Ario

Ario is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 36,268 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,702 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years.

Demographics of Ario

Demographic structure of Ario according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 10,759 people under 15 years old (29.7%), 22,187 people of working age (61.2%) and 3,080 elderly over 65 years old (8.5%).

0-14 years

10,759

29.7% of the population

15-64 years

22,187

61.2% - Working age

65+ years

3,080

8.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

62.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ario

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,895	1,867	3,762	10.4%
5-9 years	1,727	1,720	3,447	9.5%
10-14 years	1,783	1,767	3,550	9.8%
15-19 years	1,621	1,471	3,092	8.5%
20-24 years	1,442	1,487	2,929	8.1%
25-29 years	1,342	1,416	2,758	7.6%
30-34 years	1,314	1,343	2,657	7.3%
35-39 years	1,112	1,245	2,357	6.5%
40-44 years	1,075	1,157	2,232	6.2%
45-49 years	898	932	1,830	5%
50-54 years	830	893	1,723	4.8%
55-59 years	621	706	1,327	3.7%
60-64 years	598	684	1,282	3.5%
65-69 years	458	461	919	2.5%
70-74 years	366	362	728	2%
75-79 years	257	322	579	1.6%
80-84 years	190	225	415	1.1%
85+ years	182	257	439	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ario

Population Origin

Born in State

34,378

94.8%

Born in Another State

1,360

3.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

558

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

68

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

67

98.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

151

1.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

191

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

115 / 76

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,880

5.2%

With Limitation

4,105

11.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	816
Visual	815
Hearing	434
Speech	326
Mental	390

Education in Ario

Literacy and Schooling

In Ario, 2,004 people aged 15 and over can read and write (200400%), while 2,430 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years (7.4 men, 7.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,211	1,219	2,430	243000%
Incomplete primary	1,812	1,753	3,565	356500%
Complete primary	2,632	2,427	5,059	505900%
Incomplete secondary	688	519	1,207	120700%
Complete secondary	3,244	3,596	6,840	684000%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,437	3,085	5,522	552200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	741
6-11 years	209
12-14 years	315

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 162 are public and 5 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	59	1	60
Primaria	67	3	70
Secundaria	28	0	28
Media Superior	6	1	7

Employment and Social Security in Ario

In Ario, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 17,038 people. Of those, 16,947 are employed and 91 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.5%.

Total EAP

17,038

H: 11,035 / M: 6,003

Employed Population

16,947

H: 10,966 / M: 5,981

Unemployment Rate

0.5%

91 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

10,209

H: 2,247 / M: 7,962

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	18,682	51.5%
IMSS	6,716	18.5%
ISSSTE	1,205	3.3%
ISSSTE estatal	63	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	19	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,153	25.2%
IMSS Bienestar	1,197	3.3%
Private insurance	692	1.9%
Other institution	54	0.1%
Without health coverage	17,322	47.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Ario

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

15,933

1593300%

Single

8,629

862900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,822

282200%

Households

Total Households

9,346

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

7,047

75.4%

Female-headed

2,299

24.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	34,373	94.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	790	2.2%
Other religions	4	0%
No religion	833	2.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Ario

Ario has 11,548 total dwellings, of which 9,355 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,371	94.5%
Earthen floor	886	10%
1 bedroom	3,085	34.8%
2+ bedrooms	6,174	69.7%
1 room	341	3.9%
2 rooms	1,841	20.8%
3+ rooms	7,076	79.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

104.1%

9,224 dwellings

Piped Water

102.1%

9,040 dwellings

With Drainage

96.8%

8,572 dwellings

All Services

94.7%

8,388 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	9,224	104.1%
Without electricity	35	0.4%
Public water network	9,040	102.1%
Hauled water	6,728	76%
Other water source	219	2.5%
With water tank	6,839	77.2%
With cistern	2,023	22.8%
With toilet	7,581	85.6%
With latrine	1,613	18.2%
With drainage	8,572	96.8%
Without drainage	686	7.7%
With all services	8,388	94.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	8	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Ario

Household equipment in Ario according to the 2020 Census. 37.6% of dwellings have internet and 87.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,221	92.8%
Washing machine	7,388	83.4%
Microwave oven	3,614	40.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	5,171	58.4%
Motorcycle	2,408	27.2%
Bicycle	858	9.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,604	97.1%
Radio	6,117	69.1%
Landline phone	1,358	15.3%
Cell phone	7,773	87.8%
Computer	1,561	17.6%
Internet	3,326	37.6%
Pay TV	6,082	68.7%
Streaming platforms	495	5.6%
Video game console	447	5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

372

4.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,233

13.9%

No Computer or Internet

5,567

62.9%

No ICT at All

181

2%

Companies and Economy in Ario

The main economic sectors of Ario are Comercio al por menor with 825 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	825
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	327
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	289
Industrias manufactureras	117
Industrias manufactureras	45

Poverty and Social Development in Ario

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ario has a poverty rate of 59.3% and extreme poverty of 11.4%.

Poverty

59.3%

24,161 people

Extreme Poverty

11.4%

4,659 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.2%

13,095 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.8%

1,156 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.7%

2,314 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.7%	11,696
Lack of access to health services	29.4%	11,977
Lack of access to social security	77.4%	31,531
Lack of housing quality and spaces	26.8%	10,896
Lack of access to basic housing services	40.4%	16,468
Lack of access to food	24.1%	9,809
Income below welfare line	62.2%	25,317
Income below minimum welfare line	20.4%	8,318

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	59.1%	13.6%	27.3%	6.5%	0
2015	59.3%	11.4%	32.2%	5.7%	0

Crime in Ario

In the last 12 months, 267 crimes were recorded in Ario. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	21
2025/11	29
2025/10	25
2025/09	32
2025/08	19
2025/07	19
2025/06	22
2025/05	18
2025/04	21
2025/03	28
2025/02	17
2025/01	16

Health in Ario

Ario has 20 health facilities, including 4 hospitals, 16 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ario

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ario de Rosales	18,097	1,910
Doctor Miguel Silva Macías	1,167	1,527
Pablo Cuin	1,067	2,095
Palma de Altamira (Palma de Juárez)	1,024	2,262
Zatzio	953	2,102
Urapa	912	1,791
El Tepamal	894	2,252
Los Tumines (Poblado de los Ates)	824	1,540
Las Puentes	657	1,804
El Chupadero	619	2,239

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