Cuencamé

Cuencamé is a municipality of Durango with 34,955 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,810 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years.

Demographics of Cuencamé

Demographic structure of Cuencamé according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 10,084 people under 15 years old (28.8%), 21,610 people of working age (61.8%) and 3,195 elderly over 65 years old (9.1%).

0-14 years

10,084

28.8% of the population

15-64 years

21,610

61.8% - Working age

65+ years

3,195

9.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cuencamé

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,642	1,611	3,253	9.3%
5-9 years	1,714	1,704	3,418	9.8%
10-14 years	1,752	1,661	3,413	9.8%
15-19 years	1,556	1,474	3,030	8.7%
20-24 years	1,363	1,303	2,666	7.6%
25-29 years	1,259	1,254	2,513	7.2%
30-34 years	1,148	1,241	2,389	6.8%
35-39 years	1,056	1,147	2,203	6.3%
40-44 years	1,045	1,114	2,159	6.2%
45-49 years	1,033	1,040	2,073	5.9%
50-54 years	919	970	1,889	5.4%
55-59 years	773	723	1,496	4.3%
60-64 years	600	592	1,192	3.4%
65-69 years	472	480	952	2.7%
70-74 years	427	397	824	2.4%
75-79 years	310	313	623	1.8%
80-84 years	228	212	440	1.3%
85+ years	185	171	356	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cuencamé

Population Origin

Born in State

31,275

89.5%

Born in Another State

3,327

9.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

913

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

30

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

30

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

68

0.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

160

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

70 / 90

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,514

7.2%

With Limitation

5,203

14.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,196
Visual	1,167
Hearing	545
Speech	268
Mental	355

Education in Cuencamé

Literacy and Schooling

In Cuencamé, 736 people aged 15 and over can read and write (73600%), while 695 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years (8.5 men, 8.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	398	297	695	69500%
Incomplete primary	1,685	1,374	3,059	305900%
Complete primary	2,165	2,122	4,287	428700%
Incomplete secondary	466	309	775	77500%
Complete secondary	3,921	4,346	8,267	826700%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,320	3,538	6,858	685800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	869
6-11 years	110
12-14 years	150

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 119 are public and 4 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	34	1	35
Primaria	47	0	47
Secundaria	27	1	28
Media Superior	8	1	9
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Cuencamé

In Cuencamé, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 15,372 people. Of those, 15,002 are employed and 370 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.4%.

Total EAP

15,372

H: 10,228 / M: 5,144

Employed Population

15,002

H: 9,906 / M: 5,096

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

370 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

11,374

H: 3,152 / M: 8,222

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	25,732	73.6%
IMSS	10,876	31.1%
ISSSTE	1,852	5.3%
ISSSTE estatal	26	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	21	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,157	31.9%
IMSS Bienestar	1,791	5.1%
Private insurance	194	0.6%
Other institution	133	0.4%
Without health coverage	9,143	26.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Cuencamé

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

15,133

1513300%

Single

8,436

843600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,240

324000%

Households

Total Households

9,339

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

6,885

73.7%

Female-headed

2,454

26.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	32,071	91.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,669	4.8%
Other religions	3	0%
No religion	1,117	3.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Cuencamé

Cuencamé has 12,922 total dwellings, of which 9,339 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	9,079	97.5%
Earthen floor	212	2.3%
1 bedroom	2,703	29%
2+ bedrooms	6,588	70.7%
1 room	326	3.5%
2 rooms	1,207	13%
3+ rooms	7,758	83.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.1%

9,231 dwellings

Piped Water

96.5%

8,988 dwellings

With Drainage

95.6%

8,900 dwellings

All Services

93.2%

8,677 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	9,231	99.1%
Without electricity	60	0.6%
Public water network	8,988	96.5%
Hauled water	6,447	69.2%
Other water source	303	3.3%
With water tank	7,758	83.3%
With cistern	1,543	16.6%
With toilet	8,828	94.8%
With latrine	89	1%
With drainage	8,900	95.6%
Without drainage	391	4.2%
With all services	8,677	93.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	20	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Cuencamé

Household equipment in Cuencamé according to the 2020 Census. 23.9% of dwellings have internet and 87.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,669	93.1%
Washing machine	7,468	80.2%
Microwave oven	4,997	53.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	5,204	55.9%
Motorcycle	1,521	16.3%
Bicycle	3,071	33%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,734	93.8%
Radio	4,758	51.1%
Landline phone	1,687	18.1%
Cell phone	8,116	87.1%
Computer	2,189	23.5%
Internet	2,227	23.9%
Pay TV	6,564	70.5%
Streaming platforms	385	4.1%
Video game console	550	5.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

338

3.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

817

8.8%

No Computer or Internet

6,091

65.4%

No ICT at All

135

1.4%

Companies and Economy in Cuencamé

The main economic sectors of Cuencamé are Comercio al por menor with 565 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	565
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	191
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	160
Industrias manufactureras	52
Servicios educativos	30

Poverty and Social Development in Cuencamé

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cuencamé has a poverty rate of 45.8% and extreme poverty of 1.4%.

Poverty

45.8%

16,723 people

Extreme Poverty

1.4%

511 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

35.2%

12,856 people

Vulnerable by Income

7%

2,543 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

12%

4,372 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	18.9%	6,892
Lack of access to health services	13.4%	4,875
Lack of access to social security	67.7%	24,689
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.1%	1,484
Lack of access to basic housing services	13.1%	4,789
Lack of access to food	17.1%	6,256
Income below welfare line	52.8%	19,266
Income below minimum welfare line	13.8%	5,022

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	57.3%	9.3%	25%	10.8%	0
2015	45.8%	1.4%	35.2%	12%	0

Crime in Cuencamé

In the last 12 months, 235 crimes were recorded in Cuencamé. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	16
2025/11	16
2025/10	15
2025/09	13
2025/08	21
2025/07	20
2025/06	18
2025/05	27
2025/04	24
2025/03	17
2025/02	32
2025/01	16

Health in Cuencamé

Cuencamé has 18 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 17 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Cuencamé

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Cuencamé de Ceniceros	11,585	1,585
Velardeña	2,923	1,375
Cuauhtémoc	2,771	2,166
Pedriceña (Estación Pedriceña)	2,117	1,310
Emiliano Zapata	1,999	2,021
Ramón Corona	1,686	2,123
Pasaje	1,464	1,582
Ignacio López Rayón	778	2,209
12 de Diciembre (Sombreretillo)	733	1,939
Pueblo de Santiago	711	1,582

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