Lázaro Cárdenas

Lázaro Cárdenas is a locality of San Quintín, Baja California with 18,829 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 22 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years.

Demographics of Lázaro Cárdenas

Demographic structure of Lázaro Cárdenas according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 5,532 under 15 years old (29.4%), 12,443 working-age people (66.1%) and 854 adults over 65 years old (4.5%).

0-14 years

5,532

29.4% of the population

15-64 years

12,443

66.1% - Working age

65+ years

854

4.5% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

51.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Lázaro Cárdenas

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	998	986	1,984	10.5%
5-9 years	893	931	1,824	9.7%
10-14 years	861	863	1,724	9.2%
15-19 years	858	832	1,690	9%
20-24 years	1,039	883	1,922	10.2%
25-29 years	906	864	1,770	9.4%
30-34 years	754	757	1,511	8%
35-39 years	706	658	1,364	7.2%
40-44 years	575	560	1,135	6%
45-49 years	517	501	1,018	5.4%
50-54 years	445	389	834	4.4%
55-59 years	308	353	661	3.5%
60-64 years	288	250	538	2.9%
65-69 years	167	165	332	1.8%
70-74 years	102	114	216	1.1%
75-79 years	70	62	132	0.7%
80-84 years	48	58	106	0.6%
85+ years	29	39	68	0.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Lázaro Cárdenas

Population Origin

Born in the State

10,438

55.4%

Born in Another State

8,194

43.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,818

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2,138

11.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2,080

97.3% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

47

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

4,544

81.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

389

2.1% of the population

Men / Women

201 / 188

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

963

5.1%

With Limitation

2,197

11.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	397
Visual	383
Hearing	161
Speech	187
Mental	204

Education in Lázaro Cárdenas

Literacy and Schooling

In Lázaro Cárdenas, 983 people aged 15+ are literate (98300%), while 1,113 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years (8.3 men, 8.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	500	613	1,113	111300%
Incomplete primary	990	859	1,849	184900%
Complete primary	1,043	902	1,945	194500%
Incomplete secondary	424	334	758	75800%
Complete secondary	1,529	1,338	2,867	286700%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,149	2,212	4,361	436100%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	591
6-11 years	96
12-14 years	88

Employment and Social Security in Lázaro Cárdenas

In Lázaro Cárdenas, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,720 people. Of them, 9,558 are employed and 162 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

9,720

M: 5,929 / W: 3,791

Employed Population

9,558

M: 5,808 / W: 3,750

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

162 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,576

M: 1,364 / W: 3,212

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	13,896	73.8%
IMSS	7,249	38.5%
ISSSTE	1,065	5.7%
State ISSSTE	636	3.4%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	671	3.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,181	22.2%
IMSS Bienestar	65	0.3%
Private insurance	87	0.5%
Other institution	231	1.2%
Without health coverage	4,924	26.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Lázaro Cárdenas

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

7,835

783500%

Single

4,419

441900%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

2,081

208100%

Households

Total Households

5,585

3.4 average occupants

Male-Headed

3,907

70%

Female-Headed

1,678

30%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,348	55%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	4,230	22.5%
Other religions	5	0%
No religion	4,232	22.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Lázaro Cárdenas

Lázaro Cárdenas has 7,189 total dwellings, of which 5,591 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	5,395	98.5%
Dirt floor	152	2.8%
1 bedroom	2,669	48.7%
2 or more bedrooms	2,879	52.6%
1 room	1,299	23.7%
2 rooms	986	18%
3 or more rooms	3,263	59.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.5%

5,343 dwellings

Piped Water

93.8%

5,137 dwellings

With Drainage

66.6%

3,649 dwellings

All Services

65.2%

3,571 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,343	97.5%
Without electricity	205	3.7%
Public water network	5,137	93.8%
Hauled water	3,699	67.5%
Other water source	411	7.5%
With water tank	2,145	39.2%
With cistern	2,369	43.2%
With toilet	3,299	60.2%
With latrine	2,215	40.4%
With drainage	3,649	66.6%
Without drainage	1,899	34.7%
With all services	3,571	65.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	135	2.5%

Goods and Technology in Lázaro Cárdenas

Household equipment in Lázaro Cárdenas according to the 2020 Census. 52.2% of dwellings have internet and 93.4% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,235	77.3%
Washing machine	3,415	62.3%
Microwave oven	1,810	33%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,304	60.3%
Motorcycle	153	2.8%
Bicycle	1,480	27%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,281	78.1%
Radio	2,424	44.2%
Landline phone	1,212	22.1%
Cell phone	5,119	93.4%
Computer	1,645	30%
Internet	2,861	52.2%
Pay TV	2,914	53.2%
Streaming platforms	770	14.1%
Video game console	378	6.9%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

906

16.5%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

379

6.9%

Without Computer or Internet

2,460

44.9%

Without Any ICT

163

3%

Location of Lázaro Cárdenas

Coordinates: 30.5259806, -115.9319467
Altitude: 22 m