Nonoava

Nonoava is a municipality of Chihuahua with 2,757 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,777 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years.

Demographics of Nonoava

Demographic structure of Nonoava according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 746 people under 15 years old (27.1%), 1,666 people of working age (60.4%) and 345 elderly over 65 years old (12.5%).

0-14 years

746

27.1% of the population

15-64 years

1,666

60.4% - Working age

65+ years

345

12.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

65.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Nonoava

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	121	100	221	8%
5-9 years	122	131	253	9.2%
10-14 years	136	136	272	9.9%
15-19 years	111	114	225	8.2%
20-24 years	71	84	155	5.6%
25-29 years	62	107	169	6.1%
30-34 years	85	92	177	6.4%
35-39 years	79	86	165	6%
40-44 years	73	86	159	5.8%
45-49 years	95	79	174	6.3%
50-54 years	97	75	172	6.2%
55-59 years	70	63	133	4.8%
60-64 years	66	71	137	5%
65-69 years	47	44	91	3.3%
70-74 years	53	42	95	3.4%
75-79 years	40	33	73	2.6%
80-84 years	25	18	43	1.6%
85+ years	24	19	43	1.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Nonoava

Population Origin

Born in State

2,689

97.5%

Born in Another State

26

0.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

9

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

368

13.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

314

85.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

54

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

518

61.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

7

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

5 / 2

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

245

8.9%

With Limitation

552

20%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	128
Visual	106
Hearing	60
Speech	26
Mental	57

Education in Nonoava

Literacy and Schooling

In Nonoava, 279 people aged 15 and over can read and write (27900%), while 316 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years (6.4 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	157	159	316	31600%
Incomplete primary	209	151	360	36000%
Complete primary	207	151	358	35800%
Incomplete secondary	38	33	71	7100%
Complete secondary	197	270	467	46700%
Post-basic education (18+)	158	220	378	37800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	63
6-11 years	25
12-14 years	22

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 15 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

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

Employment and Social Security in Nonoava

In Nonoava, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,003 people. Of those, 926 are employed and 77 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 7.7%.

Total EAP

1,003

H: 715 / M: 288

Employed Population

926

H: 643 / M: 283

Unemployment Rate

7.7%

77 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,169

H: 362 / M: 807

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	2,475	89.8%
IMSS	126	4.6%
ISSSTE	136	4.9%
ISSSTE estatal	18	0.7%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,126	77.1%
IMSS Bienestar	29	1.1%
Private insurance	26	0.9%
Other institution	38	1.4%
Without health coverage	277	10%

Marital Status and Religion in Nonoava

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,324

132400%

Single

643

64300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

213

21300%

Households

Total Households

840

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

649

77.3%

Female-headed

191

22.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	2,504	90.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	68	2.5%
No religion	178	6.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Nonoava

Nonoava has 1,348 total dwellings, of which 841 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	810	96.5%
Earthen floor	28	3.3%
1 bedroom	271	32.3%
2+ bedrooms	567	67.6%
1 room	63	7.5%
2 rooms	150	17.9%
3+ rooms	625	74.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

92.7%

778 dwellings

Piped Water

95%

797 dwellings

With Drainage

81.6%

685 dwellings

All Services

80.2%

673 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	778	92.7%
Without electricity	60	7.2%
Public water network	797	95%
Hauled water	729	86.9%
Other water source	41	4.9%
With water tank	352	42%
With cistern	5	0.6%
With toilet	668	79.6%
With latrine	55	6.6%
With drainage	685	81.6%
Without drainage	153	18.2%
With all services	673	80.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	36	4.3%

Goods and Technology in Nonoava

Household equipment in Nonoava according to the 2020 Census. 12.3% of dwellings have internet and 83.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	692	82.5%
Washing machine	506	60.3%
Microwave oven	414	49.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	482	57.4%
Motorcycle	64	7.6%
Bicycle	25	3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	676	80.6%
Radio	443	52.8%
Landline phone	42	5%
Cell phone	703	83.8%
Computer	115	13.7%
Internet	103	12.3%
Pay TV	408	48.6%
Streaming platforms	26	3.1%
Video game console	38	4.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

98

11.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

127

15.1%

No Computer or Internet

685

81.6%

No ICT at All

55

6.6%

Companies and Economy in Nonoava

The main economic sectors of Nonoava are Comercio al por menor with 40 establishments, followed by Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	40
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	21
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	20
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	15
Servicios educativos	8

Poverty and Social Development in Nonoava

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Nonoava has a poverty rate of 63.5% and extreme poverty of 11.4%.

Poverty

63.5%

1,711 people

Extreme Poverty

11.4%

308 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27.6%

744 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.3%

89 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.7%

152 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36.4%	982
Lack of access to health services	4.8%	131
Lack of access to social security	77.6%	2,091
Lack of housing quality and spaces	13.9%	374
Lack of access to basic housing services	21.3%	574
Lack of access to food	20.4%	550
Income below welfare line	66.8%	1,800
Income below minimum welfare line	34.4%	926

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	61.8%	22.1%	34.3%	3.4%	0
2015	63.5%	11.4%	27.6%	5.7%	0

Crime in Nonoava

In the last 12 months, 28 crimes were recorded in Nonoava. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	4
2025/11	3
2025/10	5
2025/05	1
2025/03	4
2024/12	1
2024/11	2
2024/10	1
2024/08	3
2024/06	2
2024/05	1
2024/04	1

Health in Nonoava

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

Main Localities of Nonoava

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Nonoava	1,359	1,639
El Terrero	308	1,661
Humariza	228	1,742
La Junta de los Ríos	150	1,623
La Puerta	86	1,660
Agua Caliente	61	1,604
La Presa	60	1,641
Río Grande	57	1,627
Charco Pinto	43	1,635
El Gatuñal	42	1,781

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