Siesta Shores

Population: 1,939
Median household income: $33,264
Median home value: $65,900

Siesta Shores is a community in Zapata County, Texas, home to 1,939 residents. At $33,264, its median household income sits below Zapata County's $36,527.

From 2019 to 2023, Siesta Shores's population grew 73.9% from 1,115 to 1,939, while its median home value rose 25.3% from $52,600 to $65,900.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 100.0% of the population. 64.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,939
Median age: 19.1 yrs
Median household income: $33,264
Median home value: $65,900
Median gross rent: $756
Housing units: 505
Homeownership rate: 58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.3%
Unemployment rate: 14.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1151,939

Median household income

$30,023$33,264

Median home value

$52,600$65,900

Median gross rent

$594$756

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,115	$30,023	$52,600	—
2020	1,740	$32,488	$58,500	—
2021	1,715	$34,688	$57,000	—
2022	1,619	$34,733	$68,500	$594
2023	1,939	$33,264	$65,900	$756

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

Age distribution

Under 519.4%

5 to 1726.5%

18 to 2415.4%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 446.3%

45 to 544.6%

55 to 642.7%

65 to 744.0%

75 and over2.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	376	19.4%
5 to 17	514	26.5%
18 to 24	299	15.4%
25 to 34	369	19.0%
35 to 44	122	6.3%
45 to 54	89	4.6%
55 to 64	52	2.7%
65 to 74	78	4.0%
75 and over	40	2.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,939	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma49.2%

High school graduate16.8%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree2.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	369	49.2%
High school graduate	126	16.8%
Some college or associate's	238	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	17	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 47 min

Drove alone64.4%

Carpooled24.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	336	64.4%
Carpooled	129	24.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	18	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	7.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	82	17.0%
15 to 29 min	231	47.8%
30 to 44 min	28	5.8%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	142	29.4%

Households

Average household size: 4.50
Poverty rate: 59.6% (1,156 of 1,939)

	Count	Share
Family households	328	76.1%
Nonfamily households	103	23.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	431	85.3%
Vacant	74	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	252	58.5%
Renter-occupied	179	41.5%

1-unit, detached60.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other39.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	305	60.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	200	39.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4867778
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.85 sq mi
Center point: 26.8503, -99.2558