2022 population: 9,377 ( 2,300 from 2010 , 293 from 2020)
Land area: 1297.4 square miles
Population density: 7.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	433	4.62%	33.1%
Black:	87	0.93%	148.6%
Indian:	19	0.20%	111.1%
Asian:	26	0.28%	333.3%
2+ races:	26	0.28%	62.5%
Hispanic:	8,786	93.70%	19.8%

Total non-White:	8,944	95.38%	18.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	332	17.2
Deaths:	343	17.7
Net Migration:	-281	-14.5
Net Immigration:	2	0.1

Change in White population:	-214	-1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-2,086	-17.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
11,677
647	5.54%
35	0.30%
9	0.08%
6	0.05%
16	0.14%
10,961	93.87%
11,030	94.46%

2000
11,600
924	7.97%
43	0.37%
17	0.15%
9	0.08%
24	0.21%
10,582	91.22%
10,676	92.03%

1990
12,162
962	7.91%
290	2.38%
16	0.13%
29	0.24%
n/a
10,865	89.34%
11,200	92.09%

1980
11,666
1,235	10.59%
25	0.21%
0	0.00%
9	0.08%
n/a
10,386	89.03%
10,431	89.41%

1970
11,370
2,009	17.67%
7	0.06%
0	0.00%
1	0.01%
n/a
9,275	81.57%
9,361	82.33%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,021	17.4
829	7.1
-1,347	-11.6
185	1.6

-277	-2.4
354	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
2,383	19.6
884	7.3
-1,996	-16.4
362	3.0

-38	-0.3
-524	-4.3

Number	Rate
1980's
2,636	22.6
824	7.1
-1,187	-10.2
n/a

-273	-2.3
769	6.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-2,011	-17.7
n/a

-774	-6.8
1,070	9.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Zavala 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
Number	Percent
33.2
2,847	30.4%
6,530	69.6%
1,559	16.6%

3,427
2.81

2,744	80.1%
1,557	56.7%
448	16.3%
683	19.9%

2010
Number	Percent
30.8
3,660	31.3%
8,017	68.7%
1,408	12.1%

3,573
3.15

2,764	77.4%
1,669	60.4%
434	15.7%
809	22.6%

2000
Number	Percent
29.0
3,923	33.8%
7,677	66.2%
1,336	11.5%

3,399
3.31

2,763	81.3%
1,921	69.5%
359	13.0%
636	18.7%

1990
Number	Percent
26.9
4,353	35.8%
7,809	64.2%
1,298	10.7%

3,287
3.63

2,733	83.1%
1,999	73.1%
295	10.8%
554	16.9%

1980
Number	Percent
23.8
4,686	40.2%
6,980	59.8%
1,127	9.7%

3,158
3.69

2,715	86.0%
2,205	81.2%
231	8.5%
443	14.0%

2022 Housing Data for Zavala County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	170	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	402	11.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	110	3.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	125	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	183	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	160	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	324	9.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	73	2.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	201	5.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	116	3.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	379	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	570	16.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	286	8.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	241	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	40	1.2%
$200,000 or more	47	1.4%

Median Household Income	49,243
Per Capita Income	20,409

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	82
Compared to U.S.	70

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	469	13.7%
Public Assistance	114	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,106	32.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	93	47.0%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	93	47.0%
Not in Labor Force	105	53.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		53.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,175	1,037	53.1%
Non-Profit	162	116	58.3%
Self-Employed	533	40	93.0%

Local Government	180	275	39.6%
State Government	140	91	60.6%
Federal Government	27	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,708	1,077	61.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	509	482	51.4%
Total	2,217	1,559	58.7%

Pct. Govt.	18.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	476	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	611	16.1%
Professional, Technical	632	16.6%
Service Occupations	648	17.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	101	2.7%
All others	1,430	37.7%

White Collar		45.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	767	20.2%
Educational services	469	12.4%
Retail trade	395	10.4%
Construction	340	9.0%
Accommodation and food services	286	7.5%
Other services	248	6.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	234	6.2%
Public administration	193	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	137	3.6%
Information	122	3.2%
Wholesale trade	114	3.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	106	2.8%
Manufacturing	104	2.7%
Utilities	94	2.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	64	1.7%
Finance and insurance	57	1.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	56	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	8,929	92.05%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	1	0.01%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	77	0.79%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	77	0.79%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	92	0.95%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	32	0.33%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	6,380	70.9%
English	2,623	29.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	210	2.2%
Irish	133	1.4%
German	56	0.6%
British	22	0.2%
Scottish	22	0.2%
Dutch	20	0.2%
English	19	0.2%
French	7	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,314	96.0%
Not a citizen	386	4.0%

Native	8,952	92.3%
Foreign-born	748	7.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
959	16.5%	639	11.0%	1,639	28.2%	1,784	30.6%	588	10.1%	213	3.7%
Average years of education: 11.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	959	16.5%
9-12 Years	639	11.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,639	28.2%
Some College	1,784	30.6%
Bach. Degree	588	10.1%
Grad Degree	213	3.7%
Average years of education: 11.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,717	3,731	986	20.9%	6.4%
1991	4,700	3,683	1,017	21.6%	7.0%
1992	4,810	3,553	1,257	26.1%	7.7%
1993	4,723	3,575	1,148	24.3%	7.2%
1994	4,808	3,556	1,252	26.0%	6.6%
1995	4,679	3,474	1,205	25.8%	6.1%
1996	4,495	3,422	1,073	23.9%	5.8%
1997	4,293	3,225	1,068	24.9%	5.4%
1998	4,390	3,441	949	21.6%	5.0%
1999	4,217	3,475	742	17.6%	4.7%

2000	3,726	3,257	469	12.6%	4.4%
2001	3,750	3,252	498	13.3%	5.0%
2002	3,926	3,360	566	14.4%	6.3%
2003	4,193	3,612	581	13.9%	6.7%
2004	4,019	3,515	504	12.5%	6.0%
2005	3,865	3,413	452	11.7%	5.5%
2006	3,757	3,310	447	11.9%	5.0%
2007	3,720	3,321	399	10.7%	4.4%
2008	3,649	3,259	390	10.7%	4.9%
2009	3,932	3,364	568	14.4%	7.5%

2010	4,564	3,928	636	13.9%	8.2%
2011	4,598	3,932	666	14.5%	8.0%
2012	4,378	3,790	588	13.4%	6.7%
2013	4,006	3,421	585	14.6%	6.3%
2014	3,896	3,417	479	12.3%	5.2%
2015	3,810	3,381	429	11.3%	4.5%
2016	3,887	3,347	540	13.9%	4.6%
2017	3,733	3,313	420	11.3%	4.3%
2018	3,560	3,216	344	9.7%	3.9%
2019	3,348	3,066	282	8.4%	3.5%

2020	3,430	2,946	484	14.1%	7.6%
2021	3,286	2,878	408	12.4%	5.6%
2022	3,395	3,104	291	8.6%	3.9%
2023	3,470	3,216	254	7.3%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,956
Median Value	$77,300

Occupied	3,427	86.6%
Vacant	529	13.4%

Owned	2,485	72.5%
Rented	942	27.5%
Median Rent	$838

Single-Family Units	2,616	66.1%
Detached	2,528	63.9%
Attached	88	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	61	1.5%
Mobile Homes	911	23.0%

Zavala County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Zavala County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Zavala County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Zavala County, TX

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Zavala County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Zavala County, TX