Charapan

Charapan is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 13,539 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,299 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years.

Demographics of Charapan

Demographic structure of Charapan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,883 people under 15 years old (28.7%), 8,379 people of working age (61.9%) and 1,277 elderly over 65 years old (9.4%).

0-14 years

3,883

28.7% of the population

15-64 years

8,379

61.9% - Working age

65+ years

1,277

9.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Charapan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	710	644	1,354	10%
5-9 years	648	671	1,319	9.7%
10-14 years	590	620	1,210	8.9%
15-19 years	531	564	1,095	8.1%
20-24 years	578	590	1,168	8.6%
25-29 years	542	647	1,189	8.8%
30-34 years	444	536	980	7.2%
35-39 years	405	478	883	6.5%
40-44 years	351	442	793	5.9%
45-49 years	327	359	686	5.1%
50-54 years	237	312	549	4.1%
55-59 years	246	300	546	4%
60-64 years	226	264	490	3.6%
65-69 years	190	228	418	3.1%
70-74 years	153	161	314	2.3%
75-79 years	102	113	215	1.6%
80-84 years	64	67	131	1%
85+ years	92	107	199	1.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Charapan

Population Origin

Born in State

13,218

97.6%

Born in Another State

218

1.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

115

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

6,309

46.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

5,938

94.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

357

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

7,529

209.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

154

1.1% of the population

Men / Women

82 / 72

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

606

4.5%

With Limitation

1,503

11.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	286
Visual	238
Hearing	171
Speech	80
Mental	93

Education in Charapan

Literacy and Schooling

In Charapan, 1,573 people aged 15 and over can read and write (157300%), while 1,301 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years (7.1 men, 6.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	501	800	1,301	130100%
Incomplete primary	818	1,023	1,841	184100%
Complete primary	922	994	1,916	191600%
Incomplete secondary	289	172	461	46100%
Complete secondary	968	1,016	1,984	198400%
Post-basic education (18+)	899	1,056	1,955	195500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	279
6-11 years	75
12-14 years	126

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 33 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	6	1	7
Primaria	11	1	12
Secundaria	4	0	4
Media Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in Charapan

In Charapan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,300 people. Of those, 6,210 are employed and 90 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

6,300

H: 3,814 / M: 2,486

Employed Population

6,210

H: 3,731 / M: 2,479

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

90 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,966

H: 957 / M: 3,009

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,350	69.1%
IMSS	435	3.2%
ISSSTE	458	3.4%
ISSSTE estatal	17	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	12	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,230	60.8%
IMSS Bienestar	128	0.9%
Private insurance	81	0.6%
Other institution	12	0.1%
Without health coverage	4,185	30.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Charapan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,428

642800%

Single

2,860

286000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,059

105900%

Households

Total Households

3,591

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

2,794

77.8%

Female-headed

797

22.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	13,168	97.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	208	1.5%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	156	1.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Charapan

Charapan has 4,804 total dwellings, of which 3,595 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,971	82.9%
Earthen floor	613	17.1%
1 bedroom	1,778	49.6%
2+ bedrooms	1,806	50.4%
1 room	269	7.5%
2 rooms	1,214	33.9%
3+ rooms	2,101	58.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.8%

3,539 dwellings

Piped Water

75.7%

2,711 dwellings

With Drainage

66.8%

2,392 dwellings

All Services

49%

1,755 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,539	98.8%
Without electricity	45	1.3%
Public water network	2,711	75.7%
Hauled water	2,545	71%
Other water source	873	24.4%
With water tank	2,717	75.9%
With cistern	715	20%
With toilet	1,967	54.9%
With latrine	1,573	43.9%
With drainage	2,392	66.8%
Without drainage	1,192	33.3%
With all services	1,755	49%
Without water, drainage or electricity	24	0.7%

Goods and Technology in Charapan

Household equipment in Charapan according to the 2020 Census. 4% of dwellings have internet and 70.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,705	47.6%
Washing machine	1,501	41.9%
Microwave oven	692	19.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	822	22.9%
Motorcycle	140	3.9%
Bicycle	261	7.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,880	80.4%
Radio	2,183	60.9%
Landline phone	143	4%
Cell phone	2,523	70.4%
Computer	252	7%
Internet	143	4%
Pay TV	1,319	36.8%
Streaming platforms	14	0.4%
Video game console	27	0.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

478

13.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,006

28.1%

No Computer or Internet

3,279

91.5%

No ICT at All

313

8.7%

Companies and Economy in Charapan

The main economic sectors of Charapan are Industrias manufactureras with 750 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	750
Comercio al por menor	480
Industrias manufactureras	176
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	112
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	53

Poverty and Social Development in Charapan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Charapan has a poverty rate of 82.7% and extreme poverty of 33.3%.

Poverty

82.7%

9,102 people

Extreme Poverty

33.3%

3,669 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

15.2%

1,668 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.8%

89 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.3%

146 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	34.5%	3,799
Lack of access to health services	22.3%	2,453
Lack of access to social security	90.6%	9,971
Lack of housing quality and spaces	43.1%	4,738
Lack of access to basic housing services	65.1%	7,164
Lack of access to food	31.1%	3,427
Income below welfare line	83.5%	9,191
Income below minimum welfare line	45.6%	5,019

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	78.5%	30.3%	18.8%	2%	0
2015	82.7%	33.3%	15.2%	1.3%	0

Crime in Charapan

In the last 12 months, 40 crimes were recorded in Charapan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	4
2025/10	8
2025/09	5
2025/08	1
2025/06	1
2025/05	5
2025/04	3
2025/03	3
2025/02	2
2025/01	3
2024/12	2

Health in Charapan

Charapan has 6 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Charapan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Charapan	4,409	2,360
Ocumicho	3,872	2,000
Cocucho	3,213	2,418
San Felipe de los Herreros	2,002	2,226
Cruz de Piedra	21	2,280
Carapacua	11	2,418
Las Lomas	6	2,325
Lano Grande	4	2,224
Inyaman	1	2,439

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