Alaquines

Alaquines is a municipality of San Luis Potosí with 7,785 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,272 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years.

Demographics of Alaquines

Demographic structure of Alaquines according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,143 people under 15 years old (27.5%), 4,547 people of working age (58.4%) and 1,095 elderly over 65 years old (14.1%).

0-14 years

2,143

27.5% of the population

15-64 years

4,547

58.4% - Working age

65+ years

1,095

14.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

71.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Alaquines

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	342	354	696	8.9%
5-9 years	349	375	724	9.3%
10-14 years	365	358	723	9.3%
15-19 years	344	355	699	9%
20-24 years	255	329	584	7.5%
25-29 years	243	288	531	6.8%
30-34 years	209	262	471	6.1%
35-39 years	192	247	439	5.6%
40-44 years	213	174	387	5%
45-49 years	178	224	402	5.2%
50-54 years	184	199	383	4.9%
55-59 years	170	181	351	4.5%
60-64 years	153	147	300	3.9%
65-69 years	138	134	272	3.5%
70-74 years	131	111	242	3.1%
75-79 years	125	93	218	2.8%
80-84 years	73	74	147	1.9%
85+ years	123	93	216	2.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Alaquines

Population Origin

Born in State

7,479

96.1%

Born in Another State

199

2.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

52

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

89

1.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

89

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

208

9.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

11

0.1% of the population

Men / Women

5 / 6

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

589

7.6%

With Limitation

1,198

15.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	284
Visual	247
Hearing	153
Speech	95
Mental	149

Education in Alaquines

Literacy and Schooling

In Alaquines, 631 people aged 15 and over can read and write (63100%), while 526 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years (6.3 men, 7.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	292	234	526	52600%
Incomplete primary	705	467	1,172	117200%
Complete primary	437	378	815	81500%
Incomplete secondary	140	188	328	32800%
Complete secondary	774	1,097	1,871	187100%
Post-basic education (18+)	314	463	777	77700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	86
6-11 years	28
12-14 years	38

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 70 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	25	0	25
Primaria	24	0	24
Secundaria	17	0	17
Media Superior	0	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Alaquines

In Alaquines, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,951 people. Of those, 2,834 are employed and 117 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 4%.

Total EAP

2,951

H: 2,037 / M: 914

Employed Population

2,834

H: 1,928 / M: 906

Unemployment Rate

4%

117 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,103

H: 885 / M: 2,218

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	6,584	84.6%
IMSS	484	6.2%
ISSSTE	168	2.2%
ISSSTE estatal	1	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	5	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,527	71%
IMSS Bienestar	441	5.7%
Private insurance	4	0.1%
Other institution	1	0%
Without health coverage	1,165	15%

Marital Status and Religion in Alaquines

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,575

357500%

Single

1,834

183400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

665

66500%

Households

Total Households

2,181

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

1,577

72.3%

Female-headed

604

27.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	7,346	94.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	205	2.6%
No religion	198	2.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Alaquines

Alaquines has 3,430 total dwellings, of which 2,183 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,023	92.8%
Earthen floor	158	7.3%
1 bedroom	803	36.9%
2+ bedrooms	1,378	63.2%
1 room	78	3.6%
2 rooms	373	17.1%
3+ rooms	1,730	79.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.4%

2,122 dwellings

Piped Water

71.5%

1,558 dwellings

With Drainage

66.3%

1,445 dwellings

All Services

49.9%

1,088 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,122	97.4%
Without electricity	59	2.7%
Public water network	1,558	71.5%
Hauled water	872	40%
Other water source	623	28.6%
With water tank	1,402	64.3%
With cistern	527	24.2%
With toilet	911	41.8%
With latrine	1,208	55.4%
With drainage	1,445	66.3%
Without drainage	736	33.8%
With all services	1,088	49.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	28	1.3%

Goods and Technology in Alaquines

Household equipment in Alaquines according to the 2020 Census. 12.2% of dwellings have internet and 62.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,699	78%
Washing machine	1,555	71.4%
Microwave oven	744	34.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	826	37.9%
Motorcycle	288	13.2%
Bicycle	203	9.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,789	82.1%
Radio	892	40.9%
Landline phone	375	17.2%
Cell phone	1,360	62.4%
Computer	170	7.8%
Internet	266	12.2%
Pay TV	1,256	57.6%
Streaming platforms	19	0.9%
Video game console	19	0.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

268

12.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

694

31.8%

No Computer or Internet

1,812

83.2%

No ICT at All

186

8.5%

Companies and Economy in Alaquines

The main economic sectors of Alaquines are Comercio al por menor with 52 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	52
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	12
Servicios educativos	8
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	6
Industrias manufactureras	5

Poverty and Social Development in Alaquines

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Alaquines has a poverty rate of 82.6% and extreme poverty of 25.7%.

Poverty

82.6%

6,961 people

Extreme Poverty

25.7%

2,165 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

15%

1,269 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.8%

65 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.6%

137 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	33.6%	2,833
Lack of access to health services	6.7%	563
Lack of access to social security	82.9%	6,990
Lack of housing quality and spaces	13%	1,098
Lack of access to basic housing services	65%	5,485
Lack of access to food	26.3%	2,218
Income below welfare line	83.3%	7,026
Income below minimum welfare line	53.2%	4,487

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	76.4%	24.7%	18.7%	2.1%	0
2015	82.6%	25.7%	15%	1.6%	0

Crime in Alaquines

In the last 12 months, 46 crimes were recorded in Alaquines. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	3
2025/10	4
2025/09	5
2025/08	3
2025/07	3
2025/06	6
2025/05	6
2025/03	3
2025/02	6
2025/01	3
2024/11	1

Health in Alaquines

Alaquines has 7 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Alaquines

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Alaquines	1,177	1,284
Martínez	985	1,317
La Cañada	829	1,357
Rancho de Pro	807	1,328
El Sabino	467	1,263
San José del Corito	406	1,417
San José de Palmas	345	1,173
Olla del Durazno (Joya del Durazno)	282	1,260
Las Huertas	211	1,321
Nueva Reforma	205	1,397

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