Madera

Madera is a municipality of Chihuahua with 25,144 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,863 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8 years.

Demographics of Madera

Demographic structure of Madera according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,710 people under 15 years old (26.7%), 15,490 people of working age (61.6%) and 2,793 elderly over 65 years old (11.1%).

0-14 years

6,710

26.7% of the population

15-64 years

15,490

61.6% - Working age

65+ years

2,793

11.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Madera

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,108	1,053	2,161	8.6%
5-9 years	1,048	1,147	2,195	8.7%
10-14 years	1,199	1,155	2,354	9.4%
15-19 years	1,043	997	2,040	8.1%
20-24 years	802	845	1,647	6.6%
25-29 years	714	786	1,500	6%
30-34 years	752	847	1,599	6.4%
35-39 years	712	810	1,522	6.1%
40-44 years	765	821	1,586	6.3%
45-49 years	775	798	1,573	6.3%
50-54 years	756	736	1,492	5.9%
55-59 years	602	710	1,312	5.2%
60-64 years	589	630	1,219	4.8%
65-69 years	495	478	973	3.9%
70-74 years	419	353	772	3.1%
75-79 years	269	205	474	1.9%
80-84 years	150	157	307	1.2%
85+ years	133	134	267	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Madera

Population Origin

Born in State

23,874

94.9%

Born in Another State

775

3.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

247

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

336

1.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

332

98.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

3

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

608

7.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

188

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

90 / 98

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,700

6.8%

With Limitation

4,466

17.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	725
Visual	812
Hearing	386
Speech	204
Mental	316

Education in Madera

Literacy and Schooling

In Madera, 768 people aged 15 and over can read and write (76800%), while 1,015 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8 years (7.7 men, 8.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	536	479	1,015	101500%
Incomplete primary	1,557	1,153	2,710	271000%
Complete primary	1,954	1,719	3,673	367300%
Incomplete secondary	419	296	715	71500%
Complete secondary	2,256	2,944	5,200	520000%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,938	2,326	4,264	426400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	586
6-11 years	139
12-14 years	157

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 105 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	34	0	34
Primaria	42	1	43
Secundaria	17	0	17
Media Superior	7	0	7
Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in Madera

In Madera, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,957 people. Of those, 10,800 are employed and 157 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

10,957

H: 7,226 / M: 3,731

Employed Population

10,800

H: 7,094 / M: 3,706

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

157 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,738

H: 2,480 / M: 6,258

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	21,764	86.6%
IMSS	9,632	38.3%
ISSSTE	1,314	5.2%
ISSSTE estatal	165	0.7%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	68	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,207	40.6%
IMSS Bienestar	79	0.3%
Private insurance	131	0.5%
Other institution	525	2.1%
Without health coverage	3,200	12.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Madera

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,468

1146800%

Single

5,670

567000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,596

259600%

Households

Total Households

8,123

3.1 average occupants

Male-headed

5,562

68.5%

Female-headed

2,561

31.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,879	83%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,640	10.5%
Other religions	4	0%
No religion	1,421	5.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Madera

Madera has 12,350 total dwellings, of which 8,133 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,883	108.6%
Earthen floor	186	2.6%
1 bedroom	2,487	34.3%
2+ bedrooms	5,583	76.9%
1 room	295	4.1%
2 rooms	1,035	14.3%
3+ rooms	6,740	92.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

108.6%

7,889 dwellings

Piped Water

110%

7,986 dwellings

With Drainage

95.2%

6,910 dwellings

All Services

93.9%

6,815 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,889	108.6%
Without electricity	181	2.5%
Public water network	7,986	110%
Hauled water	6,602	90.9%
Other water source	84	1.2%
With water tank	2,184	30.1%
With cistern	65	0.9%
With toilet	6,703	92.3%
With latrine	1,266	17.4%
With drainage	6,910	95.2%
Without drainage	1,157	15.9%
With all services	6,815	93.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	25	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Madera

Household equipment in Madera according to the 2020 Census. 19.4% of dwellings have internet and 100% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,418	102.2%
Washing machine	7,057	97.2%
Microwave oven	5,061	69.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	5,931	81.7%
Motorcycle	541	7.5%
Bicycle	1,247	17.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,612	104.8%
Radio	5,960	82.1%
Landline phone	1,455	20%
Cell phone	7,258	100%
Computer	1,836	25.3%
Internet	1,406	19.4%
Pay TV	4,507	62.1%
Streaming platforms	329	4.5%
Video game console	612	8.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

189

2.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

582

8%

No Computer or Internet

5,694

78.4%

No ICT at All

78

1.1%

Companies and Economy in Madera

The main economic sectors of Madera are Comercio al por menor with 496 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	496
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	222
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	106
Servicios educativos	51
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	48

Poverty and Social Development in Madera

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Madera has a poverty rate of 49.9% and extreme poverty of 3.6%.

Poverty

49.9%

14,899 people

Extreme Poverty

3.6%

1,073 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27.3%

8,141 people

Vulnerable by Income

9.5%

2,834 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

13.3%

3,974 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25%	7,456
Lack of access to health services	5.7%	1,693
Lack of access to social security	58.2%	17,374
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.4%	1,906
Lack of access to basic housing services	22.4%	6,673
Lack of access to food	14.5%	4,319
Income below welfare line	59.4%	17,733
Income below minimum welfare line	21.3%	6,365

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	65.4%	14.2%	20.6%	6.4%	0
2015	49.9%	3.6%	27.3%	13.3%	0

Crime in Madera

In the last 12 months, 366 crimes were recorded in Madera. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	30
2025/11	43
2025/10	31
2025/09	27
2025/08	28
2025/07	38
2025/06	37
2025/05	22
2025/04	34
2025/03	27
2025/02	21
2025/01	28

Health in Madera

Madera has 21 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 19 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Madera

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Madera	14,755	2,100
El Largo	2,959	2,139
Nicolás Bravo	1,323	2,143
Mesa del Huracán (Chihuahuita)	1,093	2,206
Las Varas (Estación Babícora)	1,012	2,203
La Norteña	640	2,176
Arroyo Amplio (Mineral de Dolores)	404	1,820
Nueva Madera	330	2,133
Año de Hidalgo (El Cuatrocientos)	262	2,179
Tres Ojitos	210	2,100

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