Zapata County, Texas

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 13,855
Median household income: $36,527
Median home value: $88,800

Zapata County is a county in Texas with a population of 13,855. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $36,527 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

Between 2019 and 2023, Zapata County's population declined 3.1% from 14,304 to 13,855, while its median household income rose 7.6% from $33,952 to $36,527.

75.4% of workers drive to work alone. 61.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,855
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Median household income: $36,527
Median home value: $88,800
Median gross rent: $569
Housing units: 6,218
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,30413,855

Median household income

$33,952$36,527

Median home value

$77,800$88,800

Median gross rent

$520$569

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,304	$33,952	$77,800	$520
2020	14,243	$32,945	$88,700	$513
2021	13,945	$34,406	$82,800	$506
2022	13,896	$35,061	$84,800	$557
2023	13,855	$36,527	$88,800	$569

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1724.3%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 648.5%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,094	7.9%
5 to 17	3,369	24.3%
18 to 24	1,448	10.5%
25 to 34	1,711	12.3%
35 to 44	1,730	12.5%
45 to 54	1,456	10.5%
55 to 64	1,172	8.5%
65 to 74	1,011	7.3%
75 and over	864	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	633	4.6%
Black or African American	37	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	109	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	62	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,014	93.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma35.9%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,855	35.9%
High school graduate	2,323	29.2%
Some college or associate's	1,711	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	768	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	287	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled14.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,482	75.4%
Carpooled	670	14.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	106	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	363	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,432	57.1%
15 to 29 min	867	20.4%
30 to 44 min	267	6.3%
45 to 59 min	16	0.4%
60+ min	676	15.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.96
Poverty rate: 37.4% (5,092 of 13,602)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,134	68.0%
Nonfamily households	1,478	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,612	74.2%
Vacant	1,606	25.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,442	74.6%
Renter-occupied	1,170	25.4%

1-unit, detached61.1%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other29.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,797	61.1%
1-unit, attached	19	0.3%
2 to 4 units	341	5.5%
5 to 19 units	48	0.8%
20 or more units	166	2.7%
Mobile home & other	1,847	29.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 48505
State: Texas
Land area: 998 sq mi
Water area: 60 sq mi
Center point: 26.9970, -99.1826

Cities & places

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