Turicato

Turicato is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 29,056 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 897 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.4 years.

Demographics of Turicato

Demographic structure of Turicato according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,289 people under 15 years old (32%), 16,959 people of working age (58.4%) and 2,806 elderly over 65 years old (9.7%).

0-14 years

9,289

32% of the population

15-64 years

16,959

58.4% - Working age

65+ years

2,806

9.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

71.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Turicato

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,567	1,528	3,095	10.7%
5-9 years	1,650	1,612	3,262	11.2%
10-14 years	1,541	1,391	2,932	10.1%
15-19 years	1,269	1,282	2,551	8.8%
20-24 years	992	1,064	2,056	7.1%
25-29 years	903	1,074	1,977	6.8%
30-34 years	865	990	1,855	6.4%
35-39 years	832	901	1,733	6%
40-44 years	782	855	1,637	5.6%
45-49 years	664	721	1,385	4.8%
50-54 years	642	772	1,414	4.9%
55-59 years	570	660	1,230	4.2%
60-64 years	533	588	1,121	3.9%
65-69 years	428	423	851	2.9%
70-74 years	319	376	695	2.4%
75-79 years	245	275	520	1.8%
80-84 years	170	194	364	1.3%
85+ years	170	206	376	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Turicato

Population Origin

Born in State

27,031

93%

Born in Another State

1,771

6.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

466

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

373

1.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

344

92.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

27

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

697

9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

192

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

101 / 91

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,648

5.7%

With Limitation

3,135

10.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	840
Visual	696
Hearing	366
Speech	337
Mental	392

Education in Turicato

Literacy and Schooling

In Turicato, 3,220 people aged 15 and over can read and write (322000%), while 4,040 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.4 years (6.2 men, 6.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,979	2,061	4,040	404000%
Incomplete primary	1,495	1,406	2,901	290100%
Complete primary	1,610	1,672	3,282	328200%
Incomplete secondary	384	375	759	75900%
Complete secondary	2,220	2,757	4,977	497700%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,444	1,823	3,267	326700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	527
6-11 years	244
12-14 years	261

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 206 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	65	0	65
Primaria	91	1	92
Secundaria	38	1	39
Media Superior	10	0	10

Employment and Social Security in Turicato

In Turicato, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,734 people. Of those, 11,619 are employed and 115 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

11,734

H: 7,848 / M: 3,886

Employed Population

11,619

H: 7,753 / M: 3,866

Unemployment Rate

1%

115 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,485

H: 2,219 / M: 7,266

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	20,257	69.7%
IMSS	7,012	24.1%
ISSSTE	772	2.7%
ISSSTE estatal	57	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	45	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,766	40.5%
IMSS Bienestar	498	1.7%
Private insurance	265	0.9%
Other institution	84	0.3%
Without health coverage	8,783	30.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Turicato

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

12,374

1237400%

Single

6,693

669300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,402

240200%

Households

Total Households

7,711

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

5,368

69.6%

Female-headed

2,343

30.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	27,507	94.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	650	2.2%
Other religions	12	0%
No religion	867	3%

Housing and Basic Services in Turicato

Turicato has 10,105 total dwellings, of which 7,728 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,332	83.8%
Earthen floor	1,371	18.2%
1 bedroom	2,964	39.2%
2+ bedrooms	4,738	62.7%
1 room	346	4.6%
2 rooms	1,693	22.4%
3+ rooms	5,663	75%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.1%

7,560 dwellings

Piped Water

97.3%

7,347 dwellings

With Drainage

92.1%

6,952 dwellings

All Services

89.4%

6,754 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,560	100.1%
Without electricity	142	1.9%
Public water network	7,347	97.3%
Hauled water	5,031	66.6%
Other water source	355	4.7%
With water tank	4,357	57.7%
With cistern	1,917	25.4%
With toilet	6,797	90%
With latrine	340	4.5%
With drainage	6,952	92.1%
Without drainage	750	9.9%
With all services	6,754	89.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	24	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Turicato

Household equipment in Turicato according to the 2020 Census. 13.3% of dwellings have internet and 80.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,783	89.8%
Washing machine	5,435	72%
Microwave oven	1,939	25.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,085	40.9%
Motorcycle	1,726	22.9%
Bicycle	503	6.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,471	85.7%
Radio	4,694	62.2%
Landline phone	880	11.7%
Cell phone	6,077	80.5%
Computer	777	10.3%
Internet	1,001	13.3%
Pay TV	3,988	52.8%
Streaming platforms	129	1.7%
Video game console	130	1.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

787

10.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,384

18.3%

No Computer or Internet

6,309

83.5%

No ICT at All

433

5.7%

Companies and Economy in Turicato

The main economic sectors of Turicato are Comercio al por menor with 577 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	577
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	186
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	166
Industrias manufactureras	75
Industrias manufactureras	29

Poverty and Social Development in Turicato

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Turicato has a poverty rate of 69.8% and extreme poverty of 21.8%.

Poverty

69.8%

19,423 people

Extreme Poverty

21.8%

6,071 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

19.9%

5,535 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.1%

1,418 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.2%

1,437 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	34.4%	9,579
Lack of access to health services	18.3%	5,101
Lack of access to social security	72%	20,014
Lack of housing quality and spaces	30.4%	8,465
Lack of access to basic housing services	42.1%	11,718
Lack of access to food	31.1%	8,641
Income below welfare line	74.9%	20,842
Income below minimum welfare line	36.9%	10,251

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	72.5%	26.6%	20.4%	4.1%	0
2015	69.8%	21.8%	19.9%	5.2%	0

Crime in Turicato

In the last 12 months, 43 crimes were recorded in Turicato. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	6
2025/10	5
2025/09	3
2025/08	6
2025/07	3
2025/06	5
2025/05	2
2025/04	2
2025/02	3
2025/01	3
2024/12	2

Health in Turicato

Turicato has 23 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 23 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Turicato

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Puruarán	6,845	1,105
La Ermita (Nueva Jerusalén)	2,151	1,158
Turicato	2,075	724
El Cahulote de Santa Ana	2,036	1,395
Los Hacheros	1,059	1,891
Tavera	957	1,251
Pinal Grande	745	1,616
Santa Cruz de Morelos	621	727
Caramicuas	520	1,042
La Salada	428	1,557

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