Demographics of Zavala County, Texas

Zavala County, Texas had 9,037 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −631 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.

Zavala County, in four figures

9,037
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −6.5%
Change since July 2020: −631 people.; 30.8 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $36,749 ±$5,834
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.

Zavala County, Texas's population shrank 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Zavala 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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Zavala County, Texas's population shrank 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Zavala 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	9,668	100.0	100.0
2021	9,480	98.1	100.2
2022	9,390	97.1	100.7
2023	9,365	96.9	101.6
2024	9,182	95.0	102.5
2025	9,037	93.5	103.1

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Population of Zavala 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	9,668	−9	0	0	−10
2021	9,480	−188	−27	+1	−158
2022	9,390	−90	+7	+4	−103
2023	9,365	−25	+65	+9	−100
2024	9,182	−183	+24	+3	−211
2025	9,037	−145	+27	−16	−153

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.8 ±0.6: for men 31.7 ±2.2 and for women 30.7 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Zavala County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	671 ±37	7.1% ±0.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,086 ±492	22.2% ±5.2	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	865 ±286	9.2% ±3.0	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,486 ±465	26.4% ±4.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,827 ±279	19.4% ±3.0	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,477 ±291	15.7% ±3.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $36,749 ±$5,834, and income per person $20,265 ±$4,241, 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 Zavala County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	967 ±269	29.6% ±8.0	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,118 ±381	34.2% ±11.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	320 ±128	9.8% ±3.9	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	436 ±203	13.3% ±6.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	162 to 486	5.0% to 14.8%	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 232	0% to 7.1%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 21	0% to 0.6%	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 Zavala County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,174 ±892	33.9% ±9.5	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,380 ±387	50.1% ±10.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,490 ±568	30.3% ±10.5	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	137 to 471	8.6% to 27.4%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Zavala County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Zavala County	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,946 ±15	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.9% ±4.9	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.1% ±5.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.0% ±6.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.0% ±7.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$98,800 ±$17,396	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$548 ±$209	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±6	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 Zavala County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,717 ±0	92.6% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	569 ±106	6.0% ±1.1	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 175	0% to 1.9%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 113	0% to 1.2%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	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 Zavala County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	7,536 ±389	80.1% ±4.1	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,094 ±326	11.6% ±3.5	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 128	0% to 1.4%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	723 ±213	7.7% ±2.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	386 ±166	4.1% ±1.8	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	167 to 507	1.8% to 5.4%	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%.

Zavala County among the counties of Texas

173rd of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Zavala County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Brewster County	9,458	−1.1%
Duval County	9,402	−4.2%
Stephens County	9,380	+3.1%
Ochiltree County	9,284	−6.7%
Archer County	9,129	+6.7%
Zavala County	9,037	−6.5%
Mitchell County	8,947	−0.7%
Hamilton County	8,680	+5.2%
Dimmit County	8,024	−6.5%
Coleman County	7,915	+3.0%
San Augustine County	7,722	−2.5%

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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