San Bernardo

San Bernardo is a municipality of Durango with 2,837 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,770 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of San Bernardo

Demographic structure of San Bernardo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 628 people under 15 years old (22.1%), 1,633 people of working age (57.6%) and 576 elderly over 65 years old (20.3%).

0-14 years

628

22.1% of the population

15-64 years

1,633

57.6% - Working age

65+ years

576

20.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

73.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Bernardo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	113	91	204	7.2%
5-9 years	107	98	205	7.2%
10-14 years	117	102	219	7.7%
15-19 years	104	85	189	6.7%
20-24 years	87	67	154	5.4%
25-29 years	73	64	137	4.8%
30-34 years	87	82	169	6%
35-39 years	65	66	131	4.6%
40-44 years	99	98	197	6.9%
45-49 years	104	77	181	6.4%
50-54 years	88	67	155	5.5%
55-59 years	81	77	158	5.6%
60-64 years	80	82	162	5.7%
65-69 years	81	77	158	5.6%
70-74 years	80	54	134	4.7%
75-79 years	75	44	119	4.2%
80-84 years	54	45	99	3.5%
85+ years	34	32	66	2.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Bernardo

Population Origin

Born in State

2,207

77.8%

Born in Another State

551

19.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

73

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

41

1.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

36

87.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

5

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

63

6.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

8

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

5 / 3

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

249

8.8%

With Limitation

430

15.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	135
Visual	96
Hearing	55
Speech	26
Mental	42

Education in San Bernardo

Literacy and Schooling

In San Bernardo, 110 people aged 15 and over can read and write (11000%), while 109 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.1 men, 7.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	60	49	109	10900%
Incomplete primary	303	193	496	49600%
Complete primary	285	202	487	48700%
Incomplete secondary	33	16	49	4900%
Complete secondary	273	340	613	61300%
Post-basic education (18+)	207	181	388	38800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	81
6-11 years	22
12-14 years	26

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 27 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	8	8
Primaria	14	14
Secundaria	4	4
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in San Bernardo

In San Bernardo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 964 people. Of those, 954 are employed and 10 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

964

H: 808 / M: 156

Employed Population

954

H: 799 / M: 155

Unemployment Rate

1%

10 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,361

H: 439 / M: 922

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	2,503	88.2%
IMSS	53	1.9%
ISSSTE	262	9.2%
ISSSTE estatal	2	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,179	76.8%
IMSS Bienestar	6	0.2%
Private insurance	7	0.2%
Other institution	3	0.1%
Without health coverage	316	11.1%

Marital Status and Religion in San Bernardo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,348

134800%

Single

684

68400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

315

31500%

Households

Total Households

977

2.9 average occupants

Male-headed

772

79%

Female-headed

205

21%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	2,523	88.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	162	5.7%
No religion	133	4.7%

Housing and Basic Services in San Bernardo

San Bernardo has 1,747 total dwellings, of which 977 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 2.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	957	100.8%
Earthen floor	18	1.9%
1 bedroom	234	24.7%
2+ bedrooms	741	78.1%
1 room	17	1.8%
2 rooms	84	8.9%
3+ rooms	874	92.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.9%

948 dwellings

Piped Water

100.4%

953 dwellings

With Drainage

97.5%

925 dwellings

All Services

95.8%

909 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	948	99.9%
Without electricity	27	2.8%
Public water network	953	100.4%
Hauled water	225	23.7%
Other water source	22	2.3%
With water tank	900	94.8%
With cistern	108	11.4%
With toilet	930	98%
With latrine	3	0.3%
With drainage	925	97.5%
Without drainage	50	5.3%
With all services	909	95.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.7%

Goods and Technology in San Bernardo

Household equipment in San Bernardo according to the 2020 Census. 19.5% of dwellings have internet and 72.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	854	90%
Washing machine	722	76.1%
Microwave oven	595	62.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	672	70.8%
Motorcycle	68	7.2%
Bicycle	22	2.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	824	86.8%
Radio	577	60.8%
Landline phone	201	21.2%
Cell phone	687	72.4%
Computer	146	15.4%
Internet	185	19.5%
Pay TV	721	76%
Streaming platforms	2	0.2%
Video game console	31	3.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

75

7.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

214

22.6%

No Computer or Internet

708

74.6%

No ICT at All

46

4.8%

Companies and Economy in San Bernardo

The main economic sectors of San Bernardo are Comercio al por menor with 20 establishments, followed by Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	20
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	13
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	5
Servicios educativos	4
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	4

Poverty and Social Development in San Bernardo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Bernardo has a poverty rate of 68.3% and extreme poverty of 15%.

Poverty

68.3%

2,206 people

Extreme Poverty

15%

484 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

21.5%

694 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.2%

105 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7%

225 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36.4%	1,176
Lack of access to health services	13.9%	449
Lack of access to social security	74.1%	2,392
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.3%	204
Lack of access to basic housing services	24.7%	799
Lack of access to food	17.9%	577
Income below welfare line	71.6%	2,311
Income below minimum welfare line	41.7%	1,346

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	55.5%	13.2%	36.9%	6.2%	0
2015	68.3%	15%	21.5%	7%	0

Crime in San Bernardo

In the last 12 months, 36 crimes were recorded in San Bernardo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	1
2025/10	1
2025/09	1
2025/05	1
2025/03	1
2025/02	1
2024/09	2
2024/08	1
2024/05	1
2023/09	1
2023/08	24

Health in San Bernardo

San Bernardo has 8 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Bernardo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Bernardo	677	1,632
Cinco de Julio	313	1,623
Sardinas	220	1,648
El Alférez	179	1,616
Veinte de Abril (Las Delicias)	172	1,742
Cuba	111	1,869
División del Norte (Los Lobos)	93	2,089
José Guadalupe Páez (El Pájaro)	84	1,610
Pueblo Nuevo (Talayotes)	72	1,705
Amador	70	1,711

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