Ciudad Obregón

Ciudad Obregón is a locality of Cajeme, Sonora with 329,404 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 36 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 11.2 years.

Demographics of Ciudad Obregón

Demographic structure of Ciudad Obregón according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 74,286 under 15 years old (22.6%), 225,212 working-age people (68.4%) and 29,834 adults over 65 years old (9.1%).

0-14 years

74,286

22.6% of the population

15-64 years

225,212

68.4% - Working age

65+ years

29,834

9.1% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

46.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ciudad Obregón

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	11,326	11,251	22,577	6.9%
5-9 years	12,661	12,418	25,079	7.6%
10-14 years	13,517	13,113	26,630	8.1%
15-19 years	13,696	13,409	27,105	8.2%
20-24 years	13,635	13,507	27,142	8.2%
25-29 years	12,523	12,935	25,458	7.7%
30-34 years	12,128	12,284	24,412	7.4%
35-39 years	11,440	11,638	23,078	7%
40-44 years	10,843	11,708	22,551	6.8%
45-49 years	10,600	11,288	21,888	6.6%
50-54 years	9,447	10,722	20,169	6.1%
55-59 years	8,446	9,428	17,874	5.4%
60-64 years	7,297	8,238	15,535	4.7%
65-69 years	5,120	5,857	10,977	3.3%
70-74 years	3,504	4,222	7,726	2.3%
75-79 years	2,324	2,904	5,228	1.6%
80-84 years	1,342	1,970	3,312	1%
85+ years	972	1,619	2,591	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ciudad Obregón

Population Origin

Born in the State

285,487

86.7%

Born in Another State

41,226

12.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

7,284

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,545

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,513

97.9% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

4,037

3.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

3,908

1.2% of the population

Men / Women

1,932 / 1,976

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

18,229

5.5%

With Limitation

38,399

11.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	9,015
Visual	8,460
Hearing	2,982
Speech	2,489
Mental	3,189

Education in Ciudad Obregón

Literacy and Schooling

In Ciudad Obregón, 3,139 people aged 15+ are literate (313900%), while 4,409 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 11.2 years (11.3 men, 11.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,152	2,257	4,409	440900%
Incomplete primary	5,167	6,029	11,196	1119600%
Complete primary	8,287	9,857	18,144	1814400%
Incomplete secondary	3,559	2,833	6,392	639200%
Complete secondary	29,076	31,808	60,884	6088400%
Post-basic education (18+)	70,251	73,023	143,274	14327400%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	6,351
6-11 years	1,074
12-14 years	906

Employment and Social Security in Ciudad Obregón

In Ciudad Obregón, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 165,040 people. Of them, 161,524 are employed and 3,516 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

Total EAP

165,040

M: 94,932 / W: 70,108

Employed Population

161,524

M: 92,585 / W: 68,939

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

3,516 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

105,471

M: 36,189 / W: 69,282

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	281,323	85.4%
IMSS	220,874	67.1%
ISSSTE	18,057	5.5%
State ISSSTE	12,162	3.7%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	404	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	27,493	8.3%
IMSS Bienestar	949	0.3%
Private insurance	6,662	2%
Other institution	1,775	0.5%
Without health coverage	47,735	14.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Ciudad Obregón

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

139,797

13979700%

Single

94,135

9413500%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

36,917

3691700%

Households

Total Households

104,199

3.2 average occupants

Male-Headed

67,205

64.5%

Female-Headed

36,994

35.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	260,927	79.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	32,425	9.8%
Other religions	168	0.1%
No religion	35,346	10.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Ciudad Obregón

Ciudad Obregón has 125,084 total dwellings, of which 104,231 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	103,026	100.9%
Dirt floor	1,031	1%
1 bedroom	27,533	27%
2 or more bedrooms	76,532	75%
1 room	1,838	1.8%
2 rooms	9,498	9.3%
3 or more rooms	92,726	90.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.6%

103,699 dwellings

Piped Water

101.7%

103,790 dwellings

With Drainage

101.7%

103,817 dwellings

All Services

101.3%

103,426 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	103,699	101.6%
Without electricity	368	0.4%
Public water network	103,790	101.7%
Hauled water	103,454	101.4%
Other water source	275	0.3%
With water tank	29,410	28.8%
With cistern	3,348	3.3%
With toilet	103,540	101.4%
With latrine	304	0.3%
With drainage	103,817	101.7%
Without drainage	244	0.2%
With all services	103,426	101.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	37	0%

Goods and Technology in Ciudad Obregón

Household equipment in Ciudad Obregón according to the 2020 Census. 65.7% of dwellings have internet and 95.8% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	100,302	98.3%
Washing machine	81,452	79.8%
Microwave oven	63,235	62%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	64,272	63%
Motorcycle	9,488	9.3%
Bicycle	23,180	22.7%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	98,397	96.4%
Radio	69,129	67.7%
Landline phone	31,269	30.6%
Cell phone	97,770	95.8%
Computer	50,355	49.3%
Internet	67,062	65.7%
Pay TV	56,271	55.1%
Streaming platforms	25,604	25.1%
Video game console	15,269	15%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

3,052

3%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

4,659

4.6%

Without Computer or Internet

31,728

31.1%

Without Any ICT

950

0.9%

Location of Ciudad Obregón

Coordinates: 27.4964889, -109.9327161
Altitude: 36 m