Romita

Romita is a municipality of Guanajuato with 65,766 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,758 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years.

Demographics of Romita

Demographic structure of Romita according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 19,334 people under 15 years old (29.4%), 41,331 people of working age (62.8%) and 5,100 elderly over 65 years old (7.8%).

0-14 years

19,334

29.4% of the population

15-64 years

41,331

62.8% - Working age

65+ years

5,100

7.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Romita

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	3,437	3,297	6,734	10.2%
5-9 years	3,282	3,207	6,489	9.9%
10-14 years	3,122	2,989	6,111	9.3%
15-19 years	3,017	2,988	6,005	9.1%
20-24 years	2,924	2,988	5,912	9%
25-29 years	2,728	2,794	5,522	8.4%
30-34 years	2,282	2,564	4,846	7.4%
35-39 years	2,061	2,259	4,320	6.6%
40-44 years	1,873	2,069	3,942	6%
45-49 years	1,718	1,788	3,506	5.3%
50-54 years	1,341	1,554	2,895	4.4%
55-59 years	1,121	1,230	2,351	3.6%
60-64 years	959	1,073	2,032	3.1%
65-69 years	781	854	1,635	2.5%
70-74 years	598	676	1,274	1.9%
75-79 years	441	477	918	1.4%
80-84 years	273	332	605	0.9%
85+ years	294	374	668	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Romita

Population Origin

Born in State

62,566

95.1%

Born in Another State

2,556

3.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

650

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

94

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

84

89.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

8

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

147

0.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

393

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

181 / 212

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,915

4.4%

With Limitation

6,047

9.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,550
Visual	1,095
Hearing	639
Speech	486
Mental	527

Education in Romita

Literacy and Schooling

In Romita, 3,515 people aged 15 and over can read and write (351500%), while 3,671 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years (7.7 men, 7.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,728	1,943	3,671	367100%
Incomplete primary	3,379	3,283	6,662	666200%
Complete primary	4,173	4,211	8,384	838400%
Incomplete secondary	858	675	1,533	153300%
Complete secondary	6,855	8,392	15,247	1524700%
Post-basic education (18+)	4,740	4,766	9,506	950600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,727
6-11 years	315
12-14 years	496

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 171 are public and 4 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	61	1	62
Primaria	66	1	67
Secundaria	30	1	31
Media Superior	13	1	14

Employment and Social Security in Romita

In Romita, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 27,889 people. Of those, 27,530 are employed and 359 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.3%.

Total EAP

27,889

H: 18,878 / M: 9,011

Employed Population

27,530

H: 18,587 / M: 8,943

Unemployment Rate

1.3%

359 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

21,969

H: 5,196 / M: 16,773

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	57,516	87.5%
IMSS	11,220	17.1%
ISSSTE	2,622	4%
ISSSTE estatal	106	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	40	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	42,964	65.3%
IMSS Bienestar	131	0.2%
Private insurance	259	0.4%
Other institution	468	0.7%
Without health coverage	8,224	12.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Romita

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

29,663

2966300%

Single

16,021

1602100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

4,319

431900%

Households

Total Households

16,202

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

11,069

68.3%

Female-headed

5,133

31.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	58,945	89.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,612	5.5%
Other religions	12	0%
No religion	3,152	4.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Romita

Romita has 20,510 total dwellings, of which 16,207 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	15,901	99.1%
Earthen floor	273	1.7%
1 bedroom	4,840	30.2%
2+ bedrooms	11,334	70.6%
1 room	676	4.2%
2 rooms	3,282	20.5%
3+ rooms	12,216	76.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.3%

16,087 dwellings

Piped Water

99%

15,893 dwellings

With Drainage

95.3%

15,298 dwellings

All Services

93.8%

15,052 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	16,087	100.3%
Without electricity	87	0.5%
Public water network	15,893	99%
Hauled water	7,420	46.2%
Other water source	281	1.8%
With water tank	11,992	74.7%
With cistern	2,547	15.9%
With toilet	15,235	94.9%
With latrine	205	1.3%
With drainage	15,298	95.3%
Without drainage	876	5.5%
With all services	15,052	93.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	11	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Romita

Household equipment in Romita according to the 2020 Census. 28.9% of dwellings have internet and 78.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	14,175	88.3%
Washing machine	12,741	79.4%
Microwave oven	5,328	33.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	6,825	42.5%
Motorcycle	2,729	17%
Bicycle	9,300	58%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	14,908	92.9%
Radio	10,794	67.3%
Landline phone	3,027	18.9%
Cell phone	12,554	78.2%
Computer	2,932	18.3%
Internet	4,642	28.9%
Pay TV	4,149	25.9%
Streaming platforms	672	4.2%
Video game console	488	3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

731

4.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,757

17.2%

No Computer or Internet

10,801

67.3%

No ICT at All

412

2.6%

Companies and Economy in Romita

The main economic sectors of Romita are Comercio al por menor with 995 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	995
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	317
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	210
Industrias manufactureras	167
Industrias manufactureras	46

Poverty and Social Development in Romita

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Romita has a poverty rate of 52.3% and extreme poverty of 5.7%.

Poverty

52.3%

30,882 people

Extreme Poverty

5.7%

3,382 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

36.7%

21,682 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.6%

2,146 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.3%

4,319 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	30%	17,700
Lack of access to health services	7.8%	4,600
Lack of access to social security	77.2%	45,542
Lack of housing quality and spaces	13.3%	7,828
Lack of access to basic housing services	25.7%	15,199
Lack of access to food	27.2%	16,071
Income below welfare line	56%	33,028
Income below minimum welfare line	18.5%	10,933

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	57.1%	11.7%	35.6%	5.3%	0
2015	52.3%	5.7%	36.7%	7.3%	0

Crime in Romita

In the last 12 months, 739 crimes were recorded in Romita. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	70
2025/11	42
2025/10	82
2025/09	62
2025/08	67
2025/07	67
2025/06	74
2025/05	63
2025/04	64
2025/03	48
2025/02	50
2025/01	50

Health in Romita

Romita has 18 health facilities, including 4 hospitals, 14 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Romita

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Romita	24,757	1,751
Mezquite Gordo	1,952	1,743
El Jagüey	1,843	1,764
Gavia de Rionda	1,717	1,779
La Sardina	1,363	1,759
Las Liebres	1,298	1,750
El Escoplo	1,191	1,780
Colonia Rafael Corrales Ayala	1,104	1,773
Santa Rosa de Rivas	1,027	1,743
San Clemente	1,015	1,749

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