Nicolás Flores

Nicolás Flores is a municipality of Hidalgo with 6,265 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,818 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years.

Demographics of Nicolás Flores

Demographic structure of Nicolás Flores according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,751 people under 15 years old (27.9%), 3,710 people of working age (59.2%) and 804 elderly over 65 years old (12.8%).

0-14 years

1,751

27.9% of the population

15-64 years

3,710

59.2% - Working age

65+ years

804

12.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

68.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Nicolás Flores

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	234	255	489	7.8%
5-9 years	328	271	599	9.6%
10-14 years	354	309	663	10.6%
15-19 years	280	276	556	8.9%
20-24 years	198	235	433	6.9%
25-29 years	176	242	418	6.7%
30-34 years	167	197	364	5.8%
35-39 years	174	212	386	6.2%
40-44 years	186	191	377	6%
45-49 years	170	174	344	5.5%
50-54 years	148	170	318	5.1%
55-59 years	130	128	258	4.1%
60-64 years	117	139	256	4.1%
65-69 years	120	101	221	3.5%
70-74 years	75	111	186	3%
75-79 years	70	86	156	2.5%
80-84 years	69	68	137	2.2%
85+ years	40	64	104	1.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Nicolás Flores

Population Origin

Born in State

5,882

93.9%

Born in Another State

314

5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

126

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,193

51% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,080

96.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

97

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

5,161

294.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

627

10% of the population

Men / Women

298 / 329

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

503

8%

With Limitation

895

14.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	282
Visual	205
Hearing	162
Speech	86
Mental	120

Education in Nicolás Flores

Literacy and Schooling

In Nicolás Flores, 471 people aged 15 and over can read and write (47100%), while 393 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years (7.9 men, 7.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	122	271	393	39300%
Incomplete primary	297	255	552	55200%
Complete primary	399	343	742	74200%
Incomplete secondary	48	25	73	7300%
Complete secondary	712	945	1,657	165700%
Post-basic education (18+)	447	473	920	92000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	90
6-11 years	15
12-14 years	11

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 76 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	30	30
Primaria	31	31
Secundaria	12	12
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Nicolás Flores

In Nicolás Flores, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,401 people. Of those, 2,292 are employed and 109 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 4.5%.

Total EAP

2,401

H: 1,486 / M: 915

Employed Population

2,292

H: 1,393 / M: 899

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

109 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,509

H: 853 / M: 1,656

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,158	82.3%
IMSS	276	4.4%
ISSSTE	155	2.5%
ISSSTE estatal	1	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	9	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,641	74.1%
IMSS Bienestar	147	2.3%
Private insurance	1	0%
Other institution	3	0%
Without health coverage	1,106	17.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Nicolás Flores

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,731

273100%

Single

1,504

150400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

687

68700%

Households

Total Households

1,755

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

1,251

71.3%

Female-headed

504

28.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	4,524	72.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,094	17.5%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	634	10.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Nicolás Flores

Nicolás Flores has 2,624 total dwellings, of which 1,760 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,655	94.4%
Earthen floor	100	5.7%
1 bedroom	674	38.4%
2+ bedrooms	1,081	61.7%
1 room	73	4.2%
2 rooms	282	16.1%
3+ rooms	1,400	79.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.9%

1,716 dwellings

Piped Water

94.7%

1,660 dwellings

With Drainage

79.9%

1,401 dwellings

All Services

77.4%

1,357 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,716	97.9%
Without electricity	39	2.2%
Public water network	1,660	94.7%
Hauled water	948	54.1%
Other water source	95	5.4%
With water tank	1,182	67.4%
With cistern	125	7.1%
With toilet	1,139	65%
With latrine	492	28.1%
With drainage	1,401	79.9%
Without drainage	354	20.2%
With all services	1,357	77.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	12	0.7%

Goods and Technology in Nicolás Flores

Household equipment in Nicolás Flores according to the 2020 Census. 24.1% of dwellings have internet and 64.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,144	65.3%
Washing machine	605	34.5%
Microwave oven	300	17.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	385	22%
Motorcycle	77	4.4%
Bicycle	47	2.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,049	59.8%
Radio	948	54.1%
Landline phone	103	5.9%
Cell phone	1,132	64.6%
Computer	219	12.5%
Internet	422	24.1%
Pay TV	483	27.6%
Streaming platforms	36	2.1%
Video game console	14	0.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

392

22.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

572

32.6%

No Computer or Internet

1,255

71.6%

No ICT at All

211

12%

Companies and Economy in Nicolás Flores

The main economic sectors of Nicolás Flores are Comercio al por menor with 54 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	54
Industrias manufactureras	12
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	10
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	9
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	9

Poverty and Social Development in Nicolás Flores

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Nicolás Flores has a poverty rate of 84.4% and extreme poverty of 22%.

Poverty

84.4%

5,999 people

Extreme Poverty

22%

1,566 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

12.8%

910 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.4%

97 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.4%

99 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	24.8%	1,764
Lack of access to health services	15.3%	1,090
Lack of access to social security	82.3%	5,847
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.6%	685
Lack of access to basic housing services	61.2%	4,348
Lack of access to food	22.6%	1,606
Income below welfare line	85.8%	6,095
Income below minimum welfare line	55.6%	3,951

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	81.1%	31.7%	17.3%	1%	0
2015	84.4%	22%	12.8%	1.4%	0

Crime in Nicolás Flores

In the last 12 months, 18 crimes were recorded in Nicolás Flores. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/09	2
2025/08	1
2025/07	2
2025/06	1
2025/04	1
2025/02	1
2024/11	2
2024/10	1
2024/08	1
2024/06	2
2024/05	1
2024/03	3

Health in Nicolás Flores

Nicolás Flores has 19 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 17 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Nicolás Flores

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Bocua	475	2,071
Nicolás Flores	404	1,518
Santa Cruz	373	1,574
Texcadho	317	2,121
Villa Hermosa	279	1,884
Agua Limpia	254	1,503
La Ciénega	254	1,498
El Dothu	242	2,066
Yudho	228	1,611
Iglesia Vieja	218	2,104

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