Ahumada

Ahumada is a municipality of Chihuahua with 14,635 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,301 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years.

Demographics of Ahumada

Demographic structure of Ahumada according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,689 people under 15 years old (32%), 9,015 people of working age (61.6%) and 927 elderly over 65 years old (6.3%).

0-14 years

4,689

32% of the population

15-64 years

9,015

61.6% - Working age

65+ years

927

6.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

62.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ahumada

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	848	799	1,647	11.3%
5-9 years	825	769	1,594	10.9%
10-14 years	758	690	1,448	9.9%
15-19 years	642	601	1,243	8.5%
20-24 years	597	641	1,238	8.5%
25-29 years	556	583	1,139	7.8%
30-34 years	506	517	1,023	7%
35-39 years	452	452	904	6.2%
40-44 years	433	418	851	5.8%
45-49 years	399	431	830	5.7%
50-54 years	382	368	750	5.1%
55-59 years	287	274	561	3.8%
60-64 years	225	251	476	3.3%
65-69 years	179	155	334	2.3%
70-74 years	127	132	259	1.8%
75-79 years	77	88	165	1.1%
80-84 years	50	52	102	0.7%
85+ years	33	34	67	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ahumada

Population Origin

Born in State

13,521

92.4%

Born in Another State

924

6.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

145

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

80

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

78

97.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

124

2.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

45

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

29 / 16

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

646

4.4%

With Limitation

1,589

10.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	367
Visual	224
Hearing	77
Speech	139
Mental	112

Education in Ahumada

Literacy and Schooling

In Ahumada, 306 people aged 15 and over can read and write (30600%), while 636 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years (7.5 men, 8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	340	296	636	63600%
Incomplete primary	805	677	1,482	148200%
Complete primary	1,211	1,086	2,297	229700%
Incomplete secondary	235	205	440	44000%
Complete secondary	1,073	1,257	2,330	233000%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,100	1,267	2,367	236700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	802
6-11 years	174
12-14 years	156

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 35 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	10	1	11
Primaria	15	0	15
Secundaria	8	0	8
Media Superior	1	0	1
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Ahumada

In Ahumada, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,829 people. Of those, 6,691 are employed and 138 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

6,829

H: 4,284 / M: 2,545

Employed Population

6,691

H: 4,183 / M: 2,508

Unemployment Rate

2%

138 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,986

H: 1,112 / M: 2,874

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,353	84.4%
IMSS	6,447	44.1%
ISSSTE	462	3.2%
ISSSTE estatal	93	0.6%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	5	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,010	27.4%
IMSS Bienestar	131	0.9%
Private insurance	569	3.9%
Other institution	827	5.7%
Without health coverage	2,258	15.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Ahumada

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,060

606000%

Single

3,531

353100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,231

123100%

Households

Total Households

4,227

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

2,721

64.4%

Female-headed

1,506

35.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,909	74.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,300	15.7%
No religion	1,396	9.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Ahumada

Ahumada has 5,407 total dwellings, of which 4,228 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,154	101.1%
Earthen floor	44	1.1%
1 bedroom	1,227	29.9%
2+ bedrooms	2,970	72.3%
1 room	149	3.6%
2 rooms	568	13.8%
3+ rooms	3,481	84.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.7%

4,180 dwellings

Piped Water

101.6%

4,176 dwellings

With Drainage

101%

4,152 dwellings

All Services

100.3%

4,123 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,180	101.7%
Without electricity	18	0.4%
Public water network	4,176	101.6%
Hauled water	3,268	79.5%
Other water source	22	0.5%
With water tank	756	18.4%
With cistern	138	3.4%
With toilet	4,113	100.1%
With latrine	48	1.2%
With drainage	4,152	101%
Without drainage	45	1.1%
With all services	4,123	100.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0%

Goods and Technology in Ahumada

Household equipment in Ahumada according to the 2020 Census. 45.3% of dwellings have internet and 96% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,069	99%
Washing machine	3,766	91.6%
Microwave oven	2,871	69.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,024	73.6%
Motorcycle	420	10.2%
Bicycle	892	21.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,787	92.1%
Radio	2,087	50.8%
Landline phone	861	20.9%
Cell phone	3,946	96%
Computer	1,125	27.4%
Internet	1,863	45.3%
Pay TV	2,849	69.3%
Streaming platforms	616	15%
Video game console	525	12.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

316

7.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

210

5.1%

No Computer or Internet

2,096

51%

No ICT at All

21

0.5%

Companies and Economy in Ahumada

The main economic sectors of Ahumada are Comercio al por menor with 240 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	240
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	108
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	86
Industrias manufactureras	32
Servicios educativos	18

Poverty and Social Development in Ahumada

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ahumada has a poverty rate of 37.4% and extreme poverty of 1.3%.

Poverty

37.4%

5,341 people

Extreme Poverty

1.3%

193 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

33.6%

4,806 people

Vulnerable by Income

12.8%

1,836 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

16.2%

2,312 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	29%	4,140
Lack of access to health services	10.5%	1,494
Lack of access to social security	56%	8,007
Lack of housing quality and spaces	5.3%	753
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.4%	775
Lack of access to food	6.1%	869
Income below welfare line	50.2%	7,178
Income below minimum welfare line	14.8%	2,118

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	49.2%	5%	28.1%	12.9%	0
2015	37.4%	1.3%	33.6%	16.2%	0

Crime in Ahumada

In the last 12 months, 151 crimes were recorded in Ahumada. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	9
2025/11	12
2025/10	9
2025/09	10
2025/08	16
2025/07	19
2025/06	15
2025/05	19
2025/04	13
2025/03	11
2025/02	10
2025/01	8

Health in Ahumada

Ahumada has 6 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ahumada

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Miguel Ahumada	10,510	1,197
Ojo Caliente [Colonia Seca]	472	1,211
Colonia Valle de la Esperanza	415	1,411
Álamos de Peña	354	1,282
Colonia Agrícola el Llano	271	1,314
San Lorencito	255	1,590
Las Playas	202	1,293
El Palmar [Colonia Menonita]	195	1,275
El Agate [Colonia Menonita]	151	1,438
Villa Ahumada y Anexas	112	1,231

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