Cerro de San Pedro

Cerro de San Pedro is a municipality of San Luis Potosí with 5,050 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,919 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.4 years.

Demographics of Cerro de San Pedro

Demographic structure of Cerro de San Pedro according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,288 people under 15 years old (25.5%), 3,305 people of working age (65.4%) and 452 elderly over 65 years old (9%).

0-14 years

1,288

25.5% of the population

15-64 years

3,305

65.4% - Working age

65+ years

452

9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

52.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cerro de San Pedro

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	187	198	385	7.6%
5-9 years	247	221	468	9.3%
10-14 years	219	216	435	8.6%
15-19 years	231	244	475	9.4%
20-24 years	227	203	430	8.5%
25-29 years	179	161	340	6.7%
30-34 years	154	163	317	6.3%
35-39 years	173	194	367	7.3%
40-44 years	166	168	334	6.6%
45-49 years	164	174	338	6.7%
50-54 years	127	137	264	5.2%
55-59 years	123	118	241	4.8%
60-64 years	108	91	199	3.9%
65-69 years	90	66	156	3.1%
70-74 years	57	45	102	2%
75-79 years	50	44	94	1.9%
80-84 years	28	29	57	1.1%
85+ years	21	22	43	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cerro de San Pedro

Population Origin

Born in State

4,507

89.2%

Born in Another State

493

9.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

99

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

13

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

13

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

32

2.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

26

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

17 / 9

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

253

5%

With Limitation

655

13%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	122
Visual	112
Hearing	55
Speech	27
Mental	33

Education in Cerro de San Pedro

Literacy and Schooling

In Cerro de San Pedro, 166 people aged 15 and over can read and write (16600%), while 184 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.4 years (9.3 men, 9.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	99	85	184	18400%
Incomplete primary	184	143	327	32700%
Complete primary	232	230	462	46200%
Incomplete secondary	50	43	93	9300%
Complete secondary	599	634	1,233	123300%
Post-basic education (18+)	683	653	1,336	133600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	55
6-11 years	13
12-14 years	16

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 25 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	10	0	10
Primaria	9	0	9
Secundaria	6	0	6
Media Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Cerro de San Pedro

In Cerro de San Pedro, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,259 people. Of those, 2,208 are employed and 51 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.3%.

Total EAP

2,259

H: 1,522 / M: 737

Employed Population

2,208

H: 1,482 / M: 726

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

51 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,751

H: 510 / M: 1,241

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	4,248	84.1%
IMSS	2,742	54.3%
ISSSTE	187	3.7%
ISSSTE estatal	1	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	13	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,090	21.6%
IMSS Bienestar	85	1.7%
Private insurance	192	3.8%
Other institution	32	0.6%
Without health coverage	788	15.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Cerro de San Pedro

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,297

229700%

Single

1,319

131900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

411

41100%

Households

Total Households

1,363

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

1,103

80.9%

Female-headed

260

19.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	4,625	91.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	134	2.7%
Other religions	5	0.1%
No religion	261	5.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Cerro de San Pedro

Cerro de San Pedro has 2,229 total dwellings, of which 1,365 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,305	96.2%
Earthen floor	53	3.9%
1 bedroom	382	28.2%
2+ bedrooms	976	72%
1 room	58	4.3%
2 rooms	170	12.5%
3+ rooms	1,130	83.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.2%

1,318 dwellings

Piped Water

95%

1,288 dwellings

With Drainage

93.1%

1,262 dwellings

All Services

90%

1,221 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,318	97.2%
Without electricity	40	2.9%
Public water network	1,288	95%
Hauled water	986	72.7%
Other water source	70	5.2%
With water tank	1,120	82.6%
With cistern	581	42.8%
With toilet	1,278	94.2%
With latrine	46	3.4%
With drainage	1,262	93.1%
Without drainage	96	7.1%
With all services	1,221	90%
Without water, drainage or electricity	21	1.5%

Goods and Technology in Cerro de San Pedro

Household equipment in Cerro de San Pedro according to the 2020 Census. 43.1% of dwellings have internet and 87.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,213	89.5%
Washing machine	1,092	80.5%
Microwave oven	682	50.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	869	64.1%
Motorcycle	391	28.8%
Bicycle	409	30.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,256	92.6%
Radio	1,063	78.4%
Landline phone	298	22%
Cell phone	1,189	87.7%
Computer	425	31.3%
Internet	584	43.1%
Pay TV	384	28.3%
Streaming platforms	161	11.9%
Video game console	114	8.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

61

4.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

136

10%

No Computer or Internet

710

52.4%

No ICT at All

34

2.5%

Companies and Economy in Cerro de San Pedro

The main economic sectors of Cerro de San Pedro are Comercio al por menor with 8 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	8
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	5
Industrias manufactureras	3
Servicios financieros y de seguros	2
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	2

Poverty and Social Development in Cerro de San Pedro

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cerro de San Pedro has a poverty rate of 26.9% and extreme poverty of 3.8%.

Poverty

26.9%

1,241 people

Extreme Poverty

3.8%

174 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.6%

1,502 people

Vulnerable by Income

8.3%

382 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

32.2%

1,486 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	18.6%	855
Lack of access to health services	13.8%	635
Lack of access to social security	41.1%	1,897
Lack of housing quality and spaces	8.2%	376
Lack of access to basic housing services	13.3%	614
Lack of access to food	12.1%	556
Income below welfare line	35.2%	1,623
Income below minimum welfare line	11%	507

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	37%	7.8%	26%	23.9%	0
2015	26.9%	3.8%	32.6%	32.2%	0

Crime in Cerro de San Pedro

In the last 12 months, 84 crimes were recorded in Cerro de San Pedro. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	6
2025/10	3
2025/09	7
2025/08	5
2025/07	4
2025/06	12
2025/05	8
2025/04	8
2025/03	6
2025/02	11
2025/01	11

Health in Cerro de San Pedro

Cerro de San Pedro has 5 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 5 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Cerro de San Pedro

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Portezuelo	1,578	1,896
Real del Potosí	603	1,846
Planta del Carmen (El Ocho)	471	1,840
Los Gómez Lado Oriente	421	1,844
Joyita de la Cruz	366	1,881
Nueva Zapatilla	203	1,919
Monte Caldera	196	2,083
Granjas de San Francisco	183	1,843
Calderón	177	1,922
Granjas de San Pedro	166	1,862

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