Poverty and living standards in Pachuca, Mexico: official figures
CONEVAL estimated that 28.2% of people in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality), 84,657 in all, were in poverty in 2020, 33rd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; across all municipalities combined the rate was 44.5%.
How has poverty in Pachuca changed since 2010?
The poverty rate in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) was 31.8% in 2010 and 30.1% in 2015, so by 2020 it was down 3.5 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 Pachuca?
2.3% of people in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality), 6,928 in all, lived in extreme poverty in 2020, 29th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 9.0%); a further 25.9% were in moderate poverty.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Pachuca have incomes below the poverty line?
In 2020, 34.7% of people in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) had an income below CONEVAL's poverty line, 24th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, and 7.6% 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 Pachuca lack access to food?
17.1% of people in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) lacked access to adequate food in 2020, 46th lowest 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 Pachuca are vulnerable to poverty?
30.5% of people in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) were neither poor nor vulnerable in 2020, 42nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site; 34.8% were vulnerable because of a social deprivation and 6.5% 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 Pachuca lack basic housing services?
In 2020, 3.7% of people in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) lived in housing lacking adequate quality or space and 3.1% 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 Pachuca lack a toilet?
In 2020, 1.0% of homes in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) had no toilet, 0.8% had dirt floors and 9.0% 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 Pachuca compares with other cities in Mexico
People in poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Pachuca ranks 75 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 28.9% |
| 73 | Tampico | 28.8% |
| 74 | Ocotlán | 28.4% |
| 75 | Pachuca | 28.2% |
| 76 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 27.9% |
| 77 | Los Mochis | 27.7% |
| 78 | Morelia | 27.3% |
People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) (2020)
Pachuca ranks 79 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | People in extreme poverty (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Monclova-Frontera | 2.4% |
| 77 | Heroica Nogales | 2.4% |
| 78 | Ciudad Guzmán | 2.3% |
| 79 | Pachuca | 2.3% |
| 80 | Hidalgo del Parral | 2.3% |
| 81 | Querétaro | 2.2% |
| 82 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 2.2% |
Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) (2020)
Pachuca ranks 84 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Income below the poverty line (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 87 | Morelia | 34.7% |
Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) (2020)
Pachuca ranks 62 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to adequate food (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 17.2% |
| 60 | Caborca | 17.1% |
| 61 | Hermosillo | 17.1% |
| 62 | Pachuca | 17.1% |
| 63 | Tulancingo | 16.5% |
| 64 | Matamoros | 16.4% |
| 65 | Puerto Vallarta | 16.1% |
Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) (2020)
Pachuca ranks 42 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Neither poor nor vulnerable (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Ciudad Victoria | 31.0% |
| 40 | Campeche | 30.8% |
| 41 | Guaymas | 30.7% |
| 42 | Pachuca | 30.5% |
| 43 | Nuevo Laredo | 30.1% |
| 44 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 29.9% |
| 45 | Cuauhtemoc | 29.4% |
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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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