Villa de Arista

Villa de Arista is a municipality of San Luis Potosí with 17,258 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,620 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of Villa de Arista

Demographic structure of Villa de Arista according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,360 people under 15 years old (31.1%), 10,578 people of working age (61.3%) and 1,320 elderly over 65 years old (7.6%).

0-14 years

5,360

31.1% of the population

15-64 years

10,578

61.3% - Working age

65+ years

1,320

7.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Villa de Arista

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	879	863	1,742	10.1%
5-9 years	906	901	1,807	10.5%
10-14 years	900	911	1,811	10.5%
15-19 years	814	832	1,646	9.5%
20-24 years	670	788	1,458	8.4%
25-29 years	626	733	1,359	7.9%
30-34 years	552	653	1,205	7%
35-39 years	501	573	1,074	6.2%
40-44 years	449	514	963	5.6%
45-49 years	461	467	928	5.4%
50-54 years	381	417	798	4.6%
55-59 years	329	308	637	3.7%
60-64 years	234	276	510	3%
65-69 years	200	190	390	2.3%
70-74 years	143	171	314	1.8%
75-79 years	136	117	253	1.5%
80-84 years	94	88	182	1.1%
85+ years	95	86	181	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Villa de Arista

Population Origin

Born in State

16,206

93.9%

Born in Another State

966

5.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

368

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

62

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

61

98.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

116

2.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

63

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

29 / 34

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,155

6.7%

With Limitation

1,944

11.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	522
Visual	558
Hearing	265
Speech	122
Mental	178

Education in Villa de Arista

Literacy and Schooling

In Villa de Arista, 1,227 people aged 15 and over can read and write (122700%), while 1,503 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	796	707	1,503	150300%
Incomplete primary	897	698	1,595	159500%
Complete primary	889	855	1,744	174400%
Incomplete secondary	237	221	458	45800%
Complete secondary	1,549	2,278	3,827	382700%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,140	1,235	2,375	237500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	386
6-11 years	88
12-14 years	129

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 68 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	23	0	23
Primaria	25	0	25
Secundaria	16	0	16
Media Superior	2	3	5

Employment and Social Security in Villa de Arista

In Villa de Arista, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,214 people. Of those, 6,982 are employed and 232 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

Total EAP

7,214

H: 4,803 / M: 2,411

Employed Population

6,982

H: 4,609 / M: 2,373

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

232 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,703

H: 1,384 / M: 4,319

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	15,010	87%
IMSS	773	4.5%
ISSSTE	125	0.7%
ISSSTE estatal	12	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	13	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	14,066	81.5%
IMSS Bienestar	22	0.1%
Private insurance	28	0.2%
Other institution	10	0.1%
Without health coverage	2,206	12.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Villa de Arista

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,740

774000%

Single

4,015

401500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,218

121800%

Households

Total Households

4,302

4 average occupants

Male-headed

2,837

65.9%

Female-headed

1,465

34.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	15,938	92.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	798	4.6%
No religion	515	3%

Housing and Basic Services in Villa de Arista

Villa de Arista has 5,683 total dwellings, of which 4,304 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,157	97.4%
Earthen floor	141	3.3%
1 bedroom	1,530	35.9%
2+ bedrooms	2,768	64.9%
1 room	223	5.2%
2 rooms	768	18%
3+ rooms	3,307	77.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.8%

4,216 dwellings

Piped Water

95.8%

4,088 dwellings

With Drainage

93.6%

3,994 dwellings

All Services

89%

3,797 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,216	98.8%
Without electricity	82	1.9%
Public water network	4,088	95.8%
Hauled water	2,097	49.2%
Other water source	210	4.9%
With water tank	2,603	61%
With cistern	2,325	54.5%
With toilet	3,070	72%
With latrine	1,082	25.4%
With drainage	3,994	93.6%
Without drainage	304	7.1%
With all services	3,797	89%
Without water, drainage or electricity	23	0.5%

Goods and Technology in Villa de Arista

Household equipment in Villa de Arista according to the 2020 Census. 14.5% of dwellings have internet and 84.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,586	84.1%
Washing machine	2,970	69.6%
Microwave oven	1,185	27.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,194	51.4%
Motorcycle	1,039	24.4%
Bicycle	2,209	51.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,728	87.4%
Radio	1,856	43.5%
Landline phone	228	5.3%
Cell phone	3,609	84.6%
Computer	396	9.3%
Internet	619	14.5%
Pay TV	1,939	45.5%
Streaming platforms	64	1.5%
Video game console	73	1.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

406

9.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

618

14.5%

No Computer or Internet

3,498

82%

No ICT at All

185

4.3%

Companies and Economy in Villa de Arista

The main economic sectors of Villa de Arista are Comercio al por menor with 429 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	429
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	141
Industrias manufactureras	51
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	19
Industrias manufactureras	16

Poverty and Social Development in Villa de Arista

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Villa de Arista has a poverty rate of 68.2% and extreme poverty of 11.4%.

Poverty

68.2%

10,265 people

Extreme Poverty

11.4%

1,714 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

29.9%

4,494 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.7%

98 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.3%

194 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	27%	4,064
Lack of access to health services	6%	909
Lack of access to social security	91.6%	13,791
Lack of housing quality and spaces	13.9%	2,091
Lack of access to basic housing services	41%	6,175
Lack of access to food	19.7%	2,961
Income below welfare line	68.8%	10,363
Income below minimum welfare line	30.6%	4,607

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	74.5%	21.2%	23.7%	1%	0
2015	68.2%	11.4%	29.9%	1.3%	0

Crime in Villa de Arista

In the last 12 months, 200 crimes were recorded in Villa de Arista. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	14
2025/11	20
2025/10	16
2025/09	6
2025/08	18
2025/07	20
2025/06	21
2025/05	25
2025/04	16
2025/03	12
2025/02	21
2025/01	11

Health in Villa de Arista

Villa de Arista has 7 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 5 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Villa de Arista

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Villa de Arista	8,464	1,614
Derramaderos	1,587	1,652
Salitrillos	809	1,591
San José del Arbolito	663	1,605
El Charquito	593	1,551
El Pozo	569	1,593
El Mezquite	532	1,621
Rincón de Leijas	454	1,721
San Elías	453	1,609
El Tajo	372	1,592

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