Huanusco

Huanusco is a municipality of Zacatecas with 4,547 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,671 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of Huanusco

Demographic structure of Huanusco according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,155 people under 15 years old (25.4%), 2,633 people of working age (57.9%) and 759 elderly over 65 years old (16.7%).

0-14 years

1,155

25.4% of the population

15-64 years

2,633

57.9% - Working age

65+ years

759

16.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

72.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Huanusco

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	191	179	370	8.1%
5-9 years	200	195	395	8.7%
10-14 years	202	188	390	8.6%
15-19 years	175	155	330	7.3%
20-24 years	149	146	295	6.5%
25-29 years	150	142	292	6.4%
30-34 years	133	171	304	6.7%
35-39 years	123	125	248	5.5%
40-44 years	127	125	252	5.5%
45-49 years	121	118	239	5.3%
50-54 years	117	123	240	5.3%
55-59 years	116	124	240	5.3%
60-64 years	85	108	193	4.2%
65-69 years	91	103	194	4.3%
70-74 years	88	109	197	4.3%
75-79 years	75	80	155	3.4%
80-84 years	56	51	107	2.4%
85+ years	58	48	106	2.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Huanusco

Population Origin

Born in State

3,742

82.3%

Born in Another State

694

15.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

103

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

4

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

4

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

9

0.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

117

2.6% of the population

Men / Women

61 / 56

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

444

9.8%

With Limitation

599

13.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	269
Visual	153
Hearing	111
Speech	54
Mental	66

Education in Huanusco

Literacy and Schooling

In Huanusco, 197 people aged 15 and over can read and write (19700%), while 278 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.4 men, 7.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	128	150	278	27800%
Incomplete primary	330	285	615	61500%
Complete primary	325	272	597	59700%
Incomplete secondary	75	58	133	13300%
Complete secondary	461	594	1,055	105500%
Post-basic education (18+)	322	327	649	64900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	68
6-11 years	12
12-14 years	31

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 36 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	11	11
Primaria	16	16
Secundaria	7	7
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Huanusco

In Huanusco, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,550 people. Of those, 1,523 are employed and 27 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

1,550

H: 1,119 / M: 431

Employed Population

1,523

H: 1,098 / M: 425

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

27 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,073

H: 660 / M: 1,413

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	3,752	82.5%
IMSS	643	14.1%
ISSSTE	137	3%
ISSSTE estatal	1	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,986	65.7%
IMSS Bienestar	9	0.2%
Private insurance	2	0%
Without health coverage	792	17.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Huanusco

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,032

203200%

Single

1,168

116800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

436

43600%

Households

Total Households

1,357

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

948

69.9%

Female-headed

409

30.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	4,382	96.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	80	1.8%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	80	1.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Huanusco

Huanusco has 2,391 total dwellings, of which 1,357 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,349	99.9%
Earthen floor	7	0.5%
1 bedroom	494	36.6%
2+ bedrooms	863	63.9%
1 room	40	3%
2 rooms	149	11%
3+ rooms	1,168	86.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.7%

1,347 dwellings

Piped Water

99.9%

1,349 dwellings

With Drainage

97.4%

1,316 dwellings

All Services

97.1%

1,312 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,347	99.7%
Without electricity	10	0.7%
Public water network	1,349	99.9%
Hauled water	989	73.2%
Other water source	8	0.6%
With water tank	1,245	92.2%
With cistern	163	12.1%
With toilet	1,312	97.1%
With latrine	4	0.3%
With drainage	1,316	97.4%
Without drainage	41	3%
With all services	1,312	97.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Huanusco

Household equipment in Huanusco according to the 2020 Census. 49.4% of dwellings have internet and 74.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,301	96.3%
Washing machine	1,176	87%
Microwave oven	632	46.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	802	59.4%
Motorcycle	186	13.8%
Bicycle	183	13.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,225	90.7%
Radio	1,019	75.4%
Landline phone	397	29.4%
Cell phone	1,002	74.2%
Computer	274	20.3%
Internet	667	49.4%
Pay TV	593	43.9%
Streaming platforms	56	4.1%
Video game console	45	3.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

49

3.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

225

16.7%

No Computer or Internet

637

47.2%

No ICT at All

21

1.6%

Companies and Economy in Huanusco

The main economic sectors of Huanusco are Comercio al por menor with 47 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	47
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	20
Industrias manufactureras	13
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	10
Industrias manufactureras	7

Poverty and Social Development in Huanusco

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Huanusco has a poverty rate of 55.8% and extreme poverty of 4.4%.

Poverty

55.8%

2,281 people

Extreme Poverty

4.4%

181 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

31%

1,267 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.9%

117 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

10.3%

422 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	29.8%	1,218
Lack of access to health services	12.2%	498
Lack of access to social security	70.7%	2,889
Lack of housing quality and spaces	2.8%	114
Lack of access to basic housing services	8.6%	352
Lack of access to food	12.2%	497
Income below welfare line	58.7%	2,398
Income below minimum welfare line	24.4%	998

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	52.4%	7.6%	31.2%	11.8%	0
2015	55.8%	4.4%	31%	10.3%	0

Crime in Huanusco

In the last 12 months, 24 crimes were recorded in Huanusco. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	1
2025/10	1
2025/09	4
2025/08	3
2025/07	1
2025/06	1
2025/05	2
2025/04	1
2025/03	1
2025/02	3
2025/01	4

Health in Huanusco

Huanusco has 7 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Huanusco

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Huanusco	1,806	1,502
Arellanos	340	1,544
Los Soyates	259	2,110
San José de la Palma	245	1,564
La Higuera	225	1,518
Mexiquito (Rancho Nuevo)	181	1,426
Ciénega de San Felipe (Ciénega de Abajo)	179	1,562
La Luz	150	1,993
El Yerbanís	128	1,436
San Pedro Apóstol	121	1,427

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