Charcas

Charcas is a municipality of San Luis Potosí with 21,814 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,105 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years.

Demographics of Charcas

Demographic structure of Charcas according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,758 people under 15 years old (26.4%), 13,636 people of working age (62.5%) and 2,393 elderly over 65 years old (11%).

0-14 years

5,758

26.4% of the population

15-64 years

13,636

62.5% - Working age

65+ years

2,393

11% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Charcas

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	893	977	1,870	8.6%
5-9 years	1,032	924	1,956	9%
10-14 years	976	956	1,932	8.9%
15-19 years	903	953	1,856	8.5%
20-24 years	786	857	1,643	7.5%
25-29 years	711	804	1,515	6.9%
30-34 years	684	708	1,392	6.4%
35-39 years	649	695	1,344	6.2%
40-44 years	651	732	1,383	6.3%
45-49 years	645	689	1,334	6.1%
50-54 years	657	669	1,326	6.1%
55-59 years	522	514	1,036	4.7%
60-64 years	382	425	807	3.7%
65-69 years	288	349	637	2.9%
70-74 years	259	296	555	2.5%
75-79 years	252	242	494	2.3%
80-84 years	183	174	357	1.6%
85+ years	170	180	350	1.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Charcas

Population Origin

Born in State

20,680

94.8%

Born in Another State

1,026

4.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

451

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

26

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

26

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

90

1.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

243

1.1% of the population

Men / Women

114 / 129

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,428

6.5%

With Limitation

2,988

13.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	723
Visual	624
Hearing	389
Speech	181
Mental	249

Education in Charcas

Literacy and Schooling

In Charcas, 1,080 people aged 15 and over can read and write (108000%), while 1,161 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years (7.9 men, 8.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	593	568	1,161	116100%
Incomplete primary	988	762	1,750	175000%
Complete primary	1,157	1,022	2,179	217900%
Incomplete secondary	236	242	478	47800%
Complete secondary	3,011	3,558	6,569	656900%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,554	1,891	3,445	344500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	352
6-11 years	95
12-14 years	100

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 122 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	41	1	42
Primaria	45	1	46
Secundaria	32	0	32
Media Superior	2	1	3
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Charcas

In Charcas, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,536 people. Of those, 9,350 are employed and 186 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

9,536

H: 6,317 / M: 3,219

Employed Population

9,350

H: 6,166 / M: 3,184

Unemployment Rate

2%

186 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,633

H: 2,006 / M: 5,627

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	18,382	84.3%
IMSS	9,960	45.7%
ISSSTE	817	3.7%
ISSSTE estatal	31	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	12	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,472	34.3%
IMSS Bienestar	258	1.2%
Private insurance	64	0.3%
Other institution	14	0.1%
Without health coverage	3,381	15.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Charcas

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

10,084

1008400%

Single

5,154

515400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,970

197000%

Households

Total Households

6,017

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

4,631

77%

Female-headed

1,386

23%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,574	94.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	658	3%
No religion	527	2.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Charcas

Charcas has 8,137 total dwellings, of which 6,018 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,630	95.7%
Earthen floor	376	6.4%
1 bedroom	1,862	31.7%
2+ bedrooms	4,144	70.4%
1 room	142	2.4%
2 rooms	709	12.1%
3+ rooms	5,154	87.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.1%

5,774 dwellings

Piped Water

87.9%

5,169 dwellings

With Drainage

89.3%

5,253 dwellings

All Services

81.2%

4,779 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,774	98.1%
Without electricity	232	3.9%
Public water network	5,169	87.9%
Hauled water	3,986	67.8%
Other water source	837	14.2%
With water tank	4,253	72.3%
With cistern	815	13.9%
With toilet	4,607	78.3%
With latrine	1,231	20.9%
With drainage	5,253	89.3%
Without drainage	753	12.8%
With all services	4,779	81.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	108	1.8%

Goods and Technology in Charcas

Household equipment in Charcas according to the 2020 Census. 21% of dwellings have internet and 78.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,964	84.4%
Washing machine	4,218	71.7%
Microwave oven	2,189	37.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,836	48.2%
Motorcycle	1,872	31.8%
Bicycle	1,236	21%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,180	88.1%
Radio	3,511	59.7%
Landline phone	1,240	21.1%
Cell phone	4,615	78.4%
Computer	966	16.4%
Internet	1,238	21%
Pay TV	2,726	46.3%
Streaming platforms	264	4.5%
Video game console	232	3.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

425

7.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,151

19.6%

No Computer or Internet

4,434

75.4%

No ICT at All

249

4.2%

Companies and Economy in Charcas

The main economic sectors of Charcas are Comercio al por menor with 529 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	529
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	149
Industrias manufactureras	41
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	28
Servicios educativos	27

Poverty and Social Development in Charcas

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Charcas has a poverty rate of 46.1% and extreme poverty of 7.8%.

Poverty

46.1%

9,008 people

Extreme Poverty

7.8%

1,517 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

17.3%

3,381 people

Vulnerable by Income

17.7%

3,453 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

18.9%

3,695 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	17.9%	3,497
Lack of access to health services	9.1%	1,779
Lack of access to social security	44.5%	8,701
Lack of housing quality and spaces	10.2%	2,000
Lack of access to basic housing services	28.4%	5,557
Lack of access to food	12.1%	2,360
Income below welfare line	63.8%	12,461
Income below minimum welfare line	26.3%	5,131

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	56.8%	13.9%	17.1%	12.7%	0
2015	46.1%	7.8%	17.3%	18.9%	0

Crime in Charcas

In the last 12 months, 189 crimes were recorded in Charcas. View detailed crime statistics.

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

Health in Charcas

Charcas has 12 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Charcas

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Charcas	14,117	2,019
Cañada Verde	645	1,931
Álvaro Obregón (Estación los Charcos)	589	1,889
Pocitos	360	1,983
Fátima	277	2,010
Coyotillos	249	2,211
Guadalupe Victoria	243	2,217
Aquiles Serdán	233	1,972
Elorza	216	2,003
Cerro Prieto	187	2,021

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