Tierra Nueva

Tierra Nueva is a municipality of San Luis Potosí with 7,966 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,785 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years.

Demographics of Tierra Nueva

Demographic structure of Tierra Nueva according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,209 people under 15 years old (27.7%), 4,645 people of working age (58.3%) and 1,112 elderly over 65 years old (14%).

0-14 years

2,209

27.7% of the population

15-64 years

4,645

58.3% - Working age

65+ years

1,112

14% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

71.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tierra Nueva

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	364	337	701	8.8%
5-9 years	347	384	731	9.2%
10-14 years	400	377	777	9.8%
15-19 years	337	360	697	8.7%
20-24 years	264	319	583	7.3%
25-29 years	247	352	599	7.5%
30-34 years	209	281	490	6.2%
35-39 years	216	244	460	5.8%
40-44 years	197	247	444	5.6%
45-49 years	191	212	403	5.1%
50-54 years	184	203	387	4.9%
55-59 years	133	157	290	3.6%
60-64 years	134	158	292	3.7%
65-69 years	117	146	263	3.3%
70-74 years	130	125	255	3.2%
75-79 years	101	130	231	2.9%
80-84 years	82	104	186	2.3%
85+ years	67	110	177	2.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tierra Nueva

Population Origin

Born in State

7,423

93.2%

Born in Another State

456

5.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

117

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

5

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

5

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

13

0.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

42

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

20 / 22

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

602

7.6%

With Limitation

1,023

12.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	350
Visual	263
Hearing	174
Speech	113
Mental	153

Education in Tierra Nueva

Literacy and Schooling

In Tierra Nueva, 691 people aged 15 and over can read and write (69100%), while 953 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years (6.6 men, 7.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	439	514	953	95300%
Incomplete primary	396	390	786	78600%
Complete primary	492	444	936	93600%
Incomplete secondary	100	91	191	19100%
Complete secondary	632	877	1,509	150900%
Post-basic education (18+)	466	726	1,192	119200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	101
6-11 years	43
12-14 years	47

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 46 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	16	1	17
Primaria	16	1	17
Secundaria	10	0	10
Media Superior	2	1	3

Employment and Social Security in Tierra Nueva

In Tierra Nueva, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,129 people. Of those, 3,079 are employed and 50 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

3,129

H: 2,007 / M: 1,122

Employed Population

3,079

H: 1,968 / M: 1,111

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

50 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,058

H: 824 / M: 2,234

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	6,308	79.2%
IMSS	404	5.1%
ISSSTE	92	1.2%
ISSSTE estatal	22	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,604	70.3%
IMSS Bienestar	31	0.4%
Private insurance	15	0.2%
Other institution	156	2%
Without health coverage	1,650	20.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Tierra Nueva

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,185

318500%

Single

2,360

236000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

677

67700%

Households

Total Households

2,181

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

1,380

63.3%

Female-headed

801

36.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	7,769	97.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	49	0.6%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	134	1.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Tierra Nueva

Tierra Nueva has 3,773 total dwellings, of which 2,184 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,026	93.9%
Earthen floor	151	7%
1 bedroom	757	35.1%
2+ bedrooms	1,420	65.8%
1 room	99	4.6%
2 rooms	411	19.1%
3+ rooms	1,667	77.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.4%

2,101 dwellings

Piped Water

92.8%

2,002 dwellings

With Drainage

89.1%

1,922 dwellings

All Services

84.1%

1,814 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,101	97.4%
Without electricity	76	3.5%
Public water network	2,002	92.8%
Hauled water	1,569	72.7%
Other water source	175	8.1%
With water tank	1,638	75.9%
With cistern	479	22.2%
With toilet	1,857	86.1%
With latrine	137	6.4%
With drainage	1,922	89.1%
Without drainage	255	11.8%
With all services	1,814	84.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	30	1.4%

Goods and Technology in Tierra Nueva

Household equipment in Tierra Nueva according to the 2020 Census. 12% of dwellings have internet and 75% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,652	76.6%
Washing machine	1,286	59.6%
Microwave oven	661	30.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	799	37%
Motorcycle	331	15.3%
Bicycle	410	19%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,759	81.5%
Radio	873	40.5%
Landline phone	263	12.2%
Cell phone	1,618	75%
Computer	194	9%
Internet	259	12%
Pay TV	1,088	50.4%
Streaming platforms	30	1.4%
Video game console	31	1.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

315

14.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

492

22.8%

No Computer or Internet

1,836

85.1%

No ICT at All

205

9.5%

Companies and Economy in Tierra Nueva

The main economic sectors of Tierra Nueva are Comercio al por menor with 259 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	259
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	58
Industrias manufactureras	30
Servicios educativos	14
Industrias manufactureras	12

Poverty and Social Development in Tierra Nueva

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tierra Nueva has a poverty rate of 75.6% and extreme poverty of 12.2%.

Poverty

75.6%

7,213 people

Extreme Poverty

12.2%

1,161 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

20.1%

1,915 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.9%

179 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.4%

229 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	30.8%	2,942
Lack of access to health services	7.5%	718
Lack of access to social security	83.8%	7,988
Lack of housing quality and spaces	15.8%	1,511
Lack of access to basic housing services	24.9%	2,379
Lack of access to food	17.8%	1,698
Income below welfare line	77.5%	7,392
Income below minimum welfare line	40%	3,812

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	77.4%	27.5%	19.3%	2.1%	0
2015	75.6%	12.2%	20.1%	2.4%	0

Crime in Tierra Nueva

In the last 12 months, 76 crimes were recorded in Tierra Nueva. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	7
2025/11	7
2025/10	11
2025/09	4
2025/08	3
2025/07	11
2025/06	6
2025/05	3
2025/04	4
2025/03	6
2025/02	8
2025/01	6

Health in Tierra Nueva

Tierra Nueva has 9 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tierra Nueva

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tierra Nueva	4,960	1,780
San Isidro	455	1,835
Fracción de Hacienda Vieja	434	1,729
El Patol	223	1,740
San Gabriel (San Salvador)	203	1,770
Huizachal	151	1,778
Cerro de la Virgen	128	1,782
El Camarón	123	1,561
El Salitre Grande	121	1,741
Puerto de Lobos	120	1,724

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