Ixtlán

Ixtlán is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 14,302 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,540 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.4 years.

Demographics of Ixtlán

Demographic structure of Ixtlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,873 people under 15 years old (27.1%), 8,598 people of working age (60.1%) and 1,831 elderly over 65 years old (12.8%).

0-14 years

3,873

27.1% of the population

15-64 years

8,598

60.1% - Working age

65+ years

1,831

12.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

66.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ixtlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	690	645	1,335	9.3%
5-9 years	680	654	1,334	9.3%
10-14 years	610	594	1,204	8.4%
15-19 years	521	541	1,062	7.4%
20-24 years	512	525	1,037	7.3%
25-29 years	502	549	1,051	7.3%
30-34 years	490	516	1,006	7%
35-39 years	402	428	830	5.8%
40-44 years	421	427	848	5.9%
45-49 years	391	407	798	5.6%
50-54 years	335	397	732	5.1%
55-59 years	328	347	675	4.7%
60-64 years	244	315	559	3.9%
65-69 years	279	285	564	3.9%
70-74 years	215	256	471	3.3%
75-79 years	184	163	347	2.4%
80-84 years	105	129	234	1.6%
85+ years	108	107	215	1.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ixtlán

Population Origin

Born in State

12,094

84.6%

Born in Another State

2,025

14.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

183

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

9

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

7

77.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

19

0.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

83

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

42 / 41

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,035

7.2%

With Limitation

2,329

16.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	588
Visual	390
Hearing	198
Speech	169
Mental	167

Education in Ixtlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Ixtlán, 1,048 people aged 15 and over can read and write (104800%), while 959 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.4 years (6.6 men, 6.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	493	466	959	95900%
Incomplete primary	1,170	1,407	2,577	257700%
Complete primary	1,266	1,517	2,783	278300%
Incomplete secondary	307	287	594	59400%
Complete secondary	946	937	1,883	188300%
Post-basic education (18+)	774	689	1,463	146300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	411
6-11 years	92
12-14 years	226

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 34 are public and 4 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	12	0	12
Primaria	16	2	18
Secundaria	5	2	7
Media Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Ixtlán

In Ixtlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,296 people. Of those, 6,272 are employed and 24 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.4%.

Total EAP

6,296

H: 4,113 / M: 2,183

Employed Population

6,272

H: 4,098 / M: 2,174

Unemployment Rate

0.4%

24 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,764

H: 1,233 / M: 3,531

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,875	55.1%
IMSS	2,230	15.6%
ISSSTE	313	2.2%
ISSSTE estatal	8	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	9	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,165	36.1%
IMSS Bienestar	48	0.3%
Private insurance	165	1.2%
Other institution	21	0.1%
Without health coverage	6,416	44.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Ixtlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,681

668100%

Single

3,078

307800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,365

136500%

Households

Total Households

3,951

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

2,903

73.5%

Female-headed

1,048

26.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	13,651	95.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	358	2.5%
Other religions	6	0%
No religion	280	2%

Housing and Basic Services in Ixtlán

Ixtlán has 5,915 total dwellings, of which 3,951 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,863	98.2%
Earthen floor	86	2.2%
1 bedroom	1,336	34%
2+ bedrooms	2,613	66.4%
1 room	129	3.3%
2 rooms	644	16.4%
3+ rooms	3,176	80.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100%

3,933 dwellings

Piped Water

100%

3,933 dwellings

With Drainage

99.2%

3,904 dwellings

All Services

98.6%

3,879 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,933	100%
Without electricity	16	0.4%
Public water network	3,933	100%
Hauled water	3,805	96.7%
Other water source	16	0.4%
With water tank	2,997	76.2%
With cistern	423	10.8%
With toilet	3,891	98.9%
With latrine	18	0.5%
With drainage	3,904	99.2%
Without drainage	45	1.1%
With all services	3,879	98.6%

Goods and Technology in Ixtlán

Household equipment in Ixtlán according to the 2020 Census. 37.8% of dwellings have internet and 85.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,693	93.9%
Washing machine	3,025	76.9%
Microwave oven	1,749	44.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,625	41.3%
Motorcycle	1,303	33.1%
Bicycle	2,092	53.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,707	94.2%
Radio	3,030	77%
Landline phone	1,013	25.7%
Cell phone	3,351	85.2%
Computer	823	20.9%
Internet	1,487	37.8%
Pay TV	2,580	65.6%
Streaming platforms	149	3.8%
Video game console	173	4.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

106

2.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

323

8.2%

No Computer or Internet

2,242

57%

No ICT at All

41

1%

Companies and Economy in Ixtlán

The main economic sectors of Ixtlán are Comercio al por menor with 207 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	207
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	83
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	69
Industrias manufactureras	31
Servicios educativos	12

Poverty and Social Development in Ixtlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ixtlán has a poverty rate of 63.7% and extreme poverty of 11.5%.

Poverty

63.7%

8,685 people

Extreme Poverty

11.5%

1,562 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

31.5%

4,300 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.9%

265 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.8%

388 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	42.7%	5,826
Lack of access to health services	23.8%	3,243
Lack of access to social security	83.3%	11,357
Lack of housing quality and spaces	13.2%	1,798
Lack of access to basic housing services	23.3%	3,175
Lack of access to food	43.3%	5,904
Income below welfare line	65.6%	8,950
Income below minimum welfare line	22.3%	3,036

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	52.6%	7.3%	39.8%	4.7%	0
2015	63.7%	11.5%	31.5%	2.8%	0

Crime in Ixtlán

In the last 12 months, 62 crimes were recorded in Ixtlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	4
2025/11	6
2025/10	4
2025/09	5
2025/08	6
2025/06	5
2025/05	4
2025/04	7
2025/03	5
2025/02	6
2025/01	5
2024/12	5

Health in Ixtlán

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

Main Localities of Ixtlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ixtlán de los Hervores	5,091	1,564
La Plaza del Limón	1,939	1,537
San Simón	1,565	1,562
El Limón	929	1,535
La Estanzuela	910	1,551
El Valenciano	879	1,526
El Colongo	826	1,560
El Salitre	631	1,539
Rincón del Mezquite	615	1,575
Camucuato	542	1,532

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