Mexico housing trends show shifting demographics and ownership patterns

According to the 2025 Intercensal Survey by INEGI, housing trends in Mexico are showing significant shifts in both quantity and composition across different regions.

In Chiapas, the number of inhabited private dwellings grew from approximately 1.35 million in 2020 to over 1.52 million in 2025. While the state maintains the highest average of 3.8 occupants per dwelling in the country, household structures are changing. Nuclear families decreased from 64.5% to 61.4%, while single-person households rose from 8.7% to 10.7%. Improvements in basic services were also noted, with piped water access increasing to 60.4% and the proportion of homes without drainage dropping to 5%.

In Mexico City, housing ownership is nearly split with the non-owned sector. Of the 3.02 million inhabited private dwellings, 50.8% are owned, while 49.2% are occupied through other means, including rentals (26.9%) and homes provided by family or friends (18.3%). Rental concentration is highest in the Benito Juárez, Miguel Hidalgo, and Cuauhtémoc boroughs, where rental proportions exceed 42%. Additionally, rental costs have seen upward pressure, with average monthly rents for a standard two-bedroom apartment increasing by 9.6% year-over-year as of June 2026.