Asientos

Asientos is a municipality of Aguascalientes with 51,536 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,029 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.5 years.

Demographics of Asientos

Demographic structure of Asientos according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 16,266 people under 15 years old (31.6%), 31,919 people of working age (61.9%) and 3,331 elderly over 65 years old (6.5%).

0-14 years

16,266

31.6% of the population

15-64 years

31,919

61.9% - Working age

65+ years

3,331

6.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Asientos

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,688	2,733	5,421	10.5%
5-9 years	2,741	2,732	5,473	10.6%
10-14 years	2,660	2,712	5,372	10.4%
15-19 years	2,723	2,559	5,282	10.2%
20-24 years	2,256	2,261	4,517	8.8%
25-29 years	1,893	2,079	3,972	7.7%
30-34 years	1,719	1,951	3,670	7.1%
35-39 years	1,539	1,749	3,288	6.4%
40-44 years	1,402	1,606	3,008	5.8%
45-49 years	1,361	1,359	2,720	5.3%
50-54 years	1,105	1,194	2,299	4.5%
55-59 years	883	914	1,797	3.5%
60-64 years	650	716	1,366	2.7%
65-69 years	507	539	1,046	2%
70-74 years	425	434	859	1.7%
75-79 years	285	293	578	1.1%
80-84 years	217	210	427	0.8%
85+ years	197	224	421	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Asientos

Population Origin

Born in State

45,117

87.5%

Born in Another State

6,025

11.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

936

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

22

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

22

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

43

0.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

225

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

110 / 115

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,886

5.6%

With Limitation

4,551

8.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,425
Visual	1,206
Hearing	514
Speech	379
Mental	505

Education in Asientos

Literacy and Schooling

In Asientos, 1,242 people aged 15 and over can read and write (124200%), while 1,223 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.5 years (8.4 men, 8.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	650	573	1,223	122300%
Incomplete primary	2,425	2,090	4,515	451500%
Complete primary	2,499	2,558	5,057	505700%
Incomplete secondary	668	476	1,144	114400%
Complete secondary	6,013	7,001	13,014	1301400%
Post-basic education (18+)	4,237	4,655	8,892	889200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,509
6-11 years	283
12-14 years	331

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 156 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	51	51
Primaria	51	51
Secundaria	30	30
Media Superior	22	22

Employment and Social Security in Asientos

In Asientos, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 21,440 people. Of those, 21,014 are employed and 426 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

21,440

H: 14,298 / M: 7,142

Employed Population

21,014

H: 13,945 / M: 7,069

Unemployment Rate

2%

426 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

16,864

H: 4,349 / M: 12,515

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	43,922	85.2%
IMSS	17,762	34.5%
ISSSTE	1,908	3.7%
ISSSTE estatal	394	0.8%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	17	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	23,997	46.6%
IMSS Bienestar	24	0%
Private insurance	93	0.2%
Other institution	101	0.2%
Without health coverage	7,590	14.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Asientos

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

22,095

2209500%

Single

13,043

1304300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,259

325900%

Households

Total Households

12,542

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

9,351

74.6%

Female-headed

3,191

25.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	48,757	94.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,648	3.2%
Other religions	14	0%
No religion	1,079	2.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Asientos

Asientos has 15,353 total dwellings, of which 12,544 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	12,330	98.4%
Earthen floor	184	1.5%
1 bedroom	3,617	28.9%
2+ bedrooms	8,897	71%
1 room	487	3.9%
2 rooms	1,564	12.5%
3+ rooms	10,462	83.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.1%

12,420 dwellings

Piped Water

98.9%

12,390 dwellings

With Drainage

96.3%

12,067 dwellings

All Services

95.4%

11,951 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	12,420	99.1%
Without electricity	95	0.8%
Public water network	12,390	98.9%
Hauled water	7,637	60.9%
Other water source	124	1%
With water tank	10,453	83.4%
With cistern	1,834	14.6%
With toilet	11,968	95.5%
With latrine	75	0.6%
With drainage	12,067	96.3%
Without drainage	447	3.6%
With all services	11,951	95.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	13	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Asientos

Household equipment in Asientos according to the 2020 Census. 36.1% of dwellings have internet and 85.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	11,071	88.4%
Washing machine	10,306	82.3%
Microwave oven	5,351	42.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	6,639	53%
Motorcycle	3,174	25.3%
Bicycle	5,587	44.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	11,794	94.1%
Radio	8,897	71%
Landline phone	1,690	13.5%
Cell phone	10,682	85.3%
Computer	2,826	22.6%
Internet	4,526	36.1%
Pay TV	3,882	31%
Streaming platforms	596	4.8%
Video game console	556	4.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

377

3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,447

11.5%

No Computer or Internet

7,206

57.5%

No ICT at All

177

1.4%

Companies and Economy in Asientos

The main economic sectors of Asientos are Comercio al por menor with 579 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	579
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	260
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	248
Industrias manufactureras	62
Servicios educativos	35

Poverty and Social Development in Asientos

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Asientos has a poverty rate of 54% and extreme poverty of 4.4%.

Poverty

54%

25,169 people

Extreme Poverty

4.4%

2,067 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

29%

13,544 people

Vulnerable by Income

7.7%

3,577 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

9.3%

4,335 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	19.8%	9,244
Lack of access to health services	6%	2,788
Lack of access to social security	69%	32,175
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.8%	3,633
Lack of access to basic housing services	16.2%	7,553
Lack of access to food	24.7%	11,494
Income below welfare line	61.7%	28,745
Income below minimum welfare line	24.4%	11,394

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	65.5%	8.5%	22.4%	6.8%	0
2015	54%	4.4%	29%	9.3%	0

Crime in Asientos

In the last 12 months, 802 crimes were recorded in Asientos. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	63
2025/11	56
2025/10	65
2025/09	69
2025/08	91
2025/07	58
2025/06	59
2025/05	67
2025/04	55
2025/03	63
2025/02	83
2025/01	73

Health in Asientos

Asientos has 17 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 17 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Asientos

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Villa Juárez	5,976	1,982
Asientos	5,248	2,168
Ciénega Grande	3,883	2,006
Guadalupe de Atlas	2,653	2,026
Lázaro Cárdenas	1,816	2,000
Noria del Borrego (Norias)	1,555	2,034
Pilotos	1,495	2,032
Bimbaletes Aguascalientes (El Álamo)	1,399	2,023
Molinos	1,327	2,096
Jarillas	1,178	2,045

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