Copándaro

Copándaro is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 9,484 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,984 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years.

Demographics of Copándaro

Demographic structure of Copándaro according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,579 people under 15 years old (27.2%), 5,899 people of working age (62.2%) and 1,006 elderly over 65 years old (10.6%).

0-14 years

2,579

27.2% of the population

15-64 years

5,899

62.2% - Working age

65+ years

1,006

10.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

60.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Copándaro

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	392	395	787	8.3%
5-9 years	459	418	877	9.2%
10-14 years	461	454	915	9.6%
15-19 years	424	392	816	8.6%
20-24 years	382	403	785	8.3%
25-29 years	329	381	710	7.5%
30-34 years	309	362	671	7.1%
35-39 years	277	309	586	6.2%
40-44 years	252	303	555	5.9%
45-49 years	253	274	527	5.6%
50-54 years	219	265	484	5.1%
55-59 years	176	233	409	4.3%
60-64 years	181	175	356	3.8%
65-69 years	132	159	291	3.1%
70-74 years	117	118	235	2.5%
75-79 years	91	95	186	2%
80-84 years	60	77	137	1.4%
85+ years	79	78	157	1.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Copándaro

Population Origin

Born in State

9,134

96.3%

Born in Another State

233

2.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

55

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

7

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

7

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

17

0.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

16

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

8 / 8

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

484

5.1%

With Limitation

1,027

10.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	214
Visual	225
Hearing	145
Speech	61
Mental	73

Education in Copándaro

Literacy and Schooling

In Copándaro, 539 people aged 15 and over can read and write (53900%), while 787 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years (6.9 men, 7.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	392	395	787	78700%
Incomplete primary	467	506	973	97300%
Complete primary	834	780	1,614	161400%
Incomplete secondary	134	67	201	20100%
Complete secondary	832	1,144	1,976	197600%
Post-basic education (18+)	534	642	1,176	117600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	162
6-11 years	50
12-14 years	40

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 30 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	9	9
Primaria	12	12
Secundaria	7	7
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Copándaro

In Copándaro, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,527 people. Of those, 3,407 are employed and 120 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

Total EAP

3,527

H: 2,481 / M: 1,046

Employed Population

3,407

H: 2,368 / M: 1,039

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

120 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,871

H: 1,043 / M: 2,828

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,010	52.8%
IMSS	639	6.7%
ISSSTE	394	4.2%
ISSSTE estatal	11	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,805	40.1%
IMSS Bienestar	19	0.2%
Private insurance	84	0.9%
Other institution	138	1.5%
Without health coverage	4,463	47.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Copándaro

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,354

435400%

Single

2,383

238300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

677

67700%

Households

Total Households

2,407

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

1,707

70.9%

Female-headed

700

29.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,160	96.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	221	2.3%
No religion	92	1%

Housing and Basic Services in Copándaro

Copándaro has 3,572 total dwellings, of which 2,408 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,291	95.3%
Earthen floor	114	4.7%
1 bedroom	752	31.3%
2+ bedrooms	1,653	68.7%
1 room	60	2.5%
2 rooms	337	14%
3+ rooms	2,008	83.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.3%

2,389 dwellings

Piped Water

96.8%

2,327 dwellings

With Drainage

97.1%

2,336 dwellings

All Services

93.8%

2,256 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,389	99.3%
Without electricity	16	0.7%
Public water network	2,327	96.8%
Hauled water	1,332	55.4%
Other water source	78	3.2%
With water tank	1,884	78.3%
With cistern	585	24.3%
With toilet	2,314	96.2%
With latrine	66	2.7%
With drainage	2,336	97.1%
Without drainage	69	2.9%
With all services	2,256	93.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Copándaro

Household equipment in Copándaro according to the 2020 Census. 23.1% of dwellings have internet and 86.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,199	91.4%
Washing machine	1,593	66.2%
Microwave oven	1,040	43.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	942	39.2%
Motorcycle	338	14.1%
Bicycle	898	37.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,295	95.4%
Radio	1,671	69.5%
Landline phone	219	9.1%
Cell phone	2,074	86.2%
Computer	325	13.5%
Internet	555	23.1%
Pay TV	833	34.6%
Streaming platforms	60	2.5%
Video game console	61	2.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

73

3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

258

10.7%

No Computer or Internet

1,738

72.3%

No ICT at All

34

1.4%

Companies and Economy in Copándaro

The main economic sectors of Copándaro are Comercio al por menor with 159 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	159
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	56
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	37
Industrias manufactureras	15
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	6

Poverty and Social Development in Copándaro

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Copándaro has a poverty rate of 70.5% and extreme poverty of 11.4%.

Poverty

70.5%

6,489 people

Extreme Poverty

11.4%

1,048 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

23%

2,117 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.8%

257 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.6%

335 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	31.5%	2,897
Lack of access to health services	15.7%	1,441
Lack of access to social security	82.3%	7,566
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.9%	723
Lack of access to basic housing services	20.8%	1,909
Lack of access to food	26.7%	2,457
Income below welfare line	73.3%	6,746
Income below minimum welfare line	36.1%	3,325

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	70.2%	17.5%	25.1%	3.3%	0
2015	70.5%	11.4%	23%	3.6%	0

Crime in Copándaro

In the last 12 months, 93 crimes were recorded in Copándaro. View detailed crime statistics.

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

Health in Copándaro

Copándaro has 7 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Copándaro

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Copándaro de Galeana	3,165	1,837
San Agustín del Maíz	1,861	1,832
Santa Rita	1,148	1,874
El Nispo	706	1,859
Arúmbaro	675	1,852
Cañada de la Yerbabuena	568	1,954
Wenceslao Victoria Soto	486	1,842
Las Canoas	406	2,262
Congotzio	160	1,836
El Fresno	100	2,160

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