Vanegas

Vanegas is a municipality of San Luis Potosí with 7,557 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,775 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of Vanegas

Demographic structure of Vanegas according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,250 people under 15 years old (29.8%), 4,575 people of working age (60.5%) and 732 elderly over 65 years old (9.7%).

0-14 years

2,250

29.8% of the population

15-64 years

4,575

60.5% - Working age

65+ years

732

9.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

65.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Vanegas

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	323	371	694	9.2%
5-9 years	387	370	757	10%
10-14 years	405	394	799	10.6%
15-19 years	378	349	727	9.6%
20-24 years	239	249	488	6.5%
25-29 years	234	255	489	6.5%
30-34 years	230	258	488	6.5%
35-39 years	247	248	495	6.6%
40-44 years	248	209	457	6%
45-49 years	202	198	400	5.3%
50-54 years	200	189	389	5.1%
55-59 years	177	184	361	4.8%
60-64 years	151	130	281	3.7%
65-69 years	115	99	214	2.8%
70-74 years	89	98	187	2.5%
75-79 years	85	61	146	1.9%
80-84 years	46	40	86	1.1%
85+ years	50	49	99	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Vanegas

Population Origin

Born in State

6,812

90.1%

Born in Another State

712

9.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

375

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

45

0.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

45

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

39

2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

37

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

21 / 16

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

555

7.3%

With Limitation

894

11.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	229
Visual	265
Hearing	147
Speech	96
Mental	90

Education in Vanegas

Literacy and Schooling

In Vanegas, 397 people aged 15 and over can read and write (39700%), while 384 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	217	167	384	38400%
Incomplete primary	489	366	855	85500%
Complete primary	505	417	922	92200%
Incomplete secondary	99	75	174	17400%
Complete secondary	993	1,128	2,121	212100%
Post-basic education (18+)	320	393	713	71300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	101
6-11 years	30
12-14 years	53

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 58 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	20	0	20
Primaria	22	0	22
Secundaria	15	0	15
Media Superior	1	1	2

Employment and Social Security in Vanegas

In Vanegas, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,569 people. Of those, 2,525 are employed and 44 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

2,569

H: 2,010 / M: 559

Employed Population

2,525

H: 1,972 / M: 553

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

44 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,173

H: 889 / M: 2,284

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	6,453	85.4%
IMSS	3,200	42.3%
ISSSTE	309	4.1%
ISSSTE estatal	2	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,749	36.4%
IMSS Bienestar	267	3.5%
Private insurance	32	0.4%
Other institution	15	0.2%
Without health coverage	1,098	14.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Vanegas

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,606

360600%

Single

1,611

161100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

562

56200%

Households

Total Households

1,968

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

1,565

79.5%

Female-headed

403

20.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	6,567	86.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	401	5.3%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	582	7.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Vanegas

Vanegas has 2,680 total dwellings, of which 1,970 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,870	95.4%
Earthen floor	93	4.7%
1 bedroom	747	38.1%
2+ bedrooms	1,217	62.1%
1 room	84	4.3%
2 rooms	354	18.1%
3+ rooms	1,526	77.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.2%

1,945 dwellings

Piped Water

80.6%

1,579 dwellings

With Drainage

72.7%

1,424 dwellings

All Services

63.7%

1,249 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,945	99.2%
Without electricity	19	1%
Public water network	1,579	80.6%
Hauled water	658	33.6%
Other water source	385	19.6%
With water tank	874	44.6%
With cistern	126	6.4%
With toilet	1,048	53.5%
With latrine	861	43.9%
With drainage	1,424	72.7%
Without drainage	538	27.4%
With all services	1,249	63.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	8	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Vanegas

Household equipment in Vanegas according to the 2020 Census. 18.2% of dwellings have internet and 63.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,601	81.7%
Washing machine	1,399	71.4%
Microwave oven	548	28%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	803	41%
Motorcycle	770	39.3%
Bicycle	633	32.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,722	87.9%
Radio	877	44.7%
Landline phone	428	21.8%
Cell phone	1,241	63.3%
Computer	239	12.2%
Internet	357	18.2%
Pay TV	1,214	61.9%
Streaming platforms	24	1.2%
Video game console	56	2.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

154

7.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

551

28.1%

No Computer or Internet

1,519

77.5%

No ICT at All

104

5.3%

Companies and Economy in Vanegas

The main economic sectors of Vanegas are Comercio al por menor with 81 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	81
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	25
Industrias manufactureras	17
Servicios educativos	8
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento	5

Poverty and Social Development in Vanegas

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Vanegas has a poverty rate of 80.4% and extreme poverty of 17.6%.

Poverty

80.4%

6,235 people

Extreme Poverty

17.6%

1,367 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

11.6%

900 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.4%

416 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.6%

205 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	26.2%	2,034
Lack of access to health services	6.3%	492
Lack of access to social security	70.4%	5,457
Lack of housing quality and spaces	14.4%	1,119
Lack of access to basic housing services	50.5%	3,920
Lack of access to food	28.1%	2,180
Income below welfare line	85.8%	6,651
Income below minimum welfare line	50.2%	3,894

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	70%	17%	22.7%	4%	0
2015	80.4%	17.6%	11.6%	2.6%	0

Crime in Vanegas

In the last 12 months, 69 crimes were recorded in Vanegas. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	4
2025/11	8
2025/10	6
2025/09	11
2025/08	7
2025/07	6
2025/06	2
2025/05	5
2025/04	5
2025/03	5
2025/02	7
2025/01	3

Health in Vanegas

Vanegas has 11 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 11 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Vanegas

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Vanegas	2,484	1,720
El Tepetate	780	1,777
Zaragoza (La Vaca)	566	1,879
Vanegas de Abajo	368	1,763
Huertecillas	334	1,930
La Punta (San José de la Punta)	322	1,742
San Juan de Vanegas	290	1,826
San Vicente	261	1,711
La Pinta	239	1,721
El Salto Colorado	237	1,885

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