Allende

Allende is a municipality of Chihuahua with 8,487 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,525 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years.

Demographics of Allende

Demographic structure of Allende according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,944 people under 15 years old (22.9%), 5,322 people of working age (62.7%) and 1,221 elderly over 65 years old (14.4%).

0-14 years

1,944

22.9% of the population

15-64 years

5,322

62.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,221

14.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Allende

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	323	335	658	7.8%
5-9 years	318	311	629	7.4%
10-14 years	335	322	657	7.7%
15-19 years	344	294	638	7.5%
20-24 years	304	308	612	7.2%
25-29 years	264	266	530	6.2%
30-34 years	222	241	463	5.5%
35-39 years	223	273	496	5.8%
40-44 years	264	256	520	6.1%
45-49 years	265	282	547	6.4%
50-54 years	300	297	597	7%
55-59 years	245	262	507	6%
60-64 years	206	206	412	4.9%
65-69 years	161	173	334	3.9%
70-74 years	173	144	317	3.7%
75-79 years	126	117	243	2.9%
80-84 years	102	81	183	2.2%
85+ years	81	63	144	1.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Allende

Population Origin

Born in State

7,891

93%

Born in Another State

485

5.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

153

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

172

2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

168

97.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

4

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

260

9.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

23

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

9 / 14

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

524

6.2%

With Limitation

1,084

12.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	278
Visual	217
Hearing	121
Speech	65
Mental	82

Education in Allende

Literacy and Schooling

In Allende, 213 people aged 15 and over can read and write (21300%), while 287 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years (8.7 men, 9.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	156	131	287	28700%
Incomplete primary	403	268	671	67100%
Complete primary	643	502	1,145	114500%
Incomplete secondary	119	97	216	21600%
Complete secondary	827	890	1,717	171700%
Post-basic education (18+)	997	1,234	2,231	223100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	123
6-11 years	44
12-14 years	36

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 26 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	9	0	9
Primaria	10	0	10
Secundaria	5	0	5
Media Superior	2	1	3
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Allende

In Allende, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,756 people. Of those, 3,671 are employed and 85 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.3%.

Total EAP

3,756

H: 2,503 / M: 1,253

Employed Population

3,671

H: 2,452 / M: 1,219

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

85 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,191

H: 978 / M: 2,213

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	6,958	82%
IMSS	2,507	29.5%
ISSSTE	803	9.5%
ISSSTE estatal	122	1.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	6	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,836	21.6%
IMSS Bienestar	1,605	18.9%
Private insurance	71	0.8%
Other institution	189	2.2%
Without health coverage	1,512	17.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Allende

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,935

393500%

Single

2,198

219800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

836

83600%

Households

Total Households

2,746

3.1 average occupants

Male-headed

1,996

72.7%

Female-headed

750

27.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	7,092	83.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	689	8.1%
No religion	689	8.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Allende

Allende has 4,242 total dwellings, of which 2,746 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,722	100.2%
Earthen floor	22	0.8%
1 bedroom	687	25.3%
2+ bedrooms	2,057	75.7%
1 room	71	2.6%
2 rooms	249	9.2%
3+ rooms	2,424	89.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.7%

2,709 dwellings

Piped Water

100.6%

2,731 dwellings

With Drainage

99.7%

2,707 dwellings

All Services

98.5%

2,675 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,709	99.7%
Without electricity	35	1.3%
Public water network	2,731	100.6%
Hauled water	2,503	92.2%
Other water source	13	0.5%
With water tank	1,782	65.6%
With cistern	106	3.9%
With toilet	2,687	98.9%
With latrine	17	0.6%
With drainage	2,707	99.7%
Without drainage	37	1.4%
With all services	2,675	98.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Allende

Household equipment in Allende according to the 2020 Census. 40.4% of dwellings have internet and 88% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,619	96.4%
Washing machine	2,369	87.2%
Microwave oven	1,909	70.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,899	69.9%
Motorcycle	374	13.8%
Bicycle	533	19.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,574	94.8%
Radio	2,130	78.4%
Landline phone	750	27.6%
Cell phone	2,389	88%
Computer	865	31.8%
Internet	1,096	40.4%
Pay TV	1,449	53.4%
Streaming platforms	346	12.7%
Video game console	210	7.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

81

3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

201

7.4%

No Computer or Internet

1,458

53.7%

No ICT at All

27

1%

Companies and Economy in Allende

The main economic sectors of Allende are Comercio al por menor with 130 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	130
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	56
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	49
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	22
Industrias manufactureras	21

Poverty and Social Development in Allende

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Allende has a poverty rate of 37.3% and extreme poverty of 3.5%.

Poverty

37.3%

3,420 people

Extreme Poverty

3.5%

324 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27.5%

2,523 people

Vulnerable by Income

11.1%

1,015 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

24.1%

2,206 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	19.1%	1,750
Lack of access to health services	14.7%	1,348
Lack of access to social security	50.9%	4,669
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.1%	562
Lack of access to basic housing services	4.1%	372
Lack of access to food	11.7%	1,070
Income below welfare line	48.4%	4,435
Income below minimum welfare line	16.8%	1,538

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	40.6%	7.2%	35.8%	17.3%	0
2015	37.3%	3.5%	27.5%	24.1%	0

Crime in Allende

In the last 12 months, 109 crimes were recorded in Allende. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	11
2025/11	7
2025/10	8
2025/09	8
2025/08	10
2025/07	4
2025/06	8
2025/05	6
2025/04	9
2025/03	19
2025/02	13
2025/01	6

Health in Allende

Allende has 5 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 4 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Allende

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Valle de Ignacio Allende	4,608	1,592
Pueblito de Allende	1,288	1,559
Talamantes	430	1,625
San Antonio del Alto Corralejo	334	1,540
San Juan de Allende	294	1,548
Colonia Búfalo	248	1,386
Estación Morita	238	1,567
Agua Fría	129	1,440
Colonia Progreso (El Dorado)	123	1,501
Estación Dorado	118	1,512

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