Charo

Charo is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 25,138 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,960 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years.

Demographics of Charo

Demographic structure of Charo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,335 people under 15 years old (25.2%), 16,601 people of working age (66%) and 2,202 elderly over 65 years old (8.8%).

0-14 years

6,335

25.2% of the population

15-64 years

16,601

66% - Working age

65+ years

2,202

8.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

51.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Charo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,002	951	1,953	7.8%
5-9 years	1,039	1,082	2,121	8.4%
10-14 years	1,165	1,096	2,261	9%
15-19 years	1,049	943	1,992	7.9%
20-24 years	1,087	953	2,040	8.1%
25-29 years	1,279	915	2,194	8.7%
30-34 years	1,242	852	2,094	8.3%
35-39 years	1,139	780	1,919	7.6%
40-44 years	989	743	1,732	6.9%
45-49 years	878	656	1,534	6.1%
50-54 years	661	554	1,215	4.8%
55-59 years	526	512	1,038	4.1%
60-64 years	416	427	843	3.4%
65-69 years	382	346	728	2.9%
70-74 years	264	247	511	2%
75-79 years	209	167	376	1.5%
80-84 years	135	123	258	1%
85+ years	160	169	329	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Charo

Population Origin

Born in State

21,503

85.5%

Born in Another State

1,296

5.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

211

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

63

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

38

60.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

101

1.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

236

0.9% of the population

Men / Women

117 / 119

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,255

5%

With Limitation

3,038

12.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	636
Visual	529
Hearing	304
Speech	192
Mental	289

Education in Charo

Literacy and Schooling

In Charo, 1,190 people aged 15 and over can read and write (119000%), while 1,191 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years (6.6 men, 7.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	668	523	1,191	119100%
Incomplete primary	2,652	1,329	3,981	398100%
Complete primary	2,255	1,824	4,079	407900%
Incomplete secondary	549	316	865	86500%
Complete secondary	2,330	2,304	4,634	463400%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,785	1,853	3,638	363800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	440
6-11 years	61
12-14 years	147

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 104 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	32	0	32
Primaria	46	1	47
Secundaria	22	0	22
Media Superior	2	1	3
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Charo

In Charo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 12,332 people. Of those, 12,213 are employed and 119 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

12,332

H: 7,997 / M: 4,335

Employed Population

12,213

H: 7,904 / M: 4,309

Unemployment Rate

1%

119 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,789

H: 3,084 / M: 4,705

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,489	49.7%
IMSS	5,090	20.2%
ISSSTE	633	2.5%
ISSSTE estatal	8	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	13	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,340	25.2%
IMSS Bienestar	224	0.9%
Private insurance	216	0.9%
Other institution	44	0.2%
Without health coverage	12,623	50.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Charo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

10,189

1018900%

Single

8,312

831200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,665

166500%

Households

Total Households

5,618

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

4,116

73.3%

Female-headed

1,502

26.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	21,424	85.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,529	6.1%
Other religions	7	0%
No religion	1,998	7.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Charo

Charo has 7,695 total dwellings, of which 5,626 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,327	96.7%
Earthen floor	274	5%
1 bedroom	1,668	30.3%
2+ bedrooms	3,933	71.4%
1 room	177	3.2%
2 rooms	863	15.7%
3+ rooms	4,560	82.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.9%

5,558 dwellings

Piped Water

98.8%

5,442 dwellings

With Drainage

99.4%

5,472 dwellings

All Services

96.6%

5,321 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,558	100.9%
Without electricity	43	0.8%
Public water network	5,442	98.8%
Hauled water	2,520	45.8%
Other water source	159	2.9%
With water tank	4,495	81.6%
With cistern	1,679	30.5%
With toilet	5,357	97.3%
With latrine	156	2.8%
With drainage	5,472	99.4%
Without drainage	129	2.3%
With all services	5,321	96.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	6	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Charo

Household equipment in Charo according to the 2020 Census. 33.3% of dwellings have internet and 90.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,117	92.9%
Washing machine	4,117	74.8%
Microwave oven	2,384	43.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,495	45.3%
Motorcycle	318	5.8%
Bicycle	410	7.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,169	93.9%
Radio	4,036	73.3%
Landline phone	782	14.2%
Cell phone	4,978	90.4%
Computer	1,148	20.8%
Internet	1,834	33.3%
Pay TV	2,593	47.1%
Streaming platforms	228	4.1%
Video game console	254	4.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

223

4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

472

8.6%

No Computer or Internet

3,439

62.4%

No ICT at All

80

1.5%

Companies and Economy in Charo

The main economic sectors of Charo are Comercio al por menor with 255 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	255
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	68
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	61
Industrias manufactureras	38
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	18

Poverty and Social Development in Charo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Charo has a poverty rate of 56.3% and extreme poverty of 8.6%.

Poverty

56.3%

13,269 people

Extreme Poverty

8.6%

2,021 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

34.6%

8,162 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.9%

690 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6.1%

1,443 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.1%	6,619
Lack of access to health services	20.6%	4,849
Lack of access to social security	78.6%	18,531
Lack of housing quality and spaces	14%	3,293
Lack of access to basic housing services	29.3%	6,899
Lack of access to food	22.4%	5,287
Income below welfare line	59.2%	13,959
Income below minimum welfare line	19.5%	4,602

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	46.3%	7%	43.7%	7.1%	0
2015	56.3%	8.6%	34.6%	6.1%	0

Crime in Charo

In the last 12 months, 363 crimes were recorded in Charo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	25
2025/11	36
2025/10	39
2025/09	36
2025/08	36
2025/07	16
2025/06	37
2025/05	38
2025/04	22
2025/03	24
2025/02	23
2025/01	31

Health in Charo

Charo has 15 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 11 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Charo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Charo	5,807	1,920
Licenciado David Franco Rodríguez (Mil Cumbres) [Cereso]	2,867	1,961
La Goleta	2,089	1,879
Irapeo	1,899	1,961
Jaripeo	1,734	2,037
Unión de Progreso (Lomas de Irapeo)	1,014	2,003
San Antonio Corrales	971	1,878
Zurumbeneo	967	1,976
Las Mesas	921	2,225
Francisco I. Madero (El Pantano)	751	1,963

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