Sierra Mojada

Sierra Mojada is a municipality of Coahuila de Zaragoza with 6,744 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,283 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years.

Demographics of Sierra Mojada

Demographic structure of Sierra Mojada according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,011 people under 15 years old (29.8%), 4,333 people of working age (64.2%) and 400 elderly over 65 years old (5.9%).

0-14 years

2,011

29.8% of the population

15-64 years

4,333

64.2% - Working age

65+ years

400

5.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

55.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Sierra Mojada

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	351	376	727	10.8%
5-9 years	352	347	699	10.4%
10-14 years	265	320	585	8.7%
15-19 years	276	234	510	7.6%
20-24 years	274	240	514	7.6%
25-29 years	311	281	592	8.8%
30-34 years	257	223	480	7.1%
35-39 years	217	210	427	6.3%
40-44 years	234	198	432	6.4%
45-49 years	253	231	484	7.2%
50-54 years	258	194	452	6.7%
55-59 years	166	113	279	4.1%
60-64 years	92	71	163	2.4%
65-69 years	69	69	138	2%
70-74 years	55	43	98	1.5%
75-79 years	48	34	82	1.2%
80-84 years	22	22	44	0.7%
85+ years	27	11	38	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Sierra Mojada

Population Origin

Born in State

3,553

52.7%

Born in Another State

3,119

46.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

603

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

9

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

9

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

28

1.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

20

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

10 / 10

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

298

4.4%

With Limitation

878

13%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	125
Visual	164
Hearing	78
Speech	47
Mental	49

Education in Sierra Mojada

Literacy and Schooling

In Sierra Mojada, 112 people aged 15 and over can read and write (11200%), while 138 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years (9.3 men, 9.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	78	60	138	13800%
Incomplete primary	138	116	254	25400%
Complete primary	380	367	747	74700%
Incomplete secondary	86	73	159	15900%
Complete secondary	918	774	1,692	169200%
Post-basic education (18+)	867	710	1,577	157700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	175
6-11 years	38
12-14 years	30

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 17 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	5	0	5
Primaria	6	0	6
Secundaria	3	0	3
Media Superior	3	0	3
Superior	0	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Sierra Mojada

In Sierra Mojada, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,606 people. Of those, 2,509 are employed and 97 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

Total EAP

2,606

H: 1,944 / M: 662

Employed Population

2,509

H: 1,863 / M: 646

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

97 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,242

H: 555 / M: 1,687

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,902	87.5%
IMSS	4,180	62%
ISSSTE	112	1.7%
ISSSTE estatal	1	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,399	20.7%
IMSS Bienestar	50	0.7%
Private insurance	135	2%
Other institution	66	1%
Without health coverage	831	12.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Sierra Mojada

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,393

339300%

Single

1,302

130200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

376

37600%

Households

Total Households

1,924

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

1,567

81.4%

Female-headed

357

18.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,651	83.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	702	10.4%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	349	5.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Sierra Mojada

Sierra Mojada has 2,629 total dwellings, of which 1,937 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,901	108.1%
Earthen floor	15	0.9%
1 bedroom	708	40.3%
2+ bedrooms	1,208	68.7%
1 room	212	12.1%
2 rooms	282	16%
3+ rooms	1,422	80.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

107.8%

1,895 dwellings

Piped Water

106.9%

1,880 dwellings

With Drainage

107%

1,881 dwellings

All Services

104.7%

1,840 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,895	107.8%
Without electricity	21	1.2%
Public water network	1,880	106.9%
Hauled water	1,561	88.8%
Other water source	36	2%
With water tank	981	55.8%
With cistern	56	3.2%
With toilet	1,833	104.3%
With latrine	64	3.6%
With drainage	1,881	107%
Without drainage	35	2%
With all services	1,840	104.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Sierra Mojada

Household equipment in Sierra Mojada according to the 2020 Census. 31.8% of dwellings have internet and 89.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,777	101.1%
Washing machine	1,611	91.6%
Microwave oven	1,172	66.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,447	82.3%
Motorcycle	126	7.2%
Bicycle	132	7.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,772	100.8%
Radio	1,298	73.8%
Landline phone	281	16%
Cell phone	1,575	89.6%
Computer	514	29.2%
Internet	559	31.8%
Pay TV	1,473	83.8%
Streaming platforms	78	4.4%
Video game console	177	10.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

85

4.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

225

12.8%

No Computer or Internet

1,157

65.8%

No ICT at All

48

2.7%

Companies and Economy in Sierra Mojada

The main economic sectors of Sierra Mojada are Comercio al por menor with 49 establishments, followed by Minería. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	49
Minería	25
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	20
Industrias manufactureras	14
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	10

Poverty and Social Development in Sierra Mojada

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Sierra Mojada has a poverty rate of 16.9% and extreme poverty of 1%.

Poverty

16.9%

1,185 people

Extreme Poverty

1%

73 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

33%

2,321 people

Vulnerable by Income

8.8%

616 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

41.3%

2,902 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	14.8%	1,037
Lack of access to health services	9%	633
Lack of access to social security	31.1%	2,184
Lack of housing quality and spaces	11%	775
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.5%	387
Lack of access to food	11.5%	807
Income below welfare line	25.6%	1,801
Income below minimum welfare line	4.9%	341

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	32.6%	8.9%	19.2%	35.6%	0
2015	16.9%	1%	33%	41.3%	0

Crime in Sierra Mojada

In the last 12 months, 23 crimes were recorded in Sierra Mojada. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	1
2025/04	3
2025/02	1
2024/08	1
2024/07	1
2024/02	1
2024/01	2
2023/12	6
2023/09	4
2023/01	1
2022/01	1
2021/08	1

Health in Sierra Mojada

Sierra Mojada has 8 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Sierra Mojada

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Hércules	4,573	1,342
La Esmeralda	948	1,394
Sierra Mojada	462	1,536
Salina del Rey (Del Rey Sur)	237	1,039
San José de Carranza	133	1,311
Los Comanches	83	1,301
Providencia	41	1,047
La Gloria	41	1,338
Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos (Jesús María)	19	1,320
San Antonio (Los Duraznos)	17	1,343

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