Zapata County, TX

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2023 Population

13,855

0.295% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AJohn Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

31.5

1.94% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

37.4%

0.671% 1-year increase

2023 Employed Population

4,727

2.4% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Zapata County, TX are Two+ (Hispanic) (52.4%), White (Hispanic) (35%), Other (Hispanic) (6.55%), White (Non-Hispanic) (4.57%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.787%).

None of the households in Zapata County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

83.6% of the residents in Zapata County, TX are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Zapata County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Zapata County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Zapata County, TX borders Jim Hogg County, TX, Starr County, TX, and Webb County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Zapata County, TX is home to a population of 13.9k people, from which 83.6% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Zapata County, TX residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 1.5 times more Two+ (Hispanic) residents (7.26k people) in Zapata County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.85k White (Hispanic) and 908 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.6%

2023 Citizenship

85.5%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Zapata County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Zapata County, TX

Two+ (Hispanic)
7.26k ± 915
White (Hispanic)
4.85k ± 844
Other (Hispanic)
908 ± 494

93.9%

Hispanic Population

13k people

93.9% of the people in Zapata County, TX are hispanic (13k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Zapata County, TX as a share of the total population.

Economy

The economy of Zapata County, TX employs 4.73k people. The largest industries in Zapata County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (720 people), Educational Services (698 people), and Construction (478 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($94,671), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,048), and Transportation & Warehousing ($60,238).

Employment

Occupations

4.73k

2023 Value

± 562

−2.4%

1 Year decline

± 17.4%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Zapata County, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (783 people), Sales & Related Occupations (491 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (413 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Zapata County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.73k

2023 Value

± 562

−2.4%

1 Year decline

± 17.4%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Zapata County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (720 people), Educational Services (698 people), and Construction (478 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Zapata County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Zapata County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Establishments by Size

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Civics

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

N/ATed Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Zapata County, TX have an average commute time of 25.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Zapata County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Zapata County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Zapata County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Zapata County, TX is from Zapata County, TX.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Zapata County, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (75.4%)
Carpooled (14.5%)
Worked At Home (7.86%)

In 2023, 75.4% of workers in Zapata County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.5%) and those who worked at home (7.86%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Zapata County, TX have a shorter commute time (25.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 7.16% of the workforce in Zapata County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Zapata County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Zapata County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Zapata County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

37.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Zapata County, TX (5.09k out of 13.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Zapata County, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Zapata County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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