General Zaragoza

General Zaragoza is a municipality of Nuevo León with 6,282 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,924 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8 years.

Demographics of General Zaragoza

Demographic structure of General Zaragoza according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,852 people under 15 years old (29.5%), 3,718 people of working age (59.2%) and 712 elderly over 65 years old (11.3%).

0-14 years

1,852

29.5% of the population

15-64 years

3,718

59.2% - Working age

65+ years

712

11.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

69%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of General Zaragoza

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	287	277	564	9%
5-9 years	310	323	633	10.1%
10-14 years	334	321	655	10.4%
15-19 years	322	285	607	9.7%
20-24 years	231	214	445	7.1%
25-29 years	178	218	396	6.3%
30-34 years	187	198	385	6.1%
35-39 years	183	182	365	5.8%
40-44 years	191	172	363	5.8%
45-49 years	190	163	353	5.6%
50-54 years	166	129	295	4.7%
55-59 years	119	137	256	4.1%
60-64 years	137	116	253	4%
65-69 years	113	93	206	3.3%
70-74 years	98	98	196	3.1%
75-79 years	88	50	138	2.2%
80-84 years	47	40	87	1.4%
85+ years	43	42	85	1.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in General Zaragoza

Population Origin

Born in State

6,019

95.8%

Born in Another State

242

3.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

35

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

4

0.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

13

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

7 / 6

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

355

5.7%

With Limitation

852

13.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	182
Visual	143
Hearing	97
Speech	60
Mental	65

Education in General Zaragoza

Literacy and Schooling

In General Zaragoza, 248 people aged 15 and over can read and write (24800%), while 192 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8 years (8 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	84	108	192	19200%
Incomplete primary	444	378	822	82200%
Complete primary	414	414	828	82800%
Incomplete secondary	60	52	112	11200%
Complete secondary	636	574	1,210	121000%
Post-basic education (18+)	548	508	1,056	105600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	92
6-11 years	14
12-14 years	21

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 103 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	38	38
Primaria	36	36
Secundaria	27	27
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in General Zaragoza

In General Zaragoza, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,293 people. Of those, 2,270 are employed and 23 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

2,293

H: 1,616 / M: 677

Employed Population

2,270

H: 1,599 / M: 671

Unemployment Rate

1%

23 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,521

H: 865 / M: 1,656

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,492	87.4%
IMSS	357	5.7%
ISSSTE	243	3.9%
ISSSTE estatal	89	1.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,691	74.7%
IMSS Bienestar	10	0.2%
Private insurance	19	0.3%
Other institution	113	1.8%
Without health coverage	782	12.4%

Marital Status and Religion in General Zaragoza

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,768

276800%

Single

1,589

158900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

461

46100%

Households

Total Households

1,656

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

1,135

68.5%

Female-headed

521

31.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	4,722	75.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,009	16.1%
No religion	544	8.7%

Housing and Basic Services in General Zaragoza

General Zaragoza has 2,437 total dwellings, of which 1,657 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,268	76.7%
Earthen floor	380	23%
1 bedroom	606	36.7%
2+ bedrooms	1,042	63%
1 room	57	3.4%
2 rooms	359	21.7%
3+ rooms	1,232	74.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.3%

1,609 dwellings

Piped Water

79.1%

1,308 dwellings

With Drainage

82.7%

1,367 dwellings

All Services

69.1%

1,142 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,609	97.3%
Without electricity	39	2.4%
Public water network	1,308	79.1%
Hauled water	794	48%
Other water source	340	20.6%
With water tank	274	16.6%
With cistern	30	1.8%
With toilet	961	58.1%
With latrine	590	35.7%
With drainage	1,367	82.7%
Without drainage	281	17%
With all services	1,142	69.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	13	0.8%

Goods and Technology in General Zaragoza

Household equipment in General Zaragoza according to the 2020 Census. 7.7% of dwellings have internet and 77.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,169	70.7%
Washing machine	1,116	67.5%
Microwave oven	396	24%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	717	43.4%
Motorcycle	182	11%
Bicycle	327	19.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,179	71.3%
Radio	674	40.8%
Landline phone	139	8.4%
Cell phone	1,287	77.9%
Computer	195	11.8%
Internet	127	7.7%
Pay TV	861	52.1%
Streaming platforms	13	0.8%
Video game console	21	1.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

311

18.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

344

20.8%

No Computer or Internet

1,405

85%

No ICT at All

158

9.6%

Companies and Economy in General Zaragoza

The main economic sectors of General Zaragoza are Comercio al por menor with 91 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	91
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	23
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	18
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	15
Servicios educativos	13

Poverty and Social Development in General Zaragoza

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, General Zaragoza has a poverty rate of 60.2% and extreme poverty of 14.2%.

Poverty

60.2%

3,611 people

Extreme Poverty

14.2%

850 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

36.6%

2,197 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.9%

51 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.4%

141 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.1%	1,686
Lack of access to health services	4.8%	287
Lack of access to social security	92.4%	5,546
Lack of housing quality and spaces	31.2%	1,871
Lack of access to basic housing services	41.9%	2,512
Lack of access to food	8.4%	503
Income below welfare line	61%	3,662
Income below minimum welfare line	29.9%	1,793

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	65.2%	25.1%	30.1%	4.2%	0
2015	60.2%	14.2%	36.6%	2.4%	0

Crime in General Zaragoza

In the last 12 months, 32 crimes were recorded in General Zaragoza. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	6
2025/10	1
2025/09	4
2025/08	2
2025/07	2
2025/06	2
2025/05	4
2025/04	3
2025/03	1
2025/02	2
2025/01	4
2024/12	1

Health in General Zaragoza

General Zaragoza has 14 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 13 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of General Zaragoza

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
General Zaragoza	2,986	1,373
La Joya de Alardín	253	1,336
La Encantada	189	2,696
El Refugio	183	2,369
Joya de San Diego	168	2,601
Siberia	164	2,620
San Francisco	162	2,515
El Salitre	160	1,624
La Cieneguita	126	2,341
Tepozanes	126	2,299

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