San Ygnacio vs Zapata

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

San Ygnacio 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 495 in San Ygnacio). Zapata has the higher median home value ($104,300 vs $83,700 in San Ygnacio). Since 2019, Zapata's population has grown faster (-14.7% vs -28.8%).

Population, income & housing

	San Ygnacio	Zapata
Population	495	4,879
Median age	50.4 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$37,653
Median home value	$83,700	$104,300
Median gross rent	—	$482
Housing units	265	2,486
Homeownership rate	100.0%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Ygnacio	Zapata
Population	695 → 495 (-28.8%)	5,717 → 4,879 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$120,625 → $82,917 (-31.3%)	$31,864 → $37,653 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$119,500 → $83,700 (-30.0%)	$92,000 → $104,300 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$539 → $482 (-10.6%)

San Ygnacio

Population

695495

Median household income

$120,625$82,917

Median home value

$119,500$83,700

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)

	San Ygnacio	Zapata
Under 5	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	25.5%	22.6%
18 to 24	2.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	6.5%	7.5%
35 to 44	11.1%	14.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	14.3%	10.4%
65 to 74	10.1%	11.1%
75 and over	16.8%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Ygnacio	Zapata
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	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	100.0%	90.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Ygnacio	Zapata
No high school diploma	17.6%	26.5%
High school graduate	51.0%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Ygnacio	Zapata
Drove alone	48.1%	77.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	16.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	35.0%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Ygnacio	Zapata
1-unit, detached	100.0%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	San Ygnacio	Zapata
Poverty rate	10.7%	30.3%
Average household size	2.55	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1969	1992