Mineral del Monte

Mineral del Monte is a municipality of Hidalgo with 14,324 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,763 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.8 years.

Demographics of Mineral del Monte

Demographic structure of Mineral del Monte according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,288 people under 15 years old (23%), 9,752 people of working age (68.1%) and 1,279 elderly over 65 years old (8.9%).

0-14 years

3,288

23% of the population

15-64 years

9,752

68.1% - Working age

65+ years

1,279

8.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

46.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Mineral del Monte

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	485	441	926	6.5%
5-9 years	564	547	1,111	7.8%
10-14 years	641	610	1,251	8.7%
15-19 years	595	606	1,201	8.4%
20-24 years	595	598	1,193	8.3%
25-29 years	528	572	1,100	7.7%
30-34 years	507	565	1,072	7.5%
35-39 years	478	559	1,037	7.2%
40-44 years	416	523	939	6.6%
45-49 years	403	538	941	6.6%
50-54 years	418	459	877	6.1%
55-59 years	339	418	757	5.3%
60-64 years	303	332	635	4.4%
65-69 years	205	263	468	3.3%
70-74 years	147	190	337	2.4%
75-79 years	106	125	231	1.6%
80-84 years	42	79	121	0.8%
85+ years	43	79	122	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Mineral del Monte

Population Origin

Born in State

13,333

93.1%

Born in Another State

890

6.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

222

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

41

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

39

95.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

90

2.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

181

1.3% of the population

Men / Women

86 / 95

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,034

7.2%

With Limitation

2,039

14.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	505
Visual	441
Hearing	229
Speech	150
Mental	176

Education in Mineral del Monte

Literacy and Schooling

In Mineral del Monte, 338 people aged 15 and over can read and write (33800%), while 349 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.8 years (9.8 men, 9.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	141	208	349	34900%
Incomplete primary	271	351	622	62200%
Complete primary	710	844	1,554	155400%
Incomplete secondary	162	100	262	26200%
Complete secondary	1,627	1,806	3,433	343300%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,058	2,372	4,430	443000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	247
6-11 years	45
12-14 years	33

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 24 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	9	0	9
Primaria	10	0	10
Secundaria	4	0	4
Media Superior	0	1	1
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Mineral del Monte

In Mineral del Monte, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,976 people. Of those, 6,838 are employed and 138 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

6,976

H: 4,038 / M: 2,938

Employed Population

6,838

H: 3,960 / M: 2,878

Unemployment Rate

2%

138 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,831

H: 1,496 / M: 3,335

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,166	64%
IMSS	4,476	31.2%
ISSSTE	1,123	7.8%
ISSSTE estatal	18	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	26	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,337	23.3%
IMSS Bienestar	61	0.4%
Private insurance	152	1.1%
Other institution	78	0.5%
Without health coverage	5,137	35.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Mineral del Monte

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,040

604000%

Single

4,210

421000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,566

156600%

Households

Total Households

3,688

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

2,349

63.7%

Female-headed

1,339

36.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	12,236	85.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	981	6.8%
Other religions	20	0.1%
No religion	1,061	7.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Mineral del Monte

Mineral del Monte has 4,815 total dwellings, of which 3,688 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,625	110%
Earthen floor	50	1.5%
1 bedroom	1,056	32.1%
2+ bedrooms	2,619	79.5%
1 room	124	3.8%
2 rooms	493	15%
3+ rooms	3,058	92.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

111.3%

3,666 dwellings

Piped Water

100%

3,295 dwellings

With Drainage

109.2%

3,598 dwellings

All Services

99.2%

3,267 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,666	111.3%
Without electricity	9	0.3%
Public water network	3,295	100%
Hauled water	2,964	90%
Other water source	380	11.5%
With water tank	3,270	99.3%
With cistern	833	25.3%
With toilet	3,529	107.1%
With latrine	88	2.7%
With drainage	3,598	109.2%
Without drainage	72	2.2%
With all services	3,267	99.2%

Goods and Technology in Mineral del Monte

Household equipment in Mineral del Monte according to the 2020 Census. 48.1% of dwellings have internet and 99.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,155	95.8%
Washing machine	2,613	79.3%
Microwave oven	1,407	42.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,670	50.7%
Motorcycle	212	6.4%
Bicycle	261	7.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,474	105.5%
Radio	2,749	83.5%
Landline phone	1,206	36.6%
Cell phone	3,283	99.7%
Computer	1,221	37.1%
Internet	1,584	48.1%
Pay TV	2,454	74.5%
Streaming platforms	411	12.5%
Video game console	308	9.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

89

2.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

250

7.6%

No Computer or Internet

1,841

55.9%

No ICT at All

37

1.1%

Companies and Economy in Mineral del Monte

The main economic sectors of Mineral del Monte are Comercio al por menor with 485 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	485
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	229
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	128
Industrias manufactureras	60
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	25

Poverty and Social Development in Mineral del Monte

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Mineral del Monte has a poverty rate of 43.2% and extreme poverty of 2.9%.

Poverty

43.2%

6,455 people

Extreme Poverty

2.9%

433 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.7%

4,894 people

Vulnerable by Income

8%

1,196 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

16.1%

2,415 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	12.3%	1,844
Lack of access to health services	14.7%	2,202
Lack of access to social security	66.5%	9,945
Lack of housing quality and spaces	5.8%	872
Lack of access to basic housing services	13.6%	2,031
Lack of access to food	9.9%	1,482
Income below welfare line	51.1%	7,652
Income below minimum welfare line	15%	2,240

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	53.1%	8.9%	20.5%	17.3%	0
2015	43.2%	2.9%	32.7%	16.1%	0

Crime in Mineral del Monte

In the last 12 months, 254 crimes were recorded in Mineral del Monte. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	26
2025/11	18
2025/10	16
2025/09	25
2025/08	22
2025/07	30
2025/06	22
2025/05	23
2025/04	28
2025/03	23
2025/02	10
2025/01	11

Health in Mineral del Monte

Mineral del Monte has 6 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Mineral del Monte

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Mineral del Monte	11,149	2,718
Pueblo Nuevo	941	2,906
Tezoantla	781	2,756
Santa Rosalía	514	2,881
Ciénega Larga	277	2,708
San Pedro Huixotitla	265	2,728
Barrio de Escobar	136	2,549
San Felipe (La Providencia)	59	2,677
El Jilguero	35	2,733
San Felipe	26	2,802

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