Purépero

Purépero is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 15,503 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,102 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years.

Demographics of Purépero

Demographic structure of Purépero according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,685 people under 15 years old (23.8%), 9,910 people of working age (63.9%) and 1,908 elderly over 65 years old (12.3%).

0-14 years

3,685

23.8% of the population

15-64 years

9,910

63.9% - Working age

65+ years

1,908

12.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Purépero

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	601	562	1,163	7.5%
5-9 years	627	610	1,237	8%
10-14 years	624	661	1,285	8.3%
15-19 years	624	558	1,182	7.6%
20-24 years	548	617	1,165	7.5%
25-29 years	523	554	1,077	6.9%
30-34 years	502	487	989	6.4%
35-39 years	475	517	992	6.4%
40-44 years	497	543	1,040	6.7%
45-49 years	507	504	1,011	6.5%
50-54 years	429	477	906	5.8%
55-59 years	364	442	806	5.2%
60-64 years	348	394	742	4.8%
65-69 years	277	292	569	3.7%
70-74 years	247	255	502	3.2%
75-79 years	168	174	342	2.2%
80-84 years	117	137	254	1.6%
85+ years	115	126	241	1.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Purépero

Population Origin

Born in State

14,800

95.5%

Born in Another State

425

2.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

140

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

39

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

39

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

87

1.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

100

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

44 / 56

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,067

6.9%

With Limitation

2,115

13.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	624
Visual	407
Hearing	221
Speech	146
Mental	214

Education in Purépero

Literacy and Schooling

In Purépero, 644 people aged 15 and over can read and write (64400%), while 577 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years (7.7 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	336	241	577	57700%
Incomplete primary	1,011	1,064	2,075	207500%
Complete primary	1,401	1,588	2,989	298900%
Incomplete secondary	336	216	552	55200%
Complete secondary	1,045	1,182	2,227	222700%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,446	1,608	3,054	305400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	302
6-11 years	85
12-14 years	104

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 28 are public and 4 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	10	1	11
Primaria	12	1	13
Secundaria	4	2	6
Media Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Purépero

In Purépero, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,312 people. Of those, 7,233 are employed and 79 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

7,312

H: 4,760 / M: 2,552

Employed Population

7,233

H: 4,694 / M: 2,539

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

79 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,179

H: 1,305 / M: 3,874

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,448	60.9%
IMSS	4,572	29.5%
ISSSTE	561	3.6%
ISSSTE estatal	7	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,226	27.3%
IMSS Bienestar	28	0.2%
Private insurance	64	0.4%
Other institution	28	0.2%
Without health coverage	6,048	39%

Marital Status and Religion in Purépero

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,450

745000%

Single

3,756

375600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,360

136000%

Households

Total Households

4,464

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

3,170

71%

Female-headed

1,294

29%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	14,555	93.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	612	3.9%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	323	2.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Purépero

Purépero has 7,042 total dwellings, of which 4,466 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,347	97.6%
Earthen floor	109	2.4%
1 bedroom	1,493	33.5%
2+ bedrooms	2,963	66.5%
1 room	114	2.6%
2 rooms	673	15.1%
3+ rooms	3,669	82.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.7%

4,443 dwellings

Piped Water

99.3%

4,423 dwellings

With Drainage

99.5%

4,433 dwellings

All Services

98.8%

4,402 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,443	99.7%
Without electricity	13	0.3%
Public water network	4,423	99.3%
Hauled water	4,387	98.5%
Other water source	33	0.7%
With water tank	4,091	91.8%
With cistern	559	12.5%
With toilet	4,403	98.8%
With latrine	28	0.6%
With drainage	4,433	99.5%
Without drainage	23	0.5%
With all services	4,402	98.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0%

Goods and Technology in Purépero

Household equipment in Purépero according to the 2020 Census. 29.6% of dwellings have internet and 85.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,244	95.2%
Washing machine	4,087	91.7%
Microwave oven	2,432	54.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,288	51.3%
Motorcycle	2,113	47.4%
Bicycle	2,049	46%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,250	95.4%
Radio	3,552	79.7%
Landline phone	1,379	30.9%
Cell phone	3,826	85.9%
Computer	1,068	24%
Internet	1,320	29.6%
Pay TV	2,034	45.6%
Streaming platforms	292	6.6%
Video game console	354	7.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

96

2.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

300

6.7%

No Computer or Internet

2,815

63.2%

No ICT at All

39

0.9%

Companies and Economy in Purépero

The main economic sectors of Purépero are Comercio al por menor with 658 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	658
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	216
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	162
Industrias manufactureras	124
Industrias manufactureras	46

Poverty and Social Development in Purépero

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Purépero has a poverty rate of 59.7% and extreme poverty of 6.4%.

Poverty

59.7%

8,729 people

Extreme Poverty

6.4%

930 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

23.1%

3,373 people

Vulnerable by Income

8.5%

1,248 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

8.6%

1,262 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.2%	4,116
Lack of access to health services	23.5%	3,436
Lack of access to social security	67.5%	9,858
Lack of housing quality and spaces	5.5%	797
Lack of access to basic housing services	7.3%	1,064
Lack of access to food	26.5%	3,877
Income below welfare line	68.3%	9,976
Income below minimum welfare line	22%	3,221

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	58.7%	7.4%	26.4%	8.4%	0
2015	59.7%	6.4%	23.1%	8.6%	0

Crime in Purépero

In the last 12 months, 80 crimes were recorded in Purépero. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	4
2025/11	6
2025/10	9
2025/09	8
2025/08	9
2025/07	4
2025/06	5
2025/05	6
2025/04	8
2025/03	7
2025/02	7
2025/01	7

Health in Purépero

Purépero has 12 health facilities, including 4 hospitals, 5 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Purépero

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Purépero de Echáiz	13,821	2,015
Dos Estrellas de Jiménez	1,090	2,001
Villa Mendoza	355	2,017
Rafael Amezcua [Fraccionamiento]	61	2,004
La Alberca	52	2,691
Colonia el Pedregal (Llano de las Vigas)	47	2,093
Villas del Sol	34	2,031
El Espinal	26	2,005
Los Castro	12	2,121
Los Charcos	5	2,044

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