Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo is a municipality of San Luis Potosí with 10,785 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,051 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.6 years.

Demographics of Santo Domingo

Demographic structure of Santo Domingo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,008 people under 15 years old (27.9%), 6,315 people of working age (58.6%) and 1,431 elderly over 65 years old (13.3%).

0-14 years

3,008

27.9% of the population

15-64 years

6,315

58.6% - Working age

65+ years

1,431

13.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

70.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Santo Domingo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	541	502	1,043	9.7%
5-9 years	485	496	981	9.1%
10-14 years	504	480	984	9.1%
15-19 years	454	446	900	8.3%
20-24 years	313	391	704	6.5%
25-29 years	258	344	602	5.6%
30-34 years	234	323	557	5.2%
35-39 years	268	335	603	5.6%
40-44 years	349	387	736	6.8%
45-49 years	338	330	668	6.2%
50-54 years	306	306	612	5.7%
55-59 years	257	244	501	4.6%
60-64 years	237	195	432	4%
65-69 years	182	213	395	3.7%
70-74 years	191	179	370	3.4%
75-79 years	154	131	285	2.6%
80-84 years	105	95	200	1.9%
85+ years	87	94	181	1.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Santo Domingo

Population Origin

Born in State

7,297

67.7%

Born in Another State

3,286

30.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

281

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

8

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

8

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

7

0.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

73

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

37 / 36

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

793

7.4%

With Limitation

1,846

17.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	368
Visual	354
Hearing	211
Speech	111
Mental	143

Education in Santo Domingo

Literacy and Schooling

In Santo Domingo, 809 people aged 15 and over can read and write (80900%), while 650 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.6 years (6.3 men, 7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	349	301	650	65000%
Incomplete primary	1,057	933	1,990	199000%
Complete primary	692	708	1,400	140000%
Incomplete secondary	227	182	409	40900%
Complete secondary	862	1,141	2,003	200300%
Post-basic education (18+)	455	650	1,105	110500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	156
6-11 years	84
12-14 years	79

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 78 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	24	0	24
Primaria	29	0	29
Secundaria	24	0	24
Media Superior	1	1	2

Employment and Social Security in Santo Domingo

In Santo Domingo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,961 people. Of those, 2,924 are employed and 37 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

2,961

H: 2,223 / M: 738

Employed Population

2,924

H: 2,189 / M: 735

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

37 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,379

H: 1,811 / M: 3,568

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,570	79.5%
IMSS	354	3.3%
ISSSTE	294	2.7%
ISSSTE estatal	17	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	7	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,665	71.1%
IMSS Bienestar	200	1.9%
Private insurance	62	0.6%
Other institution	9	0.1%
Without health coverage	2,174	20.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Santo Domingo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,332

533200%

Single

2,235

223500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

798

79800%

Households

Total Households

2,909

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

2,248

77.3%

Female-headed

661

22.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,413	96.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	242	2.2%
No religion	89	0.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo has 4,531 total dwellings, of which 2,914 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,759	96%
Earthen floor	140	4.9%
1 bedroom	943	32.8%
2+ bedrooms	1,956	68%
1 room	76	2.6%
2 rooms	326	11.3%
3+ rooms	2,497	86.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

2,863 dwellings

Piped Water

90.1%

2,589 dwellings

With Drainage

93.7%

2,695 dwellings

All Services

84.8%

2,437 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,863	99.6%
Without electricity	36	1.3%
Public water network	2,589	90.1%
Hauled water	1,532	53.3%
Other water source	310	10.8%
With water tank	2,013	70%
With cistern	557	19.4%
With toilet	2,483	86.4%
With latrine	269	9.4%
With drainage	2,695	93.7%
Without drainage	204	7.1%
With all services	2,437	84.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	13	0.5%

Goods and Technology in Santo Domingo

Household equipment in Santo Domingo according to the 2020 Census. 18.2% of dwellings have internet and 62.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,543	88.5%
Washing machine	2,351	81.8%
Microwave oven	1,146	39.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,778	61.8%
Motorcycle	1,140	39.7%
Bicycle	1,077	37.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,621	91.2%
Radio	1,877	65.3%
Landline phone	1,230	42.8%
Cell phone	1,809	62.9%
Computer	261	9.1%
Internet	523	18.2%
Pay TV	624	21.7%
Streaming platforms	33	1.1%
Video game console	37	1.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

145

5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

527

18.3%

No Computer or Internet

2,249

78.2%

No ICT at All

79

2.7%

Companies and Economy in Santo Domingo

The main economic sectors of Santo Domingo are Comercio al por menor with 29 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	29
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	10
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	7
Servicios educativos	5
Industrias manufactureras	3

Poverty and Social Development in Santo Domingo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Santo Domingo has a poverty rate of 66.6% and extreme poverty of 9.3%.

Poverty

66.6%

7,036 people

Extreme Poverty

9.3%

982 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27.5%

2,903 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.9%

305 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3%

319 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.6%	3,447
Lack of access to health services	6.7%	711
Lack of access to social security	80.3%	8,480
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.2%	974
Lack of access to basic housing services	21%	2,222
Lack of access to food	21.7%	2,292
Income below welfare line	69.5%	7,341
Income below minimum welfare line	35.1%	3,707

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	64.3%	14.5%	30%	3.5%	0
2015	66.6%	9.3%	27.5%	3%	0

Crime in Santo Domingo

In the last 12 months, 28 crimes were recorded in Santo Domingo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	8
2025/11	4
2025/08	1
2025/07	1
2025/06	3
2025/05	1
2025/04	3
2025/03	3
2025/02	1
2025/01	1
2024/12	1
2024/11	1

Health in Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo has 12 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 12 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Santo Domingo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Jesús María	1,947	1,969
Illescas	1,635	1,945
Santo Domingo	677	1,969
Providencia	672	2,049
Zancarrón	594	1,950
Santa Matilde	582	1,978
Zaragoza (Pozo Salado)	342	2,165
San Antonio del Mezquite	301	2,080
El Sabino	294	1,989
San Juan del Salado	279	1,931

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