Chilchota

Chilchota is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 40,560 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,881 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years.

Demographics of Chilchota

Demographic structure of Chilchota according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 11,883 people under 15 years old (29.3%), 25,639 people of working age (63.2%) and 3,008 elderly over 65 years old (7.4%).

0-14 years

11,883

29.3% of the population

15-64 years

25,639

63.2% - Working age

65+ years

3,008

7.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Chilchota

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,081	2,057	4,138	10.2%
5-9 years	1,977	1,934	3,911	9.6%
10-14 years	1,919	1,915	3,834	9.5%
15-19 years	1,781	1,793	3,574	8.8%
20-24 years	1,785	1,875	3,660	9%
25-29 years	1,572	1,686	3,258	8%
30-34 years	1,429	1,574	3,003	7.4%
35-39 years	1,378	1,548	2,926	7.2%
40-44 years	1,141	1,301	2,442	6%
45-49 years	998	1,182	2,180	5.4%
50-54 years	862	950	1,812	4.5%
55-59 years	685	767	1,452	3.6%
60-64 years	597	735	1,332	3.3%
65-69 years	542	560	1,102	2.7%
70-74 years	326	363	689	1.7%
75-79 years	236	250	486	1.2%
80-84 years	163	180	343	0.8%
85+ years	176	212	388	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Chilchota

Population Origin

Born in State

39,790

98.1%

Born in Another State

588

1.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

189

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

21,212

52.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

19,961

94.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1,013

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

24,569

258.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

132

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

69 / 63

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,544

3.8%

With Limitation

2,860

7.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	759
Visual	603
Hearing	476
Speech	380
Mental	390

Education in Chilchota

Literacy and Schooling

In Chilchota, 3,121 people aged 15 and over can read and write (312100%), while 2,869 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years (8 men, 7.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,094	1,775	2,869	286900%
Incomplete primary	1,774	2,229	4,003	400300%
Complete primary	2,990	3,255	6,245	624500%
Incomplete secondary	842	622	1,464	146400%
Complete secondary	3,128	3,137	6,265	626500%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,452	3,529	6,981	698100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	724
6-11 years	270
12-14 years	361

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 88 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	24	0	24
Primaria	28	1	29
Secundaria	15	0	15
Media Superior	4	1	5

Employment and Social Security in Chilchota

In Chilchota, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 20,519 people. Of those, 20,428 are employed and 91 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.4%.

Total EAP

20,519

H: 12,017 / M: 8,502

Employed Population

20,428

H: 11,938 / M: 8,490

Unemployment Rate

0.4%

91 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

10,134

H: 2,661 / M: 7,473

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	21,807	53.8%
IMSS	2,165	5.3%
ISSSTE	3,352	8.3%
ISSSTE estatal	26	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	61	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	14,802	36.5%
IMSS Bienestar	1,097	2.7%
Private insurance	374	0.9%
Other institution	38	0.1%
Without health coverage	18,706	46.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Chilchota

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

19,687

1968700%

Single

8,504

850400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,644

264400%

Households

Total Households

9,518

4.3 average occupants

Male-headed

7,035

73.9%

Female-headed

2,483

26.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	37,138	91.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,703	6.7%
Other religions	3	0%
No religion	670	1.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Chilchota

Chilchota has 12,093 total dwellings, of which 9,521 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,263	88%
Earthen floor	1,246	13.3%
1 bedroom	2,709	28.8%
2+ bedrooms	6,799	72.4%
1 room	659	7%
2 rooms	2,106	22.4%
3+ rooms	6,743	71.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.3%

9,424 dwellings

Piped Water

98.4%

9,239 dwellings

With Drainage

84.9%

7,979 dwellings

All Services

83.1%

7,804 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	9,424	100.3%
Without electricity	84	0.9%
Public water network	9,239	98.4%
Hauled water	8,981	95.6%
Other water source	269	2.9%
With water tank	5,120	54.5%
With cistern	1,038	11%
With toilet	7,323	78%
With latrine	2,007	21.4%
With drainage	7,979	84.9%
Without drainage	1,529	16.3%
With all services	7,804	83.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	10	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Chilchota

Household equipment in Chilchota according to the 2020 Census. 21.7% of dwellings have internet and 78.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,438	68.5%
Washing machine	3,503	37.3%
Microwave oven	2,086	22.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,631	28%
Motorcycle	690	7.3%
Bicycle	2,726	29%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,279	88.1%
Radio	7,140	76%
Landline phone	1,071	11.4%
Cell phone	7,354	78.3%
Computer	1,240	13.2%
Internet	2,040	21.7%
Pay TV	4,911	52.3%
Streaming platforms	328	3.5%
Video game console	160	1.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

602

6.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,971

21%

No Computer or Internet

7,182

76.5%

No ICT at All

417

4.4%

Companies and Economy in Chilchota

The main economic sectors of Chilchota are Industrias manufactureras with 1,604 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	1,604
Comercio al por menor	1,049
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	385
Industrias manufactureras	364
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	213

Poverty and Social Development in Chilchota

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Chilchota has a poverty rate of 80% and extreme poverty of 32.9%.

Poverty

80%

26,652 people

Extreme Poverty

32.9%

10,973 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

13%

4,347 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.5%

837 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.5%

1,493 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	29.7%	9,907
Lack of access to health services	26.6%	8,862
Lack of access to social security	84.1%	28,021
Lack of housing quality and spaces	35.2%	11,718
Lack of access to basic housing services	53.7%	17,907
Lack of access to food	43.9%	14,618
Income below welfare line	82.5%	27,488
Income below minimum welfare line	46.1%	15,354

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	68.3%	25.3%	23.9%	6%	0
2015	80%	32.9%	13%	4.5%	0

Crime in Chilchota

In the last 12 months, 277 crimes were recorded in Chilchota. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	17
2025/11	23
2025/10	35
2025/09	24
2025/08	25
2025/07	28
2025/06	20
2025/05	17
2025/04	18
2025/03	25
2025/02	22
2025/01	23

Health in Chilchota

Chilchota has 23 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 23 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Chilchota

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Chilchota	8,280	1,777
Carapan	6,867	1,962
Huáncito	4,403	1,830
Ichán	4,274	1,900
Zopoco	3,107	1,825
Acachuén	2,881	1,790
Tacuro (Santa María Tacuro)	1,990	1,887
Santo Tomás	1,773	1,806
Los Nogales	1,644	1,734
Urén	1,611	1,779

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