Saucillo

Saucillo is a municipality of Chihuahua with 29,862 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,197 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.9 years.

Demographics of Saucillo

Demographic structure of Saucillo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 7,466 people under 15 years old (25%), 19,135 people of working age (64.1%) and 3,261 elderly over 65 years old (10.9%).

0-14 years

7,466

25% of the population

15-64 years

19,135

64.1% - Working age

65+ years

3,261

10.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Saucillo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,226	1,139	2,365	7.9%
5-9 years	1,218	1,246	2,464	8.3%
10-14 years	1,344	1,293	2,637	8.8%
15-19 years	1,289	1,222	2,511	8.4%
20-24 years	1,114	1,139	2,253	7.5%
25-29 years	954	1,052	2,006	6.7%
30-34 years	921	955	1,876	6.3%
35-39 years	886	953	1,839	6.2%
40-44 years	964	980	1,944	6.5%
45-49 years	1,040	1,045	2,085	7%
50-54 years	886	964	1,850	6.2%
55-59 years	788	763	1,551	5.2%
60-64 years	569	651	1,220	4.1%
65-69 years	495	498	993	3.3%
70-74 years	451	470	921	3.1%
75-79 years	311	316	627	2.1%
80-84 years	235	189	424	1.4%
85+ years	137	159	296	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Saucillo

Population Origin

Born in State

27,611

92.5%

Born in Another State

1,827

6.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

434

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

167

0.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

148

88.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

18

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

252

2.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

101

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

50 / 51

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,952

6.5%

With Limitation

3,437

11.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,005
Visual	860
Hearing	389
Speech	263
Mental	248

Education in Saucillo

Literacy and Schooling

In Saucillo, 658 people aged 15 and over can read and write (65800%), while 717 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.9 years (8.6 men, 9.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	379	338	717	71700%
Incomplete primary	1,419	1,147	2,566	256600%
Complete primary	2,100	1,906	4,006	400600%
Incomplete secondary	499	320	819	81900%
Complete secondary	2,961	3,354	6,315	631500%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,232	3,713	6,945	694500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	639
6-11 years	143
12-14 years	161

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 71 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	26	1	27
Primaria	29	0	29
Secundaria	8	0	8
Media Superior	6	0	6
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Saucillo

In Saucillo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 12,706 people. Of those, 12,313 are employed and 393 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

Total EAP

12,706

H: 8,240 / M: 4,466

Employed Population

12,313

H: 7,928 / M: 4,385

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

393 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

11,293

H: 3,624 / M: 7,669

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	25,586	85.7%
IMSS	15,426	51.7%
ISSSTE	2,083	7%
ISSSTE estatal	203	0.7%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1,079	3.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,556	22%
IMSS Bienestar	47	0.2%
Private insurance	192	0.6%
Other institution	374	1.3%
Without health coverage	4,260	14.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Saucillo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,439

1343900%

Single

7,490

749000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,080

308000%

Households

Total Households

9,045

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

6,204

68.6%

Female-headed

2,841

31.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	26,659	89.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,608	5.4%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	1,553	5.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Saucillo

Saucillo has 11,575 total dwellings, of which 9,048 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,993	103.3%
Earthen floor	44	0.5%
1 bedroom	2,411	27.7%
2+ bedrooms	6,626	76.1%
1 room	208	2.4%
2 rooms	912	10.5%
3+ rooms	7,917	90.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103.4%

9,006 dwellings

Piped Water

103.5%

9,009 dwellings

With Drainage

102.9%

8,959 dwellings

All Services

102.4%

8,914 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	9,006	103.4%
Without electricity	31	0.4%
Public water network	9,009	103.5%
Hauled water	8,364	96.1%
Other water source	28	0.3%
With water tank	2,438	28%
With cistern	330	3.8%
With toilet	8,948	102.8%
With latrine	22	0.3%
With drainage	8,959	102.9%
Without drainage	75	0.9%
With all services	8,914	102.4%

Goods and Technology in Saucillo

Household equipment in Saucillo according to the 2020 Census. 44.6% of dwellings have internet and 95.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,841	101.6%
Washing machine	8,295	95.3%
Microwave oven	6,832	78.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	6,156	70.7%
Motorcycle	940	10.8%
Bicycle	2,022	23.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,701	99.9%
Radio	6,816	78.3%
Landline phone	1,957	22.5%
Cell phone	8,327	95.6%
Computer	2,879	33.1%
Internet	3,879	44.6%
Pay TV	6,109	70.2%
Streaming platforms	1,104	12.7%
Video game console	737	8.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

165

1.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

475

5.5%

No Computer or Internet

4,492

51.6%

No ICT at All

56

0.6%

Companies and Economy in Saucillo

The main economic sectors of Saucillo are Comercio al por menor with 432 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	432
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	181
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	143
Industrias manufactureras	43
Servicios educativos	32

Poverty and Social Development in Saucillo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Saucillo has a poverty rate of 27.9% and extreme poverty of 0.9%.

Poverty

27.9%

9,589 people

Extreme Poverty

0.9%

301 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27.1%

9,306 people

Vulnerable by Income

15%

5,155 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

30%

10,320 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	20.6%	7,067
Lack of access to health services	10.3%	3,551
Lack of access to social security	36.5%	12,553
Lack of housing quality and spaces	3.8%	1,309
Lack of access to basic housing services	1.1%	363
Lack of access to food	10%	3,448
Income below welfare line	42.9%	14,744
Income below minimum welfare line	11.9%	4,081

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	34.2%	3.5%	25.9%	22.6%	0
2015	27.9%	0.9%	27.1%	30%	0

Crime in Saucillo

In the last 12 months, 432 crimes were recorded in Saucillo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	33
2025/11	34
2025/10	46
2025/09	47
2025/08	34
2025/07	41
2025/06	38
2025/05	28
2025/04	35
2025/03	34
2025/02	27
2025/01	35

Health in Saucillo

Saucillo has 9 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Saucillo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Saucillo	10,805	1,183
Naica	4,093	1,330
Las Varas	2,467	1,167
Orranteño	1,503	1,165
Estación Conchos	1,477	1,215
Colonia Vicente Guerrero	1,164	1,206
Estación Saucillo	980	1,214
Las Alvareñas	812	1,169
Santa Gertrudis (La Hacienda)	553	1,414
Loma Chica	515	1,173

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