Moroleón

Moroleón is a municipality of Guanajuato with 47,261 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,968 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of Moroleón

Demographic structure of Moroleón according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,717 people under 15 years old (20.6%), 31,757 people of working age (67.2%) and 5,787 elderly over 65 years old (12.2%).

0-14 years

9,717

20.6% of the population

15-64 years

31,757

67.2% - Working age

65+ years

5,787

12.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

48.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Moroleón

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,480	1,415	2,895	6.1%
5-9 years	1,689	1,568	3,257	6.9%
10-14 years	1,815	1,750	3,565	7.5%
15-19 years	1,886	1,764	3,650	7.7%
20-24 years	1,656	1,657	3,313	7%
25-29 years	1,505	1,708	3,213	6.8%
30-34 years	1,598	1,844	3,442	7.3%
35-39 years	1,784	1,930	3,714	7.9%
40-44 years	1,716	1,862	3,578	7.6%
45-49 years	1,609	1,766	3,375	7.1%
50-54 years	1,271	1,639	2,910	6.2%
55-59 years	1,081	1,249	2,330	4.9%
60-64 years	1,011	1,221	2,232	4.7%
65-69 years	826	992	1,818	3.8%
70-74 years	681	808	1,489	3.2%
75-79 years	480	553	1,033	2.2%
80-84 years	335	417	752	1.6%
85+ years	279	416	695	1.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Moroleón

Population Origin

Born in State

43,772

92.6%

Born in Another State

3,150

6.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

294

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

13

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

13

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

34

0.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

345

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

175 / 170

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,037

4.3%

With Limitation

3,864

8.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,162
Visual	777
Hearing	556
Speech	278
Mental	430

Education in Moroleón

Literacy and Schooling

In Moroleón, 2,025 people aged 15 and over can read and write (202500%), while 2,148 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (9 men, 8.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	906	1,242	2,148	214800%
Incomplete primary	1,879	2,459	4,338	433800%
Complete primary	3,709	4,501	8,210	821000%
Incomplete secondary	572	467	1,039	103900%
Complete secondary	3,781	4,352	8,133	813300%
Post-basic education (18+)	6,251	6,119	12,370	1237000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	656
6-11 years	299
12-14 years	263

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 69 are public and 30 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	25	6	31
Primaria	28	7	35
Secundaria	9	3	12
Media Superior	6	5	11
Superior	0	7	7

Employment and Social Security in Moroleón

In Moroleón, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 25,507 people. Of those, 25,071 are employed and 436 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

25,507

H: 13,986 / M: 11,521

Employed Population

25,071

H: 13,685 / M: 11,386

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

436 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

14,100

H: 4,791 / M: 9,309

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	36,587	77.4%
IMSS	6,675	14.1%
ISSSTE	1,977	4.2%
ISSSTE estatal	177	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	21	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	26,295	55.6%
IMSS Bienestar	567	1.2%
Private insurance	864	1.8%
Other institution	215	0.5%
Without health coverage	10,642	22.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Moroleón

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

21,809

2180900%

Single

13,187

1318700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

4,732

473200%

Households

Total Households

14,271

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

9,206

64.5%

Female-headed

5,065

35.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	42,891	90.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,925	4.1%
Other religions	39	0.1%
No religion	2,376	5%

Housing and Basic Services in Moroleón

Moroleón has 19,856 total dwellings, of which 14,275 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	14,161	100%
Earthen floor	97	0.7%
1 bedroom	4,015	28.3%
2+ bedrooms	10,243	72.3%
1 room	198	1.4%
2 rooms	1,692	11.9%
3+ rooms	12,368	87.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.5%

14,235 dwellings

Piped Water

100.2%

14,192 dwellings

With Drainage

100%

14,168 dwellings

All Services

99.6%

14,103 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	14,235	100.5%
Without electricity	23	0.2%
Public water network	14,192	100.2%
Hauled water	13,321	94.1%
Other water source	66	0.5%
With water tank	13,645	96.3%
With cistern	4,803	33.9%
With toilet	14,097	99.5%
With latrine	97	0.7%
With drainage	14,168	100%
Without drainage	90	0.6%
With all services	14,103	99.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0%

Goods and Technology in Moroleón

Household equipment in Moroleón according to the 2020 Census. 50.6% of dwellings have internet and 85.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	13,857	97.8%
Washing machine	12,107	85.5%
Microwave oven	8,568	60.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	6,946	49%
Motorcycle	8,255	58.3%
Bicycle	4,684	33.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	13,816	97.5%
Radio	11,291	79.7%
Landline phone	6,335	44.7%
Cell phone	12,048	85.1%
Computer	5,318	37.5%
Internet	7,164	50.6%
Pay TV	6,088	43%
Streaming platforms	1,773	12.5%
Video game console	1,081	7.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

233

1.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,145

8.1%

No Computer or Internet

6,392

45.1%

No ICT at All

98

0.7%

Companies and Economy in Moroleón

The main economic sectors of Moroleón are Comercio al por menor with 3,241 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	3,241
Industrias manufactureras	1,230
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	698
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	586
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	169

Poverty and Social Development in Moroleón

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Moroleón has a poverty rate of 55% and extreme poverty of 3.3%.

Poverty

55%

26,593 people

Extreme Poverty

3.3%

1,604 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.6%

15,780 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.8%

2,333 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.5%

3,627 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	22.5%	10,864
Lack of access to health services	20.9%	10,120
Lack of access to social security	76.5%	36,994
Lack of housing quality and spaces	2.7%	1,328
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.6%	2,710
Lack of access to food	24.9%	12,048
Income below welfare line	59.8%	28,925
Income below minimum welfare line	22.9%	11,087

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	49.2%	4.6%	38.3%	9.8%	0
2015	55%	3.3%	32.6%	7.5%	0

Crime in Moroleón

In the last 12 months, 994 crimes were recorded in Moroleón. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	80
2025/11	66
2025/10	86
2025/09	70
2025/08	96
2025/07	90
2025/06	107
2025/05	85
2025/04	76
2025/03	83
2025/02	63
2025/01	92

Health in Moroleón

Moroleón has 26 health facilities, including 10 hospitals, 14 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Moroleón

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Moroleón	41,910	1,807
Rinconadas del Bosque	1,186	1,893
Piñícuaro	894	2,099
El Salto	656	1,980
La Ordeña	502	2,030
Ojo de Agua de en Medio	364	1,805
La Loma	274	2,221
La Soledad	262	1,891
Rancho Nuevo	239	2,086
La Barranca	194	2,134

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