Tancítaro

Tancítaro is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 33,453 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,803 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7 years.

Demographics of Tancítaro

Demographic structure of Tancítaro according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 10,719 people under 15 years old (32%), 20,491 people of working age (61.3%) and 2,191 elderly over 65 years old (6.5%).

0-14 years

10,719

32% of the population

15-64 years

20,491

61.3% - Working age

65+ years

2,191

6.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tancítaro

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,810	1,868	3,678	11%
5-9 years	1,849	1,892	3,741	11.2%
10-14 years	1,716	1,584	3,300	9.9%
15-19 years	1,536	1,560	3,096	9.3%
20-24 years	1,570	1,483	3,053	9.1%
25-29 years	1,383	1,368	2,751	8.2%
30-34 years	1,258	1,331	2,589	7.7%
35-39 years	1,143	1,150	2,293	6.9%
40-44 years	969	922	1,891	5.7%
45-49 years	755	775	1,530	4.6%
50-54 years	665	679	1,344	4%
55-59 years	511	558	1,069	3.2%
60-64 years	429	446	875	2.6%
65-69 years	352	320	672	2%
70-74 years	290	256	546	1.6%
75-79 years	193	195	388	1.2%
80-84 years	146	162	308	0.9%
85+ years	136	141	277	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tancítaro

Population Origin

Born in State

31,809

95.1%

Born in Another State

1,289

3.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

532

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

470

1.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

439

93.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

27

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

701

8.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

158

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

84 / 74

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,306

3.9%

With Limitation

2,699

8.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	620
Visual	458
Hearing	289
Speech	250
Mental	300

Education in Tancítaro

Literacy and Schooling

In Tancítaro, 1,851 people aged 15 and over can read and write (185100%), while 2,274 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7 years (6.8 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,229	1,045	2,274	227400%
Incomplete primary	2,331	1,880	4,211	421100%
Complete primary	2,515	2,319	4,834	483400%
Incomplete secondary	807	619	1,426	142600%
Complete secondary	2,383	3,065	5,448	544800%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,830	2,120	3,950	395000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	898
6-11 years	254
12-14 years	360

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 145 are public and 15 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	56	3	59
Primaria	62	5	67
Secundaria	24	3	27
Media Superior	3	3	6
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Tancítaro

In Tancítaro, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 15,005 people. Of those, 14,911 are employed and 94 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.6%.

Total EAP

15,005

H: 10,491 / M: 4,514

Employed Population

14,911

H: 10,418 / M: 4,493

Unemployment Rate

0.6%

94 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,474

H: 1,778 / M: 7,696

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	13,430	40.1%
IMSS	3,817	11.4%
ISSSTE	319	1%
ISSSTE estatal	35	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	7	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,324	24.9%
IMSS Bienestar	343	1%
Private insurance	342	1%
Other institution	333	1%
Without health coverage	19,964	59.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Tancítaro

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

14,521

1452100%

Single

8,100

810000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,956

195600%

Households

Total Households

8,157

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

6,008

73.7%

Female-headed

2,149

26.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	32,369	96.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	659	2%
Other religions	42	0.1%
No religion	326	1%

Housing and Basic Services in Tancítaro

Tancítaro has 9,907 total dwellings, of which 8,164 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,605	94.3%
Earthen floor	510	6.3%
1 bedroom	2,660	33%
2+ bedrooms	5,455	67.6%
1 room	330	4.1%
2 rooms	1,857	23%
3+ rooms	5,928	73.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.8%

8,044 dwellings

Piped Water

98.9%

7,977 dwellings

With Drainage

94.8%

7,644 dwellings

All Services

93%

7,496 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,044	99.8%
Without electricity	71	0.9%
Public water network	7,977	98.9%
Hauled water	5,714	70.9%
Other water source	137	1.7%
With water tank	6,565	81.4%
With cistern	1,788	22.2%
With toilet	6,991	86.7%
With latrine	1,017	12.6%
With drainage	7,644	94.8%
Without drainage	471	5.8%
With all services	7,496	93%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tancítaro

Household equipment in Tancítaro according to the 2020 Census. 28.3% of dwellings have internet and 86.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,065	87.6%
Washing machine	6,570	81.5%
Microwave oven	2,897	35.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	5,179	64.2%
Motorcycle	1,720	21.3%
Bicycle	630	7.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,260	90%
Radio	4,722	58.6%
Landline phone	656	8.1%
Cell phone	6,960	86.3%
Computer	979	12.1%
Internet	2,282	28.3%
Pay TV	5,620	69.7%
Streaming platforms	280	3.5%
Video game console	232	2.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

480

6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,041

12.9%

No Computer or Internet

5,555

68.9%

No ICT at All

178

2.2%

Companies and Economy in Tancítaro

The main economic sectors of Tancítaro are Comercio al por menor with 517 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	517
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	168
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	149
Industrias manufactureras	47
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	29

Poverty and Social Development in Tancítaro

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tancítaro has a poverty rate of 61.2% and extreme poverty of 12.9%.

Poverty

61.2%

22,050 people

Extreme Poverty

12.9%

4,647 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

35.9%

12,949 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.9%

328 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.9%

700 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36.2%	13,039
Lack of access to health services	38.7%	13,936
Lack of access to social security	87.1%	31,379
Lack of housing quality and spaces	25.9%	9,345
Lack of access to basic housing services	43.5%	15,682
Lack of access to food	33.4%	12,032
Income below welfare line	62.1%	22,378
Income below minimum welfare line	20.2%	7,287

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	62.5%	15.3%	34.5%	2%	0
2015	61.2%	12.9%	35.9%	1.9%	0

Crime in Tancítaro

In the last 12 months, 210 crimes were recorded in Tancítaro. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	22
2025/11	11
2025/10	23
2025/09	12
2025/08	14
2025/07	17
2025/06	12
2025/05	20
2025/04	23
2025/03	18
2025/02	25
2025/01	13

Health in Tancítaro

Tancítaro has 18 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 16 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tancítaro

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tancítaro	8,133	2,080
Pareo	2,186	1,419
Apo	1,908	2,131
Condémbaro	1,853	1,950
Zirimondiro	1,186	2,247
Santa Catarina	1,012	1,812
Zirimbo	993	1,979
Araparícuaro (Aparícuaro)	885	2,034
Choritiro	817	1,968
Agua Zarca	808	1,631

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