Yoakum County

Yoakum County, Texas

PO Box 309
Plains, TX 79355
Phone: (806) 456-2721
Fax: (806) 456-2258
www.co.yoakum.tx.us

On southwestern border of TX panhandle, southwest of Lubbock; created Aug 21, 1876 from Bexar County; organized 1907. Name Origin: For Col. Henderson King Yoakum (1810-56), army officer in Indian and Mexican wars, and trustee of Austin College (1849-56)

Area (sq mi):: 799.76 (land 799.75; water 0.01) Population per square mile: 9.30
Population 2005: 7,408 State rank: 186 Population change: 2000-20005 1.20%; 1990-2000 -16.70% Population 2000: 7,322 (White 51.80%; Black or African American 1.40%; Hispanic or Latino 45.90%; Asian 0.10%; Other 27.90%). Foreign born: 16.60%. Median age: 34.10
Income 2000: per capita $14,504; median household $32,672; Population below poverty level: 19.60% Personal per capita income (2000-2003): $20,330-$24,514
Unemployment (2004): 5.30% Unemployment change (from 2000): 0.70% Median travel time to work: 15.90 minutes Working outside county of residence: 15.60%
Cities with population over 10,000: None
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