Tingüindín

Tingüindín is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 14,934 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,741 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years.

Demographics of Tingüindín

Demographic structure of Tingüindín according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,965 people under 15 years old (26.6%), 9,382 people of working age (62.8%) and 1,586 elderly over 65 years old (10.6%).

0-14 years

3,965

26.6% of the population

15-64 years

9,382

62.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,586

10.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tingüindín

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	600	598	1,198	8%
5-9 years	721	705	1,426	9.5%
10-14 years	670	671	1,341	9%
15-19 years	612	644	1,256	8.4%
20-24 years	551	550	1,101	7.4%
25-29 years	502	555	1,057	7.1%
30-34 years	491	596	1,087	7.3%
35-39 years	480	522	1,002	6.7%
40-44 years	454	511	965	6.5%
45-49 years	428	426	854	5.7%
50-54 years	364	411	775	5.2%
55-59 years	315	377	692	4.6%
60-64 years	276	317	593	4%
65-69 years	203	270	473	3.2%
70-74 years	182	208	390	2.6%
75-79 years	143	153	296	2%
80-84 years	97	127	224	1.5%
85+ years	85	118	203	1.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tingüindín

Population Origin

Born in State

13,667

91.5%

Born in Another State

1,003

6.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

280

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

771

5.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

727

94.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

43

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,295

30.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

354

2.4% of the population

Men / Women

159 / 195

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

872

5.8%

With Limitation

2,194

14.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	438
Visual	349
Hearing	228
Speech	123
Mental	168

Education in Tingüindín

Literacy and Schooling

In Tingüindín, 735 people aged 15 and over can read and write (73500%), while 761 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years (7.7 men, 8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	380	381	761	76100%
Incomplete primary	915	972	1,887	188700%
Complete primary	1,110	1,229	2,339	233900%
Incomplete secondary	332	239	571	57100%
Complete secondary	1,011	1,155	2,166	216600%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,279	1,614	2,893	289300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	152
6-11 years	87
12-14 years	136

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 44 are public and 4 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	16	1	17
Primaria	15	2	17
Secundaria	4	0	4
Media Superior	2	1	3

Employment and Social Security in Tingüindín

In Tingüindín, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,946 people. Of those, 6,912 are employed and 34 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.5%.

Total EAP

6,946

H: 4,434 / M: 2,512

Employed Population

6,912

H: 4,406 / M: 2,506

Unemployment Rate

0.5%

34 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,769

H: 1,122 / M: 3,647

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,586	57.5%
IMSS	2,596	17.4%
ISSSTE	628	4.2%
ISSSTE estatal	39	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	13	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,722	31.6%
IMSS Bienestar	191	1.3%
Private insurance	233	1.6%
Other institution	230	1.5%
Without health coverage	6,347	42.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Tingüindín

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,600

660000%

Single

3,819

381900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,337

133700%

Households

Total Households

4,196

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

2,784

66.3%

Female-headed

1,412

33.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	14,211	95.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	427	2.9%
Other religions	8	0.1%
No religion	276	1.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Tingüindín

Tingüindín has 5,785 total dwellings, of which 4,196 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,971	95.1%
Earthen floor	220	5.3%
1 bedroom	1,374	32.9%
2+ bedrooms	2,817	67.5%
1 room	128	3.1%
2 rooms	784	18.8%
3+ rooms	3,279	78.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100%

4,173 dwellings

Piped Water

98.8%

4,125 dwellings

With Drainage

96.1%

4,010 dwellings

All Services

94.9%

3,961 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,173	100%
Without electricity	18	0.4%
Public water network	4,125	98.8%
Hauled water	3,503	83.9%
Other water source	66	1.6%
With water tank	3,565	85.4%
With cistern	1,023	24.5%
With toilet	3,924	94%
With latrine	236	5.7%
With drainage	4,010	96.1%
Without drainage	181	4.3%
With all services	3,961	94.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	6	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tingüindín

Household equipment in Tingüindín according to the 2020 Census. 32.5% of dwellings have internet and 80.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,869	92.7%
Washing machine	3,448	82.6%
Microwave oven	2,019	48.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,367	56.7%
Motorcycle	1,067	25.6%
Bicycle	1,111	26.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,938	94.3%
Radio	2,887	69.2%
Landline phone	1,754	42%
Cell phone	3,360	80.5%
Computer	1,021	24.5%
Internet	1,357	32.5%
Pay TV	3,082	73.8%
Streaming platforms	244	5.8%
Video game console	261	6.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

122

2.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

361

8.6%

No Computer or Internet

2,511

60.2%

No ICT at All

53

1.3%

Companies and Economy in Tingüindín

The main economic sectors of Tingüindín are Comercio al por menor with 293 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	293
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	92
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	90
Industrias manufactureras	57
Servicios educativos	14

Poverty and Social Development in Tingüindín

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tingüindín has a poverty rate of 57.8% and extreme poverty of 8.3%.

Poverty

57.8%

8,786 people

Extreme Poverty

8.3%

1,256 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.3%

4,906 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.4%

514 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6.6%

1,001 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	30.4%	4,630
Lack of access to health services	22.9%	3,487
Lack of access to social security	79.7%	12,121
Lack of housing quality and spaces	11.9%	1,810
Lack of access to basic housing services	15.2%	2,317
Lack of access to food	26.3%	3,998
Income below welfare line	61.2%	9,301
Income below minimum welfare line	19.3%	2,928

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	53.1%	9.3%	33.9%	8.6%	0
2015	57.8%	8.3%	32.3%	6.6%	0

Crime in Tingüindín

In the last 12 months, 91 crimes were recorded in Tingüindín. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	8
2025/11	8
2025/10	5
2025/09	13
2025/08	9
2025/07	4
2025/06	8
2025/05	11
2025/04	2
2025/03	6
2025/02	9
2025/01	8

Health in Tingüindín

Tingüindín has 9 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tingüindín

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tingüindín	7,788	1,679
Tacátzcuaro	2,388	1,615
Guáscuaro de Múgica	1,049	1,720
Aquiles Serdán (San Ángel)	569	1,785
San Juanico	515	1,670
Tata Lázaro (Rancho Flores)	467	2,045
Los Laureles	414	1,703
San Miguel (Los Ranchitos)	376	1,798
Rincón del Chino	262	1,787
El Tecolote	222	1,798

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