Bachíniva

Bachíniva is a municipality of Chihuahua with 5,807 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,999 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years.

Demographics of Bachíniva

Demographic structure of Bachíniva according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,377 people under 15 years old (23.7%), 3,547 people of working age (61.1%) and 882 elderly over 65 years old (15.2%).

0-14 years

1,377

23.7% of the population

15-64 years

3,547

61.1% - Working age

65+ years

882

15.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Bachíniva

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	209	220	429	7.4%
5-9 years	235	228	463	8%
10-14 years	258	227	485	8.4%
15-19 years	186	186	372	6.4%
20-24 years	177	164	341	5.9%
25-29 years	170	194	364	6.3%
30-34 years	169	176	345	5.9%
35-39 years	128	149	277	4.8%
40-44 years	161	166	327	5.6%
45-49 years	193	179	372	6.4%
50-54 years	213	191	404	7%
55-59 years	186	191	377	6.5%
60-64 years	204	164	368	6.3%
65-69 years	141	129	270	4.6%
70-74 years	124	94	218	3.8%
75-79 years	78	88	166	2.9%
80-84 years	69	66	135	2.3%
85+ years	41	52	93	1.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Bachíniva

Population Origin

Born in State

5,490

94.5%

Born in Another State

100

1.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

36

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

247

4.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

208

84.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

20

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

307

15.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

21

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

11 / 10

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

384

6.6%

With Limitation

1,059

18.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	199
Visual	135
Hearing	93
Speech	44
Mental	73

Education in Bachíniva

Literacy and Schooling

In Bachíniva, 204 people aged 15 and over can read and write (20400%), while 232 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years (6.5 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	147	85	232	23200%
Incomplete primary	668	553	1,221	122100%
Complete primary	552	482	1,034	103400%
Incomplete secondary	89	75	164	16400%
Complete secondary	380	506	886	88600%
Post-basic education (18+)	348	421	769	76900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	135
6-11 years	29
12-14 years	38

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 18 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	7	0	7
Primaria	6	0	6
Secundaria	3	0	3
Media Superior	2	1	3

Employment and Social Security in Bachíniva

In Bachíniva, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,749 people. Of those, 2,707 are employed and 42 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

Total EAP

2,749

H: 1,883 / M: 866

Employed Population

2,707

H: 1,849 / M: 858

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

42 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,968

H: 504 / M: 1,464

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,049	86.9%
IMSS	1,340	23.1%
ISSSTE	193	3.3%
ISSSTE estatal	13	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,421	58.9%
IMSS Bienestar	11	0.2%
Private insurance	83	1.4%
Other institution	40	0.7%
Without health coverage	748	12.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Bachíniva

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,980

298000%

Single

1,081

108100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

665

66500%

Households

Total Households

2,002

2.9 average occupants

Male-headed

1,505

75.2%

Female-headed

497

24.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	4,724	81.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	614	10.6%
Other religions	6	0.1%
No religion	452	7.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Bachíniva

Bachíniva has 2,978 total dwellings, of which 2,003 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 2.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,978	106.1%
Earthen floor	23	1.2%
1 bedroom	518	27.8%
2+ bedrooms	1,483	79.5%
1 room	77	4.1%
2 rooms	158	8.5%
3+ rooms	1,766	94.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

106%

1,977 dwellings

Piped Water

106.5%

1,987 dwellings

With Drainage

98.1%

1,830 dwellings

All Services

97.5%

1,819 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,977	106%
Without electricity	24	1.3%
Public water network	1,987	106.5%
Hauled water	712	38.2%
Other water source	14	0.8%
With water tank	1,367	73.3%
With cistern	15	0.8%
With toilet	1,825	97.9%
With latrine	111	6%
With drainage	1,830	98.1%
Without drainage	167	9%
With all services	1,819	97.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Bachíniva

Household equipment in Bachíniva according to the 2020 Census. 35.2% of dwellings have internet and 96.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,916	102.7%
Washing machine	1,780	95.4%
Microwave oven	1,471	78.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,537	82.4%
Motorcycle	240	12.9%
Bicycle	381	20.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,866	100.1%
Radio	1,445	77.5%
Landline phone	217	11.6%
Cell phone	1,808	96.9%
Computer	373	20%
Internet	656	35.2%
Pay TV	962	51.6%
Streaming platforms	157	8.4%
Video game console	83	4.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

66

3.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

136

7.3%

No Computer or Internet

1,206

64.7%

No ICT at All

18

1%

Companies and Economy in Bachíniva

The main economic sectors of Bachíniva are Comercio al por menor with 59 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	59
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	40
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	16
Industrias manufactureras	10
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	8

Poverty and Social Development in Bachíniva

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Bachíniva has a poverty rate of 36.4% and extreme poverty of 3.2%.

Poverty

36.4%

2,348 people

Extreme Poverty

3.2%

208 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

47.5%

3,058 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.2%

204 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

12.9%

834 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	34.4%	2,217
Lack of access to health services	8.3%	536
Lack of access to social security	66.1%	4,257
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.5%	289
Lack of access to basic housing services	14.8%	956
Lack of access to food	18.4%	1,185
Income below welfare line	39.6%	2,553
Income below minimum welfare line	12.5%	809

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	26.2%	2.6%	61.5%	10.8%	0
2015	36.4%	3.2%	47.5%	12.9%	0

Crime in Bachíniva

In the last 12 months, 55 crimes were recorded in Bachíniva. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	5
2025/10	6
2025/09	5
2025/08	5
2025/07	4
2025/06	4
2025/05	4
2025/04	3
2025/03	5
2025/02	8
2025/01	3

Health in Bachíniva

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

Main Localities of Bachíniva

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Bachíniva	2,027	2,023
El Porvenir	1,027	2,082
Abraham González	451	1,894
San Blas	377	1,941
Rancho Colorado	258	1,991
Francisco I. Madero	228	1,966
General Manuel Ávila Camacho	210	2,120
San José y Anexas	208	2,087
Rancho de Márquez	174	1,953
Ejido la Casita	148	2,007

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