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Median Home Price in Yoakum, TX

The median home value in Yoakum, TX is $216,264 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.7% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$216,264

Year-over-Year

+0.7%

Population

5,848

Yoakum ranks #252 of 346 Texas cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 20.4% below the state's city median of $271,560. It sits in De Witt County, where the county-wide median is $218,988.

Housing affordability in Yoakum

Median household income in Yoakum is $46,810, so the typical home value is about 4.6× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Yoakum

Yoakum police recorded a violent crime rate of 274 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 718 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Yoakum

What is the average home price in Yoakum, TX?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Yoakum, that value is $216,264. That's up 0.7% from a year earlier. It is about 20.4% below the typical Texas city tracked here.

Is Yoakum expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Yoakum are cheaper than De Witt County as a whole, where the median is $218,988 — a difference of about 1.2%.

Is Yoakum affordable?

Median household income here is $46,810, so the typical home value is about 4.6× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Yoakum a safe place to live?

Yoakum police reported 274 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,848. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.