Uruachi

Uruachi is a municipality of Chihuahua with 6,512 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,573 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.9 years.

Demographics of Uruachi

Demographic structure of Uruachi according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,993 people under 15 years old (30.6%), 3,903 people of working age (59.9%) and 616 elderly over 65 years old (9.5%).

0-14 years

1,993

30.6% of the population

15-64 years

3,903

59.9% - Working age

65+ years

616

9.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

66.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Uruachi

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	322	317	639	9.8%
5-9 years	336	355	691	10.6%
10-14 years	354	309	663	10.2%
15-19 years	284	298	582	8.9%
20-24 years	230	208	438	6.7%
25-29 years	238	244	482	7.4%
30-34 years	218	244	462	7.1%
35-39 years	208	201	409	6.3%
40-44 years	203	191	394	6.1%
45-49 years	174	171	345	5.3%
50-54 years	139	156	295	4.5%
55-59 years	136	129	265	4.1%
60-64 years	109	122	231	3.5%
65-69 years	114	91	205	3.1%
70-74 years	91	65	156	2.4%
75-79 years	57	47	104	1.6%
80-84 years	41	39	80	1.2%
85+ years	34	37	71	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Uruachi

Population Origin

Born in State

6,217

95.5%

Born in Another State

279

4.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

30

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,291

19.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,176

91.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

114

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,675

89% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

237

3.6% of the population

Men / Women

115 / 122

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

324

5%

With Limitation

768

11.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	193
Visual	142
Hearing	93
Speech	78
Mental	86

Education in Uruachi

Literacy and Schooling

In Uruachi, 815 people aged 15 and over can read and write (81500%), while 871 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.9 years (5.6 men, 6.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	441	430	871	87100%
Incomplete primary	605	455	1,060	106000%
Complete primary	431	438	869	86900%
Incomplete secondary	93	81	174	17400%
Complete secondary	327	352	679	67900%
Post-basic education (18+)	301	393	694	69400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	141
6-11 years	75
12-14 years	67

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 85 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	22	22
Primaria	38	38
Secundaria	16	16
Media Superior	7	7

Employment and Social Security in Uruachi

In Uruachi, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,255 people. Of those, 1,137 are employed and 118 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 9.4%.

Total EAP

1,255

H: 956 / M: 299

Employed Population

1,137

H: 847 / M: 290

Unemployment Rate

9.4%

118 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,648

H: 1,525 / M: 2,123

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,453	83.7%
IMSS	227	3.5%
ISSSTE	167	2.6%
ISSSTE estatal	145	2.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,429	68%
IMSS Bienestar	490	7.5%
Private insurance	12	0.2%
Other institution	86	1.3%
Without health coverage	1,050	16.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Uruachi

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,947

294700%

Single

1,460

146000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

500

50000%

Households

Total Households

1,882

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

1,405

74.7%

Female-headed

477

25.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	4,800	73.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	457	7%
Other religions	7	0.1%
No religion	1,214	18.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Uruachi

Uruachi has 2,884 total dwellings, of which 1,882 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,272	67.8%
Earthen floor	607	32.4%
1 bedroom	840	44.8%
2+ bedrooms	1,039	55.4%
1 room	281	15%
2 rooms	496	26.4%
3+ rooms	1,102	58.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

74.1%

1,391 dwellings

Piped Water

87%

1,633 dwellings

With Drainage

39.6%

743 dwellings

All Services

36.5%

685 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,391	74.1%
Without electricity	488	26%
Public water network	1,633	87%
Hauled water	570	30.4%
Other water source	246	13.1%
With water tank	1,020	54.4%
With cistern	24	1.3%
With toilet	539	28.7%
With latrine	1,066	56.8%
With drainage	743	39.6%
Without drainage	1,136	60.6%
With all services	685	36.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	122	6.5%

Goods and Technology in Uruachi

Household equipment in Uruachi according to the 2020 Census. 0.5% of dwellings have internet and 42.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	691	36.8%
Washing machine	413	22%
Microwave oven	247	13.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	402	21.4%
Motorcycle	48	2.6%
Bicycle	21	1.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	867	46.2%
Radio	250	13.3%
Landline phone	50	2.7%
Cell phone	796	42.4%
Computer	92	4.9%
Internet	9	0.5%
Pay TV	510	27.2%
Video game console	10	0.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

890

47.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,067

56.9%

No Computer or Internet

1,781

94.9%

No ICT at All

719

38.3%

Companies and Economy in Uruachi

The main economic sectors of Uruachi are Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales with 30 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	30
Comercio al por menor	26
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	14
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	7
Servicios educativos	6

Poverty and Social Development in Uruachi

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Uruachi has a poverty rate of 86.5% and extreme poverty of 42.6%.

Poverty

86.5%

5,523 people

Extreme Poverty

42.6%

2,717 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

9.9%

634 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.4%

86 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.2%

138 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	43.2%	2,759
Lack of access to health services	4.7%	299
Lack of access to social security	84.6%	5,399
Lack of housing quality and spaces	26.7%	1,705
Lack of access to basic housing services	65.6%	4,188
Lack of access to food	40.8%	2,605
Income below welfare line	87.9%	5,610
Income below minimum welfare line	67.3%	4,298

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	86%	43.2%	11.9%	1.2%	0
2015	86.5%	42.6%	9.9%	2.2%	0

Crime in Uruachi

In the last 12 months, 38 crimes were recorded in Uruachi. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/10	5
2025/09	12
2025/08	2
2025/07	2
2025/05	1
2025/04	2
2025/03	6
2025/02	2
2024/10	2
2024/08	1
2024/07	1

Health in Uruachi

Uruachi has 18 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 14 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Uruachi

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Uruachi	1,258	1,347
Calaveras	273	2,259
Jicamorachi	270	1,640
Arechuyvo	228	1,636
Gosogachi	179	1,745
Orisivo	159	1,350
El Rebaje	154	2,019
Palmarito (Agua Caliente)	139	412
Rocoroyvo	139	1,787
Las Trojas	134	1,679

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