Santa Bárbara

Santa Bárbara is a municipality of Chihuahua with 11,582 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,884 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.5 years.

Demographics of Santa Bárbara

Demographic structure of Santa Bárbara according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,073 people under 15 years old (26.5%), 7,277 people of working age (62.8%) and 1,191 elderly over 65 years old (10.3%).

0-14 years

3,073

26.5% of the population

15-64 years

7,277

62.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,191

10.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Santa Bárbara

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	553	519	1,072	9.3%
5-9 years	531	480	1,011	8.7%
10-14 years	481	509	990	8.5%
15-19 years	469	408	877	7.6%
20-24 years	484	451	935	8.1%
25-29 years	431	433	864	7.5%
30-34 years	397	396	793	6.8%
35-39 years	353	341	694	6%
40-44 years	317	320	637	5.5%
45-49 years	295	316	611	5.3%
50-54 years	343	343	686	5.9%
55-59 years	293	316	609	5.3%
60-64 years	258	313	571	4.9%
65-69 years	186	191	377	3.3%
70-74 years	162	170	332	2.9%
75-79 years	114	106	220	1.9%
80-84 years	75	94	169	1.5%
85+ years	54	39	93	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Santa Bárbara

Population Origin

Born in State

10,627

91.8%

Born in Another State

837

7.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

161

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

95

0.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

94

98.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

192

5.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

193

1.7% of the population

Men / Women

101 / 92

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

753

6.5%

With Limitation

1,498

12.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	391
Visual	327
Hearing	167
Speech	106
Mental	128

Education in Santa Bárbara

Literacy and Schooling

In Santa Bárbara, 226 people aged 15 and over can read and write (22600%), while 302 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.5 years (9.3 men, 9.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	148	154	302	30200%
Incomplete primary	337	292	629	62900%
Complete primary	716	562	1,278	127800%
Incomplete secondary	141	84	225	22500%
Complete secondary	1,290	1,272	2,562	256200%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,471	1,674	3,145	314500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	177
6-11 years	41
12-14 years	36

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 28 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	10	10
Primaria	12	12
Secundaria	3	3
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Santa Bárbara

In Santa Bárbara, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,782 people. Of those, 4,667 are employed and 115 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.4%.

Total EAP

4,782

H: 3,200 / M: 1,582

Employed Population

4,667

H: 3,106 / M: 1,561

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

115 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,235

H: 1,304 / M: 2,931

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	10,714	92.5%
IMSS	6,409	55.3%
ISSSTE	626	5.4%
ISSSTE estatal	277	2.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	22	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,401	29.4%
IMSS Bienestar	16	0.1%
Private insurance	55	0.5%
Other institution	145	1.3%
Without health coverage	817	7.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Santa Bárbara

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,009

500900%

Single

2,793

279300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,234

123400%

Households

Total Households

3,451

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

2,503

72.5%

Female-headed

948

27.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,051	86.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	763	6.6%
Other religions	3	0%
No religion	682	5.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Santa Bárbara

Santa Bárbara has 4,388 total dwellings, of which 3,453 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,396	102.3%
Earthen floor	33	1%
1 bedroom	898	27%
2+ bedrooms	2,532	76.2%
1 room	84	2.5%
2 rooms	365	11%
3+ rooms	2,981	89.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.4%

3,402 dwellings

Piped Water

101.7%

3,376 dwellings

With Drainage

100.5%

3,336 dwellings

All Services

99.3%

3,297 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,402	102.4%
Without electricity	28	0.8%
Public water network	3,376	101.7%
Hauled water	2,806	84.5%
Other water source	54	1.6%
With water tank	3,189	96%
With cistern	159	4.8%
With toilet	3,336	100.5%
With latrine	29	0.9%
With drainage	3,336	100.5%
Without drainage	94	2.8%
With all services	3,297	99.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	10	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Santa Bárbara

Household equipment in Santa Bárbara according to the 2020 Census. 42% of dwellings have internet and 94.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,299	99.3%
Washing machine	3,000	90.3%
Microwave oven	2,536	76.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,138	64.4%
Motorcycle	224	6.7%
Bicycle	186	5.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,284	98.9%
Radio	2,823	85%
Landline phone	782	23.5%
Cell phone	3,132	94.3%
Computer	1,204	36.3%
Internet	1,396	42%
Pay TV	2,005	60.4%
Streaming platforms	400	12%
Video game console	411	12.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

65

2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

206

6.2%

No Computer or Internet

1,733

52.2%

No ICT at All

31

0.9%

Companies and Economy in Santa Bárbara

The main economic sectors of Santa Bárbara are Comercio al por menor with 218 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	218
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	86
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	76
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	27
Industrias manufactureras	22

Poverty and Social Development in Santa Bárbara

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Santa Bárbara has a poverty rate of 24% and extreme poverty of 0.8%.

Poverty

24%

2,766 people

Extreme Poverty

0.8%

93 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

25.1%

2,895 people

Vulnerable by Income

15.6%

1,795 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

35.3%

4,073 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	14.2%	1,637
Lack of access to health services	4.9%	564
Lack of access to social security	32.7%	3,772
Lack of housing quality and spaces	3.2%	365
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.1%	593
Lack of access to food	11.7%	1,348
Income below welfare line	39.6%	4,561
Income below minimum welfare line	9.9%	1,140

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	33%	2.6%	21.6%	25.4%	0
2015	24%	0.8%	25.1%	35.3%	0

Crime in Santa Bárbara

In the last 12 months, 245 crimes were recorded in Santa Bárbara. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	18
2025/11	19
2025/10	19
2025/09	19
2025/08	25
2025/07	17
2025/06	33
2025/05	19
2025/04	22
2025/03	25
2025/02	13
2025/01	16

Health in Santa Bárbara

Santa Bárbara has 5 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 4 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Santa Bárbara

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Santa Bárbara	9,169	1,922
Punto Alegre	763	1,808
Corral de Piedras (Cenzontle)	501	1,812
San Pedro (Ejido San Rafael)	249	1,802
El Alamito (Los Tubos)	149	1,821
Casa Colorada (Francisco I. Madero)	91	1,829
Cabras	86	1,895
El Granillo	66	1,797
Empalme Aguilera	65	1,827
Santa Rita (Noriega y Anexo)	64	1,869

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