Siesta Shores vs Zapata

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

Siesta Shores 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 1,939 in Siesta Shores). Zapata has the higher median household income ($37,653 vs $33,264 in Siesta Shores). Zapata has the higher median home value ($104,300 vs $65,900 in Siesta Shores).

Population, income & housing

	Siesta Shores	Zapata
Population	1,939	4,879
Median age	19.1 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$33,264	$37,653
Median home value	$65,900	$104,300
Median gross rent	$756	$482
Housing units	505	2,486
Homeownership rate	58.5%	65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.3%	17.7%
Unemployment rate	14.6%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Siesta Shores	Zapata
Population	1,115 → 1,939 (+73.9%)	5,717 → 4,879 (-14.7%)
Median household income	$30,023 → $33,264 (+10.8%)	$31,864 → $37,653 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$52,600 → $65,900 (+25.3%)	$92,000 → $104,300 (+13.4%)
Median gross rent	$594 → $756 (+27.3%)	$539 → $482 (-10.6%)

Siesta Shores

Population

1,1151,939

Median household income

$30,023$33,264

Median home value

$52,600$65,900

Median gross rent

$594$756

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)

	Siesta Shores	Zapata
Under 5	19.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	26.5%	22.6%
18 to 24	15.4%	7.9%
25 to 34	19.0%	7.5%
35 to 44	6.3%	14.0%
45 to 54	4.6%	10.3%
55 to 64	2.7%	10.4%
65 to 74	4.0%	11.1%
75 and over	2.1%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Siesta Shores	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+

	Siesta Shores	Zapata
No high school diploma	49.2%	26.5%
High school graduate	16.8%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Siesta Shores	Zapata
Drove alone	64.4%	77.7%
Carpooled	24.7%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Siesta Shores	Zapata
1-unit, detached	60.4%	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	39.6%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Siesta Shores	Zapata
Poverty rate	59.6%	30.3%
Average household size	4.50	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	47	18
Median year structure built	1986	1992