Rosales

Rosales is a municipality of Chihuahua with 16,776 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,173 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years.

Demographics of Rosales

Demographic structure of Rosales according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,965 people under 15 years old (23.6%), 11,018 people of working age (65.7%) and 1,777 elderly over 65 years old (10.6%).

0-14 years

3,965

23.6% of the population

15-64 years

11,018

65.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,777

10.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

52.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Rosales

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	619	584	1,203	7.2%
5-9 years	688	679	1,367	8.1%
10-14 years	719	676	1,395	8.3%
15-19 years	770	724	1,494	8.9%
20-24 years	669	693	1,362	8.1%
25-29 years	550	611	1,161	6.9%
30-34 years	532	560	1,092	6.5%
35-39 years	483	472	955	5.7%
40-44 years	498	495	993	5.9%
45-49 years	601	609	1,210	7.2%
50-54 years	578	542	1,120	6.7%
55-59 years	438	472	910	5.4%
60-64 years	351	370	721	4.3%
65-69 years	316	286	602	3.6%
70-74 years	219	232	451	2.7%
75-79 years	191	178	369	2.2%
80-84 years	127	102	229	1.4%
85+ years	58	68	126	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Rosales

Population Origin

Born in State

15,747

93.9%

Born in Another State

712

4.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

110

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

185

1.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

177

95.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

8

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

352

6.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

367

2.2% of the population

Men / Women

186 / 181

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,032

6.2%

With Limitation

2,706

16.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	602
Visual	347
Hearing	164
Speech	133
Mental	175

Education in Rosales

Literacy and Schooling

In Rosales, 413 people aged 15 and over can read and write (41300%), while 600 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years (8.1 men, 8.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	329	271	600	60000%
Incomplete primary	959	678	1,637	163700%
Complete primary	1,329	1,139	2,468	246800%
Incomplete secondary	269	168	437	43700%
Complete secondary	1,643	2,069	3,712	371200%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,631	1,827	3,458	345800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	456
6-11 years	46
12-14 years	81

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 44 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	14	14
Primaria	18	18
Secundaria	7	7
Media Superior	5	5

Employment and Social Security in Rosales

In Rosales, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,910 people. Of those, 7,770 are employed and 140 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

7,910

H: 5,064 / M: 2,846

Employed Population

7,770

H: 4,960 / M: 2,810

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

140 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,725

H: 1,736 / M: 3,989

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	14,586	86.9%
IMSS	8,493	50.6%
ISSSTE	557	3.3%
ISSSTE estatal	63	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	44	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,699	28%
IMSS Bienestar	21	0.1%
Private insurance	192	1.1%
Other institution	718	4.3%
Without health coverage	2,172	12.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Rosales

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,645

764500%

Single

4,237

423700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,770

177000%

Households

Total Households

5,320

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

3,681

69.2%

Female-headed

1,639

30.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	14,364	85.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,059	6.3%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	1,307	7.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Rosales

Rosales has 6,959 total dwellings, of which 5,321 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,286	100.9%
Earthen floor	20	0.4%
1 bedroom	1,672	31.9%
2+ bedrooms	3,635	69.4%
1 room	176	3.4%
2 rooms	617	11.8%
3+ rooms	4,514	86.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.7%

5,276 dwellings

Piped Water

100.6%

5,272 dwellings

With Drainage

99.8%

5,228 dwellings

All Services

99.3%

5,202 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,276	100.7%
Without electricity	31	0.6%
Public water network	5,272	100.6%
Hauled water	4,719	90.1%
Other water source	35	0.7%
With water tank	1,523	29.1%
With cistern	97	1.9%
With toilet	5,216	99.5%
With latrine	19	0.4%
With drainage	5,228	99.8%
Without drainage	79	1.5%
With all services	5,202	99.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	8	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Rosales

Household equipment in Rosales according to the 2020 Census. 41.1% of dwellings have internet and 93.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,139	98.1%
Washing machine	4,755	90.7%
Microwave oven	3,871	73.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,654	69.7%
Motorcycle	1,282	24.5%
Bicycle	1,407	26.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,074	96.8%
Radio	3,989	76.1%
Landline phone	860	16.4%
Cell phone	4,897	93.5%
Computer	1,542	29.4%
Internet	2,156	41.1%
Pay TV	2,480	47.3%
Streaming platforms	701	13.4%
Video game console	498	9.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

112

2.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

303

5.8%

No Computer or Internet

2,843

54.3%

No ICT at All

30

0.6%

Companies and Economy in Rosales

The main economic sectors of Rosales are Comercio al por menor with 139 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	139
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	69
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	39
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	22
Industrias manufactureras	20

Poverty and Social Development in Rosales

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Rosales has a poverty rate of 30.5% and extreme poverty of 1.1%.

Poverty

30.5%

5,761 people

Extreme Poverty

1.1%

207 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

34.4%

6,496 people

Vulnerable by Income

11%

2,069 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

24.1%

4,546 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25.2%	4,762
Lack of access to health services	11.8%	2,223
Lack of access to social security	44.9%	8,472
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.6%	860
Lack of access to basic housing services	2.7%	508
Lack of access to food	9%	1,699
Income below welfare line	41.5%	7,830
Income below minimum welfare line	10.4%	1,958

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	37.2%	3.7%	30.1%	21.3%	0
2015	30.5%	1.1%	34.4%	24.1%	0

Crime in Rosales

In the last 12 months, 214 crimes were recorded in Rosales. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	19
2025/11	10
2025/10	18
2025/09	10
2025/08	22
2025/07	21
2025/06	15
2025/05	31
2025/04	23
2025/03	21
2025/02	11
2025/01	13

Health in Rosales

Rosales has 6 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Rosales

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Santa Cruz de Rosales	5,866	1,180
Congregación Ortíz	2,761	1,154
El Molino	2,148	1,180
Kilómetro Noventa y Nueve	999	1,203
Salón de Actos (Ampliación Cuarenta y Siete)	723	1,160
Barranco Blanco	697	1,191
Ex-Hacienda Delicias	681	1,171
La Garita	567	1,189
Loma Linda	339	1,177
Orinda	320	1,181

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