CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Zapata

Texas · 7,185 residents · 7.64 sq mi

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With 7,185 people, Zapata is a city in Texas. The poverty rate is 41.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Growth has run 48% since 2000, or 2,329 more people. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. That trails the Texas median by roughly 45%. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,185

+48%vs 2000

vs 4,856 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

29.1

−10%vs 2000

vs 32.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.64 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(663)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.1%(657)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1411%(788)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(640)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(426)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(903)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(894)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(611)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(491)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(713)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(314)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(85)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,814

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,136 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$6,569

−45%vs 2000

vs $11,863 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

41.5%

+8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,700

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$257

+42%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $239 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.9%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

19.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic10.3%(501)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino89.1%(4,327)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic70.9%(5,093)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino80.3%(5,770)

Asian0.2%(12)

Other28.9%(2,080)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican77.7%(3,806)

Central American1.1%(52)

Guatemalan1.1%(52)

Spaniard0.8%(37)

Puerto Rican0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.7%(84)

Ancestry

American5.6%(275)

German4.2%(204)

English2.2%(107)

British1.2%(61)

Subsaharan African1.2%(61)

French Canadian0.7%(33)

Irish0.6%(28)

French0.4%(21)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(20)

Scottish0.2%(10)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Vietnamese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.2%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.5%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 54.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.1 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 15.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.3%(651)

Married49.3%(859)

Widowed2.9%(51)

Divorced10.4%(182)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(375)

Married56.8%(1,071)

Widowed16%(301)

Divorced7.4%(140)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.9%

−13.3 ptssince 2013

from 29.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.3%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 31.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.3%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.5%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.5%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.7%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.5%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.8%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55%(44)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War18.8%(15)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 80 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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