Doctor Mora

Doctor Mora is a municipality of Guanajuato with 27,390 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,112 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years.

Demographics of Doctor Mora

Demographic structure of Doctor Mora according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 8,393 people under 15 years old (30.6%), 17,196 people of working age (62.8%) and 1,801 elderly over 65 years old (6.6%).

0-14 years

8,393

30.6% of the population

15-64 years

17,196

62.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,801

6.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Doctor Mora

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,439	1,414	2,853	10.4%
5-9 years	1,402	1,406	2,808	10.3%
10-14 years	1,415	1,317	2,732	10%
15-19 years	1,382	1,393	2,775	10.1%
20-24 years	1,243	1,393	2,636	9.6%
25-29 years	1,060	1,240	2,300	8.4%
30-34 years	868	1,075	1,943	7.1%
35-39 years	735	951	1,686	6.2%
40-44 years	749	859	1,608	5.9%
45-49 years	628	714	1,342	4.9%
50-54 years	556	618	1,174	4.3%
55-59 years	434	493	927	3.4%
60-64 years	378	427	805	2.9%
65-69 years	282	304	586	2.1%
70-74 years	186	233	419	1.5%
75-79 years	163	181	344	1.3%
80-84 years	86	112	198	0.7%
85+ years	127	127	254	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Doctor Mora

Population Origin

Born in State

24,756

90.4%

Born in Another State

2,422

8.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

412

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

37

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

29

78.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

81

1.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

98

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

46 / 52

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,092

4%

With Limitation

1,991

7.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	512
Visual	484
Hearing	246
Speech	161
Mental	214

Education in Doctor Mora

Literacy and Schooling

In Doctor Mora, 1,760 people aged 15 and over can read and write (176000%), while 2,136 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years (7.9 men, 8.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	982	1,154	2,136	213600%
Incomplete primary	858	765	1,623	162300%
Complete primary	1,470	1,437	2,907	290700%
Incomplete secondary	239	193	432	43200%
Complete secondary	2,909	3,578	6,487	648700%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,048	2,558	4,606	460600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	508
6-11 years	126
12-14 years	116

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 111 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	46	0	46
Primaria	38	0	38
Secundaria	16	0	16
Media Superior	8	1	9
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Doctor Mora

In Doctor Mora, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,632 people. Of those, 11,392 are employed and 240 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

Total EAP

11,632

H: 7,414 / M: 4,218

Employed Population

11,392

H: 7,218 / M: 4,174

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

240 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,880

H: 2,242 / M: 6,638

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	22,749	83.1%
IMSS	3,465	12.7%
ISSSTE	905	3.3%
ISSSTE estatal	99	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	22	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	18,191	66.4%
IMSS Bienestar	103	0.4%
Private insurance	42	0.2%
Other institution	74	0.3%
Without health coverage	4,634	16.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Doctor Mora

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,467

1146700%

Single

7,611

761100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,543

154300%

Households

Total Households

6,761

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

4,400

65.1%

Female-headed

2,361

34.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	26,573	97%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	401	1.5%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	403	1.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Doctor Mora

Doctor Mora has 8,464 total dwellings, of which 6,764 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,627	98.4%
Earthen floor	128	1.9%
1 bedroom	2,282	33.9%
2+ bedrooms	4,473	66.4%
1 room	255	3.8%
2 rooms	1,204	17.9%
3+ rooms	5,296	78.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.4%

6,693 dwellings

Piped Water

99.6%

6,707 dwellings

With Drainage

95.2%

6,412 dwellings

All Services

94.6%

6,370 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,693	99.4%
Without electricity	62	0.9%
Public water network	6,707	99.6%
Hauled water	2,297	34.1%
Other water source	48	0.7%
With water tank	6,141	91.2%
With cistern	980	14.6%
With toilet	6,403	95.1%
With latrine	40	0.6%
With drainage	6,412	95.2%
Without drainage	343	5.1%
With all services	6,370	94.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	15	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Doctor Mora

Household equipment in Doctor Mora according to the 2020 Census. 29.2% of dwellings have internet and 82.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,675	84.3%
Washing machine	4,555	67.7%
Microwave oven	2,095	31.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,956	58.8%
Motorcycle	1,517	22.5%
Bicycle	3,551	52.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,198	92.1%
Radio	4,193	62.3%
Landline phone	559	8.3%
Cell phone	5,542	82.3%
Computer	1,228	18.2%
Internet	1,963	29.2%
Pay TV	1,455	21.6%
Streaming platforms	295	4.4%
Video game console	147	2.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

350

5.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,144

17%

No Computer or Internet

4,492

66.7%

No ICT at All

194

2.9%

Companies and Economy in Doctor Mora

The main economic sectors of Doctor Mora are Comercio al por menor with 356 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	356
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	135
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	75
Industrias manufactureras	33
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	24

Poverty and Social Development in Doctor Mora

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Doctor Mora has a poverty rate of 50.1% and extreme poverty of 3.6%.

Poverty

50.1%

12,056 people

Extreme Poverty

3.6%

866 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

42.6%

10,254 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.1%

510 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.1%

1,231 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25%	6,023
Lack of access to health services	6.7%	1,603
Lack of access to social security	85.1%	20,471
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.6%	2,313
Lack of access to basic housing services	22%	5,284
Lack of access to food	20.5%	4,935
Income below welfare line	52.2%	12,566
Income below minimum welfare line	17.1%	4,118

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	68%	14.9%	26.8%	4.3%	0
2015	50.1%	3.6%	42.6%	5.1%	0

Crime in Doctor Mora

In the last 12 months, 320 crimes were recorded in Doctor Mora. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	24
2025/11	19
2025/10	23
2025/09	31
2025/08	33
2025/07	25
2025/06	41
2025/05	23
2025/04	23
2025/03	31
2025/02	20
2025/01	27

Health in Doctor Mora

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

Main Localities of Doctor Mora

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Doctor Mora	6,192	2,120
Loma de Buenavista	948	2,083
San Rafael	913	2,074
La Noria	892	2,055
Ejido Begoña	795	2,048
Morisquillas	682	2,080
Derramadero de Charcas	657	2,131
Vagui	648	2,089
Obrajitos de Arriba	631	2,082
La Redonda	622	2,103

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