Quiroga

Quiroga is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 27,176 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,132 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years.

Demographics of Quiroga

Demographic structure of Quiroga according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 7,341 people under 15 years old (27%), 17,136 people of working age (63.1%) and 2,699 elderly over 65 years old (9.9%).

0-14 years

7,341

27% of the population

15-64 years

17,136

63.1% - Working age

65+ years

2,699

9.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Quiroga

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,192	1,382	2,574	9.5%
5-9 years	1,221	1,214	2,435	9%
10-14 years	1,184	1,148	2,332	8.6%
15-19 years	1,076	1,147	2,223	8.2%
20-24 years	1,015	1,071	2,086	7.7%
25-29 years	965	1,064	2,029	7.5%
30-34 years	895	1,045	1,940	7.1%
35-39 years	865	998	1,863	6.9%
40-44 years	817	921	1,738	6.4%
45-49 years	747	808	1,555	5.7%
50-54 years	615	748	1,363	5%
55-59 years	571	647	1,218	4.5%
60-64 years	519	602	1,121	4.1%
65-69 years	428	461	889	3.3%
70-74 years	319	350	669	2.5%
75-79 years	207	254	461	1.7%
80-84 years	149	183	332	1.2%
85+ years	138	210	348	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Quiroga

Population Origin

Born in State

26,293

96.8%

Born in Another State

675

2.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

180

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

7,908

29.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

7,426

93.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

449

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

9,563

138.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

153

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

79 / 74

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,537

5.7%

With Limitation

2,303

8.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	810
Visual	536
Hearing	401
Speech	312
Mental	399

Education in Quiroga

Literacy and Schooling

In Quiroga, 2,149 people aged 15 and over can read and write (214900%), while 1,845 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years (7.7 men, 7.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	663	1,182	1,845	184500%
Incomplete primary	1,556	1,675	3,231	323100%
Complete primary	2,098	2,121	4,219	421900%
Incomplete secondary	634	493	1,127	112700%
Complete secondary	1,889	2,354	4,243	424300%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,268	2,397	4,665	466500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	439
6-11 years	116
12-14 years	228

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 44 are public and 11 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	13	2	15
Primaria	13	3	16
Secundaria	9	3	12
Media Superior	2	2	4

Employment and Social Security in Quiroga

In Quiroga, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 14,270 people. Of those, 14,119 are employed and 151 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

14,270

H: 8,169 / M: 6,101

Employed Population

14,119

H: 8,046 / M: 6,073

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

151 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,888

H: 1,823 / M: 5,065

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	15,711	57.8%
IMSS	3,066	11.3%
ISSSTE	1,251	4.6%
ISSSTE estatal	73	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	23	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,797	39.7%
IMSS Bienestar	253	0.9%
Private insurance	291	1.1%
Other institution	79	0.3%
Without health coverage	11,447	42.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Quiroga

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,126

1312600%

Single

6,097

609700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,009

200900%

Households

Total Households

6,921

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

4,893

70.7%

Female-headed

2,028

29.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	26,050	95.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	633	2.3%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	470	1.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Quiroga

Quiroga has 9,985 total dwellings, of which 6,923 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,315	93.4%
Earthen floor	599	8.9%
1 bedroom	1,892	28%
2+ bedrooms	5,022	74.3%
1 room	247	3.7%
2 rooms	1,202	17.8%
3+ rooms	5,465	80.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.7%

6,876 dwellings

Piped Water

99.6%

6,733 dwellings

With Drainage

97.2%

6,567 dwellings

All Services

95%

6,419 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,876	101.7%
Without electricity	39	0.6%
Public water network	6,733	99.6%
Hauled water	6,269	92.8%
Other water source	181	2.7%
With water tank	5,236	77.5%
With cistern	2,705	40%
With toilet	6,357	94.1%
With latrine	264	3.9%
With drainage	6,567	97.2%
Without drainage	347	5.1%
With all services	6,419	95%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0%

Goods and Technology in Quiroga

Household equipment in Quiroga according to the 2020 Census. 33.9% of dwellings have internet and 85.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,442	80.5%
Washing machine	4,488	66.4%
Microwave oven	2,655	39.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,759	40.8%
Motorcycle	1,427	21.1%
Bicycle	2,009	29.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,475	95.8%
Radio	4,872	72.1%
Landline phone	1,021	15.1%
Cell phone	5,778	85.5%
Computer	1,515	22.4%
Internet	2,294	33.9%
Pay TV	3,202	47.4%
Streaming platforms	458	6.8%
Video game console	310	4.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

221

3.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

969

14.3%

No Computer or Internet

4,274

63.2%

No ICT at All

103

1.5%

Companies and Economy in Quiroga

The main economic sectors of Quiroga are Comercio al por menor with 1,327 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,327
Industrias manufactureras	1,204
Industrias manufactureras	314
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	268
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	246

Poverty and Social Development in Quiroga

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Quiroga has a poverty rate of 74.2% and extreme poverty of 19.5%.

Poverty

74.2%

17,686 people

Extreme Poverty

19.5%

4,658 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

16.8%

3,997 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.8%

913 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.2%

1,235 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	30.5%	7,271
Lack of access to health services	27%	6,434
Lack of access to social security	81.3%	19,369
Lack of housing quality and spaces	16.8%	4,009
Lack of access to basic housing services	34.7%	8,269
Lack of access to food	32.3%	7,690
Income below welfare line	78%	18,599
Income below minimum welfare line	37.9%	9,029

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	68.1%	18%	23.4%	5.7%	0
2015	74.2%	19.5%	16.8%	5.2%	0

Crime in Quiroga

In the last 12 months, 200 crimes were recorded in Quiroga. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	23
2025/11	16
2025/10	16
2025/09	9
2025/08	20
2025/07	16
2025/06	23
2025/05	23
2025/04	9
2025/03	18
2025/02	10
2025/01	17

Health in Quiroga

Quiroga has 16 health facilities, including 6 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Quiroga

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Quiroga	15,249	2,071
Santa Fe de la Laguna	5,393	2,046
San Andrés Ziróndaro	2,418	2,054
San Jerónimo Purenchécuaro	1,981	2,042
Atzimbo	553	2,230
Icuacato	514	2,379
Sanambo	385	2,478
Caríngaro	379	2,242
Colonia el Cárcamo	113	2,063
Ninguno	66	2,074

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