Zaragoza

Zaragoza is a municipality of Puebla with 16,752 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,330 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.9 years.

Demographics of Zaragoza

Demographic structure of Zaragoza according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,609 people under 15 years old (27.5%), 10,844 people of working age (64.7%) and 1,299 elderly over 65 years old (7.8%).

0-14 years

4,609

27.5% of the population

15-64 years

10,844

64.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,299

7.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Zaragoza

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	770	730	1,500	9%
5-9 years	777	814	1,591	9.5%
10-14 years	768	750	1,518	9.1%
15-19 years	764	788	1,552	9.3%
20-24 years	641	713	1,354	8.1%
25-29 years	609	705	1,314	7.8%
30-34 years	497	709	1,206	7.2%
35-39 years	513	667	1,180	7%
40-44 years	477	623	1,100	6.6%
45-49 years	455	569	1,024	6.1%
50-54 years	380	479	859	5.1%
55-59 years	292	338	630	3.8%
60-64 years	280	345	625	3.7%
65-69 years	170	246	416	2.5%
70-74 years	129	192	321	1.9%
75-79 years	118	142	260	1.6%
80-84 years	69	80	149	0.9%
85+ years	45	108	153	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Zaragoza

Population Origin

Born in State

15,236

91%

Born in Another State

1,449

8.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

479

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

755

4.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

752

99.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

2,084

47.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

147

0.9% of the population

Men / Women

68 / 79

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

943

5.6%

With Limitation

2,009

12%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	408
Visual	465
Hearing	218
Speech	142
Mental	152

Education in Zaragoza

Literacy and Schooling

In Zaragoza, 588 people aged 15 and over can read and write (58800%), while 545 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.9 years (10 men, 9.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	186	359	545	54500%
Incomplete primary	443	624	1,067	106700%
Complete primary	765	938	1,703	170300%
Incomplete secondary	178	160	338	33800%
Complete secondary	1,214	1,376	2,590	259000%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,436	2,941	5,377	537700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	169
6-11 years	34
12-14 years	43

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 28 are public and 5 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	11	0	11
Primaria	8	0	8
Secundaria	5	0	5
Media Superior	4	1	5
Superior	0	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Zaragoza

In Zaragoza, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,699 people. Of those, 7,594 are employed and 105 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

7,699

H: 4,396 / M: 3,303

Employed Population

7,594

H: 4,319 / M: 3,275

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

105 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,303

H: 1,475 / M: 3,828

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	11,799	70.4%
IMSS	1,443	8.6%
ISSSTE	2,200	13.1%
ISSSTE estatal	601	3.6%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	20	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,027	41.9%
IMSS Bienestar	554	3.3%
Private insurance	23	0.1%
Other institution	27	0.2%
Without health coverage	4,943	29.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Zaragoza

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,866

686600%

Single

4,236

423600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,933

193300%

Households

Total Households

4,417

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

2,770

62.7%

Female-headed

1,647

37.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	14,277	85.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,288	7.7%
Other religions	40	0.2%
No religion	1,129	6.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Zaragoza

Zaragoza has 5,760 total dwellings, of which 4,418 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,264	104.4%
Earthen floor	145	3.6%
1 bedroom	1,590	38.9%
2+ bedrooms	2,819	69%
1 room	252	6.2%
2 rooms	822	20.1%
3+ rooms	3,335	81.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

107.2%

4,378 dwellings

Piped Water

107.4%

4,385 dwellings

With Drainage

105%

4,287 dwellings

All Services

104.1%

4,250 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,378	107.2%
Without electricity	31	0.8%
Public water network	4,385	107.4%
Hauled water	4,217	103.3%
Other water source	24	0.6%
With water tank	3,482	85.3%
With cistern	864	21.2%
With toilet	4,103	100.5%
With latrine	281	6.9%
With drainage	4,287	105%
Without drainage	122	3%
With all services	4,250	104.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Zaragoza

Household equipment in Zaragoza according to the 2020 Census. 32.8% of dwellings have internet and 94.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,852	69.8%
Washing machine	2,656	65%
Microwave oven	1,252	30.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,606	39.3%
Motorcycle	299	7.3%
Bicycle	864	21.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,063	99.5%
Radio	3,033	74.3%
Landline phone	1,053	25.8%
Cell phone	3,857	94.4%
Computer	1,228	30.1%
Internet	1,340	32.8%
Pay TV	1,540	37.7%
Streaming platforms	263	6.4%
Video game console	175	4.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

173

4.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

427

10.5%

No Computer or Internet

2,722

66.7%

No ICT at All

68

1.7%

Companies and Economy in Zaragoza

The main economic sectors of Zaragoza are Comercio al por menor with 755 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	755
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	189
Industrias manufactureras	95
Servicios educativos	25
Industrias manufactureras	24

Poverty and Social Development in Zaragoza

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Zaragoza has a poverty rate of 60.5% and extreme poverty of 6.1%.

Poverty

60.5%

9,631 people

Extreme Poverty

6.1%

968 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

21.9%

3,480 people

Vulnerable by Income

7.1%

1,128 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

10.5%

1,673 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	14.6%	2,328
Lack of access to health services	19%	3,025
Lack of access to social security	71.4%	11,356
Lack of housing quality and spaces	11.9%	1,888
Lack of access to basic housing services	16.4%	2,606
Lack of access to food	17.4%	2,776
Income below welfare line	67.6%	10,759
Income below minimum welfare line	25.9%	4,116

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	57.5%	8.5%	19.4%	13.5%	0
2015	60.5%	6.1%	21.9%	10.5%	0

Crime in Zaragoza

In the last 12 months, 186 crimes were recorded in Zaragoza. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	19
2025/11	21
2025/10	18
2025/09	16
2025/08	11
2025/07	10
2025/06	13
2025/05	25
2025/04	11
2025/03	17
2025/02	13
2025/01	12

Health in Zaragoza

Zaragoza has 14 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Zaragoza

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Zaragoza	11,487	2,304
Morelos	1,621	2,325
Acuaco	1,268	2,272
Las Trancas	1,065	2,399
San José Buenavista	439	2,285
Xalehuala	378	2,357
El Retiro	190	2,576
Santa Anita	189	2,278
El Porvenir	87	2,339
Los Chorritos	22	2,265

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