Ojinaga

Ojinaga is a municipality of Chihuahua with 24,534 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,183 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years.

Demographics of Ojinaga

Demographic structure of Ojinaga according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,262 people under 15 years old (25.5%), 15,764 people of working age (64.3%) and 2,493 elderly over 65 years old (10.2%).

0-14 years

6,262

25.5% of the population

15-64 years

15,764

64.3% - Working age

65+ years

2,493

10.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

55.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ojinaga

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,092	1,086	2,178	8.9%
5-9 years	945	1,072	2,017	8.2%
10-14 years	1,038	1,029	2,067	8.4%
15-19 years	943	988	1,931	7.9%
20-24 years	821	857	1,678	6.8%
25-29 years	753	852	1,605	6.5%
30-34 years	799	800	1,599	6.5%
35-39 years	817	787	1,604	6.5%
40-44 years	866	916	1,782	7.3%
45-49 years	851	786	1,637	6.7%
50-54 years	809	796	1,605	6.5%
55-59 years	660	629	1,289	5.3%
60-64 years	522	512	1,034	4.2%
65-69 years	411	404	815	3.3%
70-74 years	328	296	624	2.5%
75-79 years	246	242	488	2%
80-84 years	153	151	304	1.2%
85+ years	132	130	262	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ojinaga

Population Origin

Born in State

21,155

86.2%

Born in Another State

1,612

6.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

333

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

101

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

91

90.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

160

1.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

419

1.7% of the population

Men / Women

213 / 206

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

956

3.9%

With Limitation

2,277

9.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	510
Visual	325
Hearing	188
Speech	173
Mental	183

Education in Ojinaga

Literacy and Schooling

In Ojinaga, 480 people aged 15 and over can read and write (48000%), while 646 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years (8.5 men, 8.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	358	288	646	64600%
Incomplete primary	1,151	1,088	2,239	223900%
Complete primary	1,815	1,584	3,399	339900%
Incomplete secondary	483	406	889	88900%
Complete secondary	2,356	2,554	4,910	491000%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,661	2,851	5,512	551200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	617
6-11 years	196
12-14 years	155

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 55 are public and 5 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	15	2	17
Primaria	27	1	28
Secundaria	4	1	5
Media Superior	3	0	3
Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in Ojinaga

In Ojinaga, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,289 people. Of those, 11,136 are employed and 153 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

11,289

H: 7,419 / M: 3,870

Employed Population

11,136

H: 7,294 / M: 3,842

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

153 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,135

H: 2,240 / M: 5,895

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	20,518	83.6%
IMSS	6,630	27%
ISSSTE	1,580	6.4%
ISSSTE estatal	234	1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	72	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,130	41.3%
IMSS Bienestar	144	0.6%
Private insurance	883	3.6%
Other institution	1,078	4.4%
Without health coverage	3,948	16.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Ojinaga

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,102

1110200%

Single

6,025

602500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,340

234000%

Households

Total Households

8,218

3 average occupants

Male-headed

5,649

68.7%

Female-headed

2,569

31.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	17,413	71%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,998	16.3%
Other religions	26	0.1%
No religion	2,984	12.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Ojinaga

Ojinaga has 11,727 total dwellings, of which 8,223 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,149	117.5%
Earthen floor	46	0.7%
1 bedroom	2,063	29.8%
2+ bedrooms	6,134	88.5%
1 room	257	3.7%
2 rooms	889	12.8%
3+ rooms	7,051	101.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

117.8%

8,170 dwellings

Piped Water

117.8%

8,168 dwellings

With Drainage

118%

8,180 dwellings

All Services

117.3%

8,135 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,170	117.8%
Without electricity	27	0.4%
Public water network	8,168	117.8%
Hauled water	7,284	105%
Other water source	28	0.4%
With water tank	524	7.6%
With cistern	35	0.5%
With toilet	8,160	117.7%
With latrine	20	0.3%
With drainage	8,180	118%
Without drainage	16	0.2%
With all services	8,135	117.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0%

Goods and Technology in Ojinaga

Household equipment in Ojinaga according to the 2020 Census. 50.1% of dwellings have internet and 109.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,058	116.2%
Washing machine	7,535	108.7%
Microwave oven	6,811	98.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	7,020	101.2%
Motorcycle	368	5.3%
Bicycle	494	7.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,882	113.7%
Radio	5,788	83.5%
Landline phone	2,071	29.9%
Cell phone	7,580	109.3%
Computer	2,449	35.3%
Internet	3,476	50.1%
Pay TV	5,140	74.1%
Streaming platforms	1,065	15.4%
Video game console	734	10.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

182

2.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

451

6.5%

No Computer or Internet

4,261

61.5%

No ICT at All

52

0.7%

Companies and Economy in Ojinaga

The main economic sectors of Ojinaga are Comercio al por menor with 470 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	470
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	344
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	193
Servicios educativos	42
Industrias manufactureras	39

Poverty and Social Development in Ojinaga

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ojinaga has a poverty rate of 41.2% and extreme poverty of 1.4%.

Poverty

41.2%

13,253 people

Extreme Poverty

1.4%

448 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

35.6%

11,459 people

Vulnerable by Income

7.3%

2,336 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

15.9%

5,132 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	24.3%	7,806
Lack of access to health services	20%	6,448
Lack of access to social security	64.7%	20,825
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.4%	2,069
Lack of access to basic housing services	1.9%	618
Lack of access to food	8.2%	2,645
Income below welfare line	48.4%	15,589
Income below minimum welfare line	14.9%	4,798

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	59.9%	5.9%	19.5%	10%	0
2015	41.2%	1.4%	35.6%	15.9%	0

Crime in Ojinaga

In the last 12 months, 103 crimes were recorded in Ojinaga. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	7
2025/10	11
2025/09	11
2025/08	8
2025/07	10
2025/06	16
2025/05	7
2025/04	2
2025/03	11
2025/02	9
2025/01	8

Health in Ojinaga

Ojinaga has 9 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 5 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ojinaga

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Manuel Ojinaga	22,066	799
Nueva Holanda	333	1,182
La Esmeralda	207	798
Los Cienes	174	1,260
Potrero del Llano (La Mula)	148	1,039
Valverde	139	818
Loma de Juárez	138	764
Tierras Nuevas	94	797
El Divisadero	90	798
Maijoma	90	1,384

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