Cañadas de Obregón

Cañadas de Obregón is a municipality of Jalisco with 4,388 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,810 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years.

Demographics of Cañadas de Obregón

Demographic structure of Cañadas de Obregón according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,098 people under 15 years old (25%), 2,616 people of working age (59.6%) and 674 elderly over 65 years old (15.4%).

0-14 years

1,098

25% of the population

15-64 years

2,616

59.6% - Working age

65+ years

674

15.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

67.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cañadas de Obregón

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	172	174	346	7.9%
5-9 years	199	177	376	8.6%
10-14 years	192	184	376	8.6%
15-19 years	179	155	334	7.6%
20-24 years	137	141	278	6.3%
25-29 years	142	148	290	6.6%
30-34 years	130	155	285	6.5%
35-39 years	150	141	291	6.6%
40-44 years	120	123	243	5.5%
45-49 years	133	117	250	5.7%
50-54 years	109	123	232	5.3%
55-59 years	112	112	224	5.1%
60-64 years	90	99	189	4.3%
65-69 years	85	111	196	4.5%
70-74 years	79	82	161	3.7%
75-79 years	75	64	139	3.2%
80-84 years	44	58	102	2.3%
85+ years	43	33	76	1.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cañadas de Obregón

Population Origin

Born in State

4,056

92.4%

Born in Another State

211

4.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

78

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

8

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

8

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

18

1.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

14

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

9 / 5

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

454

10.3%

With Limitation

599

13.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	266
Visual	167
Hearing	113
Speech	52
Mental	78

Education in Cañadas de Obregón

Literacy and Schooling

In Cañadas de Obregón, 238 people aged 15 and over can read and write (23800%), while 340 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years (6.6 men, 7.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	177	163	340	34000%
Incomplete primary	364	325	689	68900%
Complete primary	415	335	750	75000%
Incomplete secondary	71	60	131	13100%
Complete secondary	297	439	736	73600%
Post-basic education (18+)	271	305	576	57600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	129
6-11 years	40
12-14 years	54

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 24 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	7	7
Primaria	9	9
Secundaria	6	6
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Cañadas de Obregón

In Cañadas de Obregón, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,707 people. Of those, 1,653 are employed and 54 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

Total EAP

1,707

H: 1,166 / M: 541

Employed Population

1,653

H: 1,121 / M: 532

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

54 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,798

H: 575 / M: 1,223

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	3,499	79.7%
IMSS	1,051	24%
ISSSTE	30	0.7%
ISSSTE estatal	3	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,393	54.5%
IMSS Bienestar	3	0.1%
Private insurance	58	1.3%
Other institution	8	0.2%
Without health coverage	888	20.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Cañadas de Obregón

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,928

192800%

Single

1,142

114200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

449

44900%

Households

Total Households

1,396

3.1 average occupants

Male-headed

1,002

71.8%

Female-headed

394

28.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	4,225	96.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	77	1.8%
No religion	78	1.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Cañadas de Obregón

Cañadas de Obregón has 2,402 total dwellings, of which 1,396 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,380	99.1%
Earthen floor	13	0.9%
1 bedroom	363	26.1%
2+ bedrooms	1,030	74%
1 room	18	1.3%
2 rooms	88	6.3%
3+ rooms	1,287	92.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.7%

1,374 dwellings

Piped Water

98.7%

1,374 dwellings

With Drainage

97.6%

1,358 dwellings

All Services

96.8%

1,348 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,374	98.7%
Without electricity	19	1.4%
Public water network	1,374	98.7%
Hauled water	1,175	84.4%
Other water source	19	1.4%
With water tank	1,279	91.9%
With cistern	401	28.8%
With toilet	1,360	97.7%
With latrine	2	0.1%
With drainage	1,358	97.6%
Without drainage	35	2.5%
With all services	1,348	96.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	9	0.6%

Goods and Technology in Cañadas de Obregón

Household equipment in Cañadas de Obregón according to the 2020 Census. 30.2% of dwellings have internet and 87% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,324	95.1%
Washing machine	1,240	89.1%
Microwave oven	843	60.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	907	65.2%
Motorcycle	364	26.1%
Bicycle	112	8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,295	93%
Radio	992	71.3%
Landline phone	313	22.5%
Cell phone	1,211	87%
Computer	344	24.7%
Internet	420	30.2%
Pay TV	820	58.9%
Streaming platforms	48	3.4%
Video game console	78	5.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

54

3.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

90

6.5%

No Computer or Internet

859

61.7%

No ICT at All

34

2.4%

Companies and Economy in Cañadas de Obregón

The main economic sectors of Cañadas de Obregón are Comercio al por menor with 109 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	109
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	47
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	29
Industrias manufactureras	16
Servicios educativos	10

Poverty and Social Development in Cañadas de Obregón

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cañadas de Obregón has a poverty rate of 58.9% and extreme poverty of 4.6%.

Poverty

58.9%

2,457 people

Extreme Poverty

4.6%

193 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

31.2%

1,301 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.7%

197 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.1%

215 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	38.4%	1,600
Lack of access to health services	13.8%	575
Lack of access to social security	71.7%	2,991
Lack of housing quality and spaces	3.4%	143
Lack of access to basic housing services	10.2%	426
Lack of access to food	13.2%	550
Income below welfare line	63.7%	2,654
Income below minimum welfare line	27.4%	1,143

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	46.7%	8.4%	45.8%	4.5%	0
2015	58.9%	4.6%	31.2%	5.1%	0

Crime in Cañadas de Obregón

In the last 12 months, 20 crimes were recorded in Cañadas de Obregón. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	1
2025/10	1
2025/07	1
2025/06	2
2025/05	2
2025/04	2
2025/03	1
2025/02	4
2025/01	1
2024/11	1
2024/10	3
2024/08	1

Health in Cañadas de Obregón

Cañadas de Obregón has 3 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Cañadas de Obregón

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Cañadas de Obregón	3,024	1,868
Temacapulín (Temaca)	269	1,640
El Zapotillo	217	1,765
La Cueva (Santa Rosalía de la Cueva)	136	1,754
Los Yugos	128	1,710
Barreras	98	1,780
Los Tepozanes	65	1,769
El Laurel	54	1,770
Catachime	52	1,808
El Talacayunque	43	1,750

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