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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $687 (1.7%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Yoakum County is $416 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $630 a month.
Cities in this county include: Denver City
, Plains
.
Neighboring
counties: Lea County, New Mexico
, Cochran County
, Gaines County
, Hockley County
, Terry County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Yoakum County: Dillberry
Windmill
(A),
Iron Windmill
(B),
Lane Windmill
(C),
Government Windmill
(D),
Draw Windmill
(E),
North Beall Windmill
(F),
Northeast Windmill
(G),
Northwest Windmill
(H),
Dugout Windmill
(I),
Center Windmill
(J),
East Windmill
(K),
High Lonesome Windmill
(L),
Two B Ranch
(M),
Darden Windmill
(N),
House Trap Windmill
(O),
West Windmill
(P),
Williams Ranch
(Q),
Tsa Mo Ga Memorial Museum
(R)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 182
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 59.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 1,217 (27% naturalized citizens)
| Yoakum
County: |
16.6% | | Whole
state: |
13.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 204
- 1990
to 1994: 292
- 1985
to 1989: 170
- 1980
to 1984: 194
- 1975
to 1979: 152
- 1970
to 1974: 92
- 1970
to 1974: 56
- 1965
to 1969: 57
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Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.4%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,193
- One,
attached: 4
- Two:
4
- 3
or 4: 34
- 5
to 9: 49
- 10
to 19: 6
- Mobile
homes: 667
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 17
Housing units in Yoakum County with a mortgage: 637 (11 second mortgage, 46 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 657 Agriculture
in Yoakum County
Average size of farms: 1527 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $167427
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $310.63
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.31%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $143409
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 29.55%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 66.39%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $148142
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.23%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.62
All wheat for grain: 14045 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 76478 harvested acres
Vegetables: 4783 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 141 acresYoakum
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Texas state average. It is 1.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Mining
(33%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
- Educational
services (6%)
- Construction
(5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Educational
services (24%)
- Health
care (14%)
- Accommodation
and food services (11%)
- Mining
(7%)
- Public
administration (6%)
- Food
and beverage stores (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Agricultural
workers including supervisors (9%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Extraction
workers (6%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (6%)
- Supervisors,
construction and extraction workers (5%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (11%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Bookkeeping,
accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(98%)
- Germany
(0%)
- Other
Central America (0%)
- United
Kingdom (0%)
- Korea
(0%)
- Chile
(0%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Yoakum County:
|
- United
States or American (18%)
- German
(6%)
- Irish
(6%)
- English
(5%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
- French
(except Basque) (1%)
- Italian
(0%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,177 (77%)
- Carpooled:
479 (17%)
- Walked:
47 (2%)
- Other
means: 66 (2%)
- Worked
at home: 55 (2%)
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44
people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $55,596.
6.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,675 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.75% | | Texas
average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.72% relocated from other counties in Texas ($23,544 average AGI)
2.02% relocated from other states ($9,131 average AGI)
| Yoakum
County: |
2.02% | | Texas
average: | 3.06% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Gaines County, TX
|
0.84% ($32,300 average AGI) |
| from
Lubbock County, TX
|
0.76% ($31,167) |
| from
Lea County, NM
|
0.51% ($34,250) |
8.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,024 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
8.52% | | Texas
average: |
7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.33% relocated to other counties in Texas ($33,976 average AGI)
2.19% relocated to other states ($8,053 average AGI)
| Yoakum
County: |
2.19% | | Texas
average: |
2.17% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Lubbock County, TX
|
1.16% ($39,214 average AGI) |
| to
Lea County, NM
|
0.83% ($22,000) |
| to
Midland County, TX
|
0.70% ($32,235) |
| to
Gaines County, TX
|
0.54% ($34,538) |
| to
Ector County, TX
|
0.46% ($21,545) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.0
Births
per 1000 population in Yoakum County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.6
Deaths
per 1000 population in Yoakum County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Yoakum County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 976 (855 aged, 121 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 25%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 7,273
- In
family households: 6,794 (1,786 male householders, 240 female householders)
1,703
spouses, 2,654 children (2,468 natural, 52 adopted, 134 stepchildren), 156 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 66 other relatives, 75 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 479 (155 male householders (132 living alone)), 292 female householders (290 living alone)), 32 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 49 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 773 2-persons, 432 3-persons, 417 4-persons, 252 5-persons, 86 6-persons, 66 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 422 1-person, 18 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 4 4-persons.
1,758 married couples with children.
379 single-parent households (100 men, 279 women).
60.4% of residents of Yoakum County speak English at home.
38.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (24% speak English very well, 62% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,257,000 ($6567 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $154,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $13,948,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,411,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,836,000
Federal grants: $5,171,000
Federal procurement contracts: $154,000 ($5,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $736,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $568,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,387,000
Federal Government insurance: $32,688,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 652
| Here: |
88 per 1000 residents | | State: |
85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 289
| Here: |
39 per 1000 residents | | State: |
35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +141
| Here: |
+19 per 1000 residents | | State: | +29
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -406
| Here: |
-55 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+10 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Yoakum County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.13 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 11
- 1995
to 1998: 86
- 1990
to 1994: 83
- 1980
to 1989: 606
- 1970
to 1979: 858
- 1960
to 1969: 475
- 1950
to 1959: 608
- 1940
to 1949: 154
- 1939
or earlier: 93
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Yoakum County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 19
- 2
rooms: 51
- 3
rooms: 135
- 4
rooms: 274
- 5
rooms: 609
- 6
rooms: 451
- 7
rooms: 208
- 8
rooms: 133
- 9
or more rooms: 51
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Yoakum County, Texas: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 46
- 3
rooms: 54
- 4
rooms: 145
- 5
rooms: 161
- 6
rooms: 98
- 7
rooms: 21
- 8
rooms: 13
- 9
or more rooms: 0
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Yoakum County: |
- no
bedroom: 33
- 1
bedroom: 119
- 2
bedrooms: 363
- 3
bedrooms: 1,201
- 4
bedrooms: 187
- 5
or more bedrooms: 28
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Yoakum County: |
- no
bedroom: 0
- 1
bedroom: 71
- 2
bedrooms: 207
- 3
bedrooms: 236
- 4
bedrooms: 24
- 5
or more bedrooms: 0
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Yoakum County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 72
- 1
vehicle: 498
- 2
vehicles: 910
- 3
vehicles: 362
- 4
vehicles: 76
- 5
or more vehicles: 13
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Yoakum County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 85
- 1
vehicle: 207
- 2
vehicles: 193
- 3
vehicles: 49
- 4
vehicles: 4
- 5
or more vehicles: 0
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65% of Yoakum County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Texas.
| Yoakum
County: |
65.3% | | State
average: |
51.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 4972
- Northeast:
18
- Midwest:
171
- South:
354
- West:
563
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $54,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Utility
gas (51%)
- Electricity
(35%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (53%)
- Electricity
(35%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- No
fuel used (2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 10
Yoakum
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,509,000
- Charges
- Hospital Public: $9,005,000
All Other: $245,000
- Construction
- Own Hospitals: $765,000
- Current
Operations - Own Hospitals: $9,340,000
General - Other: $2,179,000
Regular Highways: $1,559,000
Police Protection: $1,009,000
Parks & Recreation: $625,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $617,000
Financial Administration: $564,000
Central Staff Services: $332,000
General Public Buildings: $330,000
Libraries: $152,000
Corrections - Other: $135,000
Health Services - Other: $43,000
Natural Resources - Other: $43,000
Welfare - Other: $6,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Libraries: $152,000
General: $100,000
- Long
Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,950,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,950,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $290,000
Interest Earnings: $105,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - General - Other: $65,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,756,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $32,000
- Tax
- Property: $9,508,000
Motor Vehicle License: $467,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,887,000
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