County profile
Zavala County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#1894 of 3,127 US counties by GDPbottom-quartile growthmore diversified than 35% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$935.0M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
-2.2%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,367
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
96
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$52.6k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
9,037
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
7.3%
Median HH income
$36.7k±$5.8k
Bachelor's degree+
11.1%±6.3% · low reliability
Poverty rate
33.9%±9.5%
Business applications
94 · 2025
Retail establishments
16
17.4/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Ecoloclean Industries, Inc.Industrials$387.7k——HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Construction24%
Retail trade17%
Mining & energy14%
Food & accommodation11%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
9,037
residents · 2025 · -6.5% since 2020
Income per capita $45.5k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−725
International migration+1
Natural change+96
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$577.9M2019
$444.9M2020
$706.1M2021
$909.3M2022
$955.8M2023
$935.0M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$98.8k±$17.4k
Median gross rent
$548/mo±$209/mo
Vacancy rate
17.1%±5.0%
Affordability
1.9× wages
Residential permits
$0
0 units · 0.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
53.6
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$973/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 94Heat wave 77Hurricane 60
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -100% since 202132021
22022
22023
22024
02025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
60.1 km
I-35
Nearest freight rail
41.0 km
UP
Nearest port
246.6 km
PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI PUBLIC OIL (BARGE) DOCK NO. 10
Nearest commercial airport
126.6 km
DEL RIO INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$52.6k
avg. annual pay · +32% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Zavala?
Zavala's economy produced $935.0M in 2024, contracting 2.2% year over year — slower than 86% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.