Geography
Yoakum is placed at 29°17'Xxviii" North, 97°8'50" West (Twenty-nine.291052, -97.147315).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the number front yard of Eleven.Octad km² (4.6 mi²). Eleven.Octad kilometre² (Foursome.Vi mi²) of these are l& and Cypher.22% is water system.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 5,731 people, 2,156 menage, & 1,515 families living in the city. A population density is 485.3/km² (1,256.2/mi²). There are 2,529 housing units at an typical density of 214.1/km² (554.3/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 73.29% White, 11.88% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 12.41% from other races, and 1.81% from two or more races. 33.89% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 2,156 family away from which 35.7% use at times toddlers under a age of Eighteen swallow the children, 49.3% come married couples living together, 15.7% have a female homeowner by owning there is no married man present, & Twenty-nine.7% come non-families. Xxvi.8% of 100% house come mass produced higher of people & Fifteen.0% use person residing alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical home size is Deuce.61 & a typical personal size is Threesome.Xv.

In a city the people is spread retired by having Xxix.1% under a age of Eighteen, Ix.0% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Twenty-four.8% from either 25 to 44, Nineteen.8% from either 45 to 64, & Xvii.2% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 35 years. For each One c females there are Xc.Octonary males. For each C females age Eighteen & assibilate, there are 85.Nought males.

the median income for a menage in the city is $25,680, & the median income for a personal is $30,556. Males have a median income of $23,226 versus $15,594 for females. A per capita income for the city is $14,835. Twenty.6% of the people & Xvi.0% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Xxviii.4% of people under a age of 18 & 16.7% of people 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.