Aquismón

Aquismón is a municipality of San Luis Potosí with 48,359 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 477 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7 years.

Demographics of Aquismón

Demographic structure of Aquismón according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 15,305 people under 15 years old (31.6%), 28,787 people of working age (59.5%) and 4,251 elderly over 65 years old (8.8%).

0-14 years

15,305

31.6% of the population

15-64 years

28,787

59.5% - Working age

65+ years

4,251

8.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

67.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Aquismón

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,513	2,524	5,037	10.4%
5-9 years	2,340	2,393	4,733	9.8%
10-14 years	2,826	2,709	5,535	11.4%
15-19 years	2,771	2,719	5,490	11.4%
20-24 years	1,847	1,933	3,780	7.8%
25-29 years	1,578	1,799	3,377	7%
30-34 years	1,474	1,674	3,148	6.5%
35-39 years	1,338	1,475	2,813	5.8%
40-44 years	1,366	1,363	2,729	5.6%
45-49 years	1,116	1,118	2,234	4.6%
50-54 years	962	985	1,947	4%
55-59 years	897	868	1,765	3.6%
60-64 years	781	723	1,504	3.1%
65-69 years	732	733	1,465	3%
70-74 years	584	535	1,119	2.3%
75-79 years	417	352	769	1.6%
80-84 years	276	243	519	1.1%
85+ years	188	191	379	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Aquismón

Population Origin

Born in State

46,264

95.7%

Born in Another State

1,922

4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,037

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

31,575

65.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

28,171

89.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2,970

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

37,963

303.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

2,188

4.5% of the population

Men / Women

1,122 / 1,066

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,686

5.6%

With Limitation

5,610

11.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,105
Visual	1,054
Hearing	730
Speech	588
Mental	649

Education in Aquismón

Literacy and Schooling

In Aquismón, 5,061 people aged 15 and over can read and write (506100%), while 4,175 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7 years (6.8 men, 7.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,809	2,366	4,175	417500%
Incomplete primary	3,138	2,144	5,282	528200%
Complete primary	3,057	2,517	5,574	557400%
Incomplete secondary	618	525	1,143	114300%
Complete secondary	4,680	5,547	10,227	1022700%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,533	2,970	5,503	550300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	448
6-11 years	135
12-14 years	385

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 308 are public and 11 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	107	1	108
Primaria	106	1	107
Secundaria	63	0	63
Media Superior	3	9	12

Employment and Social Security in Aquismón

In Aquismón, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 21,947 people. Of those, 21,680 are employed and 267 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

21,947

H: 14,600 / M: 7,347

Employed Population

21,680

H: 14,365 / M: 7,315

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

267 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

14,340

H: 3,381 / M: 10,959

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	37,536	77.6%
IMSS	3,369	7%
ISSSTE	737	1.5%
ISSSTE estatal	42	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	64	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	32,784	67.8%
IMSS Bienestar	1,370	2.8%
Private insurance	54	0.1%
Other institution	56	0.1%
Without health coverage	10,761	22.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Aquismón

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

21,295

2129500%

Single

11,780

1178000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,331

333100%

Households

Total Households

12,517

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

9,736

77.8%

Female-headed

2,781

22.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	40,597	83.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	5,785	12%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	1,872	3.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Aquismón

Aquismón has 15,234 total dwellings, of which 12,520 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	9,947	79.9%
Earthen floor	2,489	20%
1 bedroom	6,102	49%
2+ bedrooms	6,331	50.9%
1 room	1,152	9.3%
2 rooms	3,612	29%
3+ rooms	7,669	61.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

92.1%

11,466 dwellings

Piped Water

72.6%

9,032 dwellings

With Drainage

52.5%

6,538 dwellings

All Services

41.3%

5,137 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	11,466	92.1%
Without electricity	967	7.8%
Public water network	9,032	72.6%
Hauled water	3,628	29.2%
Other water source	3,403	27.3%
With water tank	5,433	43.7%
With cistern	2,756	22.1%
With toilet	3,767	30.3%
With latrine	8,155	65.5%
With drainage	6,538	52.5%
Without drainage	5,885	47.3%
With all services	5,137	41.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	409	3.3%

Goods and Technology in Aquismón

Household equipment in Aquismón according to the 2020 Census. 9% of dwellings have internet and 53% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,399	43.4%
Washing machine	2,995	24.1%
Microwave oven	1,087	8.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,593	12.8%
Motorcycle	1,212	9.7%
Bicycle	1,870	15%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,613	61.2%
Radio	6,769	54.4%
Landline phone	818	6.6%
Cell phone	6,594	53%
Computer	588	4.7%
Internet	1,118	9%
Pay TV	2,142	17.2%
Streaming platforms	84	0.7%
Video game console	69	0.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

2,616

21%

No Landline or Cell Phone

5,538

44.5%

No Computer or Internet

11,002

88.4%

No ICT at All

1,852

14.9%

Companies and Economy in Aquismón

The main economic sectors of Aquismón are Comercio al por menor with 229 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	229
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	50
Industrias manufactureras	47
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	24
Industrias manufactureras	12

Poverty and Social Development in Aquismón

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Aquismón has a poverty rate of 76.8% and extreme poverty of 28.1%.

Poverty

76.8%

40,268 people

Extreme Poverty

28.1%

14,751 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

21.4%

11,220 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.4%

229 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.4%

717 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	31.7%	16,613
Lack of access to health services	6.9%	3,597
Lack of access to social security	88.3%	46,276
Lack of housing quality and spaces	39.1%	20,478
Lack of access to basic housing services	85.8%	44,987
Lack of access to food	28.4%	14,872
Income below welfare line	77.2%	40,497
Income below minimum welfare line	40.9%	21,447

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	91.5%	65.8%	6.4%	1.4%	0
2015	76.8%	28.1%	21.4%	1.4%	0

Crime in Aquismón

In the last 12 months, 512 crimes were recorded in Aquismón. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	33
2025/11	57
2025/10	40
2025/09	45
2025/08	38
2025/07	43
2025/06	40
2025/05	44
2025/04	47
2025/03	48
2025/02	29
2025/01	48

Health in Aquismón

Aquismón has 33 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 31 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Aquismón

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tampate	3,366	70
Tamcuime	2,284	100
Aquismón	2,174	84
Tampemoche	1,787	402
Tanute	1,350	60
El Zopope	1,328	877
San Pedro de las Anonas	1,284	82
Paxaljá	1,147	618
El Aguacate	1,069	495
La Caldera	1,012	184

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