Omitlán de Juárez

Omitlán de Juárez is a municipality of Hidalgo with 9,295 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,505 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years.

Demographics of Omitlán de Juárez

Demographic structure of Omitlán de Juárez according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,481 people under 15 years old (26.7%), 6,008 people of working age (64.6%) and 806 elderly over 65 years old (8.7%).

0-14 years

2,481

26.7% of the population

15-64 years

6,008

64.6% - Working age

65+ years

806

8.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Omitlán de Juárez

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	313	371	684	7.4%
5-9 years	448	421	869	9.3%
10-14 years	486	442	928	10%
15-19 years	392	431	823	8.9%
20-24 years	331	376	707	7.6%
25-29 years	315	374	689	7.4%
30-34 years	287	339	626	6.7%
35-39 years	310	390	700	7.5%
40-44 years	284	327	611	6.6%
45-49 years	267	266	533	5.7%
50-54 years	250	280	530	5.7%
55-59 years	190	221	411	4.4%
60-64 years	186	192	378	4.1%
65-69 years	134	141	275	3%
70-74 years	95	109	204	2.2%
75-79 years	73	81	154	1.7%
80-84 years	32	56	88	0.9%
85+ years	29	56	85	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Omitlán de Juárez

Population Origin

Born in State

8,511

91.6%

Born in Another State

669

7.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

183

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

28

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

28

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

77

3.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

20

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

9 / 11

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

477

5.1%

With Limitation

1,374

14.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	217
Visual	214
Hearing	116
Speech	68
Mental	71

Education in Omitlán de Juárez

Literacy and Schooling

In Omitlán de Juárez, 422 people aged 15 and over can read and write (42200%), while 388 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years (8.5 men, 8.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	155	233	388	38800%
Incomplete primary	317	375	692	69200%
Complete primary	535	538	1,073	107300%
Incomplete secondary	93	89	182	18200%
Complete secondary	1,153	1,307	2,460	246000%
Post-basic education (18+)	786	951	1,737	173700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	198
6-11 years	45
12-14 years	34

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 29 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	11	0	11
Primaria	10	1	11
Secundaria	5	0	5
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Omitlán de Juárez

In Omitlán de Juárez, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,301 people. Of those, 4,216 are employed and 85 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

4,301

H: 2,641 / M: 1,660

Employed Population

4,216

H: 2,575 / M: 1,641

Unemployment Rate

2%

85 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,054

H: 809 / M: 2,245

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,789	62.3%
IMSS	1,579	17%
ISSSTE	325	3.5%
ISSSTE estatal	8	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,833	41.2%
IMSS Bienestar	23	0.2%
Private insurance	62	0.7%
Other institution	3	0%
Without health coverage	3,505	37.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Omitlán de Juárez

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,168

416800%

Single

2,352

235200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

850

85000%

Households

Total Households

2,506

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

1,809

72.2%

Female-headed

697

27.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,139	87.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	657	7.1%
Other religions	7	0.1%
No religion	491	5.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Omitlán de Juárez

Omitlán de Juárez has 3,415 total dwellings, of which 2,506 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,463	100.2%
Earthen floor	43	1.7%
1 bedroom	808	32.9%
2+ bedrooms	1,698	69.1%
1 room	91	3.7%
2 rooms	377	15.3%
3+ rooms	2,038	82.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.3%

2,490 dwellings

Piped Water

99.6%

2,448 dwellings

With Drainage

91.5%

2,248 dwellings

All Services

90.2%

2,216 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,490	101.3%
Without electricity	16	0.7%
Public water network	2,448	99.6%
Hauled water	1,345	54.7%
Other water source	58	2.4%
With water tank	2,175	88.5%
With cistern	444	18.1%
With toilet	2,238	91%
With latrine	65	2.6%
With drainage	2,248	91.5%
Without drainage	258	10.5%
With all services	2,216	90.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	6	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Omitlán de Juárez

Household equipment in Omitlán de Juárez according to the 2020 Census. 22.2% of dwellings have internet and 87.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,087	84.9%
Washing machine	1,598	65%
Microwave oven	725	29.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,320	53.7%
Motorcycle	134	5.5%
Bicycle	340	13.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,226	90.6%
Radio	1,570	63.9%
Landline phone	313	12.7%
Cell phone	2,140	87.1%
Computer	499	20.3%
Internet	546	22.2%
Pay TV	1,663	67.7%
Streaming platforms	91	3.7%
Video game console	92	3.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

154

6.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

315

12.8%

No Computer or Internet

1,775

72.2%

No ICT at All

69

2.8%

Companies and Economy in Omitlán de Juárez

The main economic sectors of Omitlán de Juárez are Comercio al por menor with 124 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	124
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	89
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	29
Industrias manufactureras	18
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	8

Poverty and Social Development in Omitlán de Juárez

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Omitlán de Juárez has a poverty rate of 59% and extreme poverty of 10.5%.

Poverty

59%

5,744 people

Extreme Poverty

10.5%

1,025 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

34.5%

3,364 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.5%

151 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.9%

482 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.9%	2,131
Lack of access to health services	9.3%	908
Lack of access to social security	83.6%	8,142
Lack of housing quality and spaces	8.8%	859
Lack of access to basic housing services	39.3%	3,833
Lack of access to food	22.6%	2,197
Income below welfare line	60.5%	5,894
Income below minimum welfare line	24.7%	2,408

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	54.7%	10.5%	41%	3.7%	0
2015	59%	10.5%	34.5%	4.9%	0

Crime in Omitlán de Juárez

In the last 12 months, 168 crimes were recorded in Omitlán de Juárez. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	12
2025/11	11
2025/10	12
2025/09	19
2025/08	19
2025/07	18
2025/06	12
2025/05	18
2025/04	13
2025/03	8
2025/02	11
2025/01	15

Health in Omitlán de Juárez

Omitlán de Juárez has 9 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Omitlán de Juárez

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Antonio el Paso	1,260	2,607
Omitlán de Juárez	1,050	2,410
Venta de Guadalupe	848	2,299
Velasco	553	2,393
Puentecillas	452	2,702
Rincón Chico	433	2,376
Ignacio López Rayón	375	2,467
Cruz de Omitlán	363	2,610
El Mirador (La Coyotera)	332	2,491
El Perico	316	2,440

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