Zapata County, TX

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2023 Population

13,855

0.295% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Property Value

$88,800

4.72% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Zapata County, TX had a population of 13.9k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Zapata County, TX declined from 13,896 to 13,855, a −0.295% decrease and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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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.

In 2023, the median property value in Zapata County, TX was $88,800, and the homeownership rate was 74.6%.

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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Economy

The economy of Zapata County, TX employs N/A 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

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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

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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.

Median Earnings by Industry

$31,939

Median earning men ± $8,447

$23,456

Median earning women ± $3,176

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,573), Public Administration ($58,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($66,458), Manufacturing ($53,409), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,051).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

17
Retail Trade
9
Retail Trade
8
Accommodation and Food Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$17.9k
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
$8.87k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$7k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Zapata County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 52.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.1%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.284%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.1%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.284%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Zapata County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John 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.

Ted 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.

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

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% 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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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

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

The median property value in Zapata County, TX was $88,800 in 2023, which is 0.293 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $84,800 to $88,800, a 4.72% increase. The homeownership rate in Zapata County, TX is 74.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

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.

In 2023, 23.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Zapata County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.06%.

Housing

Property

$88,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$11,083

$3,442

Median Property Taxes

±$416

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Zapata County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Zapata County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

74.6%

Homeownership

2023

63%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 74.6% of the housing units in Zapata County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Zapata County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

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

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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4.61k

Number of Households

± 533

In N/A, the median household income of the 4.61k households in Zapata County, TX N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

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 Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas 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

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 23.6% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Zapata County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 1.06%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Zapata County, TX (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 44.6% of the children was living in poverty in Zapata County, TX. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator grew 3.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Health

N/A% of the population of Zapata County, TX has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 34.4% under 18 years, 21% between 18 and 34 years, 31.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.6% were men and 51.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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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.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Zapata County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Zapata County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 43.7% in Zapata County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Zapata County, TX.

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