Pajacuarán

Pajacuarán is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 21,028 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,567 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years.

Demographics of Pajacuarán

Demographic structure of Pajacuarán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,376 people under 15 years old (30.3%), 12,483 people of working age (59.4%) and 2,169 elderly over 65 years old (10.3%).

0-14 years

6,376

30.3% of the population

15-64 years

12,483

59.4% - Working age

65+ years

2,169

10.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

68.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Pajacuarán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	975	1,012	1,987	9.4%
5-9 years	1,129	1,129	2,258	10.7%
10-14 years	1,117	1,014	2,131	10.1%
15-19 years	926	886	1,812	8.6%
20-24 years	781	829	1,610	7.7%
25-29 years	683	757	1,440	6.8%
30-34 years	631	754	1,385	6.6%
35-39 years	638	686	1,324	6.3%
40-44 years	598	623	1,221	5.8%
45-49 years	570	546	1,116	5.3%
50-54 years	413	512	925	4.4%
55-59 years	397	424	821	3.9%
60-64 years	380	449	829	3.9%
65-69 years	305	347	652	3.1%
70-74 years	245	289	534	2.5%
75-79 years	195	243	438	2.1%
80-84 years	114	162	276	1.3%
85+ years	113	156	269	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Pajacuarán

Population Origin

Born in State

18,535

88.1%

Born in Another State

2,183

10.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

333

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

36

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

36

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

88

1.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

54

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

31 / 23

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,511

7.2%

With Limitation

2,525

12%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	865
Visual	622
Hearing	269
Speech	203
Mental	284

Education in Pajacuarán

Literacy and Schooling

In Pajacuarán, 1,621 people aged 15 and over can read and write (162100%), while 1,627 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years (6.7 men, 6.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	794	833	1,627	162700%
Incomplete primary	1,438	1,360	2,798	279800%
Complete primary	1,634	1,716	3,350	335000%
Incomplete secondary	467	399	866	86600%
Complete secondary	1,342	1,893	3,235	323500%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,158	1,294	2,452	245200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	582
6-11 years	145
12-14 years	293

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 44 are public and 5 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	14	2	16
Primaria	20	2	22
Secundaria	8	1	9
Media Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Pajacuarán

In Pajacuarán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 8,713 people. Of those, 8,568 are employed and 145 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

8,713

H: 5,684 / M: 3,029

Employed Population

8,568

H: 5,559 / M: 3,009

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

145 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,011

H: 1,852 / M: 5,159

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	10,810	51.4%
IMSS	926	4.4%
ISSSTE	600	2.9%
ISSSTE estatal	41	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	22	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,113	43.3%
IMSS Bienestar	160	0.8%
Private insurance	30	0.1%
Other institution	11	0.1%
Without health coverage	10,216	48.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Pajacuarán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,157

915700%

Single

4,768

476800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,918

191800%

Households

Total Households

5,589

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

3,723

66.6%

Female-headed

1,866

33.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,408	97.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	351	1.7%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	255	1.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Pajacuarán

Pajacuarán has 8,320 total dwellings, of which 5,590 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,452	99.5%
Earthen floor	131	2.4%
1 bedroom	1,945	35.5%
2+ bedrooms	3,638	66.4%
1 room	259	4.7%
2 rooms	1,076	19.6%
3+ rooms	4,248	77.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.4%

5,555 dwellings

Piped Water

100.9%

5,524 dwellings

With Drainage

99.5%

5,450 dwellings

All Services

98.6%

5,398 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,555	101.4%
Without electricity	28	0.5%
Public water network	5,524	100.9%
Hauled water	5,307	96.9%
Other water source	59	1.1%
With water tank	4,331	79.1%
With cistern	946	17.3%
With toilet	5,417	98.9%
With latrine	36	0.7%
With drainage	5,450	99.5%
Without drainage	133	2.4%
With all services	5,398	98.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0%

Goods and Technology in Pajacuarán

Household equipment in Pajacuarán according to the 2020 Census. 39.7% of dwellings have internet and 86.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,941	90.2%
Washing machine	3,952	72.2%
Microwave oven	2,140	39.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,322	42.4%
Motorcycle	2,148	39.2%
Bicycle	2,480	45.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,186	94.7%
Radio	3,983	72.7%
Landline phone	1,193	21.8%
Cell phone	4,752	86.8%
Computer	1,022	18.7%
Internet	2,174	39.7%
Pay TV	3,304	60.3%
Streaming platforms	281	5.1%
Video game console	252	4.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

185

3.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

508

9.3%

No Computer or Internet

3,206

58.5%

No ICT at All

87

1.6%

Companies and Economy in Pajacuarán

The main economic sectors of Pajacuarán are Comercio al por menor with 552 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	552
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	196
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	190
Industrias manufactureras	68
Industrias manufactureras	31

Poverty and Social Development in Pajacuarán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Pajacuarán has a poverty rate of 71.8% and extreme poverty of 16.2%.

Poverty

71.8%

12,679 people

Extreme Poverty

16.2%

2,868 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

22.7%

4,007 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.8%

315 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.7%

655 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	34.9%	6,163
Lack of access to health services	21%	3,702
Lack of access to social security	87.1%	15,383
Lack of housing quality and spaces	12.8%	2,266
Lack of access to basic housing services	23.6%	4,159
Lack of access to food	38.3%	6,762
Income below welfare line	73.6%	12,994
Income below minimum welfare line	32.5%	5,731

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	65%	14.9%	30.9%	3.4%	0
2015	71.8%	16.2%	22.7%	3.7%	0

Crime in Pajacuarán

In the last 12 months, 53 crimes were recorded in Pajacuarán. View detailed crime statistics.

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

Health in Pajacuarán

Pajacuarán has 11 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Pajacuarán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Pajacuarán	10,988	1,528
La Luz	3,646	1,530
San Gregorio	2,144	1,521
El Paracho	1,115	1,532
Tecomatán	1,055	1,532
El Cometa	455	1,847
La Higuera	379	1,525
El Chacolote	265	1,538
Las Malvinas (El Salate)	255	1,526
Los Quiotes	254	1,520

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