Alamos

Alamos is a municipality of Sonora with 24,976 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 341 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years.

Demographics of Alamos

Demographic structure of Alamos according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,339 people under 15 years old (25.4%), 15,540 people of working age (62.2%) and 3,094 elderly over 65 years old (12.4%).

0-14 years

6,339

25.4% of the population

15-64 years

15,540

62.2% - Working age

65+ years

3,094

12.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

60.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Alamos

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	882	959	1,841	7.4%
5-9 years	1,169	1,061	2,230	8.9%
10-14 years	1,176	1,092	2,268	9.1%
15-19 years	1,126	1,006	2,132	8.5%
20-24 years	906	843	1,749	7%
25-29 years	747	770	1,517	6.1%
30-34 years	745	755	1,500	6%
35-39 years	791	783	1,574	6.3%
40-44 years	892	760	1,652	6.6%
45-49 years	781	687	1,468	5.9%
50-54 years	725	651	1,376	5.5%
55-59 years	642	663	1,305	5.2%
60-64 years	668	599	1,267	5.1%
65-69 years	503	429	932	3.7%
70-74 years	412	358	770	3.1%
75-79 years	363	277	640	2.6%
80-84 years	233	182	415	1.7%
85+ years	147	190	337	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Alamos

Population Origin

Born in State

23,099

92.5%

Born in Another State

1,686

6.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

241

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,411

5.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,400

99.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

8

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

2,060

28.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

623

2.5% of the population

Men / Women

346 / 277

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,665

6.7%

With Limitation

3,399

13.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	804
Visual	713
Hearing	387
Speech	232
Mental	282

Education in Alamos

Literacy and Schooling

In Alamos, 1,508 people aged 15 and over can read and write (150800%), while 1,490 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years (8 men, 8.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	830	660	1,490	149000%
Incomplete primary	1,611	1,346	2,957	295700%
Complete primary	1,364	1,170	2,534	253400%
Incomplete secondary	426	326	752	75200%
Complete secondary	2,453	2,403	4,856	485600%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,605	2,682	5,287	528700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	417
6-11 years	69
12-14 years	68

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 220 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	68	1	69
Primaria	81	1	82
Secundaria	49	0	49
Media Superior	9	0	9
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Alamos

In Alamos, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,108 people. Of those, 10,656 are employed and 452 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

Total EAP

11,108

H: 7,745 / M: 3,363

Employed Population

10,656

H: 7,383 / M: 3,273

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

452 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,817

H: 2,618 / M: 6,199

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	20,992	84%
IMSS	5,608	22.5%
ISSSTE	1,156	4.6%
ISSSTE estatal	933	3.7%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	18	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	13,373	53.5%
IMSS Bienestar	20	0.1%
Private insurance	75	0.3%
Other institution	43	0.2%
Without health coverage	3,949	15.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Alamos

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,283

1128300%

Single

6,561

656100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,150

215000%

Households

Total Households

7,133

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

5,344

74.9%

Female-headed

1,789

25.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,913	83.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,636	6.6%
Other religions	4	0%
No religion	2,386	9.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Alamos

Alamos has 10,065 total dwellings, of which 7,135 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,286	88.5%
Earthen floor	833	11.7%
1 bedroom	2,894	40.8%
2+ bedrooms	4,225	59.5%
1 room	777	10.9%
2 rooms	1,578	22.2%
3+ rooms	4,764	67.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

95.3%

6,763 dwellings

Piped Water

94.4%

6,699 dwellings

With Drainage

71.8%

5,099 dwellings

All Services

69.2%

4,910 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,763	95.3%
Without electricity	357	5%
Public water network	6,699	94.4%
Hauled water	3,712	52.3%
Other water source	421	5.9%
With water tank	4,024	56.7%
With cistern	498	7%
With toilet	4,327	61%
With latrine	2,127	30%
With drainage	5,099	71.8%
Without drainage	2,021	28.5%
With all services	4,910	69.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	127	1.8%

Goods and Technology in Alamos

Household equipment in Alamos according to the 2020 Census. 19.8% of dwellings have internet and 81.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,058	85.3%
Washing machine	3,847	54.2%
Microwave oven	2,101	29.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,640	51.3%
Motorcycle	1,855	26.1%
Bicycle	1,415	19.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,768	81.3%
Radio	3,390	47.8%
Landline phone	946	13.3%
Cell phone	5,763	81.2%
Computer	1,279	18%
Internet	1,409	19.8%
Pay TV	4,292	60.5%
Streaming platforms	461	6.5%
Video game console	232	3.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

904

12.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,248

17.6%

No Computer or Internet

5,304

74.7%

No ICT at All

527

7.4%

Companies and Economy in Alamos

The main economic sectors of Alamos are Comercio al por menor with 261 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	261
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	111
Industrias manufactureras	62
Industrias manufactureras	30
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	29

Poverty and Social Development in Alamos

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Alamos has a poverty rate of 50.2% and extreme poverty of 10.4%.

Poverty

50.2%

12,080 people

Extreme Poverty

10.4%

2,497 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

38.7%

9,303 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.1%

500 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

9%

2,170 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25.1%	6,026
Lack of access to health services	6.9%	1,654
Lack of access to social security	72.7%	17,478
Lack of housing quality and spaces	18.9%	4,554
Lack of access to basic housing services	49.8%	11,987
Lack of access to food	26.1%	6,289
Income below welfare line	52.3%	12,581
Income below minimum welfare line	18.3%	4,392

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	64.3%	20.2%	28.3%	5.5%	0
2015	50.2%	10.4%	38.7%	9%	0

Crime in Alamos

In the last 12 months, 124 crimes were recorded in Alamos. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	6
2025/11	14
2025/10	12
2025/09	13
2025/08	12
2025/07	12
2025/06	12
2025/05	10
2025/04	4
2025/03	14
2025/02	10
2025/01	5

Health in Alamos

Alamos has 87 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 85 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Alamos

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Álamos	10,961	376
San Bernardo	1,086	209
El Mocúzari (Conicárit)	652	112
Los Tanques	555	303
Minas Nuevas	432	485
Basiroa	324	166
Osobampo	311	150
Nuevo Piedras Verdes	305	283
Yocojigua	278	243
La Aduana	269	522

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