Trancoso

Trancoso is a municipality of Zacatecas with 20,455 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,132 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years.

Demographics of Trancoso

Demographic structure of Trancoso according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,570 people under 15 years old (32.1%), 12,620 people of working age (61.7%) and 1,197 elderly over 65 years old (5.9%).

0-14 years

6,570

32.1% of the population

15-64 years

12,620

61.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,197

5.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Trancoso

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,172	1,070	2,242	11%
5-9 years	1,114	1,075	2,189	10.7%
10-14 years	1,103	1,036	2,139	10.5%
15-19 years	955	976	1,931	9.4%
20-24 years	851	886	1,737	8.5%
25-29 years	723	800	1,523	7.4%
30-34 years	660	775	1,435	7%
35-39 years	627	704	1,331	6.5%
40-44 years	606	687	1,293	6.3%
45-49 years	498	567	1,065	5.2%
50-54 years	460	506	966	4.7%
55-59 years	364	387	751	3.7%
60-64 years	291	297	588	2.9%
65-69 years	187	199	386	1.9%
70-74 years	139	158	297	1.5%
75-79 years	104	114	218	1.1%
80-84 years	74	78	152	0.7%
85+ years	79	65	144	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Trancoso

Population Origin

Born in State

19,331

94.5%

Born in Another State

944

4.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

207

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

22

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

22

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

39

0.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

102

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

48 / 54

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,020

5%

With Limitation

1,958

9.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	494
Visual	437
Hearing	172
Speech	130
Mental	195

Education in Trancoso

Literacy and Schooling

In Trancoso, 707 people aged 15 and over can read and write (70700%), while 744 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years (8.5 men, 8.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	372	372	744	74400%
Incomplete primary	609	586	1,195	119500%
Complete primary	1,037	954	1,991	199100%
Incomplete secondary	270	220	490	49000%
Complete secondary	2,422	2,948	5,370	537000%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,681	1,839	3,520	352000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	528
6-11 years	86
12-14 years	133

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 42 are public and 6 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	13	2	15
Primaria	16	1	17
Secundaria	8	0	8
Media Superior	4	0	4

Employment and Social Security in Trancoso

In Trancoso, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 8,312 people. Of those, 8,063 are employed and 249 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3%.

Total EAP

8,312

H: 5,469 / M: 2,843

Employed Population

8,063

H: 5,259 / M: 2,804

Unemployment Rate

3%

249 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,736

H: 1,769 / M: 4,967

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	17,549	85.8%
IMSS	5,403	26.4%
ISSSTE	794	3.9%
ISSSTE estatal	31	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	322	1.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,785	52.7%
IMSS Bienestar	178	0.9%
Private insurance	80	0.4%
Other institution	46	0.2%
Without health coverage	2,831	13.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Trancoso

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,070

907000%

Single

4,755

475500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,253

125300%

Households

Total Households

4,669

4.4 average occupants

Male-headed

3,135

67.1%

Female-headed

1,534

32.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	19,861	97.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	385	1.9%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	131	0.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Trancoso

Trancoso has 5,633 total dwellings, of which 4,671 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,590	102.9%
Earthen floor	65	1.5%
1 bedroom	1,188	26.6%
2+ bedrooms	3,467	77.8%
1 room	172	3.9%
2 rooms	642	14.4%
3+ rooms	3,841	86.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103.8%

4,628 dwellings

Piped Water

101.1%

4,506 dwellings

With Drainage

99.9%

4,455 dwellings

All Services

97.1%

4,330 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,628	103.8%
Without electricity	27	0.6%
Public water network	4,506	101.1%
Hauled water	4,284	96.1%
Other water source	149	3.3%
With water tank	3,880	87%
With cistern	1,982	44.4%
With toilet	4,415	99%
With latrine	39	0.9%
With drainage	4,455	99.9%
Without drainage	200	4.5%
With all services	4,330	97.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Trancoso

Household equipment in Trancoso according to the 2020 Census. 24.5% of dwellings have internet and 86% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,863	86.6%
Washing machine	3,704	83.1%
Microwave oven	1,750	39.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,096	47%
Motorcycle	429	9.6%
Bicycle	904	20.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,403	98.7%
Radio	3,445	77.3%
Landline phone	949	21.3%
Cell phone	3,834	86%
Computer	868	19.5%
Internet	1,092	24.5%
Pay TV	1,854	41.6%
Streaming platforms	204	4.6%
Video game console	185	4.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

130

2.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

677

15.2%

No Computer or Internet

3,274

73.4%

No ICT at All

59

1.3%

Companies and Economy in Trancoso

The main economic sectors of Trancoso are Comercio al por menor with 432 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	432
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	101
Industrias manufactureras	46
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	27
Servicios educativos	26

Poverty and Social Development in Trancoso

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Trancoso has a poverty rate of 63.1% and extreme poverty of 7.7%.

Poverty

63.1%

11,815 people

Extreme Poverty

7.7%

1,439 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

20.6%

3,862 people

Vulnerable by Income

7.6%

1,420 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

8.7%

1,619 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	19.5%	3,649
Lack of access to health services	8.4%	1,572
Lack of access to social security	72.4%	13,557
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.3%	1,184
Lack of access to basic housing services	13.7%	2,556
Lack of access to food	28.9%	5,406
Income below welfare line	70.7%	13,235
Income below minimum welfare line	30.1%	5,642

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	75.7%	13.9%	15.5%	4.9%	0
2015	63.1%	7.7%	20.6%	8.7%	0

Crime in Trancoso

In the last 12 months, 283 crimes were recorded in Trancoso. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	20
2025/11	24
2025/10	16
2025/09	24
2025/08	20
2025/07	25
2025/06	25
2025/05	24
2025/04	30
2025/03	27
2025/02	26
2025/01	22

Health in Trancoso

Trancoso has 5 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Trancoso

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Trancoso	17,021	2,192
San José del Carmen	1,253	2,097
El Porvenir	761	2,084
La Blanquita	648	2,172
Rubén Jaramillo (La Chiripa)	282	2,119
San Salvador del Bajío	179	2,074
Los Insurgentes (La Puerta de Fierro)	101	2,119
El Llano Blanco	67	2,171
Santa Rosa de Lima	59	2,166
San Felipe de Jesús (Rancho de Pascual)	19	2,084

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