It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Zapata has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Zapata has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Zapata than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Zapata may be for you.
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 17.73 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.
The citizens of Zapata are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Zapata's cultural character, accounting for 19.88% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Zapata is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
