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.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Zapata spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.98 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small town, Zapata doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Zapata is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.72% of adults 25 and older in Zapata have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Zapata in 2022 was $21,153, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,612 for a family of four. However, Zapata contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Zapata also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.26% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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 90.39% 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, Other Subsaharan African, British, and Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Zapata's cultural character, accounting for 23.71% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Zapata is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
