Apozol

Apozol is a municipality of Zacatecas with 6,260 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,521 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years.

Demographics of Apozol

Demographic structure of Apozol according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,638 people under 15 years old (26.2%), 3,754 people of working age (60%) and 868 elderly over 65 years old (13.9%).

0-14 years

1,638

26.2% of the population

15-64 years

3,754

60% - Working age

65+ years

868

13.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

66.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Apozol

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	261	255	516	8.2%
5-9 years	267	288	555	8.9%
10-14 years	300	267	567	9.1%
15-19 years	252	274	526	8.4%
20-24 years	225	220	445	7.1%
25-29 years	166	179	345	5.5%
30-34 years	180	200	380	6.1%
35-39 years	175	198	373	6%
40-44 years	193	229	422	6.7%
45-49 years	219	210	429	6.9%
50-54 years	164	166	330	5.3%
55-59 years	123	149	272	4.3%
60-64 years	101	131	232	3.7%
65-69 years	89	116	205	3.3%
70-74 years	99	121	220	3.5%
75-79 years	101	90	191	3.1%
80-84 years	64	77	141	2.3%
85+ years	62	49	111	1.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Apozol

Population Origin

Born in State

5,665

90.5%

Born in Another State

485

7.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

91

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

18

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

17

94.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

26

1.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

9

0.1% of the population

Men / Women

2 / 7

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

515

8.2%

With Limitation

1,096

17.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	310
Visual	176
Hearing	113
Speech	53
Mental	70

Education in Apozol

Literacy and Schooling

In Apozol, 250 people aged 15 and over can read and write (25000%), while 401 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years (7.4 men, 7.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	203	198	401	40100%
Incomplete primary	414	389	803	80300%
Complete primary	474	417	891	89100%
Incomplete secondary	51	69	120	12000%
Complete secondary	559	762	1,321	132100%
Post-basic education (18+)	460	496	956	95600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	105
6-11 years	21
12-14 years	39

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 27 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	10	10
Primaria	11	11
Secundaria	5	5
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Apozol

In Apozol, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,495 people. Of those, 2,465 are employed and 30 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

2,495

H: 1,658 / M: 837

Employed Population

2,465

H: 1,631 / M: 834

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

30 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,424

H: 713 / M: 1,711

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,464	87.3%
IMSS	971	15.5%
ISSSTE	342	5.5%
ISSSTE estatal	6	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,081	65.2%
IMSS Bienestar	53	0.8%
Private insurance	67	1.1%
Other institution	29	0.5%
Without health coverage	792	12.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Apozol

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,888

288800%

Single

1,537

153700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

519

51900%

Households

Total Households

1,812

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

1,215

67.1%

Female-headed

597

32.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	6,025	96.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	142	2.3%
Other religions	6	0.1%
No religion	81	1.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Apozol

Apozol has 2,943 total dwellings, of which 1,812 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,763	97.4%
Earthen floor	47	2.6%
1 bedroom	624	34.5%
2+ bedrooms	1,186	65.5%
1 room	42	2.3%
2 rooms	205	11.3%
3+ rooms	1,563	86.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99%

1,791 dwellings

Piped Water

99%

1,791 dwellings

With Drainage

98.6%

1,784 dwellings

All Services

97.5%

1,765 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,791	99%
Without electricity	19	1%
Public water network	1,791	99%
Hauled water	1,253	69.2%
Other water source	19	1%
With water tank	1,685	93.1%
With cistern	44	2.4%
With toilet	1,777	98.2%
With latrine	4	0.2%
With drainage	1,784	98.6%
Without drainage	26	1.4%
With all services	1,765	97.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	4	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Apozol

Household equipment in Apozol according to the 2020 Census. 29.1% of dwellings have internet and 87.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,740	96.1%
Washing machine	1,570	86.7%
Microwave oven	881	48.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	945	52.2%
Motorcycle	386	21.3%
Bicycle	583	32.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,666	92%
Radio	1,162	64.2%
Landline phone	501	27.7%
Cell phone	1,582	87.4%
Computer	391	21.6%
Internet	527	29.1%
Pay TV	1,024	56.6%
Streaming platforms	55	3%
Video game console	74	4.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

71

3.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

120

6.6%

No Computer or Internet

1,158

64%

No ICT at All

24

1.3%

Companies and Economy in Apozol

The main economic sectors of Apozol are Comercio al por menor with 70 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	70
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	22
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	10
Industrias manufactureras	9
Servicios educativos	9

Poverty and Social Development in Apozol

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Apozol has a poverty rate of 61.8% and extreme poverty of 4.5%.

Poverty

61.8%

3,761 people

Extreme Poverty

4.5%

276 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

24%

1,461 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.4%

266 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

9.9%

602 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28%	1,708
Lack of access to health services	11.3%	687
Lack of access to social security	71.4%	4,348
Lack of housing quality and spaces	5.7%	347
Lack of access to basic housing services	7.6%	460
Lack of access to food	13%	791
Income below welfare line	66.1%	4,027
Income below minimum welfare line	28.1%	1,712

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	65.1%	8.5%	23.8%	6.5%	0
2015	61.8%	4.5%	24%	9.9%	0

Crime in Apozol

In the last 12 months, 38 crimes were recorded in Apozol. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	3
2025/10	3
2025/09	7
2025/08	1
2025/07	5
2025/06	3
2025/05	1
2025/04	5
2025/03	3
2025/02	3
2025/01	2

Health in Apozol

Apozol has 8 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Apozol

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Apozol	2,608	1,269
Benito Juárez (El Rescoldo)	726	1,314
Los Llamas (San Isidro)	719	1,316
San Miguel (Atotonilco)	664	1,284
La Tiricia	293	1,270
El Tule	252	1,300
La Purísima	177	1,263
Colonia Francisco I. Madero	122	1,520
Palma Cuata	120	1,425
La Caballería	71	1,262

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