Zapata, TX Demographic Data
Zapata, TX Summary
Zapata is located in Zapata County in Texas
- Population: 5,941
- Area: 9.64 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.63 sq. miles
- Water Area: 2.00 sq. miles
- Population Density: 616.54 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 370.73 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Zapata, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,460
53%
50.8
Male
2,186
47%
49.2
Total Population
4,646
323,128,000
Zapata, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
345
7.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
394
8.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
373
8.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
116
2.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
401
8.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
629
13.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
595
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
490
10.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
234
5.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
170
3.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
447
9.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
327
7.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
125
2.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,464
74.6%
77.2
Female
1,911
55.2%
51.3
Male
1,553
44.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,365
72.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,061
22.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
899
19.3%
15.2
Female
555
61.7%
55.8
Male
344
38.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Zapata, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,646
100.0%
96.8
White
4,307
92.7%
72.6
Black or African American
2
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
337
7.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,446
95.7%
17.8
Mexican
4,429
95.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
17
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
200
4.3%
82.2
Zapata, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
878
29.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
418
13.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
681
22.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
641
21.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
99
3.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
215
7.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
85
2.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,296
43.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,721
57.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
300
9.9%
31.2
Zapata, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
845
23.9%
33.7%
Now Married
1,799
50.9%
47.5
Divorced
400
11.3%
11.0%
Separated
54
1.5%
2.0
Widowed
436
12.3
5.8%
Zapata, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
555
12.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,746
87.1%
21.6%
Spanish
3,743
87.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Zapata, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
285
17.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
79
4.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
145
8.8%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
161
9.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
367
22.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
177
10.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
123
7.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
244
14.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
51
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
15
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
41,032
57,617
Per capita income
20,149
31,128
Zapata, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
332
16.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
32
1.6%
9.8
Construction
190
9.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
378
19.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
200
10.1%
6.6
Information
74
3.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
13
0.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
138
7.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
41
2.1%
11.4
Public administration
261
13.1%
4.6
Retail trade
263
13.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
63
3.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
312
15.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
463
23.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
321
16.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
438
22.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
451
22.7%
18.1%
Zapata, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,850
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,507
81.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
302
16.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
23
1.2%
2.7
Other means
18
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.9
26.6
Zapata, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
184
11.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
427
25.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
759
46.1%
37.1
3 or more
277
16.8%
21.0
Zapata, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,647
80.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,290
78.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
357
21.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
410
19.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Zapata, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,057
1 room
9
0.4%
2.4
2 rooms
94
4.6%
2.7
3 rooms
220
10.7%
9.1
4 rooms
513
24.9%
16.5
5 rooms
527
25.6%
19.8
6 rooms
408
19.8%
17.8
7 rooms
172
8.4%
12.0
8 rooms
48
2.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
66
3.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Zapata, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,057
1-unit, detached
1,391
67.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
53
2.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
130
6.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
13
0.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
19
0.9%
4.4
20 or more units
13
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
438
21.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Zapata, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
0
0.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
5
0.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
160
7.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
236
11.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
206
10.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
531
25.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
279
13.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
601
29.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
29
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
10
0.5%
1.4%
Zapata, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
62
3.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
112
6.8%
4.7
Electricity
1,450
88.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
23
1.4%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Zapata, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
430
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
33
7.7%
7.0%
$500 to $999
41
9.5%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
160
37.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
196
45.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
171
39.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
170
39.5%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
59
13.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
30
7.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Zapata, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
290
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
85
29.3%
41.0%
Less than $500
205
70.7%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
67
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
422
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
105
36.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
13
4.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
45
15.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
17
5.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
110
37.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
67
0.0%
0.0%
Zapata, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,290
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
331
25.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
459
35.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
111
8.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
224
17.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
101
7.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
64
5.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
73,100
205,000
