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Real estate businesses in Zapata County, TX
How Zapata County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,826 of 2,229 scored counties
#142 of 156 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 4 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $55.1M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $12,067 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 182
- 82% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.3
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,753
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
For real estate businesses, Zapata County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,826 of 2,229 scored counties and #142 of 156 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in Zapata County comes to about $55.1M a year: $12,067 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 82% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.
There are 7 real estate businesses on map listings in Zapata County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 57% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 15.3 for every 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Zapata County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Zapata County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Zapata County compares
The same measures for Texas and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Zapata County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.3 | 37.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 182 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 473 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +23.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $12,067 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $39,239 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 74 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Zapata County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Zapata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,753−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 4,565
- Median age
- 33.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 998 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 14
- Median household income
- $39,239+15.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $55,044
- Median home value
- $97,100
- Jobs located here
- 2,023
- Daytime population
- 10,968Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Liberty County, TX | 86 | 41 | 13.1 | 258 | +31.3% | #4 of 2,229 |
| 2San Jacinto County, TX | 83 | 11 | 10.1 | 321 | +7.1% | #11 of 2,229 |
| 3Chambers County, TX | 83 | 29 | 16.8 | 237 | +22.6% | #12 of 2,229 |
| 4Burleson County, TX | 80 | 12 | 15.2 | 222 | +16.2% | #29 of 2,229 |
| 5Rusk County, TX | 79 | 12 | 6.7 | 502 | +5.0% | #35 of 2,229 |
| 6Jackson County, TX | 79 | 5 | 8.3 | 400 | +2.6% | #40 of 2,229 |
| 7Jones County, TX | 78 | 5 | 8.5 | 378 | +6.1% | #51 of 2,229 |
| 8Waller County, TX | 78 | 26 | 14.2 | 264 | +21.9% | #57 of 2,229 |
| 9Clay County, TX | 77 | 6 | 14.0 | 252 | +5.0% | #72 of 2,229 |
| 10Fannin County, TX | 76 | 23 | 18.0 | 192 | +9.2% | #92 of 2,229 |
| 142Zapata County, TX | 36 | 7 | 15.3 | 182 | −0.9% | #1,826 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Zapata County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Zapata County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 real estate businesses in Zapata County. 4 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. No official count is published for real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Zapata County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Zapata County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $55.1M a year, or $12,067 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 7 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 82% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,565 households in Zapata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Zapata County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Zapata County has 15.3 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 182, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Zapata County would have about 13, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Zapata County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Zapata County at 13,753 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,565 households. Median household income in Zapata County is $39,239, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.6%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Zapata County scores 36 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,826 of 2,229 scored counties.
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