Falcon Lake Estates vs Zapata

A side-by-side comparison of Falcon Lake Estates and Zapata: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Zapata has the higher population (4,879 vs 1,037 in Falcon Lake Estates). Falcon Lake Estates has the higher median household income ($62,589 vs $37,653 in Zapata). Falcon Lake Estates has the higher median home value ($146,600 vs $104,300 in Zapata).

Population, income & housing

	Falcon Lake Estates	Zapata
Population	1,037	4,879
Median age	34.4 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$62,589	$37,653
Median home value	$146,600	$104,300
Median gross rent	$645	$482
Housing units	553	2,486
Homeownership rate	79.3%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Falcon Lake Estates	Zapata
Population	738 → 1,037 (+40.5%)	5,717 → 4,879 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$52,317 → $62,589 (+19.6%)	$31,864 → $37,653 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$114,400 → $146,600 (+28.1%)	$92,000 → $104,300 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$539 → $482 (-10.6%)

Falcon Lake Estates

Population

7381,037

Median household income

$52,317$62,589

Median home value

$114,400$146,600

Zapata

Population

5,7174,879

Median household income

$31,864$37,653

Median home value

$92,000$104,300

Median gross rent

$539$482

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Falcon Lake Estates	Zapata
Under 5	7.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	26.1%	22.6%
18 to 24	0.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	19.8%	7.5%
35 to 44	16.4%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	9.5%	10.4%
65 to 74	5.8%	11.1%
75 and over	3.3%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Falcon Lake Estates	Zapata
White (non-Hispanic)	15.4%	5.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	84.6%	90.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Falcon Lake Estates	Zapata
No high school diploma	54.7%	26.5%
High school graduate	19.7%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Falcon Lake Estates	Zapata
Drove alone	87.3%	77.7%
Carpooled	6.1%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Falcon Lake Estates	Zapata
1-unit, detached	75.6%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	23.1%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Falcon Lake Estates	Zapata
Poverty rate	30.0%	30.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	26	18
Median year structure built	1987	1992