Median Household Income
$39,239
Median Home Value
$97,100
Median Gross Rent
$617/mo
Poverty Rate
38.4%
Unemployment Rate
7.3%
Homeownership Rate
72.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
15.2%
Median Age
32.3
Population Over Time
Zapata County shrank 2.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
14,231
2016
14,335
2018
14,369
2020
14,243
2022
13,896
2024
13,841
Business & Industry
Zapata County has 143 business establishments employing 1,758 people.
Health care and social assistance
21
Accommodation and food services
20
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
14
Finance and insurance
10
Construction
8
Other services (except public administration)
5
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
5
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.