Coahuayana

Coahuayana is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 17,022 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 82 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years.

Demographics of Coahuayana

Demographic structure of Coahuayana according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,137 people under 15 years old (30.2%), 10,366 people of working age (60.9%) and 1,519 elderly over 65 years old (8.9%).

0-14 years

5,137

30.2% of the population

15-64 years

10,366

60.9% - Working age

65+ years

1,519

8.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Coahuayana

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	959	905	1,864	11%
5-9 years	800	784	1,584	9.3%
10-14 years	880	809	1,689	9.9%
15-19 years	710	699	1,409	8.3%
20-24 years	666	654	1,320	7.8%
25-29 years	673	677	1,350	7.9%
30-34 years	561	644	1,205	7.1%
35-39 years	586	537	1,123	6.6%
40-44 years	523	454	977	5.7%
45-49 years	483	408	891	5.2%
50-54 years	445	361	806	4.7%
55-59 years	351	355	706	4.1%
60-64 years	315	264	579	3.4%
65-69 years	231	237	468	2.7%
70-74 years	193	191	384	2.3%
75-79 years	139	150	289	1.7%
80-84 years	113	81	194	1.1%
85+ years	96	88	184	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Coahuayana

Population Origin

Born in State

9,199

54%

Born in Another State

7,513

44.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

971

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

234

1.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

211

90.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

23

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

370

7.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

648

3.8% of the population

Men / Women

336 / 312

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

805

4.7%

With Limitation

1,434

8.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	400
Visual	360
Hearing	200
Speech	133
Mental	146

Education in Coahuayana

Literacy and Schooling

In Coahuayana, 1,201 people aged 15 and over can read and write (120100%), while 1,393 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years (7 men, 7.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	757	636	1,393	139300%
Incomplete primary	1,186	924	2,110	211000%
Complete primary	1,261	1,149	2,410	241000%
Incomplete secondary	339	310	649	64900%
Complete secondary	1,144	1,262	2,406	240600%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,272	1,367	2,639	263900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	451
6-11 years	196
12-14 years	219

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 59 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	20	20
Primaria	24	24
Secundaria	10	10
Media Superior	2	2
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Coahuayana

In Coahuayana, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 8,034 people. Of those, 7,953 are employed and 81 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

8,034

H: 5,306 / M: 2,728

Employed Population

7,953

H: 5,239 / M: 2,714

Unemployment Rate

1%

81 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,734

H: 1,217 / M: 3,517

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,096	71.1%
IMSS	1,027	6%
ISSSTE	994	5.8%
ISSSTE estatal	37	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	18	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,946	58.4%
IMSS Bienestar	95	0.6%
Private insurance	51	0.3%
Other institution	16	0.1%
Without health coverage	4,918	28.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Coahuayana

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,325

732500%

Single

3,902

390200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,669

166900%

Households

Total Households

4,709

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

3,338

70.9%

Female-headed

1,371

29.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	14,129	83%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,610	9.5%
Other religions	6	0%
No religion	1,251	7.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Coahuayana

Coahuayana has 5,890 total dwellings, of which 4,716 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,414	93.8%
Earthen floor	278	5.9%
1 bedroom	1,805	38.3%
2+ bedrooms	2,887	61.3%
1 room	365	7.8%
2 rooms	1,125	23.9%
3+ rooms	3,202	68%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.8%

4,653 dwellings

Piped Water

98.3%

4,626 dwellings

With Drainage

98.4%

4,631 dwellings

All Services

96.9%

4,564 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,653	98.8%
Without electricity	39	0.8%
Public water network	4,626	98.3%
Hauled water	4,140	87.9%
Other water source	66	1.4%
With water tank	2,123	45.1%
With cistern	693	14.7%
With toilet	4,616	98%
With latrine	8	0.2%
With drainage	4,631	98.4%
Without drainage	61	1.3%
With all services	4,564	96.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	9	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Coahuayana

Household equipment in Coahuayana according to the 2020 Census. 30.3% of dwellings have internet and 86.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,284	91%
Washing machine	3,630	77.1%
Microwave oven	1,411	30%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,512	53.4%
Motorcycle	2,093	44.5%
Bicycle	1,429	30.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,921	83.3%
Radio	2,872	61%
Landline phone	1,195	25.4%
Cell phone	4,090	86.9%
Computer	941	20%
Internet	1,425	30.3%
Pay TV	3,053	64.8%
Streaming platforms	273	5.8%
Video game console	145	3.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

403

8.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

430

9.1%

No Computer or Internet

2,980

63.3%

No ICT at All

124

2.6%

Companies and Economy in Coahuayana

The main economic sectors of Coahuayana are Comercio al por menor with 389 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	389
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	174
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	153
Industrias manufactureras	42
Industrias manufactureras	23

Poverty and Social Development in Coahuayana

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Coahuayana has a poverty rate of 55.3% and extreme poverty of 7.2%.

Poverty

55.3%

8,942 people

Extreme Poverty

7.2%

1,172 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

37.9%

6,136 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.1%

186 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.7%

915 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	34.9%	5,647
Lack of access to health services	10.5%	1,698
Lack of access to social security	85.2%	13,785
Lack of housing quality and spaces	19.4%	3,140
Lack of access to basic housing services	12%	1,935
Lack of access to food	33%	5,345
Income below welfare line	56.4%	9,128
Income below minimum welfare line	15.9%	2,580

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	60.4%	11.3%	33.7%	3.8%	0
2015	55.3%	7.2%	37.9%	5.7%	0

Crime in Coahuayana

In the last 12 months, 81 crimes were recorded in Coahuayana. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	13
2025/11	4
2025/10	9
2025/09	9
2025/08	2
2025/07	12
2025/06	4
2025/05	8
2025/04	6
2025/03	7
2025/02	5
2025/01	2

Health in Coahuayana

Coahuayana has 18 health facilities, including 3 hospitals, 15 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Coahuayana

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Coahuayana de Hidalgo	5,886	23
El Ranchito	3,278	10
Coahuayana Viejo	2,860	11
Colonia Veinte de Noviembre (El Camalote)	832	32
Zapotán	628	85
San Vicente	516	8
Boca de Apiza	479	-1
El Ticuiz	458	3
Ojo de Agua de San Telmo	456	29
Palos Marías	267	228

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