Tlazazalca

Tlazazalca is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 6,420 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,850 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.7 years.

Demographics of Tlazazalca

Demographic structure of Tlazazalca according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,480 people under 15 years old (23.1%), 3,768 people of working age (58.7%) and 1,172 elderly over 65 years old (18.3%).

0-14 years

1,480

23.1% of the population

15-64 years

3,768

58.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,172

18.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

70.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tlazazalca

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	233	277	510	7.9%
5-9 years	266	256	522	8.1%
10-14 years	236	212	448	7%
15-19 years	225	207	432	6.7%
20-24 years	201	194	395	6.2%
25-29 years	177	223	400	6.2%
30-34 years	171	194	365	5.7%
35-39 years	176	200	376	5.9%
40-44 years	213	204	417	6.5%
45-49 years	187	184	371	5.8%
50-54 years	186	190	376	5.9%
55-59 years	131	181	312	4.9%
60-64 years	149	175	324	5%
65-69 years	130	161	291	4.5%
70-74 years	139	150	289	4.5%
75-79 years	130	116	246	3.8%
80-84 years	91	101	192	3%
85+ years	71	83	154	2.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tlazazalca

Population Origin

Born in State

6,172

96.1%

Born in Another State

102

1.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

28

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

17

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

17

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

16

0.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

40

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

17 / 23

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

537

8.4%

With Limitation

814

12.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	306
Visual	180
Hearing	158
Speech	60
Mental	100

Education in Tlazazalca

Literacy and Schooling

In Tlazazalca, 543 people aged 15 and over can read and write (54300%), while 570 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.7 years (5.8 men, 5.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	287	283	570	57000%
Incomplete primary	649	754	1,403	140300%
Complete primary	683	797	1,480	148000%
Incomplete secondary	107	73	180	18000%
Complete secondary	327	351	678	67800%
Post-basic education (18+)	289	265	554	55400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	144
6-11 years	47
12-14 years	83

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 36 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	12	0	12
Primaria	16	1	17
Secundaria	7	0	7
Media Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Tlazazalca

In Tlazazalca, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,615 people. Of those, 2,585 are employed and 30 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

2,615

H: 1,870 / M: 745

Employed Population

2,585

H: 1,843 / M: 742

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

30 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,556

H: 616 / M: 1,940

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	3,309	51.5%
IMSS	282	4.4%
ISSSTE	76	1.2%
ISSSTE estatal	4	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,765	43.1%
IMSS Bienestar	9	0.1%
Private insurance	191	3%
Other institution	8	0.1%
Without health coverage	3,102	48.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Tlazazalca

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,205

320500%

Single

1,366

136600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

632

63200%

Households

Total Households

2,052

3.1 average occupants

Male-headed

1,498

73%

Female-headed

554

27%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,929	92.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	301	4.7%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	176	2.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Tlazazalca

Tlazazalca has 5,003 total dwellings, of which 2,052 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,016	98.5%
Earthen floor	30	1.5%
1 bedroom	749	36.6%
2+ bedrooms	1,297	63.4%
1 room	29	1.4%
2 rooms	251	12.3%
3+ rooms	1,766	86.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

2,038 dwellings

Piped Water

99.6%

2,037 dwellings

With Drainage

97.7%

1,998 dwellings

All Services

97.3%

1,990 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,038	99.6%
Without electricity	8	0.4%
Public water network	2,037	99.6%
Hauled water	1,792	87.6%
Other water source	9	0.4%
With water tank	1,832	89.5%
With cistern	232	11.3%
With toilet	1,979	96.7%
With latrine	15	0.7%
With drainage	1,998	97.7%
Without drainage	48	2.3%
With all services	1,990	97.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0%

Goods and Technology in Tlazazalca

Household equipment in Tlazazalca according to the 2020 Census. 22.9% of dwellings have internet and 84.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,945	95.1%
Washing machine	1,722	84.2%
Microwave oven	1,052	51.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,202	58.7%
Motorcycle	526	25.7%
Bicycle	602	29.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,891	92.4%
Radio	1,389	67.9%
Landline phone	332	16.2%
Cell phone	1,725	84.3%
Computer	274	13.4%
Internet	469	22.9%
Pay TV	1,146	56%
Streaming platforms	106	5.2%
Video game console	53	2.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

93

4.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

207

10.1%

No Computer or Internet

1,485

72.6%

No ICT at All

43

2.1%

Companies and Economy in Tlazazalca

The main economic sectors of Tlazazalca are Comercio al por menor with 154 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	154
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	56
Industrias manufactureras	17
Industrias manufactureras	14
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	13

Poverty and Social Development in Tlazazalca

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tlazazalca has a poverty rate of 75.7% and extreme poverty of 16.4%.

Poverty

75.7%

4,714 people

Extreme Poverty

16.4%

1,023 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

20.5%

1,279 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.7%

108 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.1%

128 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	48.7%	3,035
Lack of access to health services	32%	1,992
Lack of access to social security	79.2%	4,933
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.5%	466
Lack of access to basic housing services	19.6%	1,223
Lack of access to food	29.6%	1,843
Income below welfare line	77.4%	4,822
Income below minimum welfare line	37.3%	2,326

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	73.2%	19.4%	23.5%	1.8%	0
2015	75.7%	16.4%	20.5%	2.1%	0

Crime in Tlazazalca

In the last 12 months, 28 crimes were recorded in Tlazazalca. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	3
2025/10	2
2025/09	4
2025/08	5
2025/07	1
2025/06	2
2025/05	1
2025/04	4
2025/03	1
2025/02	1
2025/01	2

Health in Tlazazalca

Tlazazalca has 11 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 9 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tlazazalca

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tlazazalca	3,002	1,803
Huitzo	506	1,780
Acuitzeramo	484	1,948
La Yerbabuena	430	1,862
Acúmbaro (Acúmbaro de las Pilas)	350	1,991
Jamandúcuaro	286	1,856
Colonia Gabino Vázquez (Los Guayabos)	215	1,818
El Tecolote	169	1,838
Gil	147	1,908
Colonia el Porvenir	147	1,748

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