Cardonal

Cardonal is a municipality of Hidalgo with 19,431 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,043 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years.

Demographics of Cardonal

Demographic structure of Cardonal according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,129 people under 15 years old (26.4%), 12,314 people of working age (63.4%) and 1,988 elderly over 65 years old (10.2%).

0-14 years

5,129

26.4% of the population

15-64 years

12,314

63.4% - Working age

65+ years

1,988

10.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

57.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cardonal

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	734	799	1,533	7.9%
5-9 years	902	883	1,785	9.2%
10-14 years	894	917	1,811	9.3%
15-19 years	789	792	1,581	8.1%
20-24 years	717	762	1,479	7.6%
25-29 years	657	831	1,488	7.7%
30-34 years	530	685	1,215	6.3%
35-39 years	610	650	1,260	6.5%
40-44 years	553	631	1,184	6.1%
45-49 years	631	652	1,283	6.6%
50-54 years	511	566	1,077	5.5%
55-59 years	471	475	946	4.9%
60-64 years	392	409	801	4.1%
65-69 years	306	329	635	3.3%
70-74 years	238	253	491	2.5%
75-79 years	180	196	376	1.9%
80-84 years	101	137	238	1.2%
85+ years	92	156	248	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cardonal

Population Origin

Born in State

17,947

92.4%

Born in Another State

1,035

5.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

338

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

10,523

54.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

10,186

96.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

286

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

15,548

299.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

393

2% of the population

Men / Women

189 / 204

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,446

7.4%

With Limitation

3,157

16.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	630
Visual	698
Hearing	403
Speech	202
Mental	293

Education in Cardonal

Literacy and Schooling

In Cardonal, 1,433 people aged 15 and over can read and write (143300%), while 1,300 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years (8.8 men, 8.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	395	905	1,300	130000%
Incomplete primary	730	659	1,389	138900%
Complete primary	922	928	1,850	185000%
Incomplete secondary	184	164	348	34800%
Complete secondary	2,252	2,423	4,675	467500%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,048	2,150	4,198	419800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	272
6-11 years	34
12-14 years	30

Educational Facilities

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

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	42	42
Primaria	46	46
Secundaria	16	16
Media Superior	5	5

Employment and Social Security in Cardonal

In Cardonal, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,179 people. Of those, 9,027 are employed and 152 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

9,179

H: 5,417 / M: 3,762

Employed Population

9,027

H: 5,293 / M: 3,734

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

152 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,124

H: 1,832 / M: 4,292

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	14,053	72.3%
IMSS	947	4.9%
ISSSTE	1,427	7.3%
ISSSTE estatal	97	0.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	15	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,603	59.7%
IMSS Bienestar	42	0.2%
Private insurance	9	0%
Other institution	12	0.1%
Without health coverage	5,363	27.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Cardonal

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,680

868000%

Single

4,909

490900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,779

177900%

Households

Total Households

5,189

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

3,860

74.4%

Female-headed

1,329

25.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	14,657	75.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,170	16.3%
Other religions	3	0%
No religion	1,524	7.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Cardonal

Cardonal has 7,531 total dwellings, of which 5,193 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,946	95.7%
Earthen floor	233	4.5%
1 bedroom	1,604	31%
2+ bedrooms	3,575	69.2%
1 room	158	3.1%
2 rooms	717	13.9%
3+ rooms	4,303	83.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.4%

5,086 dwellings

Piped Water

97.7%

5,048 dwellings

With Drainage

91.5%

4,729 dwellings

All Services

89.7%

4,637 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,086	98.4%
Without electricity	93	1.8%
Public water network	5,048	97.7%
Hauled water	2,772	53.6%
Other water source	131	2.5%
With water tank	4,178	80.8%
With cistern	687	13.3%
With toilet	4,016	77.7%
With latrine	842	16.3%
With drainage	4,729	91.5%
Without drainage	450	8.7%
With all services	4,637	89.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	30	0.6%

Goods and Technology in Cardonal

Household equipment in Cardonal according to the 2020 Census. 22% of dwellings have internet and 82.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,958	76.6%
Washing machine	2,196	42.5%
Microwave oven	1,024	19.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,266	43.8%
Motorcycle	685	13.3%
Bicycle	1,191	23%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,854	74.6%
Radio	3,361	65%
Landline phone	351	6.8%
Cell phone	4,281	82.8%
Computer	921	17.8%
Internet	1,137	22%
Pay TV	1,404	27.2%
Streaming platforms	94	1.8%
Video game console	51	1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

627

12.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

780

15.1%

No Computer or Internet

3,697

71.5%

No ICT at All

251

4.9%

Companies and Economy in Cardonal

The main economic sectors of Cardonal are Comercio al por menor with 35 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	35
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	33
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	16
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	16
Industrias manufactureras	12

Poverty and Social Development in Cardonal

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cardonal has a poverty rate of 64.3% and extreme poverty of 14.9%.

Poverty

64.3%

11,800 people

Extreme Poverty

14.9%

2,741 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

30.3%

5,571 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.9%

162 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.5%

825 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	20.5%	3,759
Lack of access to health services	15.6%	2,858
Lack of access to social security	83.1%	15,264
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.9%	1,816
Lack of access to basic housing services	42.9%	7,873
Lack of access to food	32.3%	5,926
Income below welfare line	65.2%	11,962
Income below minimum welfare line	29.3%	5,380

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	60.8%	16.8%	33.8%	4.7%	0
2015	64.3%	14.9%	30.3%	4.5%	0

Crime in Cardonal

In the last 12 months, 116 crimes were recorded in Cardonal. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	12
2025/11	13
2025/10	21
2025/09	9
2025/08	12
2025/07	8
2025/06	12
2025/05	4
2025/04	6
2025/03	10
2025/02	7
2025/01	2

Health in Cardonal

Cardonal has 38 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 36 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Cardonal

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Pozuelos	1,124	2,022
El Deca	1,069	2,050
El Bingú	1,065	1,911
San Andrés Daboxtha	1,056	1,982
Santuario (Santuario Mapethé)	844	2,322
El Buena	779	2,147
Cardonal	755	2,048
Durango Daboxtha	636	2,002
Santa Teresa Daboxtha	566	1,999
La Vega	541	1,925

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