Tlahualilo

Tlahualilo is a municipality of Durango with 21,143 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,103 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.9 years.

Demographics of Tlahualilo

Demographic structure of Tlahualilo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,227 people under 15 years old (29.5%), 12,894 people of working age (61%) and 1,994 elderly over 65 years old (9.4%).

0-14 years

6,227

29.5% of the population

15-64 years

12,894

61% - Working age

65+ years

1,994

9.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tlahualilo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,040	1,035	2,075	9.8%
5-9 years	1,081	1,044	2,125	10.1%
10-14 years	1,065	962	2,027	9.6%
15-19 years	1,010	902	1,912	9%
20-24 years	748	788	1,536	7.3%
25-29 years	674	725	1,399	6.6%
30-34 years	619	651	1,270	6%
35-39 years	621	646	1,267	6%
40-44 years	635	686	1,321	6.2%
45-49 years	602	631	1,233	5.8%
50-54 years	520	598	1,118	5.3%
55-59 years	472	526	998	4.7%
60-64 years	431	409	840	4%
65-69 years	352	336	688	3.3%
70-74 years	261	280	541	2.6%
75-79 years	204	174	378	1.8%
80-84 years	109	111	220	1%
85+ years	79	88	167	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tlahualilo

Population Origin

Born in State

18,197

86.1%

Born in Another State

2,820

13.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

527

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

10

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

10

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

26

0.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

61

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

30 / 31

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,061

5%

With Limitation

2,562

12.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	555
Visual	397
Hearing	191
Speech	153
Mental	158

Education in Tlahualilo

Literacy and Schooling

In Tlahualilo, 456 people aged 15 and over can read and write (45600%), while 615 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.9 years (9 men, 8.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	326	289	615	61500%
Incomplete primary	834	853	1,687	168700%
Complete primary	1,102	1,253	2,355	235500%
Incomplete secondary	289	220	509	50900%
Complete secondary	1,890	2,074	3,964	396400%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,572	2,556	5,128	512800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	584
6-11 years	55
12-14 years	96

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 70 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	21	21
Primaria	29	29
Secundaria	14	14
Media Superior	5	5

Employment and Social Security in Tlahualilo

In Tlahualilo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 8,489 people. Of those, 8,080 are employed and 409 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 4.8%.

Total EAP

8,489

H: 5,573 / M: 2,916

Employed Population

8,080

H: 5,251 / M: 2,829

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

409 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,585

H: 2,391 / M: 5,194

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	16,364	77.4%
IMSS	11,742	55.5%
ISSSTE	1,849	8.7%
ISSSTE estatal	2	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	25	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,894	13.7%
IMSS Bienestar	14	0.1%
Private insurance	29	0.1%
Other institution	18	0.1%
Without health coverage	4,739	22.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Tlahualilo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,973

897300%

Single

4,941

494100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,195

219500%

Households

Total Households

5,686

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

4,155

73.1%

Female-headed

1,531

26.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	16,232	76.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,639	12.5%
Other religions	8	0%
No religion	2,220	10.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Tlahualilo

Tlahualilo has 7,555 total dwellings, of which 5,686 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,564	99.4%
Earthen floor	103	1.8%
1 bedroom	1,691	30.2%
2+ bedrooms	3,976	71%
1 room	171	3.1%
2 rooms	559	10%
3+ rooms	4,934	88.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.6%

5,630 dwellings

Piped Water

98.5%

5,512 dwellings

With Drainage

89.3%

4,999 dwellings

All Services

88.1%

4,932 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,630	100.6%
Without electricity	37	0.7%
Public water network	5,512	98.5%
Hauled water	5,250	93.8%
Other water source	155	2.8%
With water tank	4,082	72.9%
With cistern	927	16.6%
With toilet	4,670	83.4%
With latrine	817	14.6%
With drainage	4,999	89.3%
Without drainage	668	11.9%
With all services	4,932	88.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	12	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Tlahualilo

Household equipment in Tlahualilo according to the 2020 Census. 14.5% of dwellings have internet and 89.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,365	95.8%
Washing machine	4,701	84%
Microwave oven	3,007	53.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,862	51.1%
Motorcycle	907	16.2%
Bicycle	2,262	40.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,426	96.9%
Radio	3,464	61.9%
Landline phone	533	9.5%
Cell phone	5,007	89.4%
Computer	1,149	20.5%
Internet	811	14.5%
Pay TV	1,477	26.4%
Streaming platforms	122	2.2%
Video game console	211	3.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

168

3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

551

9.8%

No Computer or Internet

4,252

76%

No ICT at All

87

1.6%

Companies and Economy in Tlahualilo

The main economic sectors of Tlahualilo are Comercio al por menor with 283 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	283
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	118
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	105
Industrias manufactureras	36
Servicios educativos	22

Poverty and Social Development in Tlahualilo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tlahualilo has a poverty rate of 38.8% and extreme poverty of 1.3%.

Poverty

38.8%

9,912 people

Extreme Poverty

1.3%

332 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

33.3%

8,527 people

Vulnerable by Income

11%

2,825 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

16.8%

4,306 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.2%	5,433
Lack of access to health services	13.1%	3,342
Lack of access to social security	40.5%	10,361
Lack of housing quality and spaces	3.9%	1,007
Lack of access to basic housing services	29.9%	7,651
Lack of access to food	19.6%	5,018
Income below welfare line	49.8%	12,737
Income below minimum welfare line	11.7%	2,995

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	52.3%	8.2%	22.5%	15.4%	0
2015	38.8%	1.3%	33.3%	16.8%	0

Crime in Tlahualilo

In the last 12 months, 88 crimes were recorded in Tlahualilo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	7
2025/11	5
2025/10	5
2025/09	15
2025/08	4
2025/07	9
2025/06	2
2025/05	6
2025/04	9
2025/03	12
2025/02	9
2025/01	5

Health in Tlahualilo

Tlahualilo has 11 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 11 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tlahualilo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tlahualilo de Zaragoza	9,101	1,092
El Lucero (Arcinas)	2,607	1,102
San Francisco de Horizonte (Horizonte)	1,617	1,098
San Julio	1,111	1,098
Jauja	1,102	1,094
Banco Nacional	1,021	1,102
Pamplona	650	1,088
Morelos (La Loma Yermo) [Granja]	448	1,153
La Virgen	386	1,093
Pompeya	383	1,179

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