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Yoakum, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Yoakum is a Census city of 5,846 people across 4.58 square miles of land, lying across Lavaca County and DeWitt County. Median household income is $46,810, 54.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $60,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Yoakum
What Yoakum is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.58 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,276
- County holding the largest share of its areaLavaca County, 60.5 percent
- Counties this place lies inLavaca County 60.5 percent, DeWitt County 39.5 percent
Yoakum crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Yoakum
- Population5,846
- Median age30.3
- Population under 181,468
- Share under 1825.1 percent
- Population 65 and over1,047 plus or minus 213
- Share 65 and over17.9 percent
- Households2,321
- Family households1,488
- Share of households that are families64.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Yoakum
- Median household income$46,810 plus or minus $13,191
- Per capita income$26,019
- Civilian labor force2,710
- Employed2,710
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over3,486
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Yoakum
- Housing units2,659
- Occupied units2,321
- Vacant units338 plus or minus 147
- Vacancy rate12.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied1,262
- Renter occupied1,059 plus or minus 237
- Ownership rate54.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$151,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$931
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.9 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units2,004
- Share single family75.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more460 plus or minus 196
- Share in buildings of two or more17.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Mobile homes195 plus or minus 99
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Yoakum gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,525
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,440 plus or minus 362
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.0 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more485 plus or minus 171
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Drove alone70.0 percent
- Carpooled17.2 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Yoakum (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$60,000
- Average approval$60,000
- Median approval$60,000
- Largest approval$60,000
- Jobs supported20
- Jobs per approval20.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Yoakum, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Yoakum
- NFIP communityCity of Yoakum
- NFIP community number480434
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/06/11(M)
The City of Yoakum participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480434 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lavaca County, not Yoakum
Lavaca County context, not Yoakum figures
- Establishments in Lavaca County489
- Covered employment, Lavaca County6,148
- Average annual pay, Lavaca County$50,557
- Housing units permitted, Lavaca County12
Every figure in this section is published for Lavaca County as a whole and is not a measurement of Yoakum.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Yoakum questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Yoakum, Texas?
5,846, in 2,321 households. Yoakum city covers 4.58 square miles of land, which is 1,276 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Yoakum in?
Yoakum lies in more than one. By area it is 60.5 percent in Lavaca County, 39.5 percent in DeWitt County. This page sits under Lavaca County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Yoakum?
$46,810. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,100. Median gross rent is $931 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Yoakum businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $60,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $60,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Yoakum, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Yoakum borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Yoakum. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Yoakum in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Yoakum appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Yoakum, city of, community 480434, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Yoakum figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lavaca County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Yoakum.
Is zoning published for Yoakum?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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