Comondú

Comondú is a municipality of Baja California Sur with 73,021 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 117 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years.

Demographics of Comondú

Demographic structure of Comondú according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 17,812 people under 15 years old (24.4%), 48,719 people of working age (66.7%) and 6,449 elderly over 65 years old (8.8%).

0-14 years

17,812

24.4% of the population

15-64 years

48,719

66.7% - Working age

65+ years

6,449

8.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

49.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Comondú

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,642	2,699	5,341	7.3%
5-9 years	3,025	3,001	6,026	8.3%
10-14 years	3,323	3,122	6,445	8.8%
15-19 years	3,315	3,032	6,347	8.7%
20-24 years	2,809	2,577	5,386	7.4%
25-29 years	2,609	2,492	5,101	7%
30-34 years	2,539	2,644	5,183	7.1%
35-39 years	2,592	2,565	5,157	7.1%
40-44 years	2,630	2,637	5,267	7.2%
45-49 years	2,496	2,416	4,912	6.7%
50-54 years	2,152	2,181	4,333	5.9%
55-59 years	1,924	1,909	3,833	5.2%
60-64 years	1,552	1,648	3,200	4.4%
65-69 years	1,184	1,174	2,358	3.2%
70-74 years	805	828	1,633	2.2%
75-79 years	556	576	1,132	1.6%
80-84 years	372	385	757	1%
85+ years	259	310	569	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Comondú

Population Origin

Born in State

55,854

76.5%

Born in Another State

16,778

23%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,827

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

845

1.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

793

93.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

34

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,598

7.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

802

1.1% of the population

Men / Women

435 / 367

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

4,530

6.2%

With Limitation

9,169

12.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	2,182
Visual	2,078
Hearing	908
Speech	591
Mental	832

Education in Comondú

Literacy and Schooling

In Comondú, 2,249 people aged 15 and over can read and write (224900%), while 3,517 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years (9.2 men, 9.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,807	1,710	3,517	351700%
Incomplete primary	2,793	2,489	5,282	528200%
Complete primary	3,565	3,334	6,899	689900%
Incomplete secondary	1,204	867	2,071	207100%
Complete secondary	6,208	6,067	12,275	1227500%
Post-basic education (18+)	11,083	11,597	22,680	2268000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,262
6-11 years	210
12-14 years	192

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 169 are public and 8 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	48	2	50
Primaria	58	1	59
Secundaria	27	1	28
Media Superior	21	1	22
Superior	4	1	5

Employment and Social Security in Comondú

In Comondú, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 35,847 people. Of those, 35,399 are employed and 448 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

35,847

H: 22,197 / M: 13,650

Employed Population

35,399

H: 21,856 / M: 13,543

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

448 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

22,950

H: 7,392 / M: 15,558

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	64,371	88.2%
IMSS	28,969	39.7%
ISSSTE	12,707	17.4%
ISSSTE estatal	57	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1,172	1.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	22,398	30.7%
IMSS Bienestar	190	0.3%
Private insurance	179	0.2%
Other institution	216	0.3%
Without health coverage	8,554	11.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Comondú

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

32,815

3281500%

Single

18,726

1872600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

7,473

747300%

Households

Total Households

22,216

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

15,033

67.7%

Female-headed

7,183

32.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	59,273	81.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	6,876	9.4%
Other religions	67	0.1%
No religion	6,710	9.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Comondú

Comondú has 27,446 total dwellings, of which 22,242 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	21,401	97.3%
Earthen floor	693	3.1%
1 bedroom	7,035	32%
2+ bedrooms	15,059	68.4%
1 room	1,388	6.3%
2 rooms	3,712	16.9%
3+ rooms	16,993	77.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.8%

21,738 dwellings

Piped Water

98.5%

21,674 dwellings

With Drainage

96.1%

21,152 dwellings

All Services

94.5%

20,790 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	21,738	98.8%
Without electricity	356	1.6%
Public water network	21,674	98.5%
Hauled water	20,196	91.8%
Other water source	420	1.9%
With water tank	18,406	83.7%
With cistern	3,369	15.3%
With toilet	20,801	94.5%
With latrine	1,095	5%
With drainage	21,152	96.1%
Without drainage	939	4.3%
With all services	20,790	94.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	88	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Comondú

Household equipment in Comondú according to the 2020 Census. 46% of dwellings have internet and 92.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	20,360	92.5%
Washing machine	15,934	72.4%
Microwave oven	9,462	43%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	16,723	76%
Motorcycle	1,315	6%
Bicycle	4,513	20.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	20,186	91.8%
Radio	12,278	55.8%
Landline phone	6,187	28.1%
Cell phone	20,286	92.2%
Computer	7,442	33.8%
Internet	10,110	46%
Pay TV	13,576	61.7%
Streaming platforms	3,342	15.2%
Video game console	1,972	9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,236

5.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,442

6.6%

No Computer or Internet

10,581

48.1%

No ICT at All

357

1.6%

Companies and Economy in Comondú

The main economic sectors of Comondú are Comercio al por menor with 1,343 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,343
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	795
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	530
Industrias manufactureras	231
Servicios educativos	129

Poverty and Social Development in Comondú

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Comondú has a poverty rate of 38.8% and extreme poverty of 3.2%.

Poverty

38.8%

31,982 people

Extreme Poverty

3.2%

2,617 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32%

26,355 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.8%

5,590 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

22.5%

18,518 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	18.3%	15,095
Lack of access to health services	8.2%	6,793
Lack of access to social security	53.7%	44,252
Lack of housing quality and spaces	8.1%	6,703
Lack of access to basic housing services	9.7%	8,028
Lack of access to food	26.1%	21,530
Income below welfare line	45.6%	37,572
Income below minimum welfare line	13.6%	11,222

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	42.8%	6.9%	32.8%	19.9%	0
2015	38.8%	3.2%	32%	22.5%	0

Crime in Comondú

In the last 12 months, 1,483 crimes were recorded in Comondú. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	101
2025/11	115
2025/10	139
2025/09	136
2025/08	142
2025/07	147
2025/06	139
2025/05	132
2025/04	93
2025/03	98
2025/02	114
2025/01	127

Health in Comondú

Comondú has 72 health facilities, including 7 hospitals, 58 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Comondú

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ciudad Constitución	43,805	49
Ciudad Insurgentes	9,133	34
Puerto San Carlos	5,742	3
Puerto Adolfo López Mateos	2,227	2
Villa Ignacio Zaragoza	1,304	23
Villa Morelos	1,189	45
Benito Juárez	918	33
Santo Domingo	689	19
Las Barrancas	539	9
San Juanico	512	17

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