Guadalcázar

Guadalcázar is a municipality of San Luis Potosí with 25,119 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,484 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.4 years.

Demographics of Guadalcázar

Demographic structure of Guadalcázar according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 7,288 people under 15 years old (29%), 14,457 people of working age (57.6%) and 3,364 elderly over 65 years old (13.4%).

0-14 years

7,288

29% of the population

15-64 years

14,457

57.6% - Working age

65+ years

3,364

13.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

73.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Guadalcázar

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,176	1,244	2,420	9.6%
5-9 years	1,205	1,218	2,423	9.6%
10-14 years	1,247	1,198	2,445	9.7%
15-19 years	1,104	1,122	2,226	8.9%
20-24 years	829	870	1,699	6.8%
25-29 years	757	854	1,611	6.4%
30-34 years	703	802	1,505	6%
35-39 years	728	735	1,463	5.8%
40-44 years	743	722	1,465	5.8%
45-49 years	674	634	1,308	5.2%
50-54 years	631	601	1,232	4.9%
55-59 years	466	525	991	3.9%
60-64 years	480	477	957	3.8%
65-69 years	412	407	819	3.3%
70-74 years	386	340	726	2.9%
75-79 years	350	296	646	2.6%
80-84 years	250	265	515	2.1%
85+ years	365	293	658	2.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Guadalcázar

Population Origin

Born in State

21,756

86.6%

Born in Another State

3,143

12.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

523

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

27

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

26

96.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

45

0.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

203

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

103 / 100

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,911

7.6%

With Limitation

4,086

16.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	908
Visual	805
Hearing	534
Speech	322
Mental	402

Education in Guadalcázar

Literacy and Schooling

In Guadalcázar, 2,070 people aged 15 and over can read and write (207000%), while 2,376 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.4 years (6.2 men, 6.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,286	1,090	2,376	237600%
Incomplete primary	1,843	1,540	3,383	338300%
Complete primary	1,520	1,581	3,101	310100%
Incomplete secondary	291	325	616	61600%
Complete secondary	2,707	3,190	5,897	589700%
Post-basic education (18+)	999	979	1,978	197800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	390
6-11 years	117
12-14 years	154

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 164 are public and 6 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	55	1	56
Primaria	61	1	62
Secundaria	45	1	46
Media Superior	3	3	6

Employment and Social Security in Guadalcázar

In Guadalcázar, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,890 people. Of those, 10,669 are employed and 221 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

10,890

H: 7,453 / M: 3,437

Employed Population

10,669

H: 7,245 / M: 3,424

Unemployment Rate

2%

221 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,309

H: 2,119 / M: 6,190

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	20,601	82%
IMSS	2,838	11.3%
ISSSTE	315	1.3%
ISSSTE estatal	22	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	20	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	16,821	67%
IMSS Bienestar	740	2.9%
Private insurance	57	0.2%
Other institution	28	0.1%
Without health coverage	4,471	17.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Guadalcázar

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,699

1169900%

Single

5,448

544800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,106

210600%

Households

Total Households

6,510

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

4,970

76.3%

Female-headed

1,540

23.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,189	80.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,867	7.4%
Other religions	10	0%
No religion	3,001	11.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Guadalcázar

Guadalcázar has 9,326 total dwellings, of which 6,512 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,023	94.2%
Earthen floor	446	7%
1 bedroom	2,303	36%
2+ bedrooms	4,165	65.1%
1 room	256	4%
2 rooms	1,093	17.1%
3+ rooms	5,120	80.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.2%

6,282 dwellings

Piped Water

50.4%

3,221 dwellings

With Drainage

63.4%

4,055 dwellings

All Services

34.7%

2,216 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,282	98.2%
Without electricity	186	2.9%
Public water network	3,221	50.4%
Hauled water	795	12.4%
Other water source	3,248	50.8%
With water tank	3,193	49.9%
With cistern	2,092	32.7%
With toilet	2,284	35.7%
With latrine	3,877	60.6%
With drainage	4,055	63.4%
Without drainage	2,410	37.7%
With all services	2,216	34.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	91	1.4%

Goods and Technology in Guadalcázar

Household equipment in Guadalcázar according to the 2020 Census. 12.2% of dwellings have internet and 57.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,004	78.2%
Washing machine	4,307	67.3%
Microwave oven	1,677	26.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,824	44.2%
Motorcycle	918	14.4%
Bicycle	2,116	33.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,237	81.9%
Radio	2,876	45%
Landline phone	1,141	17.8%
Cell phone	3,691	57.7%
Computer	413	6.5%
Internet	780	12.2%
Pay TV	2,933	45.9%
Streaming platforms	42	0.7%
Video game console	78	1.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

869

13.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,175

34%

No Computer or Internet

5,432

84.9%

No ICT at All

596

9.3%

Companies and Economy in Guadalcázar

The main economic sectors of Guadalcázar 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	14
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	8
Servicios educativos	6
Industrias manufactureras	5

Poverty and Social Development in Guadalcázar

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Guadalcázar has a poverty rate of 73.6% and extreme poverty of 19.3%.

Poverty

73.6%

20,262 people

Extreme Poverty

19.3%

5,323 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

24.2%

6,671 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.9%

247 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.3%

352 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	34%	9,360
Lack of access to health services	9%	2,488
Lack of access to social security	74.6%	20,542
Lack of housing quality and spaces	15.6%	4,292
Lack of access to basic housing services	81.4%	22,421
Lack of access to food	27.1%	7,465
Income below welfare line	74.5%	20,509
Income below minimum welfare line	38.3%	10,534

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	78.3%	33.2%	20.6%	0.7%	0
2015	73.6%	19.3%	24.2%	1.3%	0

Crime in Guadalcázar

In the last 12 months, 111 crimes were recorded in Guadalcázar. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	3
2025/10	7
2025/09	7
2025/08	9
2025/07	15
2025/06	13
2025/05	7
2025/04	5
2025/03	19
2025/02	7
2025/01	16

Health in Guadalcázar

Guadalcázar has 20 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 20 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Guadalcázar

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Entronque de Matehuala (El Huizache)	1,613	1,430
El Milagro de Guadalupe	1,421	1,320
Charco Cercado	1,284	1,376
Guadalcázar	1,211	1,651
Norias del Refugio	1,104	1,320
Las Negritas	1,062	1,164
Pozas de Santa Ana	886	1,375
Núñez	825	1,473
La Hincada	820	1,162
Buenavista	815	1,211

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