Guerrero

Guerrero is a municipality of Chihuahua with 35,473 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,120 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years.

Demographics of Guerrero

Demographic structure of Guerrero according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,184 people under 15 years old (25.9%), 22,183 people of working age (62.5%) and 4,097 elderly over 65 years old (11.5%).

0-14 years

9,184

25.9% of the population

15-64 years

22,183

62.5% - Working age

65+ years

4,097

11.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Guerrero

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,520	1,454	2,974	8.4%
5-9 years	1,555	1,450	3,005	8.5%
10-14 years	1,597	1,608	3,205	9%
15-19 years	1,539	1,449	2,988	8.4%
20-24 years	1,135	1,165	2,300	6.5%
25-29 years	1,134	1,178	2,312	6.5%
30-34 years	1,059	1,189	2,248	6.3%
35-39 years	1,072	1,122	2,194	6.2%
40-44 years	1,047	1,113	2,160	6.1%
45-49 years	1,065	1,062	2,127	6%
50-54 years	1,045	1,124	2,169	6.1%
55-59 years	981	1,015	1,996	5.6%
60-64 years	838	851	1,689	4.8%
65-69 years	707	702	1,409	4%
70-74 years	620	534	1,154	3.3%
75-79 years	419	367	786	2.2%
80-84 years	224	217	441	1.2%
85+ years	141	166	307	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Guerrero

Population Origin

Born in State

34,034

95.9%

Born in Another State

721

2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

202

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,042

2.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,009

96.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

32

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,595

13.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

333

0.9% of the population

Men / Women

184 / 149

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,373

6.7%

With Limitation

5,244

14.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,005
Visual	1,192
Hearing	584
Speech	291
Mental	384

Education in Guerrero

Literacy and Schooling

In Guerrero, 1,129 people aged 15 and over can read and write (112900%), while 1,298 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years (7.4 men, 8.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	680	618	1,298	129800%
Incomplete primary	2,839	2,219	5,058	505800%
Complete primary	3,111	2,928	6,039	603900%
Incomplete secondary	598	500	1,098	109800%
Complete secondary	2,607	3,353	5,960	596000%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,704	3,135	5,839	583900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	737
6-11 years	202
12-14 years	217

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 161 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	53	53
Primaria	52	52
Secundaria	34	34
Media Superior	18	18
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Guerrero

In Guerrero, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 16,940 people. Of those, 16,707 are employed and 233 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

16,940

H: 10,915 / M: 6,025

Employed Population

16,707

H: 10,739 / M: 5,968

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

233 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

11,185

H: 3,002 / M: 8,183

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	29,851	84.2%
IMSS	8,379	23.6%
ISSSTE	1,713	4.8%
ISSSTE estatal	391	1.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	20	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	17,842	50.3%
IMSS Bienestar	604	1.7%
Private insurance	284	0.8%
Other institution	908	2.6%
Without health coverage	5,581	15.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Guerrero

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

16,558

1655800%

Single

8,041

804100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,613

361300%

Households

Total Households

11,820

3 average occupants

Male-headed

7,885

66.7%

Female-headed

3,935

33.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	28,596	80.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,607	10.2%
Other religions	25	0.1%
No religion	3,125	8.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Guerrero

Guerrero has 17,065 total dwellings, of which 11,829 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	11,507	100.5%
Earthen floor	293	2.6%
1 bedroom	4,124	36%
2+ bedrooms	7,676	67%
1 room	812	7.1%
2 rooms	1,762	15.4%
3+ rooms	9,225	80.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.7%

11,420 dwellings

Piped Water

99.2%

11,361 dwellings

With Drainage

88.1%

10,096 dwellings

All Services

86.8%

9,944 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	11,420	99.7%
Without electricity	380	3.3%
Public water network	11,361	99.2%
Hauled water	8,561	74.7%
Other water source	439	3.8%
With water tank	3,947	34.5%
With cistern	85	0.7%
With toilet	9,540	83.3%
With latrine	1,960	17.1%
With drainage	10,096	88.1%
Without drainage	1,704	14.9%
With all services	9,944	86.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	139	1.2%

Goods and Technology in Guerrero

Household equipment in Guerrero according to the 2020 Census. 24% of dwellings have internet and 89.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	10,454	91.3%
Washing machine	9,245	80.7%
Microwave oven	7,403	64.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	7,971	69.6%
Motorcycle	1,342	11.7%
Bicycle	1,851	16.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	10,532	91.9%
Radio	8,400	73.3%
Landline phone	1,896	16.6%
Cell phone	10,286	89.8%
Computer	2,456	21.4%
Internet	2,749	24%
Pay TV	6,872	60%
Streaming platforms	829	7.2%
Video game console	768	6.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

575

5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,238

10.8%

No Computer or Internet

8,161

71.2%

No ICT at All

316

2.8%

Companies and Economy in Guerrero

The main economic sectors of Guerrero are Comercio al por menor with 552 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	552
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	240
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	124
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	65
Servicios educativos	40

Poverty and Social Development in Guerrero

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Guerrero has a poverty rate of 50.2% and extreme poverty of 4.6%.

Poverty

50.2%

20,020 people

Extreme Poverty

4.6%

1,856 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

29.3%

11,676 people

Vulnerable by Income

9%

3,592 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

11.6%

4,628 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.5%	11,387
Lack of access to health services	9.5%	3,806
Lack of access to social security	65%	25,963
Lack of housing quality and spaces	8.8%	3,522
Lack of access to basic housing services	19.9%	7,934
Lack of access to food	13.7%	5,460
Income below welfare line	59.2%	23,612
Income below minimum welfare line	23.2%	9,258

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	49.8%	8.9%	33.7%	10.2%	0
2015	50.2%	4.6%	29.3%	11.6%	0

Crime in Guerrero

In the last 12 months, 549 crimes were recorded in Guerrero. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	38
2025/11	34
2025/10	43
2025/09	58
2025/08	43
2025/07	41
2025/06	56
2025/05	47
2025/04	44
2025/03	61
2025/02	42
2025/01	42

Health in Guerrero

Guerrero has 30 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 25 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Guerrero

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
La Junta	8,409	2,063
Vicente Guerrero	7,834	2,002
Tomochi	2,872	1,938
Basúchil	1,339	2,034
Orozco (San Isidro Pascual Orozco)	1,038	2,007
Borjas	582	2,026
Pachera	561	2,102
Sáenz	556	2,052
Pedernales	527	2,240
Páramo de Morelos	519	2,136

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