Cuitzeo

Cuitzeo is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 29,910 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,850 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of Cuitzeo

Demographic structure of Cuitzeo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 8,066 people under 15 years old (27%), 18,658 people of working age (62.4%) and 3,186 elderly over 65 years old (10.7%).

0-14 years

8,066

27% of the population

15-64 years

18,658

62.4% - Working age

65+ years

3,186

10.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

60.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cuitzeo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,293	1,322	2,615	8.7%
5-9 years	1,347	1,376	2,723	9.1%
10-14 years	1,331	1,397	2,728	9.1%
15-19 years	1,367	1,375	2,742	9.2%
20-24 years	1,233	1,169	2,402	8%
25-29 years	989	1,132	2,121	7.1%
30-34 years	966	1,089	2,055	6.9%
35-39 years	913	1,076	1,989	6.6%
40-44 years	921	1,056	1,977	6.6%
45-49 years	704	933	1,637	5.5%
50-54 years	677	806	1,483	5%
55-59 years	519	635	1,154	3.9%
60-64 years	486	612	1,098	3.7%
65-69 years	448	490	938	3.1%
70-74 years	358	383	741	2.5%
75-79 years	263	314	577	1.9%
80-84 years	229	215	444	1.5%
85+ years	260	226	486	1.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cuitzeo

Population Origin

Born in State

26,111

87.3%

Born in Another State

3,578

12%

Lived in Another State in 2015

219

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

19

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

19

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

46

0.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

356

1.2% of the population

Men / Women

172 / 184

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,737

5.8%

With Limitation

3,749

12.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	876
Visual	675
Hearing	463
Speech	265
Mental	320

Education in Cuitzeo

Literacy and Schooling

In Cuitzeo, 2,106 people aged 15 and over can read and write (210600%), while 1,970 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years (7.4 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	882	1,088	1,970	197000%
Incomplete primary	1,902	2,167	4,069	406900%
Complete primary	2,200	2,468	4,668	466800%
Incomplete secondary	575	388	963	96300%
Complete secondary	2,178	2,623	4,801	480100%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,301	2,422	4,723	472300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	660
6-11 years	151
12-14 years	200

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 62 are public and 5 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	19	2	21
Primaria	26	1	27
Secundaria	11	1	12
Media Superior	4	1	5

Employment and Social Security in Cuitzeo

In Cuitzeo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,338 people. Of those, 13,122 are employed and 216 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

13,338

H: 8,401 / M: 4,937

Employed Population

13,122

H: 8,211 / M: 4,911

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

216 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

10,011

H: 2,648 / M: 7,363

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	16,600	55.5%
IMSS	3,730	12.5%
ISSSTE	1,175	3.9%
ISSSTE estatal	33	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	15	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,577	38.7%
IMSS Bienestar	112	0.4%
Private insurance	44	0.1%
Other institution	10	0%
Without health coverage	13,291	44.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Cuitzeo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,853

1385300%

Single

7,509

750900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,084

208400%

Households

Total Households

7,362

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

5,116

69.5%

Female-headed

2,246

30.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	27,827	93%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,040	3.5%
No religion	1,007	3.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Cuitzeo

Cuitzeo has 10,299 total dwellings, of which 7,363 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,024	96.3%
Earthen floor	335	4.6%
1 bedroom	2,176	29.8%
2+ bedrooms	5,183	71.1%
1 room	211	2.9%
2 rooms	1,226	16.8%
3+ rooms	5,922	81.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.5%

7,331 dwellings

Piped Water

100.1%

7,295 dwellings

With Drainage

98.5%

7,185 dwellings

All Services

97.8%

7,127 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,331	100.5%
Without electricity	28	0.4%
Public water network	7,295	100.1%
Hauled water	6,281	86.1%
Other water source	64	0.9%
With water tank	5,534	75.9%
With cistern	2,282	31.3%
With toilet	7,098	97.4%
With latrine	183	2.5%
With drainage	7,185	98.5%
Without drainage	173	2.4%
With all services	7,127	97.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Cuitzeo

Household equipment in Cuitzeo according to the 2020 Census. 26.8% of dwellings have internet and 82.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,572	90.1%
Washing machine	4,659	63.9%
Microwave oven	2,875	39.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,373	32.5%
Motorcycle	634	8.7%
Bicycle	2,620	35.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,966	95.5%
Radio	5,506	75.5%
Landline phone	1,180	16.2%
Cell phone	5,988	82.1%
Computer	1,208	16.6%
Internet	1,957	26.8%
Pay TV	2,127	29.2%
Streaming platforms	203	2.8%
Video game console	190	2.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

207

2.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,052

14.4%

No Computer or Internet

5,075

69.6%

No ICT at All

123

1.7%

Companies and Economy in Cuitzeo

The main economic sectors of Cuitzeo are Comercio al por menor with 1,002 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,002
Industrias manufactureras	209
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	199
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	188
Industrias manufactureras	116

Poverty and Social Development in Cuitzeo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cuitzeo has a poverty rate of 75.5% and extreme poverty of 19%.

Poverty

75.5%

19,760 people

Extreme Poverty

19%

4,983 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

17.7%

4,647 people

Vulnerable by Income

3%

785 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.8%

988 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.6%	8,522
Lack of access to health services	20.9%	5,481
Lack of access to social security	82.4%	21,579
Lack of housing quality and spaces	13%	3,408
Lack of access to basic housing services	39.4%	10,312
Lack of access to food	30.7%	8,033
Income below welfare line	78.5%	20,545
Income below minimum welfare line	37.4%	9,794

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	71.1%	22.9%	22.2%	4.1%	0
2015	75.5%	19%	17.7%	3.8%	0

Crime in Cuitzeo

In the last 12 months, 195 crimes were recorded in Cuitzeo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	22
2025/11	13
2025/10	15
2025/09	11
2025/08	14
2025/07	14
2025/06	14
2025/05	13
2025/04	20
2025/03	19
2025/02	17
2025/01	23

Health in Cuitzeo

Cuitzeo has 18 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 16 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Cuitzeo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Cuitzeo del Porvenir	10,983	1,837
Mariano Escobedo (San Lorenzo)	4,566	1,840
San Agustín del Pulque	4,062	1,841
San Juan Benito Juárez (San Juan Tararameo)	2,709	1,835
Cuamio	2,104	1,837
Cuaracurio	1,638	1,838
Jeruco	885	1,855
Doctor Miguel Silva (San Guillermo)	854	1,840
Chupícuaro	765	1,849
Epifanio C. Pérez (San Miguel)	243	1,836

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