Lerdo

Lerdo is a municipality of Durango with 163,313 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,160 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 10 years.

Demographics of Lerdo

Demographic structure of Lerdo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 43,978 people under 15 years old (26.9%), 107,289 people of working age (65.7%) and 11,837 elderly over 65 years old (7.2%).

0-14 years

43,978

26.9% of the population

15-64 years

107,289

65.7% - Working age

65+ years

11,837

7.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

52%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Lerdo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	7,299	7,058	14,357	8.8%
5-9 years	7,656	7,178	14,834	9.1%
10-14 years	7,630	7,157	14,787	9.1%
15-19 years	7,696	7,434	15,130	9.3%
20-24 years	7,110	7,167	14,277	8.7%
25-29 years	6,090	6,378	12,468	7.6%
30-34 years	5,307	5,704	11,011	6.7%
35-39 years	5,289	5,542	10,831	6.6%
40-44 years	5,254	5,648	10,902	6.7%
45-49 years	5,037	5,395	10,432	6.4%
50-54 years	4,248	4,695	8,943	5.5%
55-59 years	3,515	3,825	7,340	4.5%
60-64 years	2,879	3,076	5,955	3.6%
65-69 years	2,122	2,183	4,305	2.6%
70-74 years	1,520	1,609	3,129	1.9%
75-79 years	1,007	1,016	2,023	1.2%
80-84 years	638	734	1,372	0.8%
85+ years	455	553	1,008	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Lerdo

Population Origin

Born in State

136,837

83.8%

Born in Another State

25,517

15.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

3,550

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

134

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

118

88.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

360

0.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

2,073

1.3% of the population

Men / Women

1,032 / 1,041

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

7,559

4.6%

With Limitation

17,312

10.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	3,949
Visual	3,008
Hearing	1,424
Speech	1,228
Mental	1,371

Education in Lerdo

Literacy and Schooling

In Lerdo, 2,515 people aged 15 and over can read and write (251500%), while 2,791 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 10 years (10 men, 10 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,533	1,258	2,791	279100%
Incomplete primary	4,488	4,424	8,912	891200%
Complete primary	8,029	8,574	16,603	1660300%
Incomplete secondary	2,356	1,937	4,293	429300%
Complete secondary	14,570	16,129	30,699	3069900%
Post-basic education (18+)	24,964	25,675	50,639	5063900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	3,779
6-11 years	746
12-14 years	993

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 206 are public and 55 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	73	19	92
Primaria	88	11	99
Secundaria	29	7	36
Media Superior	10	8	18
Superior	3	7	10

Employment and Social Security in Lerdo

In Lerdo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 75,634 people. Of those, 73,708 are employed and 1,926 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.5%.

Total EAP

75,634

H: 46,439 / M: 29,195

Employed Population

73,708

H: 45,038 / M: 28,670

Unemployment Rate

2.5%

1,926 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

51,902

H: 16,031 / M: 35,871

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	122,110	74.8%
IMSS	82,600	50.6%
ISSSTE	17,310	10.6%
ISSSTE estatal	220	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	232	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	21,749	13.3%
IMSS Bienestar	718	0.4%
Private insurance	790	0.5%
Other institution	429	0.3%
Without health coverage	40,885	25%

Marital Status and Religion in Lerdo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

69,446

6944600%

Single

41,963

4196300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

16,368

1636800%

Households

Total Households

44,713

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

30,702

68.7%

Female-headed

14,011

31.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	129,194	79.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	20,198	12.4%
Other religions	64	0%
No religion	13,316	8.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Lerdo

Lerdo has 54,303 total dwellings, of which 44,727 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	43,981	105.1%
Earthen floor	619	1.5%
1 bedroom	11,428	27.3%
2+ bedrooms	33,173	79.3%
1 room	1,136	2.7%
2 rooms	4,733	11.3%
3+ rooms	38,731	92.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

106.3%

44,461 dwellings

Piped Water

106%

44,319 dwellings

With Drainage

103.7%

43,357 dwellings

All Services

103.1%

43,116 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	44,461	106.3%
Without electricity	139	0.3%
Public water network	44,319	106%
Hauled water	41,726	99.8%
Other water source	281	0.7%
With water tank	29,048	69.4%
With cistern	7,846	18.8%
With toilet	43,365	103.7%
With latrine	576	1.4%
With drainage	43,357	103.7%
Without drainage	1,234	3%
With all services	43,116	103.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	33	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Lerdo

Household equipment in Lerdo according to the 2020 Census. 48.9% of dwellings have internet and 96.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	42,628	101.9%
Washing machine	36,962	88.4%
Microwave oven	25,158	60.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	23,404	56%
Motorcycle	4,710	11.3%
Bicycle	14,558	34.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	42,753	102.2%
Radio	29,885	71.4%
Landline phone	11,575	27.7%
Cell phone	40,502	96.8%
Computer	15,291	36.6%
Internet	20,470	48.9%
Pay TV	21,027	50.3%
Streaming platforms	6,659	15.9%
Video game console	4,756	11.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,055

2.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

3,106

7.4%

No Computer or Internet

21,611

51.7%

No ICT at All

446

1.1%

Companies and Economy in Lerdo

The main economic sectors of Lerdo are Comercio al por menor with 1,875 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,875
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	930
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	927
Industrias manufactureras	197
Servicios educativos	168

Poverty and Social Development in Lerdo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Lerdo has a poverty rate of 36.3% and extreme poverty of 1%.

Poverty

36.3%

55,824 people

Extreme Poverty

1%

1,606 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27.6%

42,561 people

Vulnerable by Income

13.7%

21,146 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

22.3%

34,401 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	15.6%	24,022
Lack of access to health services	15%	23,066
Lack of access to social security	44.4%	68,378
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.2%	6,534
Lack of access to basic housing services	6.3%	9,758
Lack of access to food	19.1%	29,377
Income below welfare line	50%	76,971
Income below minimum welfare line	11.4%	17,530

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	45.4%	5.3%	21.1%	22.2%	0
2015	36.3%	1%	27.6%	22.3%	0

Crime in Lerdo

In the last 12 months, 1,218 crimes were recorded in Lerdo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	86
2025/11	102
2025/10	96
2025/09	105
2025/08	103
2025/07	100
2025/06	132
2025/05	120
2025/04	99
2025/03	87
2025/02	94
2025/01	94

Health in Lerdo

Lerdo has 38 health facilities, including 6 hospitals, 32 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Lerdo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Lerdo	96,243	1,132
Nazareno	8,378	1,170
Ciudad Juárez	7,643	1,141
La Loma	4,229	1,159
León Guzmán	3,862	1,149
Villa de Guadalupe	3,224	1,140
Carlos Real (San Carlos)	3,046	1,124
El Huarache (El Guarache)	2,898	1,137
Juan E. García	2,490	1,156
Sapioris	1,992	1,159

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