Pilcaya

Pilcaya is a municipality of Guerrero with 12,753 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,453 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years.

Demographics of Pilcaya

Demographic structure of Pilcaya according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,725 people under 15 years old (29.2%), 7,759 people of working age (60.8%) and 1,268 elderly over 65 years old (9.9%).

0-14 years

3,725

29.2% of the population

15-64 years

7,759

60.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,268

9.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Pilcaya

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	590	600	1,190	9.3%
5-9 years	680	613	1,293	10.1%
10-14 years	626	616	1,242	9.7%
15-19 years	560	539	1,099	8.6%
20-24 years	510	522	1,032	8.1%
25-29 years	427	472	899	7%
30-34 years	399	474	873	6.8%
35-39 years	346	422	768	6%
40-44 years	393	407	800	6.3%
45-49 years	345	359	704	5.5%
50-54 years	290	313	603	4.7%
55-59 years	254	273	527	4.1%
60-64 years	220	234	454	3.6%
65-69 years	159	187	346	2.7%
70-74 years	148	165	313	2.5%
75-79 years	129	121	250	2%
80-84 years	88	82	170	1.3%
85+ years	78	111	189	1.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Pilcaya

Population Origin

Born in State

7,187

56.4%

Born in Another State

5,459

42.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

500

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

19

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

19

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

58

1.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

213

1.7% of the population

Men / Women

111 / 102

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,181

9.3%

With Limitation

2,215

17.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	569
Visual	571
Hearing	280
Speech	138
Mental	240

Education in Pilcaya

Literacy and Schooling

In Pilcaya, 688 people aged 15 and over can read and write (68800%), while 557 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years (7.3 men, 7.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	265	292	557	55700%
Incomplete primary	903	840	1,743	174300%
Complete primary	983	971	1,954	195400%
Incomplete secondary	258	186	444	44400%
Complete secondary	940	1,086	2,026	202600%
Post-basic education (18+)	879	1,150	2,029	202900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	122
6-11 years	52
12-14 years	118

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 53 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	18	18
Primaria	21	21
Secundaria	11	11
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Pilcaya

In Pilcaya, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 5,781 people. Of those, 5,698 are employed and 83 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

5,781

H: 3,564 / M: 2,217

Employed Population

5,698

H: 3,493 / M: 2,205

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

83 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,936

H: 1,136 / M: 2,800

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,794	69%
IMSS	658	5.2%
ISSSTE	350	2.7%
ISSSTE estatal	2	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	14	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,350	57.6%
IMSS Bienestar	34	0.3%
Private insurance	258	2%
Other institution	181	1.4%
Without health coverage	3,949	31%

Marital Status and Religion in Pilcaya

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,444

544400%

Single

3,160

316000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,177

117700%

Households

Total Households

3,583

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

2,374

66.3%

Female-headed

1,209

33.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	11,427	89.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	293	2.3%
No religion	1,016	8%

Housing and Basic Services in Pilcaya

Pilcaya has 4,883 total dwellings, of which 3,586 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,437	96.2%
Earthen floor	139	3.9%
1 bedroom	1,314	36.8%
2+ bedrooms	2,262	63.3%
1 room	212	5.9%
2 rooms	788	22.1%
3+ rooms	2,576	72.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.4%

3,514 dwellings

Piped Water

92.3%

3,295 dwellings

With Drainage

93.6%

3,341 dwellings

All Services

87.5%

3,125 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,514	98.4%
Without electricity	62	1.7%
Public water network	3,295	92.3%
Hauled water	2,591	72.6%
Other water source	281	7.9%
With water tank	2,948	82.6%
With cistern	1,139	31.9%
With toilet	3,316	92.9%
With latrine	33	0.9%
With drainage	3,341	93.6%
Without drainage	235	6.6%
With all services	3,125	87.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	24	0.7%

Goods and Technology in Pilcaya

Household equipment in Pilcaya according to the 2020 Census. 24.2% of dwellings have internet and 78.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,855	79.9%
Washing machine	1,954	54.7%
Microwave oven	830	23.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,163	32.6%
Motorcycle	665	18.6%
Bicycle	1,468	41.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,109	87.1%
Radio	2,148	60.2%
Landline phone	731	20.5%
Cell phone	2,813	78.8%
Computer	556	15.6%
Internet	864	24.2%
Pay TV	1,536	43%
Streaming platforms	124	3.5%
Video game console	89	2.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

292

8.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

564

15.8%

No Computer or Internet

2,532

70.9%

No ICT at All

163

4.6%

Companies and Economy in Pilcaya

The main economic sectors of Pilcaya are Comercio al por menor with 280 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	280
Industrias manufactureras	183
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	114
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	71
Industrias manufactureras	16

Poverty and Social Development in Pilcaya

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Pilcaya has a poverty rate of 56.5% and extreme poverty of 8.1%.

Poverty

56.5%

8,419 people

Extreme Poverty

8.1%

1,204 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

40.7%

6,070 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.8%

126 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.9%

280 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	30.6%	4,553
Lack of access to health services	11.1%	1,654
Lack of access to social security	87%	12,955
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.1%	1,348
Lack of access to basic housing services	58%	8,642
Lack of access to food	29.2%	4,349
Income below welfare line	57.4%	8,545
Income below minimum welfare line	20.1%	2,991

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	74.8%	23.9%	21.2%	3.2%	0
2015	56.5%	8.1%	40.7%	1.9%	0

Crime in Pilcaya

In the last 12 months, 63 crimes were recorded in Pilcaya. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	4
2025/10	4
2025/09	4
2025/08	2
2025/07	3
2025/06	10
2025/05	9
2025/04	7
2025/03	5
2025/02	6
2025/01	8

Health in Pilcaya

Pilcaya has 9 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Pilcaya

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Pilcaya	6,184	1,619
La Concepción (La Concha)	1,206	1,660
Cacahuamilpa	973	1,273
El Mogote	750	1,491
Piedras Negras	479	1,551
Crucero de Grutas (Grutas de Cacahuamilpa)	437	1,149
El Sauz	395	1,655
Santa Teresa	382	1,162
Juchimilpa	297	1,645
El Platanar	207	1,442

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