Morelos

Morelos is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 7,983 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,257 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years.

Demographics of Morelos

Demographic structure of Morelos according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,905 people under 15 years old (23.9%), 4,773 people of working age (59.8%) and 1,305 elderly over 65 years old (16.3%).

0-14 years

1,905

23.9% of the population

15-64 years

4,773

59.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,305

16.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

67.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Morelos

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	266	295	561	7%
5-9 years	368	345	713	8.9%
10-14 years	315	316	631	7.9%
15-19 years	330	343	673	8.4%
20-24 years	292	295	587	7.4%
25-29 years	202	239	441	5.5%
30-34 years	209	271	480	6%
35-39 years	226	232	458	5.7%
40-44 years	259	290	549	6.9%
45-49 years	239	255	494	6.2%
50-54 years	174	241	415	5.2%
55-59 years	129	179	308	3.9%
60-64 years	165	203	368	4.6%
65-69 years	155	186	341	4.3%
70-74 years	149	159	308	3.9%
75-79 years	139	138	277	3.5%
80-84 years	67	89	156	2%
85+ years	103	120	223	2.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Morelos

Population Origin

Born in State

7,556

94.7%

Born in Another State

306

3.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

89

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

5

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

5

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

17

0.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

8

0.1% of the population

Men / Women

7 / 1

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

571

7.2%

With Limitation

1,273

15.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	302
Visual	213
Hearing	126
Speech	61
Mental	87

Education in Morelos

Literacy and Schooling

In Morelos, 656 people aged 15 and over can read and write (65600%), while 568 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years (6.7 men, 7.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	299	269	568	56800%
Incomplete primary	639	693	1,332	133200%
Complete primary	677	694	1,371	137100%
Incomplete secondary	103	98	201	20100%
Complete secondary	528	712	1,240	124000%
Post-basic education (18+)	517	662	1,179	117900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	64
6-11 years	19
12-14 years	36

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 60 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	24	0	24
Primaria	26	1	27
Secundaria	6	0	6
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Morelos

In Morelos, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,102 people. Of those, 3,058 are employed and 44 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

3,102

H: 2,133 / M: 969

Employed Population

3,058

H: 2,090 / M: 968

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

44 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,311

H: 857 / M: 2,454

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,158	64.6%
IMSS	216	2.7%
ISSSTE	269	3.4%
ISSSTE estatal	17	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,608	57.7%
IMSS Bienestar	23	0.3%
Private insurance	5	0.1%
Other institution	29	0.4%
Without health coverage	2,825	35.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Morelos

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,695

369500%

Single

2,093

209300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

664

66400%

Households

Total Households

2,276

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

1,562

68.6%

Female-headed

714

31.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	7,626	95.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	220	2.8%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	133	1.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Morelos

Morelos has 4,223 total dwellings, of which 2,278 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,196	96.6%
Earthen floor	77	3.4%
1 bedroom	765	33.7%
2+ bedrooms	1,508	66.3%
1 room	32	1.4%
2 rooms	257	11.3%
3+ rooms	1,984	87.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.4%

2,259 dwellings

Piped Water

98.5%

2,240 dwellings

With Drainage

91.8%

2,087 dwellings

All Services

90.9%

2,067 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,259	99.4%
Without electricity	14	0.6%
Public water network	2,240	98.5%
Hauled water	1,584	69.7%
Other water source	33	1.5%
With water tank	2,060	90.6%
With cistern	567	24.9%
With toilet	1,936	85.2%
With latrine	256	11.3%
With drainage	2,087	91.8%
Without drainage	186	8.2%
With all services	2,067	90.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Morelos

Household equipment in Morelos according to the 2020 Census. 26% of dwellings have internet and 80.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,106	92.7%
Washing machine	1,834	80.7%
Microwave oven	1,286	56.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,210	53.2%
Motorcycle	306	13.5%
Bicycle	663	29.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,090	91.9%
Radio	1,504	66.2%
Landline phone	384	16.9%
Cell phone	1,832	80.6%
Computer	294	12.9%
Internet	592	26%
Pay TV	1,134	49.9%
Streaming platforms	30	1.3%
Video game console	72	3.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

92

4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

292

12.8%

No Computer or Internet

1,592

70%

No ICT at All

45

2%

Companies and Economy in Morelos

The main economic sectors of Morelos are Comercio al por menor with 172 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	172
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	50
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	36
Industrias manufactureras	17
Industrias manufactureras	14

Poverty and Social Development in Morelos

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Morelos has a poverty rate of 79.7% and extreme poverty of 20.8%.

Poverty

79.7%

6,250 people

Extreme Poverty

20.8%

1,631 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

16.9%

1,329 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.1%

84 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.3%

182 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	35.8%	2,809
Lack of access to health services	19.7%	1,549
Lack of access to social security	82%	6,436
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.5%	588
Lack of access to basic housing services	43.5%	3,415
Lack of access to food	23.2%	1,818
Income below welfare line	80.7%	6,334
Income below minimum welfare line	48.6%	3,813

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	67.4%	17.6%	28.6%	3%	0
2015	79.7%	20.8%	16.9%	2.3%	0

Crime in Morelos

In the last 12 months, 44 crimes were recorded in Morelos. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	2
2025/10	5
2025/09	5
2025/08	4
2025/07	1
2025/06	3
2025/05	6
2025/04	2
2025/03	4
2025/02	6
2025/01	5

Health in Morelos

Morelos has 17 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 13 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Morelos

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Villa Morelos	2,526	2,299
San Nicolás Tumbastatiro (Cañada de Abajo)	747	2,110
La Luz	428	2,235
San Ángel	360	2,369
El Desmonte	324	2,201
La Palma	283	2,239
La Noria	278	2,279
Zárate	277	2,367
Jururemba	256	2,270
La Puerta del Desmonte	247	2,222

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