Nogales

Nogales is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 37,314 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,632 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.2 years.

Demographics of Nogales

Demographic structure of Nogales according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,211 people under 15 years old (24.7%), 24,287 people of working age (65.1%) and 3,795 elderly over 65 years old (10.2%).

0-14 years

9,211

24.7% of the population

15-64 years

24,287

65.1% - Working age

65+ years

3,795

10.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

53.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Nogales

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,420	1,429	2,849	7.6%
5-9 years	1,648	1,556	3,204	8.6%
10-14 years	1,622	1,536	3,158	8.5%
15-19 years	1,630	1,552	3,182	8.5%
20-24 years	1,383	1,439	2,822	7.6%
25-29 years	1,299	1,446	2,745	7.4%
30-34 years	1,207	1,438	2,645	7.1%
35-39 years	1,173	1,387	2,560	6.9%
40-44 years	1,137	1,368	2,505	6.7%
45-49 years	1,070	1,221	2,291	6.1%
50-54 years	935	1,182	2,117	5.7%
55-59 years	802	984	1,786	4.8%
60-64 years	747	887	1,634	4.4%
65-69 years	535	655	1,190	3.2%
70-74 years	449	499	948	2.5%
75-79 years	342	375	717	1.9%
80-84 years	189	304	493	1.3%
85+ years	177	270	447	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Nogales

Population Origin

Born in State

34,797

93.3%

Born in Another State

2,373

6.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

468

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,931

5.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,880

97.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

49

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

3,398

31.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

397

1.1% of the population

Men / Women

186 / 211

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,754

4.7%

With Limitation

3,750

10%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	882
Visual	745
Hearing	503
Speech	284
Mental	327

Education in Nogales

Literacy and Schooling

In Nogales, 1,675 people aged 15 and over can read and write (167500%), while 1,653 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.2 years (9.3 men, 9.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	726	927	1,653	165300%
Incomplete primary	1,312	1,654	2,966	296600%
Complete primary	2,063	2,498	4,561	456100%
Incomplete secondary	558	540	1,098	109800%
Complete secondary	2,665	2,994	5,659	565900%
Post-basic education (18+)	5,310	5,943	11,253	1125300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	722
6-11 years	252
12-14 years	243

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 77 are public and 7 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	27	1	28
Primaria	35	3	38
Secundaria	10	1	11
Media Superior	3	1	4
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Nogales

In Nogales, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 17,070 people. Of those, 16,743 are employed and 327 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.9%.

Total EAP

17,070

H: 10,045 / M: 7,025

Employed Population

16,743

H: 9,825 / M: 6,918

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

327 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

12,829

H: 3,961 / M: 8,868

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	25,904	69.4%
IMSS	12,425	33.3%
ISSSTE	1,452	3.9%
ISSSTE estatal	26	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	228	0.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,272	30.2%
IMSS Bienestar	846	2.3%
Private insurance	429	1.1%
Other institution	183	0.5%
Without health coverage	11,368	30.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Nogales

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

15,756

1575600%

Single

10,156

1015600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

4,032

403200%

Households

Total Households

10,712

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

6,755

63.1%

Female-headed

3,957

36.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	27,626	74%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	7,393	19.8%
Other religions	39	0.1%
No religion	2,193	5.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Nogales

Nogales has 13,117 total dwellings, of which 10,712 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	10,025	101%
Earthen floor	677	6.8%
1 bedroom	4,513	45.5%
2+ bedrooms	6,189	62.3%
1 room	1,292	13%
2 rooms	2,281	23%
3+ rooms	7,129	71.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

106.8%

10,609 dwellings

Piped Water

102.2%

10,152 dwellings

With Drainage

98.7%

9,801 dwellings

All Services

95.6%

9,490 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	10,609	106.8%
Without electricity	93	0.9%
Public water network	10,152	102.2%
Hauled water	9,384	94.5%
Other water source	550	5.5%
With water tank	7,040	70.9%
With cistern	1,332	13.4%
With toilet	9,392	94.6%
With latrine	1,183	11.9%
With drainage	9,801	98.7%
Without drainage	901	9.1%
With all services	9,490	95.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	23	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Nogales

Household equipment in Nogales according to the 2020 Census. 38.6% of dwellings have internet and 89.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,286	83.5%
Washing machine	6,453	65%
Microwave oven	3,089	31.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,740	27.6%
Motorcycle	851	8.6%
Bicycle	2,302	23.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	9,611	96.8%
Radio	6,609	66.6%
Landline phone	2,976	30%
Cell phone	8,904	89.7%
Computer	2,763	27.8%
Internet	3,834	38.6%
Pay TV	3,200	32.2%
Streaming platforms	960	9.7%
Video game console	631	6.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

671

6.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,490

15%

No Computer or Internet

6,394

64.4%

No ICT at All

361

3.6%

Companies and Economy in Nogales

The main economic sectors of Nogales are Comercio al por menor with 575 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	575
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	260
Industrias manufactureras	68
Industrias manufactureras	51
Servicios educativos	43

Poverty and Social Development in Nogales

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Nogales has a poverty rate of 56.6% and extreme poverty of 10.7%.

Poverty

56.6%

19,619 people

Extreme Poverty

10.7%

3,703 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

21.7%

7,516 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.9%

2,374 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

14.8%

5,127 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	22.9%	7,938
Lack of access to health services	19.3%	6,691
Lack of access to social security	65.3%	22,621
Lack of housing quality and spaces	16.5%	5,732
Lack of access to basic housing services	28%	9,683
Lack of access to food	23.9%	8,271
Income below welfare line	63.5%	21,993
Income below minimum welfare line	25.5%	8,846

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	58.7%	19.1%	19.1%	15.6%	0
2015	56.6%	10.7%	21.7%	14.8%	0

Crime in Nogales

In the last 12 months, 372 crimes were recorded in Nogales. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	23
2025/11	16
2025/10	26
2025/09	22
2025/08	46
2025/07	31
2025/06	40
2025/05	46
2025/04	34
2025/03	28
2025/02	27
2025/01	33

Health in Nogales

Nogales has 16 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 15 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Nogales

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Nogales	21,261	1,290
Agrícola Lázaro Cárdenas	4,128	1,385
Cecilio Terán (Balastrera)	2,227	1,475
Taza de Agua Ojo Zarco	1,921	1,342
Treinta de Mayo	970	1,427
El Campanario	944	1,430
Paseo Nuevo	857	1,315
Campesina el Mirador	767	1,387
Rancho Viejo	596	1,341
La Rosa	506	2,486

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