Ebano

Ebano is a municipality of San Luis Potosí with 40,899 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 35 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.5 years.

Demographics of Ebano

Demographic structure of Ebano according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 10,823 people under 15 years old (26.5%), 25,618 people of working age (62.6%) and 4,453 elderly over 65 years old (10.9%).

0-14 years

10,823

26.5% of the population

15-64 years

25,618

62.6% - Working age

65+ years

4,453

10.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ebano

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,765	1,767	3,532	8.6%
5-9 years	1,863	1,740	3,603	8.8%
10-14 years	1,918	1,770	3,688	9%
15-19 years	1,770	1,777	3,547	8.7%
20-24 years	1,421	1,528	2,949	7.2%
25-29 years	1,374	1,498	2,872	7%
30-34 years	1,252	1,484	2,736	6.7%
35-39 years	1,164	1,431	2,595	6.3%
40-44 years	1,134	1,316	2,450	6%
45-49 years	1,053	1,233	2,286	5.6%
50-54 years	1,088	1,182	2,270	5.6%
55-59 years	979	1,066	2,045	5%
60-64 years	928	940	1,868	4.6%
65-69 years	800	719	1,519	3.7%
70-74 years	558	579	1,137	2.8%
75-79 years	399	379	778	1.9%
80-84 years	259	285	544	1.3%
85+ years	204	271	475	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ebano

Population Origin

Born in State

32,126

78.5%

Born in Another State

8,542

20.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,219

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,021

7.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2,974

98.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

35

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

5,045

42.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

156

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

72 / 84

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,701

6.6%

With Limitation

5,293

12.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,225
Visual	1,042
Hearing	567
Speech	453
Mental	561

Education in Ebano

Literacy and Schooling

In Ebano, 1,954 people aged 15 and over can read and write (195400%), while 2,210 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.5 years (8.3 men, 8.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,063	1,147	2,210	221000%
Incomplete primary	1,868	1,688	3,556	355600%
Complete primary	2,139	2,023	4,162	416200%
Incomplete secondary	506	409	915	91500%
Complete secondary	4,030	5,091	9,121	912100%
Post-basic education (18+)	4,319	4,740	9,059	905900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	811
6-11 years	129
12-14 years	182

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 75 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	24	0	24
Primaria	28	0	28
Secundaria	14	0	14
Media Superior	3	3	6
Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Ebano

In Ebano, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 18,686 people. Of those, 18,411 are employed and 275 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

Total EAP

18,686

H: 11,799 / M: 6,887

Employed Population

18,411

H: 11,573 / M: 6,838

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

275 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

13,507

H: 3,651 / M: 9,856

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	32,872	80.4%
IMSS	7,634	18.7%
ISSSTE	2,002	4.9%
ISSSTE estatal	101	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1,817	4.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	21,387	52.3%
IMSS Bienestar	43	0.1%
Private insurance	96	0.2%
Other institution	56	0.1%
Without health coverage	8,006	19.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Ebano

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

18,278

1827800%

Single

9,696

969600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

4,320

432000%

Households

Total Households

11,749

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

8,124

69.1%

Female-headed

3,625

30.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	32,820	80.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	5,047	12.3%
Other religions	13	0%
No religion	2,990	7.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Ebano

Ebano has 14,706 total dwellings, of which 11,752 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	11,197	96.8%
Earthen floor	505	4.4%
1 bedroom	4,760	41.1%
2+ bedrooms	6,941	60%
1 room	844	7.3%
2 rooms	2,336	20.2%
3+ rooms	8,521	73.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

11,521 dwellings

Piped Water

95.5%

11,053 dwellings

With Drainage

79.1%

9,157 dwellings

All Services

76%

8,794 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	11,521	99.6%
Without electricity	180	1.6%
Public water network	11,053	95.5%
Hauled water	10,307	89.1%
Other water source	649	5.6%
With water tank	6,569	56.8%
With cistern	5,109	44.2%
With toilet	7,664	66.2%
With latrine	3,875	33.5%
With drainage	9,157	79.1%
Without drainage	2,543	22%
With all services	8,794	76%
Without water, drainage or electricity	61	0.5%

Goods and Technology in Ebano

Household equipment in Ebano according to the 2020 Census. 26.8% of dwellings have internet and 91.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	10,178	88%
Washing machine	9,005	77.8%
Microwave oven	3,364	29.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	5,232	45.2%
Motorcycle	3,622	31.3%
Bicycle	3,898	33.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	10,319	89.2%
Radio	6,310	54.5%
Landline phone	1,804	15.6%
Cell phone	10,605	91.7%
Computer	2,204	19%
Internet	3,102	26.8%
Pay TV	6,953	60.1%
Streaming platforms	685	5.9%
Video game console	456	3.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

851

7.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

936

8.1%

No Computer or Internet

7,935

68.6%

No ICT at All

247

2.1%

Companies and Economy in Ebano

The main economic sectors of Ebano are Comercio al por menor with 1,012 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,012
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	520
Industrias manufactureras	197
Industrias manufactureras	59
Servicios educativos	59

Poverty and Social Development in Ebano

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ebano has a poverty rate of 63.5% and extreme poverty of 15.4%.

Poverty

63.5%

26,097 people

Extreme Poverty

15.4%

6,319 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

21%

8,626 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.6%

2,310 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

9.9%

4,065 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.3%	8,750
Lack of access to health services	8.6%	3,534
Lack of access to social security	70.4%	28,918
Lack of housing quality and spaces	19.5%	8,004
Lack of access to basic housing services	43.8%	17,983
Lack of access to food	26.3%	10,819
Income below welfare line	69.1%	28,407
Income below minimum welfare line	32.6%	13,418

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	64.3%	18.5%	20.5%	10.6%	0
2015	63.5%	15.4%	21%	9.9%	0

Crime in Ebano

In the last 12 months, 479 crimes were recorded in Ebano. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	28
2025/11	49
2025/10	33
2025/09	42
2025/08	33
2025/07	36
2025/06	59
2025/05	48
2025/04	41
2025/03	43
2025/02	41
2025/01	26

Health in Ebano

Ebano has 19 health facilities, including 3 hospitals, 16 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ebano

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ebano	24,454	61
Ponciano Arriaga	5,898	70
Pujal Coy	3,721	30
Aurelio Manrique	2,182	70
Plan de Iguala	1,585	16
Reforma el Alto	758	16
Estación Velazco	605	47
Ejido Ampliación Velazco	358	26
Vichinchijol Nuevo	346	11
Antigua Reforma	200	11

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