Demographics of Zapata County, Texas

Zapata County, Texas had 13,753 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −122 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Zapata County, in four figures

13,753
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −122 people.; 32.3 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $39,239 ±$4,265
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Zapata County, Texas's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Zapata County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Zapata County, Texas's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Zapata County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	13,875	100.0	100.0
2021	13,879	100.0	100.2
2022	13,827	99.7	100.7
2023	13,765	99.2	101.6
2024	13,798	99.4	102.5
2025	13,753	99.1	103.1

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Population of Zapata County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	13,875	−14	+16	0	−31
2021	13,879	+4	+44	+5	−51
2022	13,827	−52	+51	+25	−129
2023	13,765	−62	+78	+45	−185
2024	13,798	+33	+71	+76	−115
2025	13,753	−45	+70	+35	−148

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.3 ±0.6: for men 29.6 ±1.2 and for women 34.1 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Zapata County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,024 ±48	7.4% ±0.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,355 ±286	24.2% ±2.1	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,372 ±296	9.9% ±2.1	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,472 ±316	25.1% ±2.3	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,668 ±200	19.3% ±1.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,950 ±282	14.1% ±2.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $39,239 ±$4,265, and income per person $18,613 ±$1,896, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Zapata County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,705 ±365	37.3% ±7.7	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,092 ±280	23.9% ±6.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	472 ±160	10.3% ±3.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	222 to 690	4.9% to 15.1%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	422 ±137	9.2% ±2.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	386 ±143	8.5% ±3.1	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 78	0% to 1.7%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Zapata County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	5,190 ±818	38.4% ±6.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,202 ±362	51.2% ±5.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,255 ±496	32.8% ±6.3	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	733 ±213	31.2% ±8.0	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Zapata County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Zapata County	Texas	United States
Housing units	6,255 ±16	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.0% ±4.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	27.0% ±4.4	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.0% ±4.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.0% ±6.1	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$97,100 ±$13,417	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$617 ±$59	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Zapata County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,999 ±0	93.9% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	662 ±97	4.8% ±0.7	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.4%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	12 to 156	0.1% to 1.1%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	11 to 141	0.1% to 1.0%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Zapata County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	9,549 ±551	69.0% ±4.0	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	825 ±170	6.0% ±1.2	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 448	0% to 3.2%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,245 ±504	23.4% ±3.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	928 ±263	6.7% ±1.9	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,317 ±396	16.7% ±2.9	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Zapata County among the counties of Texas

146th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Zapata County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Callahan County	14,491	+5.4%
Comanche County	14,432	+5.8%
Trinity County	14,384	+5.5%
Madison County	14,226	+5.7%
Nolan County	14,117	−4.1%
Zapata County	13,753	−0.9%
Blanco County	13,581	+18.6%
Rains County	13,542	+11.2%
Camp County	13,380	+7.7%
Lamb County	12,579	−3.3%
Wilbarger County	12,481	−2.8%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026