Bocoyna

Bocoyna is a municipality of Chihuahua with 23,351 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,337 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years.

Demographics of Bocoyna

Demographic structure of Bocoyna according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,859 people under 15 years old (29.4%), 14,599 people of working age (62.5%) and 1,890 elderly over 65 years old (8.1%).

0-14 years

6,859

29.4% of the population

15-64 years

14,599

62.5% - Working age

65+ years

1,890

8.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Bocoyna

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,103	1,215	2,318	9.9%
5-9 years	1,063	1,147	2,210	9.5%
10-14 years	1,158	1,173	2,331	10%
15-19 years	1,012	1,079	2,091	9%
20-24 years	737	848	1,585	6.8%
25-29 years	707	824	1,531	6.6%
30-34 years	706	891	1,597	6.8%
35-39 years	721	857	1,578	6.8%
40-44 years	702	847	1,549	6.6%
45-49 years	693	723	1,416	6.1%
50-54 years	573	709	1,282	5.5%
55-59 years	526	554	1,080	4.6%
60-64 years	409	481	890	3.8%
65-69 years	323	390	713	3.1%
70-74 years	253	294	547	2.3%
75-79 years	143	183	326	1.4%
80-84 years	93	86	179	0.8%
85+ years	55	70	125	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Bocoyna

Population Origin

Born in State

22,878

98%

Born in Another State

361

1.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

108

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,129

13.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,016

96.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

105

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

3,920

52% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

720

3.1% of the population

Men / Women

355 / 365

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

921

3.9%

With Limitation

2,274

9.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	478
Visual	412
Hearing	285
Speech	214
Mental	223

Education in Bocoyna

Literacy and Schooling

In Bocoyna, 1,569 people aged 15 and over can read and write (156900%), while 1,571 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years (7.8 men, 8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	692	879	1,571	157100%
Incomplete primary	1,222	1,198	2,420	242000%
Complete primary	1,489	1,504	2,993	299300%
Incomplete secondary	309	297	606	60600%
Complete secondary	1,678	2,139	3,817	381700%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,939	2,425	4,364	436400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	547
6-11 years	197
12-14 years	169

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 167 are public and 18 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	53	3	56
Primaria	66	5	71
Secundaria	30	4	34
Media Superior	10	4	14
Superior	2	2	4

Employment and Social Security in Bocoyna

In Bocoyna, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,988 people. Of those, 10,690 are employed and 298 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.7%.

Total EAP

10,988

H: 6,325 / M: 4,663

Employed Population

10,690

H: 6,080 / M: 4,610

Unemployment Rate

2.7%

298 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,859

H: 1,970 / M: 4,889

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	20,546	88%
IMSS	3,817	16.3%
ISSSTE	1,575	6.7%
ISSSTE estatal	142	0.6%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	14	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	12,365	53%
IMSS Bienestar	2,355	10.1%
Private insurance	210	0.9%
Other institution	300	1.3%
Without health coverage	2,740	11.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Bocoyna

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,877

987700%

Single

5,481

548100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,560

256000%

Households

Total Households

7,543

3.1 average occupants

Male-headed

4,839

64.2%

Female-headed

2,704

35.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,337	87.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,459	6.2%
Other religions	15	0.1%
No religion	1,443	6.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Bocoyna

Bocoyna has 11,789 total dwellings, of which 7,560 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,124	97.1%
Earthen floor	407	5.5%
1 bedroom	3,799	51.8%
2+ bedrooms	3,731	50.8%
1 room	1,302	17.7%
2 rooms	2,148	29.3%
3+ rooms	4,080	55.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

90.3%

6,628 dwellings

Piped Water

86.6%

6,352 dwellings

With Drainage

66.8%

4,905 dwellings

All Services

65.1%

4,780 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,628	90.3%
Without electricity	902	12.3%
Public water network	6,352	86.6%
Hauled water	5,225	71.2%
Other water source	1,178	16.1%
With water tank	3,428	46.7%
With cistern	235	3.2%
With toilet	4,313	58.8%
With latrine	2,768	37.7%
With drainage	4,905	66.8%
Without drainage	2,625	35.8%
With all services	4,780	65.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	597	8.1%

Goods and Technology in Bocoyna

Household equipment in Bocoyna according to the 2020 Census. 12.6% of dwellings have internet and 73.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,820	65.7%
Washing machine	3,569	48.6%
Microwave oven	2,561	34.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,225	43.9%
Motorcycle	293	4%
Bicycle	792	10.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,703	77.7%
Radio	5,113	69.7%
Landline phone	522	7.1%
Cell phone	5,385	73.4%
Computer	1,151	15.7%
Internet	922	12.6%
Pay TV	3,300	45%
Streaming platforms	294	4%
Video game console	298	4.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

937

12.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,096

28.6%

No Computer or Internet

6,124

83.4%

No ICT at All

776

10.6%

Companies and Economy in Bocoyna

The main economic sectors of Bocoyna are Comercio al por menor with 480 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	480
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	176
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	156
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	67
Servicios educativos	54

Poverty and Social Development in Bocoyna

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Bocoyna has a poverty rate of 58.9% and extreme poverty of 11.3%.

Poverty

58.9%

13,835 people

Extreme Poverty

11.3%

2,659 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

26.2%

6,143 people

Vulnerable by Income

5%

1,176 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

9.9%

2,325 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	23.7%	5,566
Lack of access to health services	13%	3,053
Lack of access to social security	74.3%	17,455
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17.7%	4,147
Lack of access to basic housing services	33%	7,751
Lack of access to food	16.6%	3,894
Income below welfare line	63.9%	15,011
Income below minimum welfare line	28.3%	6,649

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	68.3%	21.8%	15.4%	10.6%	0
2015	58.9%	11.3%	26.2%	9.9%	0

Crime in Bocoyna

In the last 12 months, 450 crimes were recorded in Bocoyna. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	36
2025/11	30
2025/10	40
2025/09	35
2025/08	36
2025/07	43
2025/06	55
2025/05	42
2025/04	40
2025/03	30
2025/02	33
2025/01	30

Health in Bocoyna

Bocoyna has 39 health facilities, including 4 hospitals, 23 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Bocoyna

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Juanito	10,741	2,400
Creel	4,642	2,342
Sisoguichi	911	2,209
Bocoyna	619	2,220
Panalachi	195	2,295
Gasisuchi	189	2,392
San José de Guacayvo	184	2,229
Rochivo	179	2,364
Sojahuachi	160	2,422
Tallarachi	122	2,218

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