Villanueva

Villanueva is a municipality of Zacatecas with 31,558 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,965 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years.

Demographics of Villanueva

Demographic structure of Villanueva according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 8,110 people under 15 years old (25.7%), 19,165 people of working age (60.7%) and 4,281 elderly over 65 years old (13.6%).

0-14 years

8,110

25.7% of the population

15-64 years

19,165

60.7% - Working age

65+ years

4,281

13.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Villanueva

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,225	1,226	2,451	7.8%
5-9 years	1,407	1,375	2,782	8.8%
10-14 years	1,429	1,448	2,877	9.1%
15-19 years	1,387	1,283	2,670	8.5%
20-24 years	1,162	1,121	2,283	7.2%
25-29 years	961	1,021	1,982	6.3%
30-34 years	947	1,078	2,025	6.4%
35-39 years	878	993	1,871	5.9%
40-44 years	999	994	1,993	6.3%
45-49 years	927	908	1,835	5.8%
50-54 years	858	859	1,717	5.4%
55-59 years	672	760	1,432	4.5%
60-64 years	651	706	1,357	4.3%
65-69 years	564	618	1,182	3.7%
70-74 years	497	525	1,022	3.2%
75-79 years	410	436	846	2.7%
80-84 years	295	286	581	1.8%
85+ years	320	330	650	2.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Villanueva

Population Origin

Born in State

28,817

91.3%

Born in Another State

2,090

6.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

557

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

17

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

13

76.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

33

0.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

213

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

109 / 104

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,129

6.7%

With Limitation

3,954

12.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,129
Visual	749
Hearing	495
Speech	239
Mental	365

Education in Villanueva

Literacy and Schooling

In Villanueva, 984 people aged 15 and over can read and write (98400%), while 935 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years (7.9 men, 8.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	483	452	935	93500%
Incomplete primary	2,301	2,025	4,326	432600%
Complete primary	2,328	2,060	4,388	438800%
Incomplete secondary	558	315	873	87300%
Complete secondary	2,767	3,631	6,398	639800%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,809	3,051	5,860	586000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	536
6-11 years	110
12-14 years	161

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 122 are public and 7 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	37	2	39
Primaria	43	3	46
Secundaria	34	1	35
Media Superior	7	0	7

Employment and Social Security in Villanueva

In Villanueva, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,693 people. Of those, 13,366 are employed and 327 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.4%.

Total EAP

13,693

H: 9,233 / M: 4,460

Employed Population

13,366

H: 8,946 / M: 4,420

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

327 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

11,255

H: 3,013 / M: 8,242

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	23,598	74.8%
IMSS	7,039	22.3%
ISSSTE	1,207	3.8%
ISSSTE estatal	21	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	32	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	14,516	46%
IMSS Bienestar	958	3%
Private insurance	115	0.4%
Other institution	70	0.2%
Without health coverage	7,941	25.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Villanueva

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

14,154

1415400%

Single

8,076

807600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,911

291100%

Households

Total Households

9,045

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

6,951

76.8%

Female-headed

2,094

23.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	29,976	95%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	876	2.8%
Other religions	9	0%
No religion	676	2.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Villanueva

Villanueva has 14,138 total dwellings, of which 9,052 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,933	99.2%
Earthen floor	97	1.1%
1 bedroom	2,881	32%
2+ bedrooms	6,150	68.3%
1 room	156	1.7%
2 rooms	798	8.9%
3+ rooms	8,075	89.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.5%

8,956 dwellings

Piped Water

99.1%

8,916 dwellings

With Drainage

96.3%

8,670 dwellings

All Services

95.4%

8,587 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,956	99.5%
Without electricity	75	0.8%
Public water network	8,916	99.1%
Hauled water	7,261	80.7%
Other water source	114	1.3%
With water tank	8,167	90.7%
With cistern	1,106	12.3%
With toilet	8,617	95.7%
With latrine	143	1.6%
With drainage	8,670	96.3%
Without drainage	359	4%
With all services	8,587	95.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	20	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Villanueva

Household equipment in Villanueva according to the 2020 Census. 49% of dwellings have internet and 82.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,528	94.7%
Washing machine	7,982	88.7%
Microwave oven	5,107	56.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	5,555	61.7%
Motorcycle	1,274	14.2%
Bicycle	2,397	26.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,424	93.6%
Radio	5,980	66.4%
Landline phone	3,167	35.2%
Cell phone	7,418	82.4%
Computer	2,206	24.5%
Internet	4,411	49%
Pay TV	5,181	57.6%
Streaming platforms	643	7.1%
Video game console	569	6.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

306

3.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

746

8.3%

No Computer or Internet

4,252

47.2%

No ICT at All

101

1.1%

Companies and Economy in Villanueva

The main economic sectors of Villanueva are Comercio al por menor with 697 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	697
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	247
Industrias manufactureras	90
Industrias manufactureras	76
Industrias manufactureras	42

Poverty and Social Development in Villanueva

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Villanueva has a poverty rate of 61% and extreme poverty of 6.9%.

Poverty

61%

18,269 people

Extreme Poverty

6.9%

2,071 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

23.3%

6,978 people

Vulnerable by Income

7.2%

2,164 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

8.5%

2,545 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	26.1%	7,826
Lack of access to health services	12.6%	3,784
Lack of access to social security	65.7%	19,685
Lack of housing quality and spaces	3%	911
Lack of access to basic housing services	16%	4,804
Lack of access to food	22.5%	6,747
Income below welfare line	68.2%	20,433
Income below minimum welfare line	28.7%	8,590

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	71.7%	17.2%	15.4%	7.9%	0
2015	61%	6.9%	23.3%	8.5%	0

Crime in Villanueva

In the last 12 months, 583 crimes were recorded in Villanueva. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	51
2025/11	39
2025/10	65
2025/09	55
2025/08	39
2025/07	27
2025/06	44
2025/05	35
2025/04	53
2025/03	54
2025/02	48
2025/01	73

Health in Villanueva

Villanueva has 19 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 17 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Villanueva

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Villanueva	13,641	1,899
Malpaso	3,910	2,129
Tayahua (San José de Tayahua)	2,231	1,708
Colonia Felipe Ángeles	1,121	2,089
La Quemada (Hacienda la Quemada)	987	1,966
El Fuerte	738	2,170
La Encarnación	565	1,846
El Tigre	556	2,032
El Salto	536	1,943
Tarasco (San Antonio de Tarasco)	517	2,102

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