The overall crime rate in Zapata is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Zapata has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Zapata a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.73 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small town, Zapata doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Zapata with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.96% of adults in Zapata have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Zapata in 2022 was $21,739, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $86,956 for a family of four. However, Zapata contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Zapata is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Zapata home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Zapata, accounting for 92.68% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Zapata residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Zapata include German, English, Polish, Irish, and Other Subsaharan African.
In addition, Zapata has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (19.88%).
The most common language spoken in Zapata is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
