7% of 77995 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 77995 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1
Other means 5
Worked from home 9.7

In 2020-2024, 77995 had a total of 4,715 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 9.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 15% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 77995 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.8
Mobile homes 15
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 10.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 77995 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 65.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 77995 had 4,021 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 694 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 69.3% while renters occupied 30.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.58 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.4.

1.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.1% and another 22% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 77995:

House Heating Fuel Used in 77995 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 36.2
Electricity 60.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2.2
No fuel used 1.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 77995 was $188,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 39.1 % had a mortgage. 60.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,736 and for owners without a mortgage it was $523.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 77995 was $920. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.