Poanas

Poanas is a municipality of Durango with 25,623 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,920 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of Poanas

Demographic structure of Poanas according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,978 people under 15 years old (27.2%), 16,071 people of working age (62.7%) and 2,555 elderly over 65 years old (10%).

0-14 years

6,978

27.2% of the population

15-64 years

16,071

62.7% - Working age

65+ years

2,555

10% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Poanas

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,170	1,069	2,239	8.7%
5-9 years	1,180	1,115	2,295	9%
10-14 years	1,224	1,220	2,444	9.5%
15-19 years	1,076	1,118	2,194	8.6%
20-24 years	946	955	1,901	7.4%
25-29 years	823	966	1,789	7%
30-34 years	795	915	1,710	6.7%
35-39 years	769	833	1,602	6.3%
40-44 years	786	868	1,654	6.5%
45-49 years	728	740	1,468	5.7%
50-54 years	753	761	1,514	5.9%
55-59 years	578	623	1,201	4.7%
60-64 years	495	543	1,038	4.1%
65-69 years	393	407	800	3.1%
70-74 years	302	301	603	2.4%
75-79 years	263	237	500	2%
80-84 years	181	182	363	1.4%
85+ years	148	141	289	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Poanas

Population Origin

Born in State

23,852

93.1%

Born in Another State

1,353

5.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

567

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

26

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

26

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

43

0.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

180

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

78 / 102

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,094

8.2%

With Limitation

3,888

15.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,243
Visual	796
Hearing	384
Speech	282
Mental	351

Education in Poanas

Literacy and Schooling

In Poanas, 619 people aged 15 and over can read and write (61900%), while 525 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (8.5 men, 8.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	304	221	525	52500%
Incomplete primary	1,347	1,063	2,410	241000%
Complete primary	1,816	1,714	3,530	353000%
Incomplete secondary	269	167	436	43600%
Complete secondary	2,642	3,259	5,901	590100%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,359	2,780	5,139	513900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	609
6-11 years	91
12-14 years	107

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 63 are public and 4 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	20	1	21
Primaria	24	1	25
Secundaria	13	0	13
Media Superior	4	1	5
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Poanas

In Poanas, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,035 people. Of those, 10,691 are employed and 344 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

Total EAP

11,035

H: 7,161 / M: 3,874

Employed Population

10,691

H: 6,864 / M: 3,827

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

344 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,982

H: 2,571 / M: 6,411

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	18,004	70.3%
IMSS	2,527	9.9%
ISSSTE	2,792	10.9%
ISSSTE estatal	43	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	13	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,839	46.2%
IMSS Bienestar	607	2.4%
Private insurance	21	0.1%
Other institution	291	1.1%
Without health coverage	7,588	29.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Poanas

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,334

1133400%

Single

6,328

632800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,426

242600%

Households

Total Households

6,855

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

4,905

71.6%

Female-headed

1,950

28.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	23,968	93.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	950	3.7%
Other religions	3	0%
No religion	670	2.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Poanas

Poanas has 9,498 total dwellings, of which 6,857 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,663	97.6%
Earthen floor	182	2.7%
1 bedroom	1,727	25.3%
2+ bedrooms	5,118	75%
1 room	121	1.8%
2 rooms	617	9%
3+ rooms	6,107	89.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.9%

6,819 dwellings

Piped Water

99.6%

6,797 dwellings

With Drainage

95.7%

6,528 dwellings

All Services

95.4%

6,507 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,819	99.9%
Without electricity	26	0.4%
Public water network	6,797	99.6%
Hauled water	3,628	53.2%
Other water source	48	0.7%
With water tank	6,167	90.4%
With cistern	914	13.4%
With toilet	6,430	94.2%
With latrine	191	2.8%
With drainage	6,528	95.7%
Without drainage	317	4.6%
With all services	6,507	95.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	11	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Poanas

Household equipment in Poanas according to the 2020 Census. 25.5% of dwellings have internet and 83.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,343	93%
Washing machine	5,315	77.9%
Microwave oven	3,552	52.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	4,064	59.6%
Motorcycle	1,413	20.7%
Bicycle	3,848	56.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,573	96.3%
Radio	4,543	66.6%
Landline phone	1,753	25.7%
Cell phone	5,727	83.9%
Computer	1,764	25.8%
Internet	1,737	25.5%
Pay TV	2,986	43.8%
Streaming platforms	225	3.3%
Video game console	302	4.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

158

2.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

567

8.3%

No Computer or Internet

4,345

63.7%

No ICT at All

61

0.9%

Companies and Economy in Poanas

The main economic sectors of Poanas are Comercio al por menor with 442 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	442
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	182
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	168
Industrias manufactureras	66
Industrias manufactureras	35

Poverty and Social Development in Poanas

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Poanas has a poverty rate of 52.1% and extreme poverty of 1.4%.

Poverty

52.1%

12,450 people

Extreme Poverty

1.4%

342 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

35.9%

8,580 people

Vulnerable by Income

4%

957 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

8%

1,908 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	20.9%	4,985
Lack of access to health services	14.8%	3,541
Lack of access to social security	78.9%	18,841
Lack of housing quality and spaces	1.7%	408
Lack of access to basic housing services	8.7%	2,080
Lack of access to food	15.5%	3,712
Income below welfare line	56.1%	13,407
Income below minimum welfare line	17.2%	4,108

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	68.9%	11%	21.6%	5.6%	0
2015	52.1%	1.4%	35.9%	8%	0

Crime in Poanas

In the last 12 months, 256 crimes were recorded in Poanas. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	21
2025/11	13
2025/10	24
2025/09	22
2025/08	10
2025/07	19
2025/06	31
2025/05	27
2025/04	17
2025/03	27
2025/02	24
2025/01	21

Health in Poanas

Poanas has 8 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Poanas

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Villa Unión	11,509	1,907
San Atenógenes (La Villita)	2,025	1,923
La Joya	1,914	1,899
Cieneguilla	1,902	1,970
Orizaba	1,532	1,891
Narciso Mendoza	1,004	1,962
Los Ángeles	891	1,869
18 de Agosto	857	1,863
Veracruz	778	2,006
El Potosí	721	1,879

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