Indaparapeo

Indaparapeo is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 18,385 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,026 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years.

Demographics of Indaparapeo

Demographic structure of Indaparapeo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,145 people under 15 years old (28%), 11,546 people of working age (62.8%) and 1,694 elderly over 65 years old (9.2%).

0-14 years

5,145

28% of the population

15-64 years

11,546

62.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,694

9.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Indaparapeo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	855	824	1,679	9.1%
5-9 years	869	838	1,707	9.3%
10-14 years	880	879	1,759	9.6%
15-19 years	807	827	1,634	8.9%
20-24 years	813	798	1,611	8.8%
25-29 years	709	795	1,504	8.2%
30-34 years	592	648	1,240	6.7%
35-39 years	616	630	1,246	6.8%
40-44 years	523	597	1,120	6.1%
45-49 years	435	537	972	5.3%
50-54 years	416	458	874	4.8%
55-59 years	317	397	714	3.9%
60-64 years	317	314	631	3.4%
65-69 years	280	251	531	2.9%
70-74 years	188	227	415	2.3%
75-79 years	158	145	303	1.6%
80-84 years	103	102	205	1.1%
85+ years	120	120	240	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Indaparapeo

Population Origin

Born in State

17,467

95%

Born in Another State

784

4.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

161

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

10

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

10

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

23

0.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

106

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

47 / 59

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,264

6.9%

With Limitation

2,626

14.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	637
Visual	570
Hearing	289
Speech	158
Mental	218

Education in Indaparapeo

Literacy and Schooling

In Indaparapeo, 1,133 people aged 15 and over can read and write (113300%), while 1,116 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years (7 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	560	556	1,116	111600%
Incomplete primary	1,213	1,112	2,325	232500%
Complete primary	1,492	1,586	3,078	307800%
Incomplete secondary	352	267	619	61900%
Complete secondary	1,449	1,790	3,239	323900%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,165	1,331	2,496	249600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	480
6-11 years	75
12-14 years	172

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	18	0	18
Primaria	23	1	24
Secundaria	9	0	9
Media Superior	3	0	3
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Indaparapeo

In Indaparapeo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,770 people. Of those, 7,608 are employed and 162 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

Total EAP

7,770

H: 5,396 / M: 2,374

Employed Population

7,608

H: 5,249 / M: 2,359

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

162 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,428

H: 1,466 / M: 4,962

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	10,167	55.3%
IMSS	2,128	11.6%
ISSSTE	390	2.1%
ISSSTE estatal	56	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,558	41.1%
IMSS Bienestar	44	0.2%
Private insurance	29	0.2%
Other institution	10	0.1%
Without health coverage	8,213	44.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Indaparapeo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,577

857700%

Single

4,297

429700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,379

137900%

Households

Total Households

4,650

4 average occupants

Male-headed

3,408

73.3%

Female-headed

1,242

26.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	17,313	94.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	318	1.7%
Other religions	7	0%
No religion	735	4%

Housing and Basic Services in Indaparapeo

Indaparapeo has 6,087 total dwellings, of which 4,651 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,258	92.4%
Earthen floor	383	8.3%
1 bedroom	1,513	32.8%
2+ bedrooms	3,127	67.9%
1 room	207	4.5%
2 rooms	901	19.6%
3+ rooms	3,532	76.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.8%

4,601 dwellings

Piped Water

97.5%

4,491 dwellings

With Drainage

96.2%

4,434 dwellings

All Services

93.9%

4,325 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,601	99.8%
Without electricity	39	0.8%
Public water network	4,491	97.5%
Hauled water	3,173	68.9%
Other water source	149	3.2%
With water tank	2,925	63.5%
With cistern	1,961	42.6%
With toilet	4,336	94.1%
With latrine	182	3.9%
With drainage	4,434	96.2%
Without drainage	206	4.5%
With all services	4,325	93.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Indaparapeo

Household equipment in Indaparapeo according to the 2020 Census. 24.7% of dwellings have internet and 83.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,801	82.5%
Washing machine	2,778	60.3%
Microwave oven	1,556	33.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,637	35.5%
Motorcycle	548	11.9%
Bicycle	1,295	28.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,285	93%
Radio	3,393	73.6%
Landline phone	570	12.4%
Cell phone	3,828	83.1%
Computer	656	14.2%
Internet	1,140	24.7%
Pay TV	1,089	23.6%
Streaming platforms	118	2.6%
Video game console	99	2.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

176

3.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

651

14.1%

No Computer or Internet

3,303

71.7%

No ICT at All

105

2.3%

Companies and Economy in Indaparapeo

The main economic sectors of Indaparapeo are Comercio al por menor with 572 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	572
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	161
Industrias manufactureras	106
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	97
Industrias manufactureras	69

Poverty and Social Development in Indaparapeo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Indaparapeo has a poverty rate of 71.8% and extreme poverty of 19.2%.

Poverty

71.8%

12,022 people

Extreme Poverty

19.2%

3,221 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

22.9%

3,835 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.2%

361 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.2%

533 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	33.5%	5,620
Lack of access to health services	23.3%	3,909
Lack of access to social security	86.7%	14,529
Lack of housing quality and spaces	20.1%	3,364
Lack of access to basic housing services	37.8%	6,338
Lack of access to food	38.5%	6,456
Income below welfare line	73.9%	12,382
Income below minimum welfare line	31.8%	5,335

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	62.1%	14.9%	33%	3.4%	0
2015	71.8%	19.2%	22.9%	3.2%	0

Crime in Indaparapeo

In the last 12 months, 145 crimes were recorded in Indaparapeo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	7
2025/11	12
2025/10	14
2025/09	14
2025/08	18
2025/07	19
2025/06	10
2025/05	7
2025/04	14
2025/03	7
2025/02	10
2025/01	13

Health in Indaparapeo

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

Main Localities of Indaparapeo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Indaparapeo	7,228	1,921
San Lucas Pío	3,871	1,851
Colonia de Guadalupe	1,395	1,841
Colonia Benito Juárez (Chapitiro)	716	1,838
Colonia del Triunfo (La Tepacua)	665	1,855
Los Naranjos	477	1,896
Plan de las Palmas	408	1,867
Zacapendo	372	1,861
Colonia San Francisco	369	1,835
Estación de Quirio (Quirio)	349	1,863

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