Yoakum County Information
Yoakum in
Texas occupies
800 square miles and has a 2006 population of
7,438, a change from a 2000 population of
7,322 and
8,786 in 1990.
16.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
9.5% percent is 25-35, and
13.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
14 acts of violent crime reported in
Yoakum in 2004, a change from
22 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
148 people:
4.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
5.3%.
Read more about
Yoakum, Texas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Yoakum | |
| State | Texas | |
| Land Area | 800 sq. miles | Ranked 1,180 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 7,438 | Ranked 2,644 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 7,396 | |
| Population 2000 | 7,322 | Ranked 2,654 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 8,786 | Ranked 2,486 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 96.7% | |
| African American | 1.8% | |
| Asian American | .6% | |
| Native American | .9% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 8.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 15.5% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 16.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 9.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14.8% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.3% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 14 | 22 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | 1 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 13 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 85 | 110 |
| Burglaries | 12 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 70 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 3 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 3,462 | 3,309 |
| Unemployed Population | 148 | 176 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.3% | 5.3% |
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