Valparaíso

Valparaíso is a municipality of Zacatecas with 32,461 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,016 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years.

Demographics of Valparaíso

Demographic structure of Valparaíso according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,042 people under 15 years old (27.9%), 18,560 people of working age (57.2%) and 4,520 elderly over 65 years old (13.9%).

0-14 years

9,042

27.9% of the population

15-64 years

18,560

57.2% - Working age

65+ years

4,520

13.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

73.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Valparaíso

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,494	1,443	2,937	9%
5-9 years	1,569	1,559	3,128	9.6%
10-14 years	1,469	1,508	2,977	9.2%
15-19 years	1,388	1,211	2,599	8%
20-24 years	1,075	1,153	2,228	6.9%
25-29 years	963	1,058	2,021	6.2%
30-34 years	1,007	1,122	2,129	6.6%
35-39 years	853	907	1,760	5.4%
40-44 years	888	857	1,745	5.4%
45-49 years	851	856	1,707	5.3%
50-54 years	812	854	1,666	5.1%
55-59 years	667	749	1,416	4.4%
60-64 years	606	683	1,289	4%
65-69 years	551	587	1,138	3.5%
70-74 years	523	544	1,067	3.3%
75-79 years	446	448	894	2.8%
80-84 years	335	333	668	2.1%
85+ years	363	390	753	2.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Valparaíso

Population Origin

Born in State

28,134

86.7%

Born in Another State

3,346

10.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

543

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

969

3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

863

89.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

99

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,158

12.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

250

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

111 / 139

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,299

7.1%

With Limitation

3,951

12.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,291
Visual	772
Hearing	515
Speech	298
Mental	393

Education in Valparaíso

Literacy and Schooling

In Valparaíso, 1,138 people aged 15 and over can read and write (113800%), while 1,390 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years (8.3 men, 8.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	627	763	1,390	139000%
Incomplete primary	1,681	1,550	3,231	323100%
Complete primary	1,760	1,494	3,254	325400%
Incomplete secondary	390	248	638	63800%
Complete secondary	3,560	4,227	7,787	778700%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,873	3,039	5,912	591200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	573
6-11 years	103
12-14 years	105

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 195 are public and 11 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	65	3	68
Primaria	70	1	71
Secundaria	49	1	50
Media Superior	10	0	10

Employment and Social Security in Valparaíso

In Valparaíso, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,555 people. Of those, 13,431 are employed and 124 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.9%.

Total EAP

13,555

H: 9,080 / M: 4,475

Employed Population

13,431

H: 8,977 / M: 4,454

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

124 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

11,160

H: 3,026 / M: 8,134

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	27,171	83.7%
IMSS	3,805	11.7%
ISSSTE	1,913	5.9%
ISSSTE estatal	80	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	40	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	21,103	65%
IMSS Bienestar	109	0.3%
Private insurance	194	0.6%
Other institution	155	0.5%
Without health coverage	4,911	15.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Valparaíso

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

14,191

1419100%

Single

7,900

790000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,768

276800%

Households

Total Households

9,089

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

6,493

71.4%

Female-headed

2,596

28.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	30,198	93%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,348	4.2%
Other religions	6	0%
No religion	530	1.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Valparaíso

Valparaíso has 15,289 total dwellings, of which 9,095 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,632	96.6%
Earthen floor	340	3.8%
1 bedroom	3,170	35.5%
2+ bedrooms	5,802	65%
1 room	205	2.3%
2 rooms	936	10.5%
3+ rooms	7,831	87.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.2%

8,683 dwellings

Piped Water

95.5%

8,530 dwellings

With Drainage

89.7%

8,016 dwellings

All Services

87.7%

7,834 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,683	97.2%
Without electricity	289	3.2%
Public water network	8,530	95.5%
Hauled water	5,900	66%
Other water source	442	4.9%
With water tank	7,857	88%
With cistern	490	5.5%
With toilet	7,825	87.6%
With latrine	495	5.5%
With drainage	8,016	89.7%
Without drainage	956	10.7%
With all services	7,834	87.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	141	1.6%

Goods and Technology in Valparaíso

Household equipment in Valparaíso according to the 2020 Census. 27.2% of dwellings have internet and 70.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,012	89.7%
Washing machine	7,006	78.4%
Microwave oven	4,645	52%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	6,042	67.6%
Motorcycle	1,524	17.1%
Bicycle	1,362	15.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,956	89.1%
Radio	4,604	51.5%
Landline phone	3,137	35.1%
Cell phone	6,283	70.3%
Computer	1,954	21.9%
Internet	2,431	27.2%
Pay TV	3,970	44.4%
Streaming platforms	452	5.1%
Video game console	370	4.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

663

7.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,623

18.2%

No Computer or Internet

5,890

65.9%

No ICT at All

347

3.9%

Companies and Economy in Valparaíso

The main economic sectors of Valparaíso are Comercio al por menor with 598 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	598
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	230
Industrias manufactureras	65
Industrias manufactureras	58
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	53

Poverty and Social Development in Valparaíso

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Valparaíso has a poverty rate of 67.2% and extreme poverty of 11.2%.

Poverty

67.2%

22,379 people

Extreme Poverty

11.2%

3,736 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

22.1%

7,369 people

Vulnerable by Income

4%

1,327 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6.7%

2,224 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	22.4%	7,451
Lack of access to health services	10.5%	3,513
Lack of access to social security	74.7%	24,864
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.1%	2,372
Lack of access to basic housing services	31.7%	10,542
Lack of access to food	19.4%	6,468
Income below welfare line	71.2%	23,707
Income below minimum welfare line	35.6%	11,845

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	75.8%	18.6%	14.1%	5.5%	0
2015	67.2%	11.2%	22.1%	6.7%	0

Crime in Valparaíso

In the last 12 months, 311 crimes were recorded in Valparaíso. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	21
2025/11	21
2025/10	36
2025/09	25
2025/08	29
2025/07	16
2025/06	32
2025/05	26
2025/04	25
2025/03	35
2025/02	24
2025/01	21

Health in Valparaíso

Valparaíso has 42 health facilities, including 3 hospitals, 35 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Valparaíso

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Valparaíso	13,577	1,889
Lobatos	1,286	2,013
J. Jesús González Ortega (San Mateo)	1,009	1,996
Santa Lucía de la Sierra	891	2,252
San Antonio de Padua	815	1,737
San Rafael de las Tablas	538	1,113
Trojes	512	1,911
San José del Vergel (Colonia San José del Vergel)	506	1,925
Mimbres	479	1,993
San Miguel	476	1,932

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