Colón

Colón is a municipality of Querétaro with 67,121 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,039 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8 years.

Demographics of Colón

Demographic structure of Colón according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 20,324 people under 15 years old (30.3%), 42,960 people of working age (64%) and 3,823 elderly over 65 years old (5.7%).

0-14 years

20,324

30.3% of the population

15-64 years

42,960

64% - Working age

65+ years

3,823

5.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Colón

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	3,231	3,315	6,546	9.8%
5-9 years	3,487	3,426	6,913	10.3%
10-14 years	3,521	3,344	6,865	10.2%
15-19 years	3,382	3,178	6,560	9.8%
20-24 years	3,154	2,977	6,131	9.1%
25-29 years	2,948	3,040	5,988	8.9%
30-34 years	2,485	2,699	5,184	7.7%
35-39 years	2,313	2,442	4,755	7.1%
40-44 years	1,954	2,114	4,068	6.1%
45-49 years	1,684	1,810	3,494	5.2%
50-54 years	1,388	1,455	2,843	4.2%
55-59 years	1,041	1,144	2,185	3.3%
60-64 years	853	899	1,752	2.6%
65-69 years	608	646	1,254	1.9%
70-74 years	443	496	939	1.4%
75-79 years	310	380	690	1%
80-84 years	195	254	449	0.7%
85+ years	207	284	491	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Colón

Population Origin

Born in State

62,897

93.7%

Born in Another State

4,068

6.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,214

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

163

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

160

98.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

452

2.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

902

1.3% of the population

Men / Women

461 / 441

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

3,264

4.9%

With Limitation

7,187

10.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,633
Visual	1,366
Hearing	624
Speech	517
Mental	683

Education in Colón

Literacy and Schooling

In Colón, 3,214 people aged 15 and over can read and write (321400%), while 3,789 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8 years (8 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,584	2,205	3,789	378900%
Incomplete primary	1,952	1,974	3,926	392600%
Complete primary	4,824	4,757	9,581	958100%
Incomplete secondary	1,034	625	1,659	165900%
Complete secondary	7,965	8,379	16,344	1634400%
Post-basic education (18+)	5,004	5,127	10,131	1013100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,729
6-11 years	245
12-14 years	426

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 136 are public and 10 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	46	2	48
Primaria	56	3	59
Secundaria	25	2	27
Media Superior	6	1	7
Superior	2	2	4

Employment and Social Security in Colón

In Colón, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 31,513 people. Of those, 30,986 are employed and 527 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

31,513

H: 19,615 / M: 11,898

Employed Population

30,986

H: 19,185 / M: 11,801

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

527 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

19,207

H: 5,335 / M: 13,872

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	49,501	73.7%
IMSS	23,583	35.1%
ISSSTE	1,500	2.2%
ISSSTE estatal	36	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	109	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	24,187	36%
IMSS Bienestar	176	0.3%
Private insurance	138	0.2%
Other institution	50	0.1%
Without health coverage	17,599	26.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Colón

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

28,306

2830600%

Single

18,286

1828600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

4,282

428200%

Households

Total Households

16,146

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

11,905

73.7%

Female-headed

4,241

26.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	64,047	95.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,139	1.7%
Other religions	14	0%
No religion	1,875	2.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Colón

Colón has 19,056 total dwellings, of which 16,156 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	15,184	95.3%
Earthen floor	936	5.9%
1 bedroom	6,560	41.2%
2+ bedrooms	9,560	60%
1 room	1,561	9.8%
2 rooms	4,094	25.7%
3+ rooms	10,465	65.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.1%

15,953 dwellings

Piped Water

98.8%

15,754 dwellings

With Drainage

92.8%

14,799 dwellings

All Services

91.5%

14,593 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	15,953	100.1%
Without electricity	167	1%
Public water network	15,754	98.8%
Hauled water	14,724	92.4%
Other water source	366	2.3%
With water tank	9,404	59%
With cistern	981	6.2%
With toilet	14,484	90.9%
With latrine	401	2.5%
With drainage	14,799	92.8%
Without drainage	1,321	8.3%
With all services	14,593	91.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	69	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Colón

Household equipment in Colón according to the 2020 Census. 29.9% of dwellings have internet and 82.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	13,042	81.8%
Washing machine	9,574	60.1%
Microwave oven	5,239	32.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	6,534	41%
Motorcycle	710	4.5%
Bicycle	4,329	27.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	14,891	93.4%
Radio	11,086	69.5%
Landline phone	1,485	9.3%
Cell phone	13,138	82.4%
Computer	2,996	18.8%
Internet	4,767	29.9%
Pay TV	5,936	37.2%
Streaming platforms	608	3.8%
Video game console	431	2.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

659

4.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,729

17.1%

No Computer or Internet

10,429

65.4%

No ICT at All

372

2.3%

Companies and Economy in Colón

The main economic sectors of Colón are Comercio al por menor with 791 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	791
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	200
Industrias manufactureras	121
Servicios educativos	47
Servicios financieros y de seguros	42

Poverty and Social Development in Colón

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Colón has a poverty rate of 40.7% and extreme poverty of 4.1%.

Poverty

40.7%

27,335 people

Extreme Poverty

4.1%

2,732 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

39.3%

26,412 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.1%

4,081 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

13.9%

9,331 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	23.7%	15,903
Lack of access to health services	11.5%	7,701
Lack of access to social security	63%	42,318
Lack of housing quality and spaces	18%	12,055
Lack of access to basic housing services	30%	20,135
Lack of access to food	12.8%	8,622
Income below welfare line	46.8%	31,417
Income below minimum welfare line	9.9%	6,641

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	46.6%	9.2%	40.4%	9.8%	0
2015	40.7%	4.1%	39.3%	13.9%	0

Crime in Colón

In the last 12 months, 1,013 crimes were recorded in Colón. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	81
2025/11	63
2025/10	84
2025/09	77
2025/08	86
2025/07	99
2025/06	80
2025/05	76
2025/04	95
2025/03	94
2025/02	75
2025/01	103

Health in Colón

Colón has 21 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 19 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Colón

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Colón	7,591	1,904
Ajuchitlán	6,663	1,973
El Blanco	3,434	1,925
Galeras	3,348	1,916
Esperanza	3,340	1,961
San José la Peñuela (La Peñuela)	2,985	1,941
San Ildefonso	2,766	1,918
El Zamorano	2,327	1,967
Santa Rosa de Lima (Santa Rosa Poblado)	2,103	1,931
Urecho	2,029	2,087

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