El Oro

El Oro is a municipality of Durango with 10,384 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,659 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.8 years.

Demographics of El Oro

Demographic structure of El Oro according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,591 people under 15 years old (25%), 6,302 people of working age (60.7%) and 1,491 elderly over 65 years old (14.4%).

0-14 years

2,591

25% of the population

15-64 years

6,302

60.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,491

14.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of El Oro

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	426	455	881	8.5%
5-9 years	437	413	850	8.2%
10-14 years	451	409	860	8.3%
15-19 years	393	374	767	7.4%
20-24 years	325	338	663	6.4%
25-29 years	296	358	654	6.3%
30-34 years	352	353	705	6.8%
35-39 years	302	313	615	5.9%
40-44 years	293	297	590	5.7%
45-49 years	352	316	668	6.4%
50-54 years	320	327	647	6.2%
55-59 years	295	265	560	5.4%
60-64 years	206	227	433	4.2%
65-69 years	186	240	426	4.1%
70-74 years	224	173	397	3.8%
75-79 years	142	159	301	2.9%
80-84 years	97	102	199	1.9%
85+ years	86	82	168	1.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in El Oro

Population Origin

Born in State

8,703

83.8%

Born in Another State

1,390

13.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

220

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

47

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

46

97.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

103

3.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

53

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

31 / 22

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

752

7.2%

With Limitation

1,910

18.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	366
Visual	316
Hearing	199
Speech	87
Mental	105

Education in El Oro

Literacy and Schooling

In El Oro, 219 people aged 15 and over can read and write (21900%), while 228 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.8 years (8.5 men, 9.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	124	104	228	22800%
Incomplete primary	606	473	1,079	107900%
Complete primary	829	693	1,522	152200%
Incomplete secondary	122	76	198	19800%
Complete secondary	1,021	1,165	2,186	218600%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,041	1,245	2,286	228600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	239
6-11 years	36
12-14 years	53

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 78 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	20	0	20
Primaria	34	0	34
Secundaria	17	0	17
Media Superior	4	0	4
Superior	2	1	3

Employment and Social Security in El Oro

In El Oro, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,718 people. Of those, 4,670 are employed and 48 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

4,718

H: 3,099 / M: 1,619

Employed Population

4,670

H: 3,060 / M: 1,610

Unemployment Rate

1%

48 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,562

H: 1,015 / M: 2,547

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,379	80.7%
IMSS	980	9.4%
ISSSTE	1,630	15.7%
ISSSTE estatal	30	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	5	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,626	54.2%
IMSS Bienestar	75	0.7%
Private insurance	77	0.7%
Other institution	21	0.2%
Without health coverage	1,977	19%

Marital Status and Religion in El Oro

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,755

475500%

Single

2,517

251700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,035

103500%

Households

Total Households

3,258

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

2,333

71.6%

Female-headed

925

28.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,341	90%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	551	5.3%
Other religions	7	0.1%
No religion	453	4.4%

Housing and Basic Services in El Oro

El Oro has 6,229 total dwellings, of which 3,258 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,214	99.4%
Earthen floor	36	1.1%
1 bedroom	879	27.2%
2+ bedrooms	2,371	73.4%
1 room	74	2.3%
2 rooms	313	9.7%
3+ rooms	2,863	88.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

3,219 dwellings

Piped Water

99.2%

3,207 dwellings

With Drainage

97.9%

3,163 dwellings

All Services

96.6%

3,122 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,219	99.6%
Without electricity	31	1%
Public water network	3,207	99.2%
Hauled water	2,139	66.2%
Other water source	43	1.3%
With water tank	3,000	92.8%
With cistern	399	12.3%
With toilet	3,174	98.2%
With latrine	11	0.3%
With drainage	3,163	97.9%
Without drainage	87	2.7%
With all services	3,122	96.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.2%

Goods and Technology in El Oro

Household equipment in El Oro according to the 2020 Census. 31.6% of dwellings have internet and 87.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,114	96.3%
Washing machine	2,687	83.1%
Microwave oven	2,334	72.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,327	72%
Motorcycle	315	9.7%
Bicycle	131	4.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,027	93.7%
Radio	1,344	41.6%
Landline phone	980	30.3%
Cell phone	2,840	87.9%
Computer	979	30.3%
Internet	1,020	31.6%
Pay TV	2,670	82.6%
Streaming platforms	177	5.5%
Video game console	217	6.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

146

4.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

227

7%

No Computer or Internet

1,881

58.2%

No ICT at All

48

1.5%

Companies and Economy in El Oro

The main economic sectors of El Oro are Comercio al por menor with 292 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	292
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	107
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	100
Industrias manufactureras	25
Industrias manufactureras	24

Poverty and Social Development in El Oro

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, El Oro has a poverty rate of 46.1% and extreme poverty of 1.5%.

Poverty

46.1%

5,128 people

Extreme Poverty

1.5%

165 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

36%

4,005 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.5%

500 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

13.4%

1,495 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	20.4%	2,267
Lack of access to health services	12.3%	1,368
Lack of access to social security	68%	7,565
Lack of housing quality and spaces	3.4%	373
Lack of access to basic housing services	17%	1,891
Lack of access to food	12.8%	1,427
Income below welfare line	50.6%	5,628
Income below minimum welfare line	14.9%	1,653

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	57.5%	11.5%	32.1%	8.1%	0
2015	46.1%	1.5%	36%	13.4%	0

Crime in El Oro

In the last 12 months, 46 crimes were recorded in El Oro. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	3
2025/10	7
2025/09	4
2025/08	2
2025/07	5
2025/06	3
2025/05	8
2025/04	2
2025/03	4
2025/02	5
2025/01	2

Health in El Oro

El Oro has 11 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of El Oro

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Santa María del Oro	6,342	1,700
General Escobedo	552	1,565
Emiliano Martínez (Torres)	311	1,535
General Hermenegildo Galeana (Galeana)	220	1,620
Potrero de Campa	214	1,581
Poblado de Peña (Peña)	211	1,749
General Mariano Matamoros	194	1,787
Unión y Progreso (Las Iglesias)	166	1,825
Magistral del Oro (Magistral)	155	1,755
San José de Ramos (Ramos)	146	1,539

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