Gran Morelos

Gran Morelos is a municipality of Chihuahua with 2,448 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,783 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years.

Demographics of Gran Morelos

Demographic structure of Gran Morelos according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 443 people under 15 years old (18.1%), 1,436 people of working age (58.7%) and 569 elderly over 65 years old (23.2%).

0-14 years

443

18.1% of the population

15-64 years

1,436

58.7% - Working age

65+ years

569

23.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

70.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Gran Morelos

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	63	73	136	5.6%
5-9 years	74	71	145	5.9%
10-14 years	83	79	162	6.6%
15-19 years	77	65	142	5.8%
20-24 years	78	67	145	5.9%
25-29 years	77	87	164	6.7%
30-34 years	64	47	111	4.5%
35-39 years	50	49	99	4%
40-44 years	72	71	143	5.8%
45-49 years	89	87	176	7.2%
50-54 years	97	77	174	7.1%
55-59 years	77	65	142	5.8%
60-64 years	76	64	140	5.7%
65-69 years	77	73	150	6.1%
70-74 years	58	73	131	5.4%
75-79 years	66	73	139	5.7%
80-84 years	45	46	91	3.7%
85+ years	28	30	58	2.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Gran Morelos

Population Origin

Born in State

2,318

94.7%

Born in Another State

37

1.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

11

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

59

2.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

59

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

91

10% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

11

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

5 / 6

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

129

5.3%

With Limitation

494

20.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	74
Visual	35
Hearing	31
Speech	14
Mental	27

Education in Gran Morelos

Literacy and Schooling

In Gran Morelos, 98 people aged 15 and over can read and write (9800%), while 70 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years (6.7 men, 7.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	30	40	70	7000%
Incomplete primary	316	249	565	56500%
Complete primary	283	249	532	53200%
Incomplete secondary	30	19	49	4900%
Complete secondary	205	219	424	42400%
Post-basic education (18+)	148	179	327	32700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	47
6-11 years	9
12-14 years	3

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 10 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	5	5
Primaria	2	2
Secundaria	2	2
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Gran Morelos

In Gran Morelos, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 892 people. Of those, 880 are employed and 12 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.3%.

Total EAP

892

H: 696 / M: 196

Employed Population

880

H: 685 / M: 195

Unemployment Rate

1.3%

12 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,196

H: 375 / M: 821

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	2,243	91.6%
IMSS	464	19%
ISSSTE	52	2.1%
ISSSTE estatal	12	0.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,689	69%
IMSS Bienestar	3	0.1%
Private insurance	9	0.4%
Other institution	27	1.1%
Without health coverage	201	8.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Gran Morelos

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,198

119800%

Single

554

55400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

346

34600%

Households

Total Households

913

2.7 average occupants

Male-headed

625

68.5%

Female-headed

288

31.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	2,304	94.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	54	2.2%
No religion	86	3.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Gran Morelos

Gran Morelos has 1,771 total dwellings, of which 913 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 2.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	899	103.6%
Earthen floor	9	1%
1 bedroom	195	22.5%
2+ bedrooms	713	82.1%
1 room	20	2.3%
2 rooms	53	6.1%
3+ rooms	835	96.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

104%

903 dwellings

Piped Water

104%

903 dwellings

With Drainage

101.2%

878 dwellings

All Services

101%

877 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	903	104%
Without electricity	5	0.6%
Public water network	903	104%
Hauled water	334	38.5%
Other water source	5	0.6%
With water tank	281	32.4%
With cistern	10	1.2%
With toilet	877	101%
With latrine	5	0.6%
With drainage	878	101.2%
Without drainage	30	3.5%
With all services	877	101%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Gran Morelos

Household equipment in Gran Morelos according to the 2020 Census. 55.4% of dwellings have internet and 87.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	887	102.2%
Washing machine	831	95.7%
Microwave oven	711	81.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	689	79.4%
Motorcycle	129	14.9%
Bicycle	78	9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	847	97.6%
Radio	660	76%
Landline phone	208	24%
Cell phone	762	87.8%
Computer	153	17.6%
Internet	481	55.4%
Pay TV	683	78.7%
Streaming platforms	53	6.1%
Video game console	49	5.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

27

3.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

101

11.6%

No Computer or Internet

406

46.8%

No ICT at All

18

2.1%

Companies and Economy in Gran Morelos

The main economic sectors of Gran Morelos are Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales with 16 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	16
Comercio al por menor	14
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	9
Servicios educativos	4
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	3

Poverty and Social Development in Gran Morelos

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Gran Morelos has a poverty rate of 56.5% and extreme poverty of 5.1%.

Poverty

56.5%

1,458 people

Extreme Poverty

5.1%

132 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

30%

774 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.7%

148 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.8%

202 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	34.5%	892
Lack of access to health services	5.8%	150
Lack of access to social security	66.1%	1,706
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.1%	105
Lack of access to basic housing services	9.6%	248
Lack of access to food	14.3%	369
Income below welfare line	62.2%	1,607
Income below minimum welfare line	28.5%	736

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	30.3%	1.9%	57%	10.3%	0
2015	56.5%	5.1%	30%	7.8%	0

Crime in Gran Morelos

In the last 12 months, 39 crimes were recorded in Gran Morelos. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	1
2025/10	4
2025/09	5
2025/07	6
2025/06	2
2025/05	5
2025/04	3
2025/03	2
2025/02	4
2025/01	3
2024/10	1

Health in Gran Morelos

Gran Morelos has 3 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Gran Morelos

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Nicolás de Carretas	670	1,681
La Paz	599	1,641
El Aguaje	213	1,821
Buenavista (La Majada)	121	1,751
Cieneguilla	117	1,892
Majalca (Barrio Allende)	100	1,686
Laborcita de San Javier	94	1,884
Tres Ojitos	90	1,820
La Cuadrilla	89	1,779
Rancho Portillo (Valentín Gómez Farías)	85	1,691

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