Poverty and living standards in Monclova-Frontera, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 22.8% of people in Monclova-Frontera (Monclova municipality), 54,158 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 14th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Monclova-Frontera changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Monclova-Frontera (Monclova municipality) was 19.4% in 2010 and 17.7% in 2015, so by 2020 it was up 3.4 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 46.1% in 2010).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people live in extreme poverty in Monclova-Frontera?
2.4% of people in Monclova-Frontera (Monclova municipality), 5,727 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 32nd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 20.4% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Monclova-Frontera have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 35.1% of people in Monclova-Frontera (Monclova municipality) had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 25th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 8.6% were below the extreme poverty (food basket) line; the shares for all municipalities combined were 52.2% and 20.3%.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Monclova-Frontera lack access to food?
17.9% of people in Monclova-Frontera (Monclova municipality) lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 54th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 20.8%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Monclova-Frontera are vulnerable to poverty?
42.1% of people in Monclova-Frontera (Monclova municipality) were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 4th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 22.9% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 12.2% because of low income (all municipalities combined: 21.5% neither poor nor vulnerable).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Monclova-Frontera lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 2.1% of people in Monclova-Frontera (Monclova municipality) lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 1.0% lacked basic services at home (all municipalities combined: 9.4% and 18.0%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many homes in Monclova-Frontera lack a toilet?
In 2020, 0.3% of homes in Monclova-Frontera (Monclova municipality) had no toilet, 0.5% had dirt floors and 2.0% had no refrigerator (national: 1.9%, 3.5% and 12.4%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Monclova-Frontera compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Monclova-Frontera ranks 94 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Ciudad Acuña | 23.4% |
| 92 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 23.4% |
| 93 | Culiacán Rosales | 23.0% |
| 94 | Monclova-Frontera | 22.8% |
| 95 | Piedras Negras | 22.6% |
| 96 | Hermosillo | 22.4% |
| 97 | Ensenada | 22.3% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Monclova-Frontera ranks 76 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 73 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 2.6% |
| 74 | San Juan del Río | 2.5% |
| 75 | Los Mochis | 2.4% |
| 76 | Monclova-Frontera | 2.4% |
| 77 | Heroica Nogales | 2.4% |
| 78 | Ciudad Guzmán | 2.3% |
| 79 | Pachuca | 2.3% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Monclova-Frontera ranks 83 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Guadalajara | 36.4% |
| 81 | Sabinas | 35.9% |
| 82 | Juárez | 35.7% |
| 83 | Monclova-Frontera | 35.1% |
| 84 | Pachuca | 34.7% |
| 85 | Mérida | 34.7% |
| 86 | Cuauhtemoc | 34.7% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Monclova-Frontera ranks 54 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Matehuala | 18.9% |
| 52 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 18.9% |
| 53 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 18.0% |
| 54 | Monclova-Frontera | 17.9% |
| 55 | Oaxaca | 17.8% |
| 56 | Cuernavaca | 17.6% |
| 57 | Culiacán Rosales | 17.3% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Monclova-Frontera ranks 4 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saltillo | 47.4% |
| 2 | Chihuahua | 45.9% |
| 3 | Hermosillo | 42.4% |
| 4 | Monclova-Frontera | 42.1% |
| 5 | Delicias | 41.0% |
| 6 | Monterrey | 40.7% |
| 7 | Sabinas | 40.5% |
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Sources
- Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Índice de Rezago Social 2000-2020 by state and municipality: total population and census indicators of schooling, health coverage and housing (from the 2010 and 2020 Population and Housing Censuses and the 2015 Intercensal Survey), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9191f6c16ec2…)
- Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Poverty measurement by municipality 2010-2020: concentrated poverty indicators (Concentrado_indicadores_de_pobreza_2020.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 644d19a9ff6d…)
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