Cherán

Cherán is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 20,586 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,281 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years.

Demographics of Cherán

Demographic structure of Cherán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,514 people under 15 years old (31.6%), 12,370 people of working age (60.1%) and 1,666 elderly over 65 years old (8.1%).

0-14 years

6,514

31.6% of the population

15-64 years

12,370

60.1% - Working age

65+ years

1,666

8.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

66.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cherán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,168	1,131	2,299	11.2%
5-9 years	1,098	1,095	2,193	10.7%
10-14 years	1,030	992	2,022	9.8%
15-19 years	840	903	1,743	8.5%
20-24 years	764	871	1,635	7.9%
25-29 years	815	811	1,626	7.9%
30-34 years	667	782	1,449	7%
35-39 years	683	778	1,461	7.1%
40-44 years	588	650	1,238	6%
45-49 years	472	510	982	4.8%
50-54 years	373	466	839	4.1%
55-59 years	339	440	779	3.8%
60-64 years	293	325	618	3%
65-69 years	280	298	578	2.8%
70-74 years	163	205	368	1.8%
75-79 years	148	143	291	1.4%
80-84 years	94	93	187	0.9%
85+ years	120	122	242	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cherán

Population Origin

Born in State

19,960

97%

Born in Another State

296

1.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

142

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

4,020

19.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,912

97.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

88

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

8,586

178.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

65

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

29 / 36

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

820

4%

With Limitation

1,334

6.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	362
Visual	286
Hearing	173
Speech	149
Mental	133

Education in Cherán

Literacy and Schooling

In Cherán, 1,539 people aged 15 and over can read and write (153900%), while 1,327 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years (8.4 men, 8.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	552	775	1,327	132700%
Incomplete primary	842	938	1,780	178000%
Complete primary	1,088	1,156	2,244	224400%
Incomplete secondary	492	430	922	92200%
Complete secondary	1,523	1,728	3,251	325100%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,988	2,155	4,143	414300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	281
6-11 years	96
12-14 years	144

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 55 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	12	0	12
Primaria	17	1	18
Secundaria	5	0	5
Media Superior	3	1	4
Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in Cherán

In Cherán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,550 people. Of those, 9,359 are employed and 191 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

9,550

H: 5,732 / M: 3,818

Employed Population

9,359

H: 5,567 / M: 3,792

Unemployment Rate

2%

191 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,666

H: 1,519 / M: 4,147

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	14,768	71.7%
IMSS	700	3.4%
ISSSTE	1,764	8.6%
ISSSTE estatal	82	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	17	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,800	57.3%
IMSS Bienestar	467	2.3%
Private insurance	50	0.2%
Other institution	7	0%
Without health coverage	5,775	28.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Cherán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,924

992400%

Single

3,829

382900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,491

149100%

Households

Total Households

4,819

4.3 average occupants

Male-headed

3,822

79.3%

Female-headed

997

20.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	18,856	91.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,302	6.3%
Other religions	5	0%
No religion	384	1.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Cherán

Cherán has 6,786 total dwellings, of which 4,822 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,835	79.7%
Earthen floor	975	20.3%
1 bedroom	1,478	30.7%
2+ bedrooms	3,332	69.2%
1 room	192	4%
2 rooms	989	20.5%
3+ rooms	3,629	75.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.9%

4,762 dwellings

Piped Water

92.8%

4,469 dwellings

With Drainage

77.1%

3,713 dwellings

All Services

74.4%

3,582 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,762	98.9%
Without electricity	48	1%
Public water network	4,469	92.8%
Hauled water	4,178	86.8%
Other water source	341	7.1%
With water tank	3,543	73.6%
With cistern	2,435	50.6%
With toilet	2,837	58.9%
With latrine	1,945	40.4%
With drainage	3,713	77.1%
Without drainage	1,097	22.8%
With all services	3,582	74.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	18	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Cherán

Household equipment in Cherán according to the 2020 Census. 12.8% of dwellings have internet and 77.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,700	56.1%
Washing machine	3,095	64.3%
Microwave oven	1,267	26.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,008	41.7%
Motorcycle	692	14.4%
Bicycle	1,149	23.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,216	87.6%
Radio	2,974	61.8%
Landline phone	629	13.1%
Cell phone	3,732	77.5%
Computer	802	16.7%
Internet	618	12.8%
Pay TV	2,599	54%
Streaming platforms	112	2.3%
Video game console	109	2.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

368

7.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

948

19.7%

No Computer or Internet

3,795

78.8%

No ICT at All

208

4.3%

Companies and Economy in Cherán

The main economic sectors of Cherán are Comercio al por menor with 1,370 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,370
Industrias manufactureras	490
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	321
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	258
Industrias manufactureras	126

Poverty and Social Development in Cherán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cherán has a poverty rate of 81.9% and extreme poverty of 35%.

Poverty

81.9%

13,278 people

Extreme Poverty

35%

5,672 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

12.3%

1,996 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.7%

280 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4%

654 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25.1%	4,074
Lack of access to health services	17.2%	2,795
Lack of access to social security	85.4%	13,833
Lack of housing quality and spaces	34.6%	5,603
Lack of access to basic housing services	71.7%	11,618
Lack of access to food	32.1%	5,208
Income below welfare line	83.7%	13,558
Income below minimum welfare line	49.8%	8,071

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	73.6%	30.8%	20.5%	4.8%	0
2015	81.9%	35%	12.3%	4%	0

Crime in Cherán

In the last 12 months, 49 crimes were recorded in Cherán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	5
2025/10	3
2025/09	3
2025/08	5
2025/07	7
2025/06	5
2025/05	2
2025/04	6
2025/03	1
2025/02	2
2025/01	7

Health in Cherán

Cherán has 9 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Cherán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Cherán	16,841	2,377
Tanaco	3,071	2,157
Casimiro Leco (El Cerecito)	607	2,460
Ninguno	26	2,200
Ninguno	20	2,141
Ninguno	11	2,205
Tzerémbaro	8	2,262
Tupukatiro	2	2,442

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