Thunderbird Bay vs Zephyr

A side-by-side comparison of Thunderbird Bay and Zephyr: population, income, housing, and more.

Thunderbird Bay and Zephyr are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Thunderbird Bay has the higher population (820 vs 215 in Zephyr). Thunderbird Bay has the higher median household income ($48,179 vs $29,543 in Zephyr). Thunderbird Bay has the higher median home value ($73,900 vs $65,000 in Zephyr).

Population, income & housing

	Thunderbird Bay	Zephyr
Population	820	215
Median age	53.2 yrs	32.9 yrs
Median household income	$48,179	$29,543
Median home value	$73,900	$65,000
Median gross rent	$1,158	$850
Housing units	925	110
Homeownership rate	59.8%	58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.4%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Thunderbird Bay	Zephyr
Population	661 → 820 (+24.1%)	191 → 215 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$36,806 → $48,179 (+30.9%)	$27,468 → $29,543 (+7.6%)
Median home value	$80,800 → $73,900 (-8.5%)	$75,500 → $65,000 (-13.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,625 → $1,158 (-28.7%)	$720 → $850 (+18.1%)

Thunderbird Bay

Population

661820

Median household income

$36,806$48,179

Median home value

$80,800$73,900

Median gross rent

$1,625$1,158

Zephyr

Population

191215

Median household income

$27,468$29,543

Median home value

$75,500$65,000

Median gross rent

$720$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Thunderbird Bay	Zephyr
Under 5	0.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	8.4%	17.2%
18 to 24	5.2%	15.3%
25 to 34	16.3%	9.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	5.6%
45 to 54	12.4%	17.2%
55 to 64	21.8%	4.7%
65 to 74	15.5%	12.6%
75 and over	8.0%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Thunderbird Bay	Zephyr
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	92.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	14.3%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Thunderbird Bay	Zephyr
No high school diploma	0.4%	34.4%
High school graduate	39.4%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	53.8%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Thunderbird Bay	Zephyr
Drove alone	46.4%	93.2%
Carpooled	27.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	4.9%
Walked	3.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.7%	1.9%
Other means	5.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Thunderbird Bay	Zephyr
1-unit, detached	21.3%	58.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	33.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	75.5%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Thunderbird Bay	Zephyr
Poverty rate	12.9%	4.2%
Average household size	1.57	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1986	1974