Victoria

Victoria is a municipality of Guanajuato with 21,253 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,760 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years.

Demographics of Victoria

Demographic structure of Victoria according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,487 people under 15 years old (30.5%), 12,823 people of working age (60.3%) and 1,942 elderly over 65 years old (9.1%).

0-14 years

6,487

30.5% of the population

15-64 years

12,823

60.3% - Working age

65+ years

1,942

9.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

65.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Victoria

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,059	1,095	2,154	10.1%
5-9 years	1,105	1,076	2,181	10.3%
10-14 years	1,047	1,105	2,152	10.1%
15-19 years	1,083	1,088	2,171	10.2%
20-24 years	815	1,014	1,829	8.6%
25-29 years	732	895	1,627	7.7%
30-34 years	564	753	1,317	6.2%
35-39 years	568	705	1,273	6%
40-44 years	534	631	1,165	5.5%
45-49 years	460	565	1,025	4.8%
50-54 years	441	525	966	4.5%
55-59 years	342	430	772	3.6%
60-64 years	304	374	678	3.2%
65-69 years	262	293	555	2.6%
70-74 years	205	242	447	2.1%
75-79 years	173	182	355	1.7%
80-84 years	98	140	238	1.1%
85+ years	143	204	347	1.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Victoria

Population Origin

Born in State

19,410

91.3%

Born in Another State

1,690

8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

263

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

46

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

43

93.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

142

2.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

108

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

43 / 65

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,174

5.5%

With Limitation

2,153

10.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	598
Visual	519
Hearing	324
Speech	197
Mental	227

Education in Victoria

Literacy and Schooling

In Victoria, 1,245 people aged 15 and over can read and write (124500%), while 1,580 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years (8.1 men, 8.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	659	921	1,580	158000%
Incomplete primary	614	537	1,151	115100%
Complete primary	1,314	1,177	2,491	249100%
Incomplete secondary	190	106	296	29600%
Complete secondary	2,069	2,849	4,918	491800%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,595	2,098	3,693	369300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	278
6-11 years	50
12-14 years	81

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 130 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	48	0	48
Primaria	51	0	51
Secundaria	18	0	18
Media Superior	10	1	11
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Victoria

In Victoria, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,048 people. Of those, 8,945 are employed and 103 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

9,048

H: 5,415 / M: 3,633

Employed Population

8,945

H: 5,329 / M: 3,616

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

103 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,920

H: 1,881 / M: 5,039

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	17,895	84.2%
IMSS	1,168	5.5%
ISSSTE	1,368	6.4%
ISSSTE estatal	202	1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	14,491	68.2%
IMSS Bienestar	556	2.6%
Private insurance	223	1%
Other institution	43	0.2%
Without health coverage	3,352	15.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Victoria

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,684

868400%

Single

5,974

597400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,382

138200%

Households

Total Households

5,471

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

3,496

63.9%

Female-headed

1,975

36.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,361	95.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	248	1.2%
Other religions	18	0.1%
No religion	618	2.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Victoria

Victoria has 7,422 total dwellings, of which 5,473 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,099	93.9%
Earthen floor	359	6.6%
1 bedroom	1,892	34.8%
2+ bedrooms	3,566	65.7%
1 room	208	3.8%
2 rooms	1,040	19.2%
3+ rooms	4,210	77.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.1%

5,329 dwellings

Piped Water

88.8%

4,824 dwellings

With Drainage

83.9%

4,556 dwellings

All Services

77.7%

4,221 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,329	98.1%
Without electricity	129	2.4%
Public water network	4,824	88.8%
Hauled water	2,731	50.3%
Other water source	634	11.7%
With water tank	4,478	82.5%
With cistern	1,140	21%
With toilet	4,415	81.3%
With latrine	314	5.8%
With drainage	4,556	83.9%
Without drainage	902	16.6%
With all services	4,221	77.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	66	1.2%

Goods and Technology in Victoria

Household equipment in Victoria according to the 2020 Census. 34.4% of dwellings have internet and 66.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,352	80.1%
Washing machine	2,581	47.5%
Microwave oven	1,485	27.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,481	45.7%
Motorcycle	538	9.9%
Bicycle	1,896	34.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,510	83.1%
Radio	2,207	40.6%
Landline phone	740	13.6%
Cell phone	3,630	66.9%
Computer	1,034	19%
Internet	1,866	34.4%
Pay TV	2,044	37.6%
Streaming platforms	131	2.4%
Video game console	113	2.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

750

13.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,620

29.8%

No Computer or Internet

3,285

60.5%

No ICT at All

495

9.1%

Companies and Economy in Victoria

The main economic sectors of Victoria are Comercio al por menor with 222 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	222
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	70
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	66
Industrias manufactureras	28
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	24

Poverty and Social Development in Victoria

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Victoria has a poverty rate of 56.1% and extreme poverty of 6.3%.

Poverty

56.1%

10,375 people

Extreme Poverty

6.3%

1,170 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

37.1%

6,855 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.6%

297 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.3%

976 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	22.1%	4,086
Lack of access to health services	6%	1,110
Lack of access to social security	83.7%	15,494
Lack of housing quality and spaces	12.2%	2,265
Lack of access to basic housing services	44.3%	8,198
Lack of access to food	14.4%	2,662
Income below welfare line	57.7%	10,671
Income below minimum welfare line	24.1%	4,462

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	76.6%	30.4%	18.7%	3.8%	0
2015	56.1%	6.3%	37.1%	5.3%	0

Crime in Victoria

In the last 12 months, 217 crimes were recorded in Victoria. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	17
2025/11	17
2025/10	17
2025/09	21
2025/08	14
2025/07	19
2025/06	21
2025/05	21
2025/04	17
2025/03	28
2025/02	15
2025/01	10

Health in Victoria

Victoria has 13 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 13 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Victoria

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Victoria	2,842	1,742
Cieneguilla	1,412	1,831
Tasajillo	1,078	1,732
Misión de Arnedo	1,074	1,790
Los Remedios (Cerro Grande)	1,002	1,773
El Carmen	842	1,906
Milpillas de Santiago	840	1,716
Palmillas	709	1,778
Los Linderos	669	1,754
Cañada de Moreno	495	1,956

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