Mazapil

Mazapil is a municipality of Zacatecas with 17,774 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,898 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of Mazapil

Demographic structure of Mazapil according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,433 people under 15 years old (30.6%), 10,283 people of working age (57.9%) and 2,042 elderly over 65 years old (11.5%).

0-14 years

5,433

30.6% of the population

15-64 years

10,283

57.9% - Working age

65+ years

2,042

11.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

72.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Mazapil

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	977	954	1,931	10.9%
5-9 years	845	898	1,743	9.8%
10-14 years	911	848	1,759	9.9%
15-19 years	718	678	1,396	7.9%
20-24 years	547	587	1,134	6.4%
25-29 years	569	608	1,177	6.6%
30-34 years	614	612	1,226	6.9%
35-39 years	584	518	1,102	6.2%
40-44 years	568	521	1,089	6.1%
45-49 years	515	427	942	5.3%
50-54 years	458	415	873	4.9%
55-59 years	368	360	728	4.1%
60-64 years	317	299	616	3.5%
65-69 years	328	267	595	3.3%
70-74 years	268	227	495	2.8%
75-79 years	219	207	426	2.4%
80-84 years	150	103	253	1.4%
85+ years	147	126	273	1.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Mazapil

Population Origin

Born in State

14,214

80%

Born in Another State

3,425

19.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

460

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

6

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

6

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

19

0.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

356

2% of the population

Men / Women

187 / 169

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,218

6.9%

With Limitation

2,482

14%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	562
Visual	571
Hearing	341
Speech	177
Mental	211

Education in Mazapil

Literacy and Schooling

In Mazapil, 1,017 people aged 15 and over can read and write (101700%), while 1,049 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.2 men, 7.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	587	462	1,049	104900%
Incomplete primary	993	786	1,779	177900%
Complete primary	1,110	950	2,060	206000%
Incomplete secondary	182	175	357	35700%
Complete secondary	2,372	2,482	4,854	485400%
Post-basic education (18+)	966	929	1,895	189500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	368
6-11 years	148
12-14 years	104

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 180 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	59	59
Primaria	67	67
Secundaria	48	48
Media Superior	6	6

Employment and Social Security in Mazapil

In Mazapil, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,529 people. Of those, 6,300 are employed and 229 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

Total EAP

6,529

H: 5,138 / M: 1,391

Employed Population

6,300

H: 4,942 / M: 1,358

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

229 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,801

H: 1,764 / M: 5,037

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	13,507	76%
IMSS	6,509	36.6%
ISSSTE	266	1.5%
ISSSTE estatal	4	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	12	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,407	36%
IMSS Bienestar	413	2.3%
Private insurance	43	0.2%
Other institution	21	0.1%
Without health coverage	4,210	23.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Mazapil

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,503

850300%

Single

3,648

364800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,213

121300%

Households

Total Households

4,645

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

3,937

84.8%

Female-headed

708

15.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	14,943	84.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,448	8.1%
No religion	1,311	7.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Mazapil

Mazapil has 6,881 total dwellings, of which 4,649 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,484	98.3%
Earthen floor	152	3.3%
1 bedroom	1,534	33.6%
2+ bedrooms	3,102	68%
1 room	186	4.1%
2 rooms	678	14.9%
3+ rooms	3,772	82.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.4%

4,578 dwellings

Piped Water

89.9%

4,101 dwellings

With Drainage

86.5%

3,945 dwellings

All Services

78.6%

3,588 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,578	100.4%
Without electricity	58	1.3%
Public water network	4,101	89.9%
Hauled water	1,324	29%
Other water source	535	11.7%
With water tank	3,090	67.7%
With cistern	729	16%
With toilet	3,834	84%
With latrine	426	9.3%
With drainage	3,945	86.5%
Without drainage	690	15.1%
With all services	3,588	78.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	27	0.6%

Goods and Technology in Mazapil

Household equipment in Mazapil according to the 2020 Census. 18.9% of dwellings have internet and 48.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,086	89.6%
Washing machine	3,794	83.2%
Microwave oven	1,776	38.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,650	58.1%
Motorcycle	1,037	22.7%
Bicycle	657	14.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,106	90%
Radio	1,954	42.8%
Landline phone	573	12.6%
Cell phone	2,219	48.6%
Computer	544	11.9%
Internet	863	18.9%
Pay TV	3,593	78.8%
Streaming platforms	154	3.4%
Video game console	110	2.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

378

8.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,133

46.8%

No Computer or Internet

3,601

78.9%

No ICT at All

300

6.6%

Companies and Economy in Mazapil

The main economic sectors of Mazapil are Comercio al por menor with 60 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	60
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	20
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	10
Servicios financieros y de seguros	7
Industrias manufactureras	5

Poverty and Social Development in Mazapil

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Mazapil has a poverty rate of 59.9% and extreme poverty of 12.9%.

Poverty

59.9%

12,023 people

Extreme Poverty

12.9%

2,590 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

26.4%

5,301 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.2%

1,038 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

8.5%

1,697 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.2%	5,661
Lack of access to health services	13.9%	2,798
Lack of access to social security	60.3%	12,104
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.2%	1,252
Lack of access to basic housing services	46.9%	9,399
Lack of access to food	29%	5,822
Income below welfare line	65.1%	13,061
Income below minimum welfare line	29.5%	5,918

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	67.8%	17.7%	20.2%	6.5%	0
2015	59.9%	12.9%	26.4%	8.5%	0

Crime in Mazapil

In the last 12 months, 67 crimes were recorded in Mazapil. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	4
2025/10	5
2025/09	1
2025/08	3
2025/07	10
2025/06	8
2025/05	6
2025/04	5
2025/03	6
2025/02	5
2025/01	6
2024/12	8

Health in Mazapil

Mazapil has 31 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 31 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Mazapil

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Mazapil	1,262	2,264
Terminal de Providencia (Terminal)	1,186	1,963
Cedros	1,147	1,764
Estación Camacho	1,037	1,664
Caopas	615	2,008
San Tiburcio	531	1,886
La Fábrica	526	1,884
Estanque Gallegos (Gallegos)	512	1,937
Apizolaya	505	1,831
La Palmilla	419	1,598

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