Cosío

Cosío is a municipality of Aguascalientes with 17,000 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,969 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years.

Demographics of Cosío

Demographic structure of Cosío according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,183 people under 15 years old (30.5%), 10,699 people of working age (62.9%) and 1,118 elderly over 65 years old (6.6%).

0-14 years

5,183

30.5% of the population

15-64 years

10,699

62.9% - Working age

65+ years

1,118

6.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cosío

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	836	910	1,746	10.3%
5-9 years	920	857	1,777	10.5%
10-14 years	844	816	1,660	9.8%
15-19 years	836	883	1,719	10.1%
20-24 years	770	784	1,554	9.1%
25-29 years	671	660	1,331	7.8%
30-34 years	531	630	1,161	6.8%
35-39 years	502	563	1,065	6.3%
40-44 years	485	560	1,045	6.1%
45-49 years	449	472	921	5.4%
50-54 years	349	423	772	4.5%
55-59 years	322	314	636	3.7%
60-64 years	224	271	495	2.9%
65-69 years	192	179	371	2.2%
70-74 years	151	155	306	1.8%
75-79 years	97	98	195	1.1%
80-84 years	51	63	114	0.7%
85+ years	62	70	132	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cosío

Population Origin

Born in State

15,495

91.1%

Born in Another State

1,385

8.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

297

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

7

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

7

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

15

0.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

2,155

12.7% of the population

Men / Women

1,052 / 1,103

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

805

4.7%

With Limitation

1,933

11.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	432
Visual	305
Hearing	148
Speech	118
Mental	127

Education in Cosío

Literacy and Schooling

In Cosío, 371 people aged 15 and over can read and write (37100%), while 358 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years (9.1 men, 9.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	184	174	358	35800%
Incomplete primary	608	627	1,235	123500%
Complete primary	641	778	1,419	141900%
Incomplete secondary	115	134	249	24900%
Complete secondary	2,061	2,262	4,323	432300%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,844	1,877	3,721	372100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	423
6-11 years	99
12-14 years	77

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 41 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	11	11
Primaria	11	11
Secundaria	8	8
Media Superior	8	8

Employment and Social Security in Cosío

In Cosío, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,010 people. Of those, 6,883 are employed and 127 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

7,010

H: 4,580 / M: 2,430

Employed Population

6,883

H: 4,482 / M: 2,401

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

127 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,774

H: 1,590 / M: 4,184

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	14,651	86.2%
IMSS	7,252	42.7%
ISSSTE	1,088	6.4%
ISSSTE estatal	91	0.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	12	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,439	37.9%
IMSS Bienestar	13	0.1%
Private insurance	33	0.2%
Other institution	36	0.2%
Without health coverage	2,347	13.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Cosío

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,532

753200%

Single

4,073

407300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,215

121500%

Households

Total Households

3,937

4.3 average occupants

Male-headed

3,048

77.4%

Female-headed

889

22.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	15,806	93%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	769	4.5%
Other religions	8	0%
No religion	409	2.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Cosío

Cosío has 4,845 total dwellings, of which 3,938 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,891	98.9%
Earthen floor	40	1%
1 bedroom	1,006	25.6%
2+ bedrooms	2,925	74.4%
1 room	120	3.1%
2 rooms	490	12.5%
3+ rooms	3,321	84.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.3%

3,906 dwellings

Piped Water

99.2%

3,900 dwellings

With Drainage

98.8%

3,884 dwellings

All Services

97.8%

3,847 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,906	99.3%
Without electricity	25	0.6%
Public water network	3,900	99.2%
Hauled water	2,287	58.1%
Other water source	31	0.8%
With water tank	3,068	78%
With cistern	320	8.1%
With toilet	3,842	97.7%
With latrine	10	0.3%
With drainage	3,884	98.8%
Without drainage	47	1.2%
With all services	3,847	97.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Cosío

Household equipment in Cosío according to the 2020 Census. 44.3% of dwellings have internet and 87.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,518	89.4%
Washing machine	3,203	81.4%
Microwave oven	1,688	42.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,115	53.8%
Motorcycle	855	21.7%
Bicycle	2,211	56.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,671	93.3%
Radio	2,752	70%
Landline phone	549	14%
Cell phone	3,424	87.1%
Computer	1,005	25.6%
Internet	1,741	44.3%
Pay TV	1,664	42.3%
Streaming platforms	223	5.7%
Video game console	191	4.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

139

3.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

414

10.5%

No Computer or Internet

1,912

48.6%

No ICT at All

50

1.3%

Companies and Economy in Cosío

The main economic sectors of Cosío are Comercio al por menor with 256 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	256
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	103
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	75
Industrias manufactureras	25
Industrias manufactureras	14

Poverty and Social Development in Cosío

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cosío has a poverty rate of 43.2% and extreme poverty of 2.8%.

Poverty

43.2%

6,620 people

Extreme Poverty

2.8%

432 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.7%

5,004 people

Vulnerable by Income

8%

1,232 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

16.1%

2,466 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	14.7%	2,251
Lack of access to health services	5.5%	846
Lack of access to social security	62.7%	9,608
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.9%	1,215
Lack of access to basic housing services	7.6%	1,167
Lack of access to food	20.7%	3,175
Income below welfare line	51.2%	7,852
Income below minimum welfare line	16.6%	2,546

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	54.2%	5.3%	28.5%	11.6%	0
2015	43.2%	2.8%	32.7%	16.1%	0

Crime in Cosío

In the last 12 months, 388 crimes were recorded in Cosío. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	25
2025/11	35
2025/10	42
2025/09	22
2025/08	28
2025/07	28
2025/06	36
2025/05	23
2025/04	42
2025/03	38
2025/02	38
2025/01	31

Health in Cosío

Cosío has 5 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 4 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Cosío

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Cosío	5,870	2,004
La Punta	2,607	1,950
El Refugio de Providencia (Providencia)	1,578	1,961
El Salero	1,540	2,040
Santa María de la Paz	1,096	1,967
El Refugio de Agua Zarca	997	1,967
Soledad de Arriba	851	1,998
Soledad de Abajo [Estación de Adames]	747	1,980
Zacatequillas	461	1,999
La Esperanza (El Salerito)	423	1,963

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