Namiquipa

Namiquipa is a municipality of Chihuahua with 22,712 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,924 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years.

Demographics of Namiquipa

Demographic structure of Namiquipa according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,700 people under 15 years old (25.1%), 13,802 people of working age (60.8%) and 3,201 elderly over 65 years old (14.1%).

0-14 years

5,700

25.1% of the population

15-64 years

13,802

60.8% - Working age

65+ years

3,201

14.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Namiquipa

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	884	928	1,812	8%
5-9 years	964	911	1,875	8.3%
10-14 years	1,030	983	2,013	8.9%
15-19 years	852	837	1,689	7.4%
20-24 years	695	708	1,403	6.2%
25-29 years	693	751	1,444	6.4%
30-34 years	622	684	1,306	5.8%
35-39 years	658	676	1,334	5.9%
40-44 years	615	708	1,323	5.8%
45-49 years	721	649	1,370	6%
50-54 years	738	645	1,383	6.1%
55-59 years	639	709	1,348	5.9%
60-64 years	629	573	1,202	5.3%
65-69 years	491	493	984	4.3%
70-74 years	444	413	857	3.8%
75-79 years	336	300	636	2.8%
80-84 years	222	213	435	1.9%
85+ years	153	136	289	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Namiquipa

Population Origin

Born in State

21,177

93.2%

Born in Another State

600

2.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

170

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

227

1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

222

97.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

3

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

399

5.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

91

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

45 / 46

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,372

6%

With Limitation

3,428

15.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	685
Visual	512
Hearing	352
Speech	218
Mental	268

Education in Namiquipa

Literacy and Schooling

In Namiquipa, 501 people aged 15 and over can read and write (50100%), while 618 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years (7.3 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	331	287	618	61800%
Incomplete primary	1,828	1,448	3,276	327600%
Complete primary	2,021	1,940	3,961	396100%
Incomplete secondary	571	322	893	89300%
Complete secondary	2,069	2,437	4,506	450600%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,465	1,773	3,238	323800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	605
6-11 years	135
12-14 years	184

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 62 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	22	0	22
Primaria	18	1	19
Secundaria	15	0	15
Media Superior	6	0	6
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Namiquipa

In Namiquipa, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,778 people. Of those, 10,667 are employed and 111 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

10,778

H: 7,293 / M: 3,485

Employed Population

10,667

H: 7,206 / M: 3,461

Unemployment Rate

1%

111 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,373

H: 1,791 / M: 5,582

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	19,191	84.5%
IMSS	4,100	18.1%
ISSSTE	881	3.9%
ISSSTE estatal	141	0.6%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	18	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	12,424	54.7%
IMSS Bienestar	67	0.3%
Private insurance	1,266	5.6%
Other institution	460	2%
Without health coverage	3,504	15.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Namiquipa

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,067

1106700%

Single

4,805

480500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,342

234200%

Households

Total Households

7,744

2.9 average occupants

Male-headed

5,772

74.5%

Female-headed

1,972

25.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	16,077	70.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	5,394	23.7%
Other religions	7	0%
No religion	1,196	5.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Namiquipa

Namiquipa has 11,141 total dwellings, of which 7,750 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 2.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,671	104.8%
Earthen floor	51	0.7%
1 bedroom	2,049	28%
2+ bedrooms	5,674	77.5%
1 room	147	2%
2 rooms	605	8.3%
3+ rooms	6,971	95.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

105.1%

7,693 dwellings

Piped Water

105.1%

7,691 dwellings

With Drainage

102.1%

7,471 dwellings

All Services

101.7%

7,445 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,693	105.1%
Without electricity	30	0.4%
Public water network	7,691	105.1%
Hauled water	5,311	72.6%
Other water source	32	0.4%
With water tank	3,438	47%
With cistern	137	1.9%
With toilet	7,433	101.6%
With latrine	192	2.6%
With drainage	7,471	102.1%
Without drainage	252	3.4%
With all services	7,445	101.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Namiquipa

Household equipment in Namiquipa according to the 2020 Census. 24.4% of dwellings have internet and 98.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,543	103.1%
Washing machine	7,128	97.4%
Microwave oven	6,058	82.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	6,567	89.7%
Motorcycle	1,207	16.5%
Bicycle	1,055	14.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,643	90.8%
Radio	4,291	58.6%
Landline phone	1,024	14%
Cell phone	7,183	98.2%
Computer	1,876	25.6%
Internet	1,784	24.4%
Pay TV	4,811	65.7%
Streaming platforms	406	5.5%
Video game console	439	6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

554

7.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

352

4.8%

No Computer or Internet

5,153

70.4%

No ICT at All

66

0.9%

Companies and Economy in Namiquipa

The main economic sectors of Namiquipa are Comercio al por menor with 411 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	411
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	241
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	122
Industrias manufactureras	57
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	48

Poverty and Social Development in Namiquipa

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Namiquipa has a poverty rate of 49.2% and extreme poverty of 1.9%.

Poverty

49.2%

13,135 people

Extreme Poverty

1.9%

505 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

36.7%

9,795 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.2%

1,665 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.9%

2,116 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.5%	7,619
Lack of access to health services	10.6%	2,819
Lack of access to social security	71.8%	19,166
Lack of housing quality and spaces	2.7%	734
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.8%	1,553
Lack of access to food	9.9%	2,636
Income below welfare line	55.4%	14,800
Income below minimum welfare line	23.1%	6,169

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	32.2%	1.9%	52.6%	11.5%	0
2015	49.2%	1.9%	36.7%	7.9%	0

Crime in Namiquipa

In the last 12 months, 156 crimes were recorded in Namiquipa. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	10
2025/11	10
2025/10	11
2025/09	13
2025/08	7
2025/07	8
2025/06	13
2025/05	14
2025/04	11
2025/03	7
2025/02	10
2025/01	42

Health in Namiquipa

Namiquipa has 18 health facilities, including 3 hospitals, 14 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Namiquipa

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Santa Ana	3,130	1,881
El Terrero	2,752	1,854
El Molino	2,272	1,843
Benito Juárez	2,017	1,949
Namiquipa	1,723	1,842
Cruces	1,056	1,740
Independencia (Cologachi)	920	1,951
Santa Catalina de Villela (Santa Catarina)	786	1,906
Adolfo Ruiz Cortínez (Providencia)	396	1,921
Campo Trescientos Cinco	394	1,961

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