Census-designated place · Zapata County, Texas

Falcon Lake Estates, Texas

Falcon Lake Estates is a census-designated place in Zapata County, Texas, part of the Zapata, TX metro area. It has 1,075 residents. Falcon Lake Estates, Texas has a quality-of-life score of 10 out of 100 (very low), ranking #14,063 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Texas it ranks #735 of 1,016 cities and towns. It ranks best on natural hazard risk (low), suicide rate (low) and drug overdose deaths (low). It ranks worst on hot days (high), physical inactivity (high) and poor or fair health (high).

10Very low

Quality-of-life score: #14,063 of 15,651 cities and towns
Texas: #735 of 1,016 in TX
Population: 1,075 (2020-2024)
Land area: 1 mi²
Density: 1,598.0 /mi²
FIPS code: 4825348

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 69 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety96#665/15,637
Economy19#12,663/15,631
Housing44#8,385/14,977
Health26#11,528/15,609
Healthcare1#15,549/15,650
Environment20#12,417/15,453
Education16#13,134/15,649
Infrastructure3#15,124/15,650
Community5#14,891/15,651
Leisure & amenities14#13,412/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Falcon Lake Estates, Texas ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Zapata County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Natural hazard risk · low0.9
100/100Texas 39.62025Federal Emergency Management AgencyZapata County value
Suicide rate · low0.0 /100k
100/100Texas 14.4 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100k2024Centers for Disease Control and PreventionZapata County value
Drug overdose deaths · low0.0 /100k
99/100Texas 13.4 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataZapata County value
Property crime rate · low255 /100k
98/100Texas 1,786 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationZapata County value
Violent crime rate · low51 /100k
97/100Texas 345 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationZapata County value
Job growth · high3.7%
96/100Texas 0.6%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional dataZapata County value

Weaknesses

Hot days · high189 days
0/100Texas 111 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationZapata County value
Physical inactivity · high52.1%
0/100Texas 29.6%United States 26.5%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Poor or fair health · high46.3%
0/100Texas 23.2%United States 19.9%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Distance to an emergency room · high41.4 mi
0/100Texas 5.5 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesZapata County value
Dental care shortage · high21.0
0/100Texas 5.8United States 5.7Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationZapata County value
Social associations · low0.0 /10k
0/100Texas 7.3 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteZapata County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
738 (2015-2019) → 1,075 (2020-2024)
+46%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Child poverty rateWorsening
11.1% (2015-2019) → 51.7% (2020-2024)
+41 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
63.3% (2015-2019) → 25.0% (2020-2024)
−38 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
High school diploma or higherWorsening
79.0% (2015-2019) → 45.3% (2020-2024)
−34 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.0% → 89.6%
Poverty rateWorsening
7.9% (2015-2019) → 33.0% (2020-2024)
+25 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 12.3% → 12.1%
Bachelor's degree or higherWorsening
25.7% (2015-2019) → 10.3% (2020-2024)
−15 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Falcon Lake Estates, Texas improved on 0 of 4 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 3 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved0

No measure improved by more than its margin of error.

Declined1

High school+−34 points79.0% → 45.3%

All 4 measures

Change of every measure of Falcon Lake Estates, Texas between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Broadband subscriptions	81.7%2015-2019	72.8%2020-2024	−8.9 points	Within the margin of error	1%
High school diploma or higher	79.0%2015-2019	45.3%2020-2024	−34 points	Declined	0%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3402015-2019	0.4332020-2024	+0.093	Within the margin of error	6%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15075 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Falcon Lake Estates, Texas five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Falcon Lake Estates, Texas in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Falcon Lake Estates, Texas five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

For comparison, Falcon Lake Estates, Texas itself moved −37.2 points in standing on average over the same 3 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,075 residents (±430)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 men (+14.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,075 residents (±430)

Falcon Lake Estates, Texas
Texas share

White7.4%†80
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino93%†995
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races0.0%0

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: White (−27.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

660 residents (±266)

Falcon Lake Estates, Texas
Texas share

No high school diploma55%†361
High school or GED25%†167
Some college8.5%†56
Associate degree1.2%†8
Bachelor's degree7.7%†51
Graduate degree2.6%†17

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: No high school diploma (+33.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

382 households (±135)

Falcon Lake Estates, Texas
Texas share

Under $25k30%†115
$25k–50k17%†64
$50k–75k17%†64
$75k–100k20%†78
$100k–150k7.1%†27
$150k–200k8.9%†34
$200k or more0.0%0

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

382 households (±135)

Falcon Lake Estates, Texas
Texas share

Own76%†291
Rent24%†91

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

91 households (±74)

Falcon Lake Estates, Texas
Texas share

Under $75044%†40
$750–1,00031%†28
$1,000–1,50025%†23

Home values

291 homes (±121)

Falcon Lake Estates, Texas
Texas share

Under $150k54%†156
$150k–250k37%†109
$250k–400k8.9%†26

Age of homes

490 homes (±141)

Falcon Lake Estates, Texas
Texas share

2010 or later17%†85
2000–200915%†73
1980–199942%†208

Size of homes

490 homes (±141)

Falcon Lake Estates, Texas
Texas share

Studio3.9%†19
1 bedroom6.7%†33
2 bedrooms17%†83

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

416 workers (±235)

Falcon Lake Estates, Texas
Texas share

Drive alone88%†368
Carpool5.3%†22
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home6.3%†26
Other0.0%0

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

390 workers (±231)

Falcon Lake Estates, Texas
Texas share

Under 15 min56%†217
15–29 min5.4%†21
30–44 min2.1%†8

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Zapata, TX

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Zapata County, the county holding most of Falcon Lake Estates's residents.

Zapata County has 143 employer establishments, 104 for every 10,000 residents (0.42× the US rate of 248; 0.48× Texas's), with 1,758 paid employees at an average annual pay of $30,974. The Census Bureau also counts 1,752 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 143; 1,752 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 104; US 248 · Texas 218
Paid employees: 1,758
Average annual pay: $30,974; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Zapata County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	15	10.9	0.59×Fewer than typical	177	$14,503	30
Ambulatory health care services	12	8.7	0.42×Fewer than typical	424	$18,776	46
Gasoline stations	8	5.8	1.79×Too few to compare	58	$20,017	—
General merchandise stores	8	5.8	3.29×Too few to compare	45	$21,778	6
Full-service restaurants	7	5.1	0.66×Too few to compare	65	$11,185	19
Limited-service restaurants	7	5.1	0.63×Too few to compare	109	$16,661	5
Grocery and convenience stores	6	4.4	1.47×Too few to compare	105	$21,276	7
Offices of other health practitioners	5	3.6	0.60×Too few to compare	23	$29,739	16
Specialty trade contractors	5	3.6	0.23×Too few to compare	29	$52,517	203
Individual and family services	4	2.9	1.04×Too few to compare	142	$13,380	8
Traveler accommodation	4	2.9	1.61×Too few to compare	20	$19,500	4
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries	3	2.2	0.82×Too few to compare	5	$20,000	11

Rank places for an industry Open Zapata County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 13,765 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Falcon Lake Estates is mostly in Zapata County.

See federal money in Zapata County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Falcon Lake Estates, Texas is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Henry CuellarD-TX-28 · 100% of residentsWith party 65%Missed 1.3%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Zapata County9100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Zapata, TX11

Other cities and towns in Zapata County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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