Cárdenas in numbers
Population, housing and services in Cárdenas from INEGI's 2025 Intercensal Survey, compared with the state and the country.
Population
248,833people
#2 of 17 in the state · #92 of 2,463 in the country
Area
2,050km²
#5 of 17 in the state · #219 of 2,463 in the country
Density
121people/km²
#8 of 17 in the state · #715 of 2,463 in the country
Median age
29.7years
country median: 31.6
2024–2025 data
Housing and services
Homes with piped water97.3%
state median 97.1% · country median 98.4%
Homes with drainage97.9%
state median 98.3% · country median 97.0%
Homes with electricity99.7%
state median 99.6% · country median 99.3%
Homes with garbage collection59.6%
state median 63.8% · country median 78.0%
Homes with internet67.9%
state median 67.5% · country median 60.4%
Homes with a computer or tablet24.5%
state median 22.0% · country median 18.0%
Homes with a car28.4%
state median 26.7% · country median 37.2%
Population
Occupied homes75,150
state median 34,465 · country median 3,874
People per home3.3
state median 3.3 · country median 3.3
Speak an Indigenous language (aged 3+)0.4%
state median 0.9% · country median 1.5%
Education and health
Average years of schooling9.5years
state median 9.7 · country median 8.3
Covered by health services70.4%
state median 67.9% · country median 66.4%
Work and income
Average current household income (per quarter)63,379pesos
state median 53,503 · country median 47,375
Sources
- Fuente: INEGI, Encuesta Intercensal 2025. License: Términos de libre uso de la información del INEGI (citar la fuente e indicar transformaciones).
- Fuente: INEGI, Ingreso Corriente para los Municipios de México 2024 (estimación para áreas pequeñas). License: Términos de libre uso de la información del INEGI (citar la fuente e indicar transformaciones).
- Fuente: INEGI, Marco Geoestadístico 2025 (superficie calculada por ciudades.io). License: Términos de libre uso de la información del INEGI.
Data transformed by ciudades.io (sums, percentages and medians). It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source. The Intercensal Survey is sample-based: in small municipalities the values have a wider margin of error.