Hermosillo

Hermosillo is a municipality of Sonora with 936,263 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 148 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 11.3 years.

Demographics of Hermosillo

Demographic structure of Hermosillo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 220,771 people under 15 years old (23.6%), 646,237 people of working age (69%) and 67,282 elderly over 65 years old (7.2%).

0-14 years

220,771

23.6% of the population

15-64 years

646,237

69% - Working age

65+ years

67,282

7.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

44.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Hermosillo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	32,707	31,797	64,504	6.9%
5-9 years	39,067	37,698	76,765	8.2%
10-14 years	40,823	38,679	79,502	8.5%
15-19 years	40,665	38,890	79,555	8.5%
20-24 years	42,584	41,220	83,804	9%
25-29 years	40,350	38,934	79,284	8.5%
30-34 years	37,325	36,042	73,367	7.8%
35-39 years	34,687	33,839	68,526	7.3%
40-44 years	32,836	33,120	65,956	7%
45-49 years	30,538	30,948	61,486	6.6%
50-54 years	26,201	27,592	53,793	5.7%
55-59 years	20,801	22,545	43,346	4.6%
60-64 years	17,521	19,599	37,120	4%
65-69 years	11,934	13,574	25,508	2.7%
70-74 years	8,125	9,611	17,736	1.9%
75-79 years	5,267	6,425	11,692	1.2%
80-84 years	3,089	4,032	7,121	0.8%
85+ years	1,976	3,249	5,225	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Hermosillo

Population Origin

Born in State

807,066

86.2%

Born in Another State

115,327

12.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

23,472

Recent migration

Average Live Births

1.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

9,757

1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

9,350

95.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

203

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

18,470

6.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

20,506

2.2% of the population

Men / Women

10,480 / 10,026

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

41,409

4.4%

With Limitation

97,231

10.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	19,542
Visual	17,479
Hearing	7,520
Speech	6,044
Mental	7,951

Education in Hermosillo

Literacy and Schooling

In Hermosillo, 10,245 people aged 15 and over can read and write (1024500%), while 13,707 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 11.3 years (11.3 men, 11.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	7,139	6,568	13,707	1370700%
Incomplete primary	18,358	17,357	35,715	3571500%
Complete primary	25,847	26,153	52,000	5200000%
Incomplete secondary	13,803	9,781	23,584	2358400%
Complete secondary	77,831	80,095	157,926	15792600%
Post-basic education (18+)	197,415	204,079	401,494	40149400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	18,774
6-11 years	2,874
12-14 years	2,549

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 714 are public and 437 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	209	111	320
Primaria	297	84	381
Secundaria	66	61	127
Media Superior	37	69	106
Superior	40	62	102

Employment and Social Security in Hermosillo

In Hermosillo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 480,559 people. Of those, 471,237 are employed and 9,322 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.9%.

Total EAP

480,559

H: 278,433 / M: 202,126

Employed Population

471,237

H: 272,174 / M: 199,063

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

9,322 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

274,767

H: 94,740 / M: 180,027

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	766,406	81.9%
IMSS	520,283	55.6%
ISSSTE	56,692	6.1%
ISSSTE estatal	69,117	7.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4,312	0.5%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	94,217	10.1%
IMSS Bienestar	2,684	0.3%
Private insurance	44,721	4.8%
Other institution	4,961	0.5%
Without health coverage	166,919	17.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Hermosillo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

384,513

38451300%

Single

280,662

28066200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

95,397

9539700%

Households

Total Households

278,550

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

181,035

65%

Female-headed

97,515

35%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	733,294	78.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	97,158	10.4%
Other religions	610	0.1%
No religion	101,403	10.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Hermosillo

Hermosillo has 326,410 total dwellings, of which 278,712 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	272,447	104.5%
Earthen floor	5,056	1.9%
1 bedroom	75,129	28.8%
2+ bedrooms	202,407	77.6%
1 room	9,021	3.5%
2 rooms	27,251	10.5%
3+ rooms	241,262	92.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

106%

276,314 dwellings

Piped Water

105.8%

275,869 dwellings

With Drainage

105.2%

274,278 dwellings

All Services

104.5%

272,398 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	276,314	106%
Without electricity	1,243	0.5%
Public water network	275,869	105.8%
Hauled water	270,533	103.8%
Other water source	1,685	0.6%
With water tank	161,778	62.1%
With cistern	19,419	7.4%
With toilet	272,391	104.5%
With latrine	4,100	1.6%
With drainage	274,278	105.2%
Without drainage	3,164	1.2%
With all services	272,398	104.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	216	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Hermosillo

Household equipment in Hermosillo according to the 2020 Census. 75.1% of dwellings have internet and 101.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	267,153	102.5%
Washing machine	222,725	85.4%
Microwave oven	168,652	64.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	191,054	73.3%
Motorcycle	12,905	4.9%
Bicycle	38,120	14.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	261,060	100.1%
Radio	195,016	74.8%
Landline phone	94,408	36.2%
Cell phone	264,173	101.3%
Computer	149,299	57.3%
Internet	195,823	75.1%
Pay TV	145,475	55.8%
Streaming platforms	92,020	35.3%
Video game console	53,512	20.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

8,176

3.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

9,791

3.8%

No Computer or Internet

69,821

26.8%

No ICT at All

2,328

0.9%

Companies and Economy in Hermosillo

The main economic sectors of Hermosillo are Comercio al por menor with 11,504 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	11,504
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	7,223
Industrias manufactureras	2,323
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	1,346
Servicios educativos	1,200

Poverty and Social Development in Hermosillo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Hermosillo has a poverty rate of 19.4% and extreme poverty of 1.4%.

Poverty

19.4%

179,475 people

Extreme Poverty

1.4%

12,677 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

31.1%

287,709 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.2%

57,305 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

43.2%

399,142 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	10.1%	93,337
Lack of access to health services	11.7%	108,213
Lack of access to social security	31%	286,390
Lack of housing quality and spaces	5.6%	52,064
Lack of access to basic housing services	4.5%	41,318
Lack of access to food	21.6%	199,174
Income below welfare line	25.6%	236,780
Income below minimum welfare line	4.6%	42,331

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	25.4%	3.3%	29.1%	37.9%	0
2015	19.4%	1.4%	31.1%	43.2%	0

Crime in Hermosillo

In the last 12 months, 14,151 crimes were recorded in Hermosillo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	730
2025/11	895
2025/10	1,208
2025/09	1,343
2025/08	1,382
2025/07	1,369
2025/06	1,317
2025/05	1,035
2025/04	1,174
2025/03	1,219
2025/02	1,231
2025/01	1,248

Health in Hermosillo

Hermosillo has 310 health facilities, including 37 hospitals, 238 health centers and 2 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Hermosillo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Hermosillo	855,563	200
Miguel Alemán (La Doce)	39,474	63
Bahía de Kino	6,454	1
San Pedro o el Saucito (San Pedro el Saucito)	3,366	261
El Tazajal	2,339	242
La Victoria	2,237	231
CEFERESO #11 CPS Sonora	1,767	111
Molino de Camou (San Isidro)	1,277	261
Alejandro Carrillo Marcor	1,244	99
Zamora	1,107	279

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