Linares

Linares is a municipality of Nuevo León with 84,666 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 391 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.4 years.

Demographics of Linares

Demographic structure of Linares according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 20,938 people under 15 years old (24.7%), 55,679 people of working age (65.8%) and 8,037 elderly over 65 years old (9.5%).

0-14 years

20,938

24.7% of the population

15-64 years

55,679

65.8% - Working age

65+ years

8,037

9.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

52%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Linares

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	3,029	3,055	6,084	7.2%
5-9 years	3,656	3,519	7,175	8.5%
10-14 years	3,942	3,737	7,679	9.1%
15-19 years	3,802	3,655	7,457	8.8%
20-24 years	3,470	3,426	6,896	8.1%
25-29 years	2,992	2,981	5,973	7.1%
30-34 years	2,905	2,969	5,874	6.9%
35-39 years	2,896	3,026	5,922	7%
40-44 years	2,796	2,998	5,794	6.8%
45-49 years	2,664	2,793	5,457	6.4%
50-54 years	2,382	2,670	5,052	6%
55-59 years	1,905	2,107	4,012	4.7%
60-64 years	1,585	1,657	3,242	3.8%
65-69 years	1,193	1,259	2,452	2.9%
70-74 years	982	1,055	2,037	2.4%
75-79 years	747	772	1,519	1.8%
80-84 years	528	600	1,128	1.3%
85+ years	398	503	901	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Linares

Population Origin

Born in State

77,490

91.5%

Born in Another State

6,489

7.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,452

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

74

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

73

98.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

146

0.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

419

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

233 / 186

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

4,156

4.9%

With Limitation

8,194

9.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	2,039
Visual	1,676
Hearing	918
Speech	743
Mental	794

Education in Linares

Literacy and Schooling

In Linares, 1,334 people aged 15 and over can read and write (133400%), while 1,343 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.4 years (9.5 men, 9.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	699	644	1,343	134300%
Incomplete primary	3,488	3,525	7,013	701300%
Complete primary	4,303	4,881	9,184	918400%
Incomplete secondary	1,092	761	1,853	185300%
Complete secondary	9,163	9,714	18,877	1887700%
Post-basic education (18+)	11,401	11,557	22,958	2295800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,356
6-11 years	197
12-14 years	231

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 256 are public and 24 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	97	6	103
Primaria	97	4	101
Secundaria	38	3	41
Media Superior	9	5	14
Superior	10	2	12

Employment and Social Security in Linares

In Linares, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 38,712 people. Of those, 37,866 are employed and 846 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.2%.

Total EAP

38,712

H: 24,655 / M: 14,057

Employed Population

37,866

H: 24,046 / M: 13,820

Unemployment Rate

2.2%

846 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

29,430

H: 8,875 / M: 20,555

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	74,901	88.5%
IMSS	40,458	47.8%
ISSSTE	6,063	7.2%
ISSSTE estatal	917	1.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	145	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	26,247	31%
IMSS Bienestar	105	0.1%
Private insurance	1,181	1.4%
Other institution	1,279	1.5%
Without health coverage	9,717	11.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Linares

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

39,063

3906300%

Single

21,518

2151800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

7,659

765900%

Households

Total Households

24,519

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

17,706

72.2%

Female-headed

6,813

27.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	65,889	77.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	11,163	13.2%
Other religions	25	0%
No religion	7,486	8.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Linares

Linares has 31,978 total dwellings, of which 24,528 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	24,035	98.7%
Earthen floor	466	1.9%
1 bedroom	7,639	31.4%
2+ bedrooms	16,862	69.2%
1 room	665	2.7%
2 rooms	3,091	12.7%
3+ rooms	20,745	85.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.9%

24,343 dwellings

Piped Water

98.9%

24,088 dwellings

With Drainage

94.2%

22,941 dwellings

All Services

93.5%

22,776 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	24,343	99.9%
Without electricity	158	0.6%
Public water network	24,088	98.9%
Hauled water	21,104	86.6%
Other water source	413	1.7%
With water tank	5,063	20.8%
With cistern	814	3.3%
With toilet	22,534	92.5%
With latrine	1,770	7.3%
With drainage	22,941	94.2%
Without drainage	1,559	6.4%
With all services	22,776	93.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	75	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Linares

Household equipment in Linares according to the 2020 Census. 53.7% of dwellings have internet and 91.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	23,439	96.2%
Washing machine	20,765	85.2%
Microwave oven	11,541	47.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	14,549	59.7%
Motorcycle	3,482	14.3%
Bicycle	8,745	35.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	22,922	94.1%
Radio	15,494	63.6%
Landline phone	9,164	37.6%
Cell phone	22,333	91.7%
Computer	8,592	35.3%
Internet	13,072	53.7%
Pay TV	12,541	51.5%
Streaming platforms	3,929	16.1%
Video game console	2,226	9.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

847

3.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,314

5.4%

No Computer or Internet

10,253

42.1%

No ICT at All

251

1%

Companies and Economy in Linares

The main economic sectors of Linares are Comercio al por menor with 1,118 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,118
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	603
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	351
Industrias manufactureras	141
Servicios educativos	134

Poverty and Social Development in Linares

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Linares has a poverty rate of 32.8% and extreme poverty of 2.8%.

Poverty

32.8%

25,760 people

Extreme Poverty

2.8%

2,167 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

24.6%

19,338 people

Vulnerable by Income

18.1%

14,220 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

24.5%

19,276 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	18.7%	14,676
Lack of access to health services	6.1%	4,774
Lack of access to social security	36.7%	28,838
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.7%	6,022
Lack of access to basic housing services	17.2%	13,534
Lack of access to food	13.5%	10,594
Income below welfare line	50.9%	39,979
Income below minimum welfare line	13.5%	10,572

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	30.1%	3%	26.8%	29.3%	0
2015	32.8%	2.8%	24.6%	24.5%	0

Crime in Linares

In the last 12 months, 954 crimes were recorded in Linares. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	76
2025/11	71
2025/10	82
2025/09	86
2025/08	76
2025/07	77
2025/06	74
2025/05	91
2025/04	96
2025/03	80
2025/02	71
2025/01	74

Health in Linares

Linares has 57 health facilities, including 6 hospitals, 48 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Linares

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Linares	70,378	350
Guadalupe (La Hacienda de Guadalupe)	1,397	296
Río Verde (Lampazos)	1,251	323
La Escondida (El Ranchito)	858	316
El Refugio (Veredas)	493	325
Vista Hermosa	388	442
Emiliano Zapata	337	353
San Francisco (San Francisco Tenamaxtle)	306	547
San Rafael	304	460
Gatos Güeros	303	252

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