Zavala County, Texas Demographics

Zavala County is 5th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Zavala County is 19th out of 3,143 other counties in Income below poverty line

Zavala County is 4th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Income below poverty line

Zavala County is 5th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Zavala County is 15th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Zavala County is 16th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Race - White

Zavala County is 16th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Zavala County is 17th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Zavala County is 20th in Texas out of 254 other counties in People per household

Size Demographics
	Zavala County	Rank	Texas	US
Current population (2012)	11,961	156th	26,059,203	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,297.4	32nd	261,231.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	9	177th	96.3	87.4

Age Demographics
	Zavala County	Rank	Texas	US
Residents younger than 5	8.8%	17th	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	30.7%	16th	26.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.3%	198th	10.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Zavala County	Rank	Texas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	58.6%	245th	80.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	9.6%	237th	26.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Zavala County	Rank	Texas	US
Race - White	97.0%	16th	80.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	1.2%	210th	12.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	199th	1.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.2%	239th	4.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.2%	15th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.7%	231st	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	92.8%	5th	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	249th	44.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Zavala County	Rank	Texas	US
Female residents	50.0%	147th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	13.3%	44th	16.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Zavala County	Rank	Texas	US
Housing units	4,295	172nd	10,098,750	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	12.2%	54th	24.0%	25.9%
Households	3,635	166th	8,667,807	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.5%	168th	64.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$39,500	250th	$126,400	$186,200
People per household	3.1	20th	2.8	2.6
Building permits (last year)	7	128th	135,514	829,658

Income Demographics
	Zavala County	Rank	Texas	US
Income per capita	$11,754	253rd	$25,548	$27,915
Income per household	$23,952	251st	$50,920	$52,762
Income below poverty line	39.0%	4th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Zavala County	Rank	Texas	US
Non-farm private establishments	110	206th	525,420	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	1,726	169th	8,987,663	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,099	151st	2,164,852	27,092,908
Retail sales	$33,290	207th	$311,334,781	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$2,860	239th	$13,061	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$4,638	178th	$42,054,592	$613,795,732