Pánuco

Pánuco is a municipality of Zacatecas with 17,577 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,087 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years.

Demographics of Pánuco

Demographic structure of Pánuco according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,431 people under 15 years old (30.9%), 10,868 people of working age (61.8%) and 1,278 elderly over 65 years old (7.3%).

0-14 years

5,431

30.9% of the population

15-64 years

10,868

61.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,278

7.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Pánuco

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	948	929	1,877	10.7%
5-9 years	922	874	1,796	10.2%
10-14 years	896	862	1,758	10%
15-19 years	780	806	1,586	9%
20-24 years	687	677	1,364	7.8%
25-29 years	645	639	1,284	7.3%
30-34 years	573	657	1,230	7%
35-39 years	576	558	1,134	6.5%
40-44 years	517	576	1,093	6.2%
45-49 years	532	530	1,062	6%
50-54 years	452	468	920	5.2%
55-59 years	339	327	666	3.8%
60-64 years	269	260	529	3%
65-69 years	227	214	441	2.5%
70-74 years	157	163	320	1.8%
75-79 years	126	111	237	1.3%
80-84 years	77	71	148	0.8%
85+ years	57	75	132	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Pánuco

Population Origin

Born in State

16,923

96.3%

Born in Another State

600

3.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

217

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

126

0.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

124

98.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

171

3.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

78

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

37 / 41

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,370

7.8%

With Limitation

2,492

14.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	538
Visual	716
Hearing	277
Speech	150
Mental	203

Education in Pánuco

Literacy and Schooling

In Pánuco, 651 people aged 15 and over can read and write (65100%), while 635 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years (7.5 men, 7.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	350	285	635	63500%
Incomplete primary	1,082	913	1,995	199500%
Complete primary	1,084	1,107	2,191	219100%
Incomplete secondary	248	192	440	44000%
Complete secondary	2,013	2,425	4,438	443800%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,065	1,044	2,109	210900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	527
6-11 years	118
12-14 years	170

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 49 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	15	15
Primaria	18	18
Secundaria	13	13
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Pánuco

In Pánuco, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,861 people. Of those, 6,558 are employed and 303 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 4.4%.

Total EAP

6,861

H: 5,019 / M: 1,842

Employed Population

6,558

H: 4,737 / M: 1,821

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

303 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,278

H: 1,498 / M: 4,780

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	14,666	83.4%
IMSS	5,607	31.9%
ISSSTE	197	1.1%
ISSSTE estatal	13	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,720	49.6%
IMSS Bienestar	323	1.8%
Private insurance	31	0.2%
Other institution	29	0.2%
Without health coverage	2,905	16.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Pánuco

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,641

864100%

Single

3,593

359300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

931

93100%

Households

Total Households

4,742

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

3,940

83.1%

Female-headed

802

16.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	16,491	93.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	796	4.5%
Other religions	7	0%
No religion	279	1.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Pánuco

Pánuco has 6,036 total dwellings, of which 4,742 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,686	100.2%
Earthen floor	55	1.2%
1 bedroom	1,661	35.5%
2+ bedrooms	3,080	65.9%
1 room	206	4.4%
2 rooms	793	17%
3+ rooms	3,742	80%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.9%

4,716 dwellings

Piped Water

97.6%

4,566 dwellings

With Drainage

93.9%

4,392 dwellings

All Services

91.3%

4,270 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,716	100.9%
Without electricity	25	0.5%
Public water network	4,566	97.6%
Hauled water	3,862	82.6%
Other water source	175	3.7%
With water tank	4,131	88.3%
With cistern	409	8.7%
With toilet	4,282	91.6%
With latrine	84	1.8%
With drainage	4,392	93.9%
Without drainage	349	7.5%
With all services	4,270	91.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	8	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Pánuco

Household equipment in Pánuco according to the 2020 Census. 27.9% of dwellings have internet and 79% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,113	88%
Washing machine	3,951	84.5%
Microwave oven	1,806	38.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,696	57.7%
Motorcycle	1,167	25%
Bicycle	520	11.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,455	95.3%
Radio	3,322	71%
Landline phone	565	12.1%
Cell phone	3,694	79%
Computer	679	14.5%
Internet	1,306	27.9%
Pay TV	588	12.6%
Streaming platforms	72	1.5%
Video game console	95	2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

168

3.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

846

18.1%

No Computer or Internet

3,249

69.5%

No ICT at All

93

2%

Companies and Economy in Pánuco

The main economic sectors of Pánuco are Comercio al por menor with 240 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	240
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	77
Industrias manufactureras	35
Industrias manufactureras	21
Industrias manufactureras	19

Poverty and Social Development in Pánuco

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Pánuco has a poverty rate of 59.7% and extreme poverty of 7.4%.

Poverty

59.7%

10,859 people

Extreme Poverty

7.4%

1,354 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

26%

4,732 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.7%

1,215 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.6%

1,381 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25.9%	4,710
Lack of access to health services	9.2%	1,677
Lack of access to social security	73.1%	13,292
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.5%	1,179
Lack of access to basic housing services	20.4%	3,703
Lack of access to food	24.3%	4,426
Income below welfare line	66.4%	12,074
Income below minimum welfare line	25.6%	4,662

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	71.9%	10.9%	18.3%	4.1%	0
2015	59.7%	7.4%	26%	7.6%	0

Crime in Pánuco

In the last 12 months, 159 crimes were recorded in Pánuco. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	16
2025/11	8
2025/10	18
2025/09	10
2025/08	10
2025/07	12
2025/06	12
2025/05	17
2025/04	15
2025/03	18
2025/02	13
2025/01	10

Health in Pánuco

Pánuco has 9 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Pánuco

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Pozo de Gamboa	5,082	2,259
San Antonio del Ciprés	3,647	2,163
Laguna Seca	1,440	2,081
Casa de Cerros	1,249	2,254
Pánuco	1,177	2,305
San Juan	946	2,026
Los Pozos	670	2,103
Llano Blanco Norte	612	2,113
Muleros	528	2,309
Jesús María	327	2,265

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