Cuerámaro

Cuerámaro is a municipality of Guanajuato with 30,857 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,734 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years.

Demographics of Cuerámaro

Demographic structure of Cuerámaro according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 8,483 people under 15 years old (27.5%), 19,326 people of working age (62.6%) and 3,045 elderly over 65 years old (9.9%).

0-14 years

8,483

27.5% of the population

15-64 years

19,326

62.6% - Working age

65+ years

3,045

9.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cuerámaro

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,409	1,311	2,720	8.8%
5-9 years	1,488	1,457	2,945	9.5%
10-14 years	1,481	1,337	2,818	9.1%
15-19 years	1,389	1,351	2,740	8.9%
20-24 years	1,273	1,337	2,610	8.5%
25-29 years	1,132	1,316	2,448	7.9%
30-34 years	946	1,233	2,179	7.1%
35-39 years	877	1,041	1,918	6.2%
40-44 years	873	957	1,830	5.9%
45-49 years	757	873	1,630	5.3%
50-54 years	690	862	1,552	5%
55-59 years	597	702	1,299	4.2%
60-64 years	524	596	1,120	3.6%
65-69 years	426	473	899	2.9%
70-74 years	373	386	759	2.5%
75-79 years	256	294	550	1.8%
80-84 years	187	220	407	1.3%
85+ years	188	242	430	1.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cuerámaro

Population Origin

Born in State

28,486

92.3%

Born in Another State

1,809

5.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

447

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

30

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

29

96.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

55

0.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

116

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

60 / 56

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,080

6.7%

With Limitation

4,082

13.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,127
Visual	797
Hearing	423
Speech	329
Mental	423

Education in Cuerámaro

Literacy and Schooling

In Cuerámaro, 1,862 people aged 15 and over can read and write (186200%), while 2,263 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years (7.7 men, 7.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,090	1,173	2,263	226300%
Incomplete primary	1,386	1,409	2,795	279500%
Complete primary	2,045	2,111	4,156	415600%
Incomplete secondary	437	381	818	81800%
Complete secondary	2,809	3,832	6,641	664100%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,409	2,640	5,049	504900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	668
6-11 years	132
12-14 years	238

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 80 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	32	32
Primaria	30	30
Secundaria	11	11
Media Superior	5	5
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Cuerámaro

In Cuerámaro, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,379 people. Of those, 13,183 are employed and 196 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

Total EAP

13,379

H: 8,579 / M: 4,800

Employed Population

13,183

H: 8,414 / M: 4,769

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

196 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

10,574

H: 2,756 / M: 7,818

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	24,019	77.8%
IMSS	3,178	10.3%
ISSSTE	1,483	4.8%
ISSSTE estatal	98	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	12	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	19,226	62.3%
IMSS Bienestar	53	0.2%
Private insurance	92	0.3%
Other institution	30	0.1%
Without health coverage	6,822	22.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Cuerámaro

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,700

1370000%

Single

7,673

767300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,656

265600%

Households

Total Households

8,160

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

5,308

65%

Female-headed

2,852

35%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	28,402	92%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,607	5.2%
Other religions	17	0.1%
No religion	809	2.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Cuerámaro

Cuerámaro has 11,338 total dwellings, of which 8,163 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,017	98.4%
Earthen floor	138	1.7%
1 bedroom	2,631	32.3%
2+ bedrooms	5,523	67.8%
1 room	293	3.6%
2 rooms	1,469	18%
3+ rooms	6,392	78.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.4%

8,099 dwellings

Piped Water

99.3%

8,089 dwellings

With Drainage

96.5%

7,866 dwellings

All Services

95.7%

7,797 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,099	99.4%
Without electricity	55	0.7%
Public water network	8,089	99.3%
Hauled water	5,968	73.2%
Other water source	65	0.8%
With water tank	5,757	70.6%
With cistern	658	8.1%
With toilet	7,864	96.5%
With latrine	56	0.7%
With drainage	7,866	96.5%
Without drainage	288	3.5%
With all services	7,797	95.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Cuerámaro

Household equipment in Cuerámaro according to the 2020 Census. 32.5% of dwellings have internet and 84.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,553	92.7%
Washing machine	6,052	74.3%
Microwave oven	3,169	38.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,903	47.9%
Motorcycle	2,604	32%
Bicycle	4,150	50.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,607	93.3%
Radio	5,075	62.3%
Landline phone	2,058	25.3%
Cell phone	6,901	84.7%
Computer	1,756	21.5%
Internet	2,647	32.5%
Pay TV	2,195	26.9%
Streaming platforms	421	5.2%
Video game console	398	4.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

344

4.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

779

9.6%

No Computer or Internet

5,079

62.3%

No ICT at All

132

1.6%

Companies and Economy in Cuerámaro

The main economic sectors of Cuerámaro are Comercio al por menor with 866 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	866
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	311
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	262
Industrias manufactureras	90
Industrias manufactureras	57

Poverty and Social Development in Cuerámaro

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cuerámaro has a poverty rate of 60.4% and extreme poverty of 6.9%.

Poverty

60.4%

15,848 people

Extreme Poverty

6.9%

1,799 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

29.3%

7,681 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.2%

1,102 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6.1%

1,590 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25.6%	6,712
Lack of access to health services	13.6%	3,557
Lack of access to social security	78.8%	20,673
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.8%	2,567
Lack of access to basic housing services	20.7%	5,422
Lack of access to food	30.1%	7,894
Income below welfare line	64.6%	16,950
Income below minimum welfare line	27.1%	7,116

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	68.9%	11.3%	24.8%	4.8%	0
2015	60.4%	6.9%	29.3%	6.1%	0

Crime in Cuerámaro

In the last 12 months, 315 crimes were recorded in Cuerámaro. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	31
2025/11	16
2025/10	28
2025/09	36
2025/08	32
2025/07	23
2025/06	21
2025/05	28
2025/04	18
2025/03	21
2025/02	35
2025/01	26

Health in Cuerámaro

Cuerámaro has 11 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Cuerámaro

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Cuerámaro	15,305	1,722
Tupátaro	1,644	1,711
San Gregorio	1,085	1,702
Puerta de la Reserva	1,046	1,759
Galera de la Grulla	858	1,699
Platanar	739	1,778
Cerrito de Agua Caliente	719	1,696
Colonia Linda Vista	709	1,761
El Saucillo	703	1,739
La Regalada	510	1,808

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