Vetagrande

Vetagrande is a municipality of Zacatecas with 10,276 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,242 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of Vetagrande

Demographic structure of Vetagrande according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,104 people under 15 years old (30.2%), 6,463 people of working age (62.9%) and 709 elderly over 65 years old (6.9%).

0-14 years

3,104

30.2% of the population

15-64 years

6,463

62.9% - Working age

65+ years

709

6.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Vetagrande

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	500	518	1,018	9.9%
5-9 years	544	562	1,106	10.8%
10-14 years	516	464	980	9.5%
15-19 years	461	460	921	9%
20-24 years	385	454	839	8.2%
25-29 years	366	411	777	7.6%
30-34 years	317	340	657	6.4%
35-39 years	345	358	703	6.8%
40-44 years	331	354	685	6.7%
45-49 years	290	303	593	5.8%
50-54 years	239	289	528	5.1%
55-59 years	188	219	407	4%
60-64 years	188	165	353	3.4%
65-69 years	116	133	249	2.4%
70-74 years	90	92	182	1.8%
75-79 years	58	59	117	1.1%
80-84 years	44	41	85	0.8%
85+ years	27	49	76	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Vetagrande

Population Origin

Born in State

9,997

97.3%

Born in Another State

230

2.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

67

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

2

0.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

45

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

19 / 26

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

661

6.4%

With Limitation

1,453

14.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	254
Visual	337
Hearing	148
Speech	87
Mental	89

Education in Vetagrande

Literacy and Schooling

In Vetagrande, 277 people aged 15 and over can read and write (27700%), while 218 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (8.5 men, 9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	99	119	218	21800%
Incomplete primary	486	393	879	87900%
Complete primary	514	465	979	97900%
Incomplete secondary	136	78	214	21400%
Complete secondary	1,240	1,444	2,684	268400%
Post-basic education (18+)	842	1,078	1,920	192000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	186
6-11 years	43
12-14 years	52

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 27 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	8	1	9
Primaria	11	0	11
Secundaria	5	0	5
Media Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in Vetagrande

In Vetagrande, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,790 people. Of those, 3,582 are employed and 208 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 5.5%.

Total EAP

3,790

H: 2,669 / M: 1,121

Employed Population

3,582

H: 2,488 / M: 1,094

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

208 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,953

H: 1,074 / M: 2,879

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,635	84%
IMSS	3,606	35.1%
ISSSTE	318	3.1%
ISSSTE estatal	3	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	12	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,631	45.1%
IMSS Bienestar	42	0.4%
Private insurance	36	0.4%
Other institution	49	0.5%
Without health coverage	1,639	15.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Vetagrande

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,657

465700%

Single

2,405

240500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

700

70000%

Households

Total Households

2,642

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

2,096

79.3%

Female-headed

546

20.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,128	98.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	92	0.9%
No religion	53	0.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Vetagrande

Vetagrande has 3,226 total dwellings, of which 2,642 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,620	103.2%
Earthen floor	22	0.9%
1 bedroom	780	30.7%
2+ bedrooms	1,862	73.3%
1 room	59	2.3%
2 rooms	276	10.9%
3+ rooms	2,307	90.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103.5%

2,629 dwellings

Piped Water

101.9%

2,587 dwellings

With Drainage

101.3%

2,572 dwellings

All Services

99.5%

2,526 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,629	103.5%
Without electricity	13	0.5%
Public water network	2,587	101.9%
Hauled water	1,925	75.8%
Other water source	55	2.2%
With water tank	2,353	92.7%
With cistern	243	9.6%
With toilet	2,557	100.7%
With latrine	7	0.3%
With drainage	2,572	101.3%
Without drainage	70	2.8%
With all services	2,526	99.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Vetagrande

Household equipment in Vetagrande according to the 2020 Census. 40.3% of dwellings have internet and 87.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,391	94.2%
Washing machine	2,264	89.2%
Microwave oven	1,158	45.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,395	54.9%
Motorcycle	347	13.7%
Bicycle	602	23.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,540	100%
Radio	1,936	76.3%
Landline phone	460	18.1%
Cell phone	2,232	87.9%
Computer	509	20%
Internet	1,023	40.3%
Pay TV	945	37.2%
Streaming platforms	79	3.1%
Video game console	80	3.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

46

1.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

303

11.9%

No Computer or Internet

1,503

59.2%

No ICT at All

19

0.7%

Companies and Economy in Vetagrande

The main economic sectors of Vetagrande are Comercio al por menor with 90 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	90
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	25
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	18
Servicios inmobiliarios	12
Industrias manufactureras	11

Poverty and Social Development in Vetagrande

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Vetagrande has a poverty rate of 58.2% and extreme poverty of 5.2%.

Poverty

58.2%

5,704 people

Extreme Poverty

5.2%

511 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

22.3%

2,182 people

Vulnerable by Income

8.1%

794 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

11.5%

1,123 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	19.6%	1,924
Lack of access to health services	8.7%	851
Lack of access to social security	66.6%	6,524
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.3%	615
Lack of access to basic housing services	6.2%	612
Lack of access to food	22.6%	2,217
Income below welfare line	66.3%	6,498
Income below minimum welfare line	26.8%	2,624

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	62.3%	8.4%	22.4%	9%	0
2015	58.2%	5.2%	22.3%	11.5%	0

Crime in Vetagrande

In the last 12 months, 105 crimes were recorded in Vetagrande. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	10
2025/11	10
2025/10	13
2025/09	10
2025/08	9
2025/07	9
2025/06	9
2025/05	10
2025/04	8
2025/03	6
2025/02	6
2025/01	5

Health in Vetagrande

Vetagrande has 11 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 11 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Vetagrande

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Sauceda de la Borda	3,621	2,306
Santa Rita	1,555	2,085
San José de la Era	1,384	2,131
El Lampotal	1,372	2,095
Vetagrande	1,113	2,559
Guadalupito	342	2,497
Las Norias	340	2,102
El Llano de las Vírgenes	317	2,511
Cata de Juanes	173	2,516
Las Huertas de Amaya	39	2,069

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