Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,291
| This zip code: | $29,291 | | Texas: | $47,548 |
Nearest zip codes: 78067, 78545, 78584, 78361, 78369, 78046.
Housing units in zip code 78076 with a mortgage: 671 (15 second mortgage, 45 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,303
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $841
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $276
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 38.4% | | Whole state: | 16.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 13.4% | | Whole state: | 6.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.5 | | State: | 3.8 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 78076: Buoy Number 5 (A), Buoy Number 6 (B), Buoy Number 7 (C), Buoy Number 8 (D), Buoy Number 9 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Gracia Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: Jesse McNeel Lake Number 5 (A), Paz Ramirez Lake (B), Belia R Benavides Lake (C), Benevides Tank (D), Beulah Tank (E), Volpe Tank (F), Villa Tank (G), Roy Jennings Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mexia Creek (A), San Juan Creek (B), Las Palomas Creek (C), Chico Creek (D), Chapote Creek (E), Tanques Creek, Los (F), Cavasara Creek (G), Cabasena, Arroyo (H), Tinajas, Arroyo (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 247
- 1995 to 1998: 621
- 1990 to 1994: 687
- 1980 to 1989: 1,940
- 1970 to 1979: 1,480
- 1960 to 1969: 433
- 1950 to 1959: 405
- 1940 to 1949: 146
- 1939 or earlier: 164
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Zapata, TX (78076): |
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- no bedroom: 96
- 1 bedrooms: 472
- 2 bedrooms: 1,019
- 3 bedrooms: 1,287
- 4 bedrooms: 281
- 5 or more bedrooms: 45
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 78
- 1 bedrooms: 233
- 2 bedrooms: 263
- 3 bedrooms: 103
- 4 bedrooms: 19
- 5 or more bedrooms: 12
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Vehicles available in 78076 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 252
- 1 vehicle: 1,218
- 2 vehicles: 1,227
- 3 vehicles: 435
- 4 vehicles: 48
- 5 or more vehicles: 20
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 168
- 1 vehicle: 337
- 2 vehicles: 193
- 3 vehicles: 10
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 78076:
- Less than $10,000: 176
- $10,000 to $14,999: 88
- $15,000 to $19,999: 156
- $20,000 to $24,999: 173
- $25,000 to $29,999: 193
- $30,000 to $34,999: 184
- $35,000 to $39,999: 196
- $40,000 to $49,999: 424
- $50,000 to $59,999: 335
- $60,000 to $69,999: 256
- $70,000 to $79,999: 222
- $80,000 to $89,999: 209
- $90,000 to $99,999: 165
- $100,000 to $124,999: 323
- $125,000 to $149,999: 278
- $150,000 to $174,999: 96
- $175,000 to $199,999: 69
- $200,000 to $249,999: 56
- $250,000 to $299,999: 20
- $300,000 to $399,999: 20
- $400,000 to $499,999: 21
- $1,000,000 or more: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 78076:
- Less than $100: 35
- $100 to $149: 82
- $150 to $199: 62
- $200 to $249: 62
- $250 to $299: 38
- $300 to $349: 20
- $350 to $399: 22
- $400 to $449: 7
- $550 to $599: 30
- $800 to $899: 16
- $900 to $999: 18
- No cash rent: 195
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $81,584.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $83,448
- Some other race householders: $68,064
- Two or more races householders: $40,869
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $69,618
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $58,995 (it was $37,000 in 2000)
| 78076: | $58,995 | | Texas: | $120,900 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,813 - $120,166
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $92,675| Here: | $92,675 | | State: | $170,389 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $61,796| Here: | $61,796 | | State: | $159,697 |
In 2-unit structures: $28,356| Here: | $28,356 | | State: | $140,401 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $218,791| Here: | $218,791 | | State: | $134,235 |
Mobile homes: $28,370| Here: | $28,370 | | State: | $42,156 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $27,234| Here: | $27,234 | | State: | $34,447 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,332
- One, attached: 67
- Two: 36
- 3 or 4: 82
- 5 to 9: 47
- 20 to 49: 48
- Mobile homes: 2,250
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 261

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,472 (75%)
- Carpooled: 599 (18%)
- Walked: 81 (2%)
- Other means: 41 (1%)
- Worked at home: 84 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 253
- 5 to 9 minutes: 714
- 10 to 14 minutes: 786
- 15 to 19 minutes: 434
- 20 to 24 minutes: 163
- 25 to 29 minutes: 49
- 30 to 34 minutes: 360
- 35 to 39 minutes: 25
- 40 to 44 minutes: 11
- 45 to 59 minutes: 71
- 60 to 89 minutes: 165
- 90 or more minutes: 162
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 12,098
- In family households: 11,313 (2,560 male householders, 619 female householders)
2,494 spouses, 4,605 children (4,365 natural, 101 adopted, 139 stepchildren), 356 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 37 parents, 370 other relatives, 198 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 785 (362 male householders (330 living alone)), 371 female householders (355 living alone)), 52 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 25 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 1,103 2-persons, 678 3-persons, 606 4-persons, 447 5-persons, 175 6-persons, 170 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 685 1-person, 48 2-persons.
2,803 married couples with children.
731 single-parent households (137 men, 594 women).
21.4% of residents of 78076 zip code speak English at home.
78.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 24% well, 10% not well, 12% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% very well, 22% well, 20% not well, 10% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 2,931 (24.1%)
(36.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 24.1% | | Whole state: | 13.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (98%)
- Philippines (1%)
- Germany (0%)
- United Kingdom (0%)
- Chile (0%)
- Venezuela (0%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 451
- 1990 to 1994: 482
- 1985 to 1989: 412
- 1980 to 1984: 437
- 1975 to 1979: 249
- 1970 to 1974: 340
- 1970 to 1974: 130
- 1965 to 1969: 430
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White population: 10,215
Black population: 47
American Indian population: 39
Asian population: 23
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 5
Some other race population: 1,537
Two or more races population: 284

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 8960 |
|  United States or American: 318 |
|  German: 293 |
|  English: 227 |
|  Irish: 174 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 106 |
|  Dutch: 53 |
|  French (except Basque): 44 |
|  Italian: 43 |
|  Norwegian: 20 |
|  Scottish: 20 |
|  Polish: 19 |
|  Hungarian: 17 |
|  Swiss: 15 |
|  Croatian: 12 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 11 |
|  Russian: 9 |
|  Welsh: 7 |
|  French Canadian: 6 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,629
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (65%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%)
- Utility gas (6%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7771
- Northeast: 81
- Midwest: 856
- South: 244
- West: 170
67% of the 78076 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Texas.
Population in 1990: 8,408. Population change in the 1990s: +3,742 (+44.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38
| Here: | 2.0% | | Texas: | 6.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15
| Here: | 1.6% | | Texas: | 6.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30
| Here: | 10.8% | | Texas: | 15.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- O & S WELDING, INC (HWY 83 S in ZAPATA, TX; small business)
9 employees, $490000 revenue.
$3,000 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-08-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
- FALCON EXECUTIVE INN (143 HWY US 83 S in ZAPATA, TX; small business)
$1,650 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2006-06-29. Completion date: 2006-07-20.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 2 establishments)
- Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
25 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 7
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 11
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 20
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 22
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
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