Salinas

Salinas is a municipality of San Luis Potosí with 31,107 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,106 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8 years.

Demographics of Salinas

Demographic structure of Salinas according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,741 people under 15 years old (31.3%), 18,919 people of working age (60.8%) and 2,428 elderly over 65 years old (7.8%).

0-14 years

9,741

31.3% of the population

15-64 years

18,919

60.8% - Working age

65+ years

2,428

7.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Salinas

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,605	1,477	3,082	9.9%
5-9 years	1,707	1,605	3,312	10.6%
10-14 years	1,696	1,651	3,347	10.8%
15-19 years	1,454	1,479	2,933	9.4%
20-24 years	1,163	1,402	2,565	8.2%
25-29 years	968	1,200	2,168	7%
30-34 years	891	1,180	2,071	6.7%
35-39 years	845	1,115	1,960	6.3%
40-44 years	865	994	1,859	6%
45-49 years	788	894	1,682	5.4%
50-54 years	719	802	1,521	4.9%
55-59 years	560	594	1,154	3.7%
60-64 years	478	528	1,006	3.2%
65-69 years	334	414	748	2.4%
70-74 years	268	308	576	1.9%
75-79 years	217	246	463	1.5%
80-84 years	154	158	312	1%
85+ years	152	177	329	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Salinas

Population Origin

Born in State

25,742

82.8%

Born in Another State

5,004

16.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

697

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

13

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

11

84.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

34

0.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

154

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

75 / 79

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,298

7.4%

With Limitation

4,765

15.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,065
Visual	1,056
Hearing	429
Speech	306
Mental	386

Education in Salinas

Literacy and Schooling

In Salinas, 1,099 people aged 15 and over can read and write (109900%), while 1,118 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8 years (7.7 men, 8.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	533	585	1,118	111800%
Incomplete primary	1,631	1,393	3,024	302400%
Complete primary	2,021	1,884	3,905	390500%
Incomplete secondary	492	434	926	92600%
Complete secondary	2,951	4,307	7,258	725800%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,941	2,513	4,454	445400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	762
6-11 years	88
12-14 years	212

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 138 are public and 8 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	48	1	49
Primaria	52	2	54
Secundaria	33	1	34
Media Superior	2	3	5
Superior	1	1	2

Employment and Social Security in Salinas

In Salinas, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,187 people. Of those, 12,792 are employed and 395 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3%.

Total EAP

13,187

H: 8,466 / M: 4,721

Employed Population

12,792

H: 8,118 / M: 4,674

Unemployment Rate

3%

395 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

10,056

H: 2,359 / M: 7,697

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	24,918	80.1%
IMSS	3,903	12.5%
ISSSTE	1,369	4.4%
ISSSTE estatal	32	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	51	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	19,563	62.9%
IMSS Bienestar	69	0.2%
Private insurance	67	0.2%
Other institution	17	0.1%
Without health coverage	6,152	19.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Salinas

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,544

1354400%

Single

7,500

750000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,280

228000%

Households

Total Households

7,843

4 average occupants

Male-headed

5,350

68.2%

Female-headed

2,493

31.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	29,834	95.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	668	2.1%
Other religions	7	0%
No religion	550	1.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Salinas

Salinas has 10,783 total dwellings, of which 7,848 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,533	97.5%
Earthen floor	290	3.8%
1 bedroom	2,183	28.2%
2+ bedrooms	5,644	73%
1 room	209	2.7%
2 rooms	997	12.9%
3+ rooms	6,621	85.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.8%

7,710 dwellings

Piped Water

91.8%

7,094 dwellings

With Drainage

92.1%

7,118 dwellings

All Services

86.2%

6,661 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,710	99.8%
Without electricity	117	1.5%
Public water network	7,094	91.8%
Hauled water	4,936	63.9%
Other water source	733	9.5%
With water tank	5,726	74.1%
With cistern	1,360	17.6%
With toilet	6,651	86.1%
With latrine	830	10.7%
With drainage	7,118	92.1%
Without drainage	708	9.2%
With all services	6,661	86.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	33	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Salinas

Household equipment in Salinas according to the 2020 Census. 24.7% of dwellings have internet and 86.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,803	88%
Washing machine	6,375	82.5%
Microwave oven	3,113	40.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	4,418	57.2%
Motorcycle	3,037	39.3%
Bicycle	4,138	53.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,225	93.5%
Radio	4,903	63.4%
Landline phone	1,902	24.6%
Cell phone	6,655	86.1%
Computer	1,472	19%
Internet	1,905	24.7%
Pay TV	3,119	40.4%
Streaming platforms	315	4.1%
Video game console	395	5.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

341

4.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

765

9.9%

No Computer or Internet

5,426

70.2%

No ICT at All

151

2%

Companies and Economy in Salinas

The main economic sectors of Salinas are Comercio al por menor with 863 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	863
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	213
Industrias manufactureras	50
Industrias manufactureras	44
Servicios educativos	30

Poverty and Social Development in Salinas

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Salinas has a poverty rate of 65.8% and extreme poverty of 8.2%.

Poverty

65.8%

18,374 people

Extreme Poverty

8.2%

2,296 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

22.8%

6,362 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.8%

1,623 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.5%

1,545 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25.1%	7,001
Lack of access to health services	7.7%	2,156
Lack of access to social security	73.9%	20,625
Lack of housing quality and spaces	10.5%	2,937
Lack of access to basic housing services	26.5%	7,395
Lack of access to food	18.3%	5,112
Income below welfare line	71.7%	19,997
Income below minimum welfare line	33.8%	9,430

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	70.6%	16.8%	21%	4.9%	0
2015	65.8%	8.2%	22.8%	5.5%	0

Crime in Salinas

In the last 12 months, 420 crimes were recorded in Salinas. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	42
2025/11	33
2025/10	52
2025/09	32
2025/08	33
2025/07	29
2025/06	39
2025/05	31
2025/04	33
2025/03	25
2025/02	38
2025/01	33

Health in Salinas

Salinas has 15 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 12 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Salinas

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Salinas de Hidalgo	18,586	2,070
Palma Pegada	1,128	2,215
Las Colonias (Colonia Juárez)	938	2,080
Conejillo	794	2,092
La Reforma	758	2,035
Salitrillo	698	2,169
Punteros (San José de Punteros)	643	2,204
Azogueros	573	2,076
Noria de Cañas	568	2,091
Diego Martín (Charco Colorado)	520	2,098

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