Yoakum is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,891 people and three associated neighborhoods, Yoakum is the 342nd largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Yoakum isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Yoakum are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Yoakum is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Yoakum who work in office and administrative support (11.61%), sales jobs (9.13%), and management occupations (8.90%). One of the benefits of Yoakum is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.39 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small city, Yoakum does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In Yoakum, just 12.40% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Yoakum in 2022 was $24,567, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $98,268 for a family of four. However, Yoakum contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Yoakum is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Yoakum home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Yoakum, accounting for 50.37% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Yoakum residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Yoakum include Czech, German, Irish, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Yoakum is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
