Santa María de la Paz

Santa María de la Paz is a municipality of Zacatecas with 2,767 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,025 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8 years.

Demographics of Santa María de la Paz

Demographic structure of Santa María de la Paz according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 717 people under 15 years old (25.9%), 1,641 people of working age (59.3%) and 409 elderly over 65 years old (14.8%).

0-14 years

717

25.9% of the population

15-64 years

1,641

59.3% - Working age

65+ years

409

14.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

68.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Santa María de la Paz

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	107	132	239	8.6%
5-9 years	118	122	240	8.7%
10-14 years	138	100	238	8.6%
15-19 years	103	111	214	7.7%
20-24 years	80	89	169	6.1%
25-29 years	65	74	139	5%
30-34 years	81	98	179	6.5%
35-39 years	89	96	185	6.7%
40-44 years	83	79	162	5.9%
45-49 years	73	94	167	6%
50-54 years	74	77	151	5.5%
55-59 years	75	79	154	5.6%
60-64 years	63	58	121	4.4%
65-69 years	49	55	104	3.8%
70-74 years	49	51	100	3.6%
75-79 years	39	47	86	3.1%
80-84 years	29	25	54	2%
85+ years	35	30	65	2.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Santa María de la Paz

Population Origin

Born in State

2,520

91.1%

Born in Another State

188

6.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

64

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

5

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

5

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

18

2.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

9

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

5 / 4

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

174

6.3%

With Limitation

320

11.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	88
Visual	90
Hearing	48
Speech	31
Mental	42

Education in Santa María de la Paz

Literacy and Schooling

In Santa María de la Paz, 115 people aged 15 and over can read and write (11500%), while 96 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8 years (7.8 men, 8.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	45	51	96	9600%
Incomplete primary	237	197	434	43400%
Complete primary	171	139	310	31000%
Incomplete secondary	47	16	63	6300%
Complete secondary	210	357	567	56700%
Post-basic education (18+)	251	256	507	50700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	16
6-11 years	12
12-14 years	10

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 21 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	7	7
Primaria	8	8
Secundaria	5	5
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Santa María de la Paz

In Santa María de la Paz, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 922 people. Of those, 797 are employed and 125 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 13.6%.

Total EAP

922

H: 697 / M: 225

Employed Population

797

H: 584 / M: 213

Unemployment Rate

13.6%

125 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,257

H: 367 / M: 890

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	2,352	85%
IMSS	584	21.1%
ISSSTE	117	4.2%
ISSSTE estatal	20	0.7%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,525	55.1%
IMSS Bienestar	50	1.8%
Private insurance	59	2.1%
Other institution	1	0%
Without health coverage	411	14.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Santa María de la Paz

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,254

125400%

Single

680

68000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

255

25500%

Households

Total Households

860

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

657

76.4%

Female-headed

203

23.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	2,709	97.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	42	1.5%
No religion	13	0.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Santa María de la Paz

Santa María de la Paz has 1,415 total dwellings, of which 860 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	836	97.4%
Earthen floor	22	2.6%
1 bedroom	323	37.6%
2+ bedrooms	535	62.4%
1 room	15	1.7%
2 rooms	97	11.3%
3+ rooms	746	86.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.1%

850 dwellings

Piped Water

99.2%

851 dwellings

With Drainage

95.5%

819 dwellings

All Services

94.5%

811 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	850	99.1%
Without electricity	8	0.9%
Public water network	851	99.2%
Hauled water	734	85.5%
Other water source	7	0.8%
With water tank	794	92.5%
With cistern	58	6.8%
With toilet	805	93.8%
With latrine	36	4.2%
With drainage	819	95.5%
Without drainage	39	4.5%
With all services	811	94.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Santa María de la Paz

Household equipment in Santa María de la Paz according to the 2020 Census. 30.8% of dwellings have internet and 77.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	775	90.3%
Washing machine	705	82.2%
Microwave oven	399	46.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	482	56.2%
Motorcycle	255	29.7%
Bicycle	143	16.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	727	84.7%
Radio	544	63.4%
Landline phone	263	30.7%
Cell phone	666	77.6%
Computer	197	23%
Internet	264	30.8%
Pay TV	427	49.8%
Streaming platforms	37	4.3%
Video game console	23	2.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

59

6.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

114

13.3%

No Computer or Internet

542

63.2%

No ICT at All

32

3.7%

Companies and Economy in Santa María de la Paz

The main economic sectors of Santa María de la Paz are Comercio al por menor with 80 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	80
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	31
Industrias manufactureras	8
Industrias manufactureras	7
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	7

Poverty and Social Development in Santa María de la Paz

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Santa María de la Paz has a poverty rate of 57.4% and extreme poverty of 5.9%.

Poverty

57.4%

1,525 people

Extreme Poverty

5.9%

156 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

30.5%

811 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.7%

72 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

9.4%

249 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	26.3%	700
Lack of access to health services	19.8%	526
Lack of access to social security	70.8%	1,882
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.7%	178
Lack of access to basic housing services	13.2%	351
Lack of access to food	12.2%	324
Income below welfare line	60.1%	1,598
Income below minimum welfare line	26.5%	704

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	65.3%	12.8%	24.6%	7.3%	0
2015	57.4%	5.9%	30.5%	9.4%	0

Crime in Santa María de la Paz

In the last 12 months, 31 crimes were recorded in Santa María de la Paz. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	3
2025/10	4
2025/07	3
2025/06	3
2025/05	4
2025/04	2
2025/03	3
2025/02	2
2025/01	2
2024/12	2
2024/11	1

Health in Santa María de la Paz

Santa María de la Paz has 1 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 1 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Santa María de la Paz

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Santa María de la Paz	1,995	1,924
El Soto	188	1,859
Mesa Grande	165	1,944
San Miguel Tepetitlán	97	1,977
Los Trigos (Mesa de los Trigos)	89	2,499
El Picacho (Hidalgo)	80	1,924
Hacienda Vieja	38	2,043
El Zapotito	37	1,915
Las Tablas	34	2,464
Los Horcones	12	2,152

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