Benito Juárez

Benito Juárez is a municipality of Zacatecas with 4,493 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,146 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years.

Demographics of Benito Juárez

Demographic structure of Benito Juárez according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,320 people under 15 years old (29.4%), 2,622 people of working age (58.4%) and 543 elderly over 65 years old (12.1%).

0-14 years

1,320

29.4% of the population

15-64 years

2,622

58.4% - Working age

65+ years

543

12.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

71.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Benito Juárez

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	200	214	414	9.2%
5-9 years	231	235	466	10.4%
10-14 years	225	215	440	9.8%
15-19 years	236	203	439	9.8%
20-24 years	139	152	291	6.5%
25-29 years	122	133	255	5.7%
30-34 years	145	144	289	6.4%
35-39 years	124	140	264	5.9%
40-44 years	151	138	289	6.4%
45-49 years	129	126	255	5.7%
50-54 years	110	106	216	4.8%
55-59 years	81	89	170	3.8%
60-64 years	78	76	154	3.4%
65-69 years	79	73	152	3.4%
70-74 years	54	66	120	2.7%
75-79 years	48	68	116	2.6%
80-84 years	48	32	80	1.8%
85+ years	38	37	75	1.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Benito Juárez

Population Origin

Born in State

3,374

75.1%

Born in Another State

927

20.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

162

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

19

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

18

94.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

30

2.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

7

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

5 / 2

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

298

6.6%

With Limitation

454

10.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	119
Visual	115
Hearing	73
Speech	44
Mental	66

Education in Benito Juárez

Literacy and Schooling

In Benito Juárez, 162 people aged 15 and over can read and write (16200%), while 206 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years (7.5 men, 8.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	100	106	206	20600%
Incomplete primary	278	220	498	49800%
Complete primary	380	281	661	66100%
Incomplete secondary	83	46	129	12900%
Complete secondary	369	472	841	84100%
Post-basic education (18+)	319	402	721	72100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	65
6-11 years	19
12-14 years	18

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 17 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	6	0	6
Primaria	6	1	7
Secundaria	4	0	4
Media Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Benito Juárez

In Benito Juárez, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,507 people. Of those, 1,473 are employed and 34 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.3%.

Total EAP

1,507

H: 1,137 / M: 370

Employed Population

1,473

H: 1,106 / M: 367

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

34 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,900

H: 569 / M: 1,331

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	2,963	65.9%
IMSS	503	11.2%
ISSSTE	73	1.6%
ISSSTE estatal	5	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,223	49.5%
IMSS Bienestar	90	2%
Private insurance	67	1.5%
Other institution	5	0.1%
Without health coverage	1,521	33.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Benito Juárez

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,978

197800%

Single

1,146

114600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

294

29400%

Households

Total Households

1,273

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

992

77.9%

Female-headed

281

22.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	4,408	98.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	40	0.9%
Other religions	11	0.2%
No religion	21	0.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Benito Juárez

Benito Juárez has 2,193 total dwellings, of which 1,276 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,255	99.1%
Earthen floor	15	1.2%
1 bedroom	376	29.7%
2+ bedrooms	892	70.4%
1 room	20	1.6%
2 rooms	139	11%
3+ rooms	1,109	87.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.1%

1,256 dwellings

Piped Water

98.9%

1,253 dwellings

With Drainage

97.2%

1,231 dwellings

All Services

96.1%

1,218 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,256	99.1%
Without electricity	14	1.1%
Public water network	1,253	98.9%
Hauled water	1,113	87.8%
Other water source	17	1.3%
With water tank	1,135	89.6%
With cistern	299	23.6%
With toilet	1,221	96.4%
With latrine	11	0.9%
With drainage	1,231	97.2%
Without drainage	39	3.1%
With all services	1,218	96.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Benito Juárez

Household equipment in Benito Juárez according to the 2020 Census. 25.3% of dwellings have internet and 88.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,102	87%
Washing machine	1,031	81.4%
Microwave oven	544	42.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	771	60.9%
Motorcycle	477	37.6%
Bicycle	356	28.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,125	88.8%
Radio	639	50.4%
Landline phone	291	23%
Cell phone	1,121	88.5%
Computer	261	20.6%
Internet	320	25.3%
Pay TV	436	34.4%
Streaming platforms	56	4.4%
Video game console	47	3.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

90

7.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

97

7.7%

No Computer or Internet

855

67.5%

No ICT at All

31

2.4%

Companies and Economy in Benito Juárez

The main economic sectors of Benito Juárez are Comercio al por menor with 138 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	138
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	36
Industrias manufactureras	11
Industrias manufactureras	11
Industrias manufactureras	9

Poverty and Social Development in Benito Juárez

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Benito Juárez has a poverty rate of 75.1% and extreme poverty of 7.6%.

Poverty

75.1%

2,993 people

Extreme Poverty

7.6%

302 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

15.4%

614 people

Vulnerable by Income

4%

159 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.6%

221 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	24.3%	970
Lack of access to health services	23%	917
Lack of access to social security	79.3%	3,162
Lack of housing quality and spaces	3%	119
Lack of access to basic housing services	7.6%	303
Lack of access to food	14.5%	579
Income below welfare line	79.1%	3,152
Income below minimum welfare line	42%	1,674

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	73.6%	14%	13.3%	5.3%	0
2015	75.1%	7.6%	15.4%	5.6%	0

Crime in Benito Juárez

In the last 12 months, 34 crimes were recorded in Benito Juárez. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	1
2025/10	4
2025/08	1
2025/07	2
2025/06	5
2025/05	5
2025/04	3
2025/03	5
2024/12	1
2024/11	2
2024/10	2

Health in Benito Juárez

Benito Juárez has 4 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 4 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Benito Juárez

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Florencia	2,905	2,180
Los Campos	435	2,180
Potrerillos	274	2,199
San Lucas Tepetitlán	209	2,055
Tonilco	152	2,163
Dulces Nombres	143	2,163
Los Cedros	82	2,176
Los Charcos	58	2,179
Llano Grande	56	2,184
Mesa de Rayos	39	2,135

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