Tamasopo

Tamasopo is a municipality of San Luis Potosí with 29,184 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 627 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of Tamasopo

Demographic structure of Tamasopo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 7,947 people under 15 years old (27.2%), 18,028 people of working age (61.8%) and 3,205 elderly over 65 years old (11%).

0-14 years

7,947

27.2% of the population

15-64 years

18,028

61.8% - Working age

65+ years

3,205

11% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tamasopo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,326	1,133	2,459	8.4%
5-9 years	1,383	1,295	2,678	9.2%
10-14 years	1,429	1,381	2,810	9.6%
15-19 years	1,319	1,343	2,662	9.1%
20-24 years	1,047	1,145	2,192	7.5%
25-29 years	964	1,066	2,030	7%
30-34 years	920	987	1,907	6.5%
35-39 years	909	911	1,820	6.2%
40-44 years	896	868	1,764	6%
45-49 years	802	738	1,540	5.3%
50-54 years	742	726	1,468	5%
55-59 years	702	676	1,378	4.7%
60-64 years	640	627	1,267	4.3%
65-69 years	492	475	967	3.3%
70-74 years	416	368	784	2.7%
75-79 years	299	289	588	2%
80-84 years	205	201	406	1.4%
85+ years	254	206	460	1.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tamasopo

Population Origin

Born in State

27,259

93.4%

Born in Another State

1,668

5.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

490

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,239

11.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,075

94.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

149

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

4,115

49.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

800

2.7% of the population

Men / Women

404 / 396

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,069

7.1%

With Limitation

4,360

14.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	985
Visual	828
Hearing	459
Speech	415
Mental	462

Education in Tamasopo

Literacy and Schooling

In Tamasopo, 2,204 people aged 15 and over can read and write (220400%), while 2,698 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years (7 men, 7.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,424	1,274	2,698	269800%
Incomplete primary	1,697	1,287	2,984	298400%
Complete primary	1,994	1,774	3,768	376800%
Incomplete secondary	512	424	936	93600%
Complete secondary	2,639	3,052	5,691	569100%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,100	2,523	4,623	462300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	322
6-11 years	118
12-14 years	164

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 180 are public and 7 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	64	1	65
Primaria	68	1	69
Secundaria	39	0	39
Media Superior	3	4	7

Employment and Social Security in Tamasopo

In Tamasopo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,153 people. Of those, 13,079 are employed and 74 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.6%.

Total EAP

13,153

H: 8,987 / M: 4,166

Employed Population

13,079

H: 8,931 / M: 4,148

Unemployment Rate

0.6%

74 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,677

H: 2,429 / M: 7,248

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	23,919	82%
IMSS	9,192	31.5%
ISSSTE	796	2.7%
ISSSTE estatal	24	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	22	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	13,719	47%
IMSS Bienestar	358	1.2%
Private insurance	56	0.2%
Other institution	36	0.1%
Without health coverage	5,249	18%

Marital Status and Religion in Tamasopo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,060

1306000%

Single

7,303

730300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,543

254300%

Households

Total Households

8,385

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

6,251

74.5%

Female-headed

2,134

25.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	25,792	88.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,916	6.6%
Other religions	9	0%
No religion	1,436	4.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Tamasopo

Tamasopo has 11,391 total dwellings, of which 8,391 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,615	92.2%
Earthen floor	729	8.8%
1 bedroom	3,649	44.2%
2+ bedrooms	4,695	56.9%
1 room	717	8.7%
2 rooms	1,929	23.4%
3+ rooms	5,698	69%

Basic Services

With Electricity

95.9%

7,921 dwellings

Piped Water

83.1%

6,858 dwellings

With Drainage

85.2%

7,031 dwellings

All Services

72.6%

5,997 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,921	95.9%
Without electricity	423	5.1%
Public water network	6,858	83.1%
Hauled water	5,523	66.9%
Other water source	1,486	18%
With water tank	5,136	62.2%
With cistern	1,753	21.2%
With toilet	5,827	70.6%
With latrine	2,018	24.4%
With drainage	7,031	85.2%
Without drainage	1,313	15.9%
With all services	5,997	72.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	141	1.7%

Goods and Technology in Tamasopo

Household equipment in Tamasopo according to the 2020 Census. 21.6% of dwellings have internet and 73.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,264	75.9%
Washing machine	5,634	68.2%
Microwave oven	2,341	28.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,085	37.4%
Motorcycle	1,566	19%
Bicycle	1,914	23.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,401	77.5%
Radio	3,139	38%
Landline phone	1,184	14.3%
Cell phone	6,072	73.5%
Computer	1,137	13.8%
Internet	1,786	21.6%
Pay TV	4,938	59.8%
Streaming platforms	235	2.8%
Video game console	174	2.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,449

17.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,040

24.7%

No Computer or Internet

6,123

74.2%

No ICT at All

837

10.1%

Companies and Economy in Tamasopo

The main economic sectors of Tamasopo are Comercio al por menor with 435 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	435
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	118
Industrias manufactureras	45
Servicios educativos	25
Industrias manufactureras	18

Poverty and Social Development in Tamasopo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tamasopo has a poverty rate of 57.7% and extreme poverty of 14%.

Poverty

57.7%

18,863 people

Extreme Poverty

14%

4,571 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

28.2%

9,217 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.4%

1,775 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

8.6%

2,817 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.8%	9,403
Lack of access to health services	9.3%	3,043
Lack of access to social security	59.6%	19,471
Lack of housing quality and spaces	27.4%	8,938
Lack of access to basic housing services	52.7%	17,226
Lack of access to food	25.6%	8,360
Income below welfare line	63.2%	20,638
Income below minimum welfare line	26.4%	8,610

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	66%	23%	22.7%	6.8%	0
2015	57.7%	14%	28.2%	8.6%	0

Crime in Tamasopo

In the last 12 months, 264 crimes were recorded in Tamasopo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	42
2025/11	23
2025/10	21
2025/09	19
2025/08	15
2025/07	17
2025/06	31
2025/05	28
2025/04	20
2025/03	16
2025/02	14
2025/01	18

Health in Tamasopo

Tamasopo has 25 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 25 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tamasopo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tamasopo	4,599	354
Agua Buena	3,900	365
Tambaca	3,738	320
Damián Carmona	2,066	340
El Chino	698	305
Campamento Alfa (Los Cuates)	600	354
Abras del Corozo	577	379
Cuesta Blanca	513	1,145
San José el Viejo (Huamúchil la Tigra)	495	278
Pozo del Sauz	467	1,018

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