Medina

Population: 4,073
Median household income: $21,966
Median home value: $51,600

Medina is a community in Zapata County, Texas, home to 4,073 residents. At $21,966, its median household income sits below Zapata County's $36,527.

From 2019 to 2023, Medina's population declined 13.8% from 4,727 to 4,073, while its median home value rose 6.2% from $48,600 to $51,600.

49.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1991.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,073
Median age: 26.7 yrs
Median household income: $21,966
Median home value: $51,600
Median gross rent: $574
Housing units: 1,414
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7274,073

Median household income

$29,958$21,966

Median home value

$48,600$51,600

Median gross rent

$487$574

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,727	$29,958	$48,600	$487
2020	4,599	$28,627	$73,300	$520
2021	5,004	$27,818	$61,300	$523
2022	4,436	$24,566	$54,500	$566
2023	4,073	$21,966	$51,600	$574

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1727.2%

18 to 2412.3%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 646.5%

65 to 743.5%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	274	6.7%
5 to 17	1,107	27.2%
18 to 24	499	12.3%
25 to 34	621	15.2%
35 to 44	594	14.6%
45 to 54	429	10.5%
55 to 64	266	6.5%
65 to 74	141	3.5%
75 and over	142	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	71	1.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,996	98.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma45.6%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's14.1%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,001	45.6%
High school graduate	675	30.8%
Some college or associate's	310	14.1%
Bachelor's degree	155	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	52	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone69.8%

Carpooled19.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,037	69.8%
Carpooled	286	19.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	29	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	133	9.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	870	64.3%
15 to 29 min	197	14.6%
30 to 44 min	132	9.8%
45 to 59 min	5	0.4%
60+ min	148	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.55
Poverty rate: 47.5% (1,912 of 4,024)

	Count	Share
Family households	977	85.3%
Nonfamily households	169	14.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,146	81.0%
Vacant	268	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	935	81.6%
Renter-occupied	211	18.4%

1-unit, detached49.2%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other48.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	696	49.2%
1-unit, attached	19	1.3%
2 to 4 units	13	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	686	48.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4847406
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.77 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 26.9351, -99.2644