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Zapata County, TX


Micropolitan Statistical Area: Zapata, TX
Designated Market Area: Laredo, TX
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Low Education, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

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2022 population: 13,849   ( 169 from 2010 , 39 from 2020)
Land area: 998.4 square miles
Population density: 13.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:555 4.01% 35.5%
Black:490.35% 345.5%
Indian:220.16% 37.5%
Asian:270.19% 3.6%
2+ races:350.25% 191.7%
Hispanic:13,16195.03% 0.6%
Total non-White:13,29495.99% 1.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:451 16.2
Deaths:30010.8
Net Migration: -220-7.9
Net Immigration: 230.8
Change in White population:-306 -2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:137 1.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
14,018
8616.14%
110.08%
160.11%
280.20%
120.09%
13,08493.34%
13,15793.86%

2000
12,182
1,77114.54%
220.18%
80.07%
180.15%
350.29%
10,32884.78%
10,41185.46%

1990
9,279
1,75918.96%
00.00%
80.09%
140.15%
n/a
7,49880.81%
7,52081.04%

1980
6,628
1,57923.82%
00.00%
70.11%
00.00%
n/a
5,04276.07%
5,04976.18%

1970
4,352
3668.41%
10.02%
10.02%
00.00%
n/a
3,98491.54%
3,986 91.59%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
2,693 22.1
7306.0
-619-5.1
5794.8
-910 -7.5
2,746 22.5
1990's
NumberRate
2,211 23.8
7918.5
3253.5
5776.2
12 0.1
2,891 31.2
1980's
NumberRate
1,678 25.3
686 10.4
1,728 26.1
n/a
180 2.7
2,471 37.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,642 37.7
n/a
1,213 27.9
1,063 24.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Zapata County, TX
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
30.9
4,533 32.7%
9,316 67.3%
1,897 13.7%
4,580
3.01
3,135 68.4%
1,557 49.7%
650 20.7%
1,445 31.6%

2010
NumberPercent
28.3
4,805 34.3%
9,213 65.7%
1,460 10.4%
4,297
3.26
3,423 79.7%
2,494 72.9%
410 12.0%
874 20.3%

2000
NumberPercent
31.0
4,016 33.0%
8,166 67.0%
1,776 14.6%
3,927
3.10
3,194 81.3%
2,526 79.1%
260 8.1%
733 18.7%

1990
NumberPercent
29.1
3,276 35.3%
6,003 64.7%
1,386 14.9%
2,878
3.22
2,405 83.6%
2,077 86.4%
129 5.4%
473 16.4%

1980
NumberPercent
30.0
2,258 34.1%
4,370 65.9%
1,048 15.8%
2,103
3.15
1,804 85.8%
1,615 89.5%
76 4.2%
299 14.2%

2022 Housing Data for Zapata County, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units6,183 
Median Value$84,800 
Occupied4,58074.1%
Vacant1,60325.9%
Owned3,41374.5%
Rented1,16725.5%
Median Rent$557 
Single-Family Units3,81961.8%
    Detached3,79461.4%
    Attached250.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units2383.8%
Mobile Homes1,73128.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Zapata County, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00059312.9%
$10,000 to $14,99953211.6%
$15,000 to $19,9993166.9%
$20,000 to $24,9993327.2%
$25,000 to $29,9991643.6%
$30,000 to $34,9993507.6%
$35,000 to $39,9993888.5%
$40,000 to $44,9991252.7%
$45,000 to $49,999551.2%
$50,000 to $59,9992766.0%
$60,000 to $74,9991844.0%
$75,000 to $99,99948510.6%
$100,000 to $124,9991052.3%
$125,000 to $149,9993217.0%
$150,000 to $199,9991773.9%
$200,000 or more1773.9%
Median Household Income35,061 
Per Capita Income19,139 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state85 
Compared to U.S.73 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI52911.6%
Public Assistance601.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,46832.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed16974.1%
Unemployed00.0%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force16974.1%
Not in Labor Force5925.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.9%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector1,6051,25956.0%
Non-Profit6415129.8%
Self-Employed51819672.5%
Local Government28930848.4%
State Government4222116.0%
Federal Government1543681.1%
Total Private + Self2,1231,45559.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.54971643.4%
Total2,6722,17155.2%
Pct. Govt.21.7%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts4188.6%
Sales and Office Occupations94619.5%
Professional, Technical70014.5%
Service Occupations94019.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1042.1%
All others1,83938.0%
White Collar 42.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance79516.4%
Educational services52810.9%
Construction48210.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction4459.2%
Retail trade4238.7%
Manufacturing4028.3%
Public administration3888.0%
Other services2374.9%
Transportation and warehousing2344.8%
Accommodation and food services2074.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing2054.2%
Finance and insurance1823.8%
Utilities1052.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting992.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.631.3%
Professional, scientific, technical481.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Zapata County, TX

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican12,04486.67%
Puerto Rican30.02%
Cuban30.02%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American330.24%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan330.24%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,0747.73%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese210.15%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
Spanish10,94385.7%
English1,81914.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German3132.3%
American2041.5%
English1781.3%
Polish1391.0%
Irish1270.9%
British500.4%
Other Subsaharan African470.3%
Italian280.2%
European200.1%
Austrian170.1%
Eastern European140.1%
Czech100.1%
Dutch80.1%
French50.0%
Norwegian30.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen11,87685.5%
Not a citizen2,02014.5%
Native10,86678.2%
Foreign-born3,03021.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Zapata County, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,557 19.7%1,166 14.7%2,342 29.6%1,949 24.6%722 9.1%176 2.2%
  Average years of education: 11.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,557 19.7%
9-12 Years 1,166 14.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 2,342 29.6%
Some College 1,949 24.6%
Bach. Degree 722 9.1%
Grad Degree 176 2.2%
Average years of education: 11.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Zapata County, TX

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 2,998 2,612 386 12.9% 6.4%
1991 3,203 2,748 455 14.2% 7.0%
1992 3,473 2,850 623 17.9% 7.7%
1993 3,620 3,016 604 16.7% 7.2%
1994 3,941 3,345 596 15.1% 6.6%
1995 4,262 3,731 531 12.5% 6.1%
1996 4,432 4,025 407 9.2% 5.8%
1997 4,117 3,714 403 9.8% 5.4%
1998 4,689 4,144 545 11.6% 5.0%
1999 4,573 3,956 617 13.5% 4.7%
2000 3,993 3,668 325 8.1% 4.4%
2001 4,156 3,854 302 7.3% 5.0%
2002 4,458 4,070 388 8.7% 6.3%
2003 4,709 4,293 416 8.8% 6.7%
2004 4,890 4,532 358 7.3% 6.0%
2005 5,084 4,741 343 6.7% 5.5%
2006 4,920 4,615 305 6.2% 5.0%
2007 4,948 4,682 266 5.4% 4.4%
2008 5,167 4,881 286 5.5% 4.9%
2009 5,341 4,763 578 10.8% 7.5%
2010 5,769 5,167 602 10.4% 8.2%
2011 6,465 5,925 540 8.4% 8.0%
2012 6,802 6,374 428 6.3% 6.7%
2013 7,050 6,607 443 6.3% 6.3%
2014 6,929 6,564 365 5.3% 5.2%
2015 6,194 5,718 476 7.7% 4.5%
2016 5,210 4,648 562 10.8% 4.6%
2017 5,390 4,986 404 7.5% 4.3%
2018 5,358 5,059 299 5.6% 3.9%
2019 5,118 4,860 258 5.0% 3.5%
2020 4,600 4,029 571 12.4% 7.6%
2021 4,596 4,060 536 11.7% 5.6%
2022 4,580 4,263 317 6.9% 3.9%
2023 4,424 4,141 283 6.4% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com