Area median family income (HUD) in Zapata County
Area median family income (HUD) in Zapata County was $43,800 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 0.2% from 2025. That is the 253rd highest of 254 counties in 2026.
Area median family income (HUD) in Zapata County, 2010 to 2026
All 17 values
| Period | USD |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 43,800 |
| 2025 | 43,900 |
| 2024 | 41,600 |
| 2023 | 42,500 |
| 2022 | 47,100 |
| 2021 | 36,300 |
| 2020 | 42,200 |
| 2019 | 42,300 |
| 2018 | 38,100 |
| 2017 | 35,100 |
| 2016 | 38,200 |
| 2015 | 33,400 |
| 2014 | 28,700 |
| 2013 | 28,100 |
| 2012 | 23,500 |
| 2011 | 23,200 |
| 2010 | 34,100 |
Rankings
Definition
Median annual family income, in US dollars, that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates for the HUD area that contains the county, for the fiscal year. HUD bases it on American Community Survey family incomes, brought forward to the fiscal year, and uses it to set income limits for its programs: the very low income limit is 50 percent and the low income limit 80 percent of the area median for a family of four, with adjustments. Often called AMI.
A program parameter, not a survey estimate for the county itself: it differs from the Census Bureau median household income and from the American Community Survey median family income of the county. HUD sets one value per HUD area, a metropolitan area (sometimes split into HUD Metro FMR Areas) or a non-metropolitan county, so every county of a metropolitan area shows the same figure. Counties in the six New England states have no value, because HUD defines their areas by town and a county can span several areas. Where HUD splits off part of a county, the county value is the rest of the county: Howard County, Maryland, without Columbia until FY2015, and Crawford County, Missouri, without its part of Sullivan. The year is HUD's federal fiscal year: FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027.
How to cite
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. (2026). HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars (Area median family income (HUD), Zapata County, 2010 to 2026) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx
MLA 9
HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Area median family income (HUD), Zapata County, 2010 to 2026. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/zapata-county-texas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. 2026. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Area median family income (HUD), Zapata County, 2010 to 2026. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/zapata-county-texas.
Harvard
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (2026) HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars, Area median family income (HUD), Zapata County, 2010 to 2026 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/zapata-county-texas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{department_area_median_family_income_2026,
author = {{U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research}},
title = {{HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars: Area median family income (HUD), Zapata County, 2010 to 2026}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/hud-area-median-family-income/zapata-county-texas. Publisher attribution: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD USER. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il26/Section8-FY26.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the area median family income (HUD) in Zapata County?
Area median family income (HUD) in Zapata County was $43,800 in 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. That is down 0.2% from 2025. That is the 253rd highest of 254 counties in 2026.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research. HUD Section 8 income limits by county: area median family income, dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest area median family income (HUD) in Zapata County?
$47,100 in 2022, the highest value since 2010 in this series.