Pinos

Pinos is a municipality of Zacatecas with 72,241 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,209 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years.

Demographics of Pinos

Demographic structure of Pinos according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 22,846 people under 15 years old (31.6%), 42,913 people of working age (59.4%) and 6,458 elderly over 65 years old (8.9%).

0-14 years

22,846

31.6% of the population

15-64 years

42,913

59.4% - Working age

65+ years

6,458

8.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

68.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Pinos

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	3,843	3,690	7,533	10.4%
5-9 years	3,849	3,848	7,697	10.7%
10-14 years	3,861	3,755	7,616	10.5%
15-19 years	3,136	3,280	6,416	8.9%
20-24 years	2,149	2,677	4,826	6.7%
25-29 years	2,025	2,786	4,811	6.7%
30-34 years	2,060	2,709	4,769	6.6%
35-39 years	2,141	2,513	4,654	6.4%
40-44 years	2,198	2,457	4,655	6.4%
45-49 years	2,053	2,163	4,216	5.8%
50-54 years	1,724	1,827	3,551	4.9%
55-59 years	1,296	1,411	2,707	3.7%
60-64 years	1,138	1,170	2,308	3.2%
65-69 years	951	945	1,896	2.6%
70-74 years	757	733	1,490	2.1%
75-79 years	640	588	1,228	1.7%
80-84 years	456	466	922	1.3%
85+ years	467	455	922	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Pinos

Population Origin

Born in State

58,126

80.5%

Born in Another State

13,632

18.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,037

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

18

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

17

94.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

53

0.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

142

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

69 / 73

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

4,206

5.8%

With Limitation

7,954

11%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	2,106
Visual	1,736
Hearing	966
Speech	639
Mental	671

Education in Pinos

Literacy and Schooling

In Pinos, 3,805 people aged 15 and over can read and write (380500%), while 4,245 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years (7.4 men, 8.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,174	2,071	4,245	424500%
Incomplete primary	3,431	2,108	5,539	553900%
Complete primary	3,750	2,362	6,112	611200%
Incomplete secondary	846	618	1,464	146400%
Complete secondary	8,933	13,795	22,728	2272800%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,375	4,400	7,775	777500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,428
6-11 years	226
12-14 years	341

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 431 are public and 6 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	148	0	148
Primaria	149	0	149
Secundaria	117	0	117
Media Superior	15	1	16
Superior	1	1	2

Employment and Social Security in Pinos

In Pinos, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 27,600 people. Of those, 27,045 are employed and 555 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

27,600

H: 19,663 / M: 7,937

Employed Population

27,045

H: 19,165 / M: 7,880

Unemployment Rate

2%

555 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

26,045

H: 5,663 / M: 20,382

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	60,442	83.7%
IMSS	6,132	8.5%
ISSSTE	2,325	3.2%
ISSSTE estatal	231	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	25	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	50,576	70%
IMSS Bienestar	1,497	2.1%
Private insurance	52	0.1%
Other institution	44	0.1%
Without health coverage	11,742	16.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Pinos

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

33,665

3366500%

Single

15,692

1569200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

4,469

446900%

Households

Total Households

19,270

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

13,975

72.5%

Female-headed

5,295

27.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	70,417	97.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,230	1.7%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	539	0.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Pinos

Pinos has 25,505 total dwellings, of which 19,276 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	18,894	99.3%
Earthen floor	350	1.8%
1 bedroom	6,069	31.9%
2+ bedrooms	13,175	69.3%
1 room	452	2.4%
2 rooms	2,253	11.8%
3+ rooms	16,539	86.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100%

19,021 dwellings

Piped Water

92.8%

17,656 dwellings

With Drainage

87.1%

16,578 dwellings

All Services

82.2%

15,642 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	19,021	100%
Without electricity	223	1.2%
Public water network	17,656	92.8%
Hauled water	10,507	55.2%
Other water source	1,588	8.3%
With water tank	13,117	68.9%
With cistern	3,950	20.8%
With toilet	15,331	80.6%
With latrine	1,901	10%
With drainage	16,578	87.1%
Without drainage	2,666	14%
With all services	15,642	82.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	82	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Pinos

Household equipment in Pinos according to the 2020 Census. 17.1% of dwellings have internet and 73.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	16,181	85.1%
Washing machine	14,106	74.1%
Microwave oven	6,651	35%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	9,669	50.8%
Motorcycle	7,410	39%
Bicycle	7,435	39.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	17,855	93.9%
Radio	11,406	60%
Landline phone	3,246	17.1%
Cell phone	13,938	73.3%
Computer	2,324	12.2%
Internet	3,252	17.1%
Pay TV	5,919	31.1%
Streaming platforms	285	1.5%
Video game console	329	1.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

893

4.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

4,030

21.2%

No Computer or Internet

14,999

78.8%

No ICT at All

524

2.8%

Companies and Economy in Pinos

The main economic sectors of Pinos are Comercio al por menor with 429 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	429
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	111
Industrias manufactureras	38
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	33
Industrias manufactureras	24

Poverty and Social Development in Pinos

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Pinos has a poverty rate of 77.6% and extreme poverty of 15.4%.

Poverty

77.6%

59,116 people

Extreme Poverty

15.4%

11,735 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

16%

12,166 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.5%

1,881 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4%

3,057 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.6%	16,454
Lack of access to health services	9%	6,898
Lack of access to social security	82.7%	63,060
Lack of housing quality and spaces	3.8%	2,932
Lack of access to basic housing services	41.5%	31,603
Lack of access to food	30.1%	22,975
Income below welfare line	80%	60,997
Income below minimum welfare line	44.5%	33,891

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	80.4%	27.8%	13.4%	3.5%	0
2015	77.6%	15.4%	16%	4%	0

Crime in Pinos

In the last 12 months, 453 crimes were recorded in Pinos. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	33
2025/11	31
2025/10	39
2025/09	41
2025/08	41
2025/07	33
2025/06	43
2025/05	34
2025/04	40
2025/03	58
2025/02	32
2025/01	28

Health in Pinos

Pinos has 57 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 54 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Pinos

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Pinos	6,304	2,470
Pedregoso	2,642	2,179
La Victoria	2,461	2,312
El Obraje	2,108	2,206
El Nigromante	1,941	2,208
Estancia de Guadalupe	1,913	2,277
San José de Castellanos	1,798	2,193
Santiago	1,556	2,131
Santa Elena	1,552	2,243
El Sitio	1,372	2,190

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