Peñón Blanco

Peñón Blanco is a municipality of Durango with 11,118 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,747 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.5 years.

Demographics of Peñón Blanco

Demographic structure of Peñón Blanco according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,234 people under 15 years old (29.1%), 6,679 people of working age (60.1%) and 1,193 elderly over 65 years old (10.7%).

0-14 years

3,234

29.1% of the population

15-64 years

6,679

60.1% - Working age

65+ years

1,193

10.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

66.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Peñón Blanco

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	506	503	1,009	9.1%
5-9 years	539	562	1,101	9.9%
10-14 years	587	537	1,124	10.1%
15-19 years	504	439	943	8.5%
20-24 years	384	392	776	7%
25-29 years	360	395	755	6.8%
30-34 years	347	386	733	6.6%
35-39 years	327	356	683	6.1%
40-44 years	298	329	627	5.6%
45-49 years	325	303	628	5.6%
50-54 years	279	293	572	5.1%
55-59 years	252	256	508	4.6%
60-64 years	243	211	454	4.1%
65-69 years	190	170	360	3.2%
70-74 years	165	146	311	2.8%
75-79 years	133	88	221	2%
80-84 years	89	65	154	1.4%
85+ years	78	69	147	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Peñón Blanco

Population Origin

Born in State

10,376

93.3%

Born in Another State

551

5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

197

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

6

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

6

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

8

0.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

38

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

17 / 21

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

866

7.8%

With Limitation

1,449

13%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	476
Visual	356
Hearing	174
Speech	115
Mental	154

Education in Peñón Blanco

Literacy and Schooling

In Peñón Blanco, 313 people aged 15 and over can read and write (31300%), while 275 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.5 years (8.3 men, 8.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	173	102	275	27500%
Incomplete primary	663	468	1,131	113100%
Complete primary	626	607	1,233	123300%
Incomplete secondary	116	83	199	19900%
Complete secondary	1,210	1,378	2,588	258800%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,033	1,107	2,140	214000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	302
6-11 years	99
12-14 years	56

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 53 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	17	17
Primaria	19	19
Secundaria	11	11
Media Superior	5	5

Employment and Social Security in Peñón Blanco

In Peñón Blanco, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,283 people. Of those, 4,131 are employed and 152 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

Total EAP

4,283

H: 3,003 / M: 1,280

Employed Population

4,131

H: 2,867 / M: 1,264

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

152 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,169

H: 1,270 / M: 2,899

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,752	78.7%
IMSS	792	7.1%
ISSSTE	901	8.1%
ISSSTE estatal	118	1.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,446	58%
IMSS Bienestar	561	5%
Private insurance	10	0.1%
Other institution	13	0.1%
Without health coverage	2,351	21.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Peñón Blanco

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,843

484300%

Single

2,696

269600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

960

96000%

Households

Total Households

3,026

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

2,246

74.2%

Female-headed

780

25.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,205	91.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	518	4.7%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	373	3.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Peñón Blanco

Peñón Blanco has 4,304 total dwellings, of which 3,028 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,965	98%
Earthen floor	53	1.8%
1 bedroom	990	32.7%
2+ bedrooms	2,028	67%
1 room	84	2.8%
2 rooms	345	11.4%
3+ rooms	2,589	85.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.8%

2,989 dwellings

Piped Water

97.7%

2,957 dwellings

With Drainage

95.2%

2,882 dwellings

All Services

93.9%

2,842 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,989	98.8%
Without electricity	29	1%
Public water network	2,957	97.7%
Hauled water	2,151	71.1%
Other water source	61	2%
With water tank	2,571	85%
With cistern	298	9.8%
With toilet	2,857	94.4%
With latrine	46	1.5%
With drainage	2,882	95.2%
Without drainage	136	4.5%
With all services	2,842	93.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Peñón Blanco

Household equipment in Peñón Blanco according to the 2020 Census. 15.4% of dwellings have internet and 84.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,803	92.6%
Washing machine	2,211	73.1%
Microwave oven	1,471	48.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,900	62.8%
Motorcycle	351	11.6%
Bicycle	679	22.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,823	93.3%
Radio	1,439	47.6%
Landline phone	608	20.1%
Cell phone	2,557	84.5%
Computer	548	18.1%
Internet	467	15.4%
Pay TV	1,550	51.2%
Streaming platforms	76	2.5%
Video game console	120	4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

140

4.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

311

10.3%

No Computer or Internet

2,252

74.4%

No ICT at All

56

1.9%

Companies and Economy in Peñón Blanco

The main economic sectors of Peñón Blanco are Comercio al por menor with 187 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	187
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	52
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	50
Industrias manufactureras	19
Servicios educativos	19

Poverty and Social Development in Peñón Blanco

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Peñón Blanco has a poverty rate of 53.1% and extreme poverty of 1.8%.

Poverty

53.1%

4,865 people

Extreme Poverty

1.8%

164 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

35%

3,207 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.8%

439 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.1%

647 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	19.4%	1,772
Lack of access to health services	11.1%	1,013
Lack of access to social security	78.3%	7,174
Lack of housing quality and spaces	2.4%	219
Lack of access to basic housing services	10.8%	993
Lack of access to food	12.8%	1,168
Income below welfare line	57.9%	5,304
Income below minimum welfare line	19.3%	1,770

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	70.2%	11.9%	21.9%	3.4%	0
2015	53.1%	1.8%	35%	7.1%	0

Crime in Peñón Blanco

In the last 12 months, 33 crimes were recorded in Peñón Blanco. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	4
2025/10	3
2025/09	4
2025/08	2
2025/07	1
2025/05	2
2025/04	5
2025/03	2
2025/02	4
2025/01	1
2024/11	4

Health in Peñón Blanco

Peñón Blanco has 5 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 4 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Peñón Blanco

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Peñón Blanco	5,911	1,677
General Jesús Agustín Castro (Independencia)	1,789	1,869
Luis Moya (San Isidro)	813	1,921
Yerbanís	532	1,909
Ignacio Zaragoza (San Pablo)	488	1,680
Las Cruces	348	1,641
Nuevo Covadonga	265	1,580
Víctor Manuel Sánchez (Jacales)	226	1,518
Colonia Juárez	198	1,661
La Concha	152	1,745

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