Penjamillo

Penjamillo is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 16,621 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,739 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.7 years.

Demographics of Penjamillo

Demographic structure of Penjamillo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,045 people under 15 years old (24.3%), 10,168 people of working age (61.2%) and 2,405 elderly over 65 years old (14.5%).

0-14 years

4,045

24.3% of the population

15-64 years

10,168

61.2% - Working age

65+ years

2,405

14.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Penjamillo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	741	674	1,415	8.5%
5-9 years	672	664	1,336	8%
10-14 years	617	677	1,294	7.8%
15-19 years	619	622	1,241	7.5%
20-24 years	561	598	1,159	7%
25-29 years	514	583	1,097	6.6%
30-34 years	476	590	1,066	6.4%
35-39 years	437	514	951	5.7%
40-44 years	514	599	1,113	6.7%
45-49 years	525	542	1,067	6.4%
50-54 years	436	500	936	5.6%
55-59 years	337	405	742	4.5%
60-64 years	333	463	796	4.8%
65-69 years	290	378	668	4%
70-74 years	295	316	611	3.7%
75-79 years	199	231	430	2.6%
80-84 years	136	181	317	1.9%
85+ years	157	222	379	2.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Penjamillo

Population Origin

Born in State

15,337

92.3%

Born in Another State

992

6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

134

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

12

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

12

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

16

0.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

105

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

56 / 49

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,147

6.9%

With Limitation

2,298

13.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	648
Visual	380
Hearing	266
Speech	163
Mental	205

Education in Penjamillo

Literacy and Schooling

In Penjamillo, 1,148 people aged 15 and over can read and write (114800%), while 1,176 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.7 years (6.6 men, 6.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	591	585	1,176	117600%
Incomplete primary	1,443	1,736	3,179	317900%
Complete primary	1,259	1,462	2,721	272100%
Incomplete secondary	309	227	536	53600%
Complete secondary	1,018	1,402	2,420	242000%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,044	1,170	2,214	221400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	184
6-11 years	67
12-14 years	106

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 83 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	30	1	31
Primaria	32	1	33
Secundaria	16	0	16
Media Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in Penjamillo

In Penjamillo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,591 people. Of those, 6,422 are employed and 169 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.6%.

Total EAP

6,591

H: 4,590 / M: 2,001

Employed Population

6,422

H: 4,436 / M: 1,986

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

169 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,647

H: 1,534 / M: 5,113

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	11,892	71.5%
IMSS	876	5.3%
ISSSTE	408	2.5%
ISSSTE estatal	15	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,591	63.7%
IMSS Bienestar	19	0.1%
Private insurance	18	0.1%
Other institution	25	0.2%
Without health coverage	4,723	28.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Penjamillo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,019

801900%

Single

3,851

385100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,454

145400%

Households

Total Households

4,835

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

3,479

72%

Female-headed

1,356

28%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	15,612	93.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	613	3.7%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	381	2.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Penjamillo

Penjamillo has 8,357 total dwellings, of which 4,835 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,772	100.3%
Earthen floor	56	1.2%
1 bedroom	1,586	33.3%
2+ bedrooms	3,241	68.1%
1 room	134	2.8%
2 rooms	676	14.2%
3+ rooms	4,017	84.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101%

4,808 dwellings

Piped Water

100.8%

4,796 dwellings

With Drainage

97.4%

4,636 dwellings

All Services

96.9%

4,611 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,808	101%
Without electricity	19	0.4%
Public water network	4,796	100.8%
Hauled water	2,287	48%
Other water source	31	0.7%
With water tank	3,763	79.1%
With cistern	1,321	27.8%
With toilet	4,470	93.9%
With latrine	225	4.7%
With drainage	4,636	97.4%
Without drainage	191	4%
With all services	4,611	96.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Penjamillo

Household equipment in Penjamillo according to the 2020 Census. 21.9% of dwellings have internet and 79.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,505	94.6%
Washing machine	3,502	73.6%
Microwave oven	2,438	51.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,375	49.9%
Motorcycle	1,239	26%
Bicycle	1,207	25.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,536	95.3%
Radio	3,475	73%
Landline phone	1,379	29%
Cell phone	3,786	79.5%
Computer	629	13.2%
Internet	1,042	21.9%
Pay TV	2,215	46.5%
Streaming platforms	122	2.6%
Video game console	148	3.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

159

3.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

511

10.7%

No Computer or Internet

3,547

74.5%

No ICT at All

82

1.7%

Companies and Economy in Penjamillo

The main economic sectors of Penjamillo are Comercio al por menor with 238 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	238
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	81
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	70
Industrias manufactureras	32
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	22

Poverty and Social Development in Penjamillo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Penjamillo has a poverty rate of 71.9% and extreme poverty of 16.5%.

Poverty

71.9%

12,357 people

Extreme Poverty

16.5%

2,837 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

25.8%

4,437 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.7%

126 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.6%

267 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	37.5%	6,441
Lack of access to health services	15.6%	2,685
Lack of access to social security	86%	14,784
Lack of housing quality and spaces	5.4%	924
Lack of access to basic housing services	48.6%	8,346
Lack of access to food	34.9%	5,993
Income below welfare line	72.6%	12,483
Income below minimum welfare line	31.6%	5,433

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	74.2%	19.6%	20.8%	3.3%	0
2015	71.9%	16.5%	25.8%	1.6%	0

Crime in Penjamillo

In the last 12 months, 63 crimes were recorded in Penjamillo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	2
2025/10	6
2025/09	5
2025/08	6
2025/05	4
2025/04	5
2025/03	6
2025/02	5
2025/01	11
2024/12	5
2024/11	5

Health in Penjamillo

Penjamillo has 19 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 18 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Penjamillo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Penjamillo de Degollado	3,357	1,701
Ziquítaro	1,870	1,829
Santa Fe del Río	1,214	1,699
Ansihuacuaro	1,095	1,696
Guándaro	1,065	1,689
Tirimácuaro (Valenciana)	1,016	1,696
La Luz	775	1,684
San José de Rábago	706	1,690
El Colorado	615	1,700
Patambarillo	578	1,798

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