Medina vs Zapata

A side-by-side comparison of Medina and Zapata: population, income, housing, and more.

Medina 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 4,073 in Medina). Zapata has the higher median household income ($37,653 vs $21,966 in Medina). Zapata has the higher median home value ($104,300 vs $51,600 in Medina).

Population, income & housing

	Medina	Zapata
Population	4,073	4,879
Median age	26.7 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$21,966	$37,653
Median home value	$51,600	$104,300
Median gross rent	$574	$482
Housing units	1,414	2,486
Homeownership rate	81.6%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	10.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Medina	Zapata
Population	4,727 → 4,073 (-13.8%)	5,717 → 4,879 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$29,958 → $21,966 (-26.7%)	$31,864 → $37,653 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$48,600 → $51,600 (+6.2%)	$92,000 → $104,300 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	$487 → $574 (+17.9%)	$539 → $482 (-10.6%)

Medina

Population

4,7274,073

Median household income

$29,958$21,966

Median home value

$48,600$51,600

Median gross rent

$487$574

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)

	Medina	Zapata
Under 5	6.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	27.2%	22.6%
18 to 24	12.3%	7.9%
25 to 34	15.2%	7.5%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.0%
45 to 54	10.5%	10.3%
55 to 64	6.5%	10.4%
65 to 74	3.5%	11.1%
75 and over	3.5%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Medina	Zapata
White (non-Hispanic)	1.7%	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	0.1%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	98.1%	90.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Medina	Zapata
No high school diploma	45.6%	26.5%
High school graduate	30.8%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	14.1%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Medina	Zapata
Drove alone	69.8%	77.7%
Carpooled	19.3%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Medina	Zapata
1-unit, detached	49.2%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	48.5%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Medina	Zapata
Poverty rate	47.5%	30.3%
Average household size	3.55	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1991	1992