Castaños

Castaños is a municipality of Coahuila de Zaragoza with 29,128 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 885 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.6 years.

Demographics of Castaños

Demographic structure of Castaños according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 8,028 people under 15 years old (27.6%), 18,857 people of working age (64.7%) and 2,243 elderly over 65 years old (7.7%).

0-14 years

8,028

27.6% of the population

15-64 years

18,857

64.7% - Working age

65+ years

2,243

7.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Castaños

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,425	1,307	2,732	9.4%
5-9 years	1,405	1,330	2,735	9.4%
10-14 years	1,307	1,254	2,561	8.8%
15-19 years	1,178	1,237	2,415	8.3%
20-24 years	1,122	1,137	2,259	7.8%
25-29 years	1,092	1,090	2,182	7.5%
30-34 years	1,084	998	2,082	7.1%
35-39 years	986	999	1,985	6.8%
40-44 years	937	973	1,910	6.6%
45-49 years	842	885	1,727	5.9%
50-54 years	836	873	1,709	5.9%
55-59 years	686	729	1,415	4.9%
60-64 years	598	575	1,173	4%
65-69 years	395	400	795	2.7%
70-74 years	285	278	563	1.9%
75-79 years	195	198	393	1.3%
80-84 years	123	148	271	0.9%
85+ years	100	121	221	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Castaños

Population Origin

Born in State

27,950

96%

Born in Another State

1,045

3.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

220

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

16

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

16

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

30

0.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

102

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

49 / 53

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

961

3.3%

With Limitation

3,247

11.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	395
Visual	432
Hearing	204
Speech	144
Mental	115

Education in Castaños

Literacy and Schooling

In Castaños, 334 people aged 15 and over can read and write (33400%), while 459 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.6 years (9.6 men, 9.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	231	228	459	45900%
Incomplete primary	567	659	1,226	122600%
Complete primary	1,378	1,413	2,791	279100%
Incomplete secondary	213	177	390	39000%
Complete secondary	3,714	3,773	7,487	748700%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,887	3,901	7,788	778800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	675
6-11 years	143
12-14 years	97

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 57 are public and 8 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	22	2	24
Primaria	19	2	21
Secundaria	8	1	9
Media Superior	7	2	9
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Castaños

In Castaños, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,732 people. Of those, 11,187 are employed and 545 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 4.6%.

Total EAP

11,732

H: 7,956 / M: 3,776

Employed Population

11,187

H: 7,487 / M: 3,700

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

545 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

10,826

H: 3,234 / M: 7,592

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	24,490	84.1%
IMSS	22,141	76%
ISSSTE	699	2.4%
ISSSTE estatal	24	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,266	4.3%
IMSS Bienestar	98	0.3%
Private insurance	283	1%
Other institution	186	0.6%
Without health coverage	4,615	15.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Castaños

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,928

1392800%

Single

6,255

625500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,403

240300%

Households

Total Households

8,379

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

6,759

80.7%

Female-headed

1,620

19.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,191	69.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	4,264	14.6%
Other religions	31	0.1%
No religion	4,615	15.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Castaños

Castaños has 10,691 total dwellings, of which 8,382 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,338	102.2%
Earthen floor	36	0.4%
1 bedroom	2,609	32%
2+ bedrooms	5,765	70.7%
1 room	110	1.3%
2 rooms	1,009	12.4%
3+ rooms	7,255	88.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.1%

8,328 dwellings

Piped Water

99.2%

8,096 dwellings

With Drainage

96.8%

7,898 dwellings

All Services

94.6%

7,719 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,328	102.1%
Without electricity	46	0.6%
Public water network	8,096	99.2%
Hauled water	7,486	91.8%
Other water source	278	3.4%
With water tank	7,272	89.1%
With cistern	720	8.8%
With toilet	7,701	94.4%
With latrine	617	7.6%
With drainage	7,898	96.8%
Without drainage	476	5.8%
With all services	7,719	94.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	18	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Castaños

Household equipment in Castaños according to the 2020 Census. 41.8% of dwellings have internet and 89.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,166	100.1%
Washing machine	7,085	86.8%
Microwave oven	4,630	56.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	5,310	65.1%
Motorcycle	374	4.6%
Bicycle	689	8.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,876	96.5%
Radio	5,967	73.1%
Landline phone	2,539	31.1%
Cell phone	7,336	89.9%
Computer	2,368	29%
Internet	3,412	41.8%
Pay TV	4,639	56.9%
Streaming platforms	779	9.5%
Video game console	676	8.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

265

3.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

723

8.9%

No Computer or Internet

4,351

53.3%

No ICT at All

115

1.4%

Companies and Economy in Castaños

The main economic sectors of Castaños are Comercio al por menor with 526 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	526
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	220
Industrias manufactureras	97
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	95
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento	45

Poverty and Social Development in Castaños

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Castaños has a poverty rate of 23.2% and extreme poverty of 1.5%.

Poverty

23.2%

6,743 people

Extreme Poverty

1.5%

439 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

20.7%

6,028 people

Vulnerable by Income

19%

5,527 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

37%

10,764 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	12%	3,492
Lack of access to health services	8.5%	2,466
Lack of access to social security	20.1%	5,841
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.4%	1,286
Lack of access to basic housing services	11.3%	3,298
Lack of access to food	13.8%	3,998
Income below welfare line	42.2%	12,270
Income below minimum welfare line	8.7%	2,538

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	30.3%	2.8%	18.5%	28.5%	0
2015	23.2%	1.5%	20.7%	37%	0

Crime in Castaños

In the last 12 months, 603 crimes were recorded in Castaños. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	43
2025/11	48
2025/10	38
2025/09	60
2025/08	51
2025/07	62
2025/06	55
2025/05	45
2025/04	54
2025/03	54
2025/02	42
2025/01	51

Health in Castaños

Castaños has 10 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Castaños

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Castaños	27,314	747
Soledad	321	955
Dolores	224	1,113
Palo Blanco	185	798
Presa Rodríguez	130	965
Santa Teresa	128	1,012
La Joya	105	836
Espinazo	100	825
Acámbaro de Arriba (Nuevo Acámbaro)	87	827
Baján (Estación Baján)	50	841

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