San Perlita vs Zapata Ranch

A side-by-side comparison of San Perlita and Zapata Ranch: population, income, housing, and more.

San Perlita and Zapata Ranch are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Perlita has the higher population (457 vs 210 in Zapata Ranch). Zapata Ranch has the higher median household income ($106,458 vs $71,250 in San Perlita). Since 2019, Zapata Ranch's population has grown faster (+180.0% vs -37.4%).

Population, income & housing

	San Perlita	Zapata Ranch
Population	457	210
Median age	31.5 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$106,458
Median home value	$55,000	—
Housing units	169	77
Homeownership rate	100.0%	90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Perlita	Zapata Ranch
Population	730 → 457 (-37.4%)	75 → 210 (+180.0%)
Median household income	$38,000 → $71,250 (+87.5%)	$49,375 → $106,458 (+115.6%)
Median home value	$37,300 → $55,000 (+47.5%)	$65,500 → $65,600 (+0.2%)

San Perlita

Population

730457

Median household income

$38,000$71,250

Median home value

$37,300$55,000

Zapata Ranch

Population

75210

Median household income

$49,375$106,458

Median home value

$65,500$65,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Perlita	Zapata Ranch
Under 5	4.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.6%	0.0%
18 to 24	16.2%	15.2%
25 to 34	19.9%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.8%	41.9%
45 to 54	17.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	11.2%	7.6%
65 to 74	8.5%	35.2%
75 and over	6.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Perlita	Zapata Ranch
White (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	0.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	96.3%	93.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Perlita	Zapata Ranch
No high school diploma	23.8%	3.9%
High school graduate	40.2%	58.4%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Perlita	Zapata Ranch
Drove alone	78.5%	95.8%
Carpooled	7.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	0.0%
Other means	1.9%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Perlita	Zapata Ranch
1-unit, detached	79.3%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	San Perlita	Zapata Ranch
Poverty rate	17.7%	0.0%
Average household size	3.97	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	16	—
Median year structure built	1975	1983