Tzintzuntzan

Tzintzuntzan is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 14,911 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,106 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years.

Demographics of Tzintzuntzan

Demographic structure of Tzintzuntzan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,196 people under 15 years old (28.1%), 9,103 people of working age (61%) and 1,612 elderly over 65 years old (10.8%).

0-14 years

4,196

28.1% of the population

15-64 years

9,103

61% - Working age

65+ years

1,612

10.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tzintzuntzan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	702	704	1,406	9.4%
5-9 years	704	756	1,460	9.8%
10-14 years	674	656	1,330	8.9%
15-19 years	583	607	1,190	8%
20-24 years	597	604	1,201	8.1%
25-29 years	519	641	1,160	7.8%
30-34 years	491	585	1,076	7.2%
35-39 years	421	503	924	6.2%
40-44 years	427	502	929	6.2%
45-49 years	363	434	797	5.3%
50-54 years	346	366	712	4.8%
55-59 years	264	313	577	3.9%
60-64 years	249	288	537	3.6%
65-69 years	233	263	496	3.3%
70-74 years	193	192	385	2.6%
75-79 years	153	149	302	2%
80-84 years	92	98	190	1.3%
85+ years	122	117	239	1.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tzintzuntzan

Population Origin

Born in State

14,389

96.5%

Born in Another State

384

2.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

121

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,323

8.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,262

95.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

42

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

3,223

86.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

136

0.9% of the population

Men / Women

73 / 63

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

921

6.2%

With Limitation

1,895

12.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	477
Visual	361
Hearing	232
Speech	155
Mental	197

Education in Tzintzuntzan

Literacy and Schooling

In Tzintzuntzan, 1,103 people aged 15 and over can read and write (110300%), while 904 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years (8.1 men, 8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	367	537	904	90400%
Incomplete primary	804	864	1,668	166800%
Complete primary	888	925	1,813	181300%
Incomplete secondary	279	196	475	47500%
Complete secondary	1,119	1,350	2,469	246900%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,464	1,628	3,092	309200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	274
6-11 years	54
12-14 years	81

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 65 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	22	22
Primaria	25	25
Secundaria	6	6
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Tzintzuntzan

In Tzintzuntzan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,436 people. Of those, 7,365 are employed and 71 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

7,436

H: 4,185 / M: 3,251

Employed Population

7,365

H: 4,132 / M: 3,233

Unemployment Rate

1%

71 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,041

H: 1,247 / M: 2,794

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,682	64.9%
IMSS	1,421	9.5%
ISSSTE	1,361	9.1%
ISSSTE estatal	29	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	12	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,786	45.5%
IMSS Bienestar	107	0.7%
Private insurance	8	0.1%
Other institution	4	0%
Without health coverage	5,225	35%

Marital Status and Religion in Tzintzuntzan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,999

699900%

Single

3,421

342100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,073

107300%

Households

Total Households

3,728

4 average occupants

Male-headed

2,831

75.9%

Female-headed

897

24.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	14,055	94.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	434	2.9%
Other religions	4	0%
No religion	415	2.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Tzintzuntzan

Tzintzuntzan has 5,942 total dwellings, of which 3,730 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,471	93.7%
Earthen floor	250	6.7%
1 bedroom	1,197	32.3%
2+ bedrooms	2,524	68.1%
1 room	133	3.6%
2 rooms	729	19.7%
3+ rooms	2,859	77.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.8%

3,697 dwellings

Piped Water

95.5%

3,539 dwellings

With Drainage

86.9%

3,220 dwellings

All Services

82.9%

3,070 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,697	99.8%
Without electricity	24	0.6%
Public water network	3,539	95.5%
Hauled water	2,255	60.9%
Other water source	182	4.9%
With water tank	2,639	71.2%
With cistern	1,513	40.8%
With toilet	3,018	81.5%
With latrine	644	17.4%
With drainage	3,220	86.9%
Without drainage	501	13.5%
With all services	3,070	82.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tzintzuntzan

Household equipment in Tzintzuntzan according to the 2020 Census. 15% of dwellings have internet and 80.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,794	75.4%
Washing machine	2,010	54.3%
Microwave oven	956	25.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,345	36.3%
Motorcycle	267	7.2%
Bicycle	937	25.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,341	90.2%
Radio	2,660	71.8%
Landline phone	358	9.7%
Cell phone	2,966	80.1%
Computer	541	14.6%
Internet	555	15%
Pay TV	1,064	28.7%
Streaming platforms	69	1.9%
Video game console	83	2.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

165

4.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

659

17.8%

No Computer or Internet

2,940

79.4%

No ICT at All

94

2.5%

Companies and Economy in Tzintzuntzan

The main economic sectors of Tzintzuntzan are Industrias manufactureras with 475 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	475
Comercio al por menor	437
Industrias manufactureras	91
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	86
Industrias manufactureras	68

Poverty and Social Development in Tzintzuntzan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tzintzuntzan has a poverty rate of 66.9% and extreme poverty of 17.7%.

Poverty

66.9%

9,951 people

Extreme Poverty

17.7%

2,633 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

24.8%

3,690 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.7%

409 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.6%

826 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	26.1%	3,877
Lack of access to health services	20.9%	3,111
Lack of access to social security	78.1%	11,624
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17.5%	2,605
Lack of access to basic housing services	50.1%	7,446
Lack of access to food	38.5%	5,727
Income below welfare line	69.6%	10,359
Income below minimum welfare line	30.2%	4,485

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	67.7%	21.9%	24.2%	6%	0
2015	66.9%	17.7%	24.8%	5.6%	0

Crime in Tzintzuntzan

In the last 12 months, 151 crimes were recorded in Tzintzuntzan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	18
2025/11	11
2025/10	11
2025/09	13
2025/08	16
2025/07	11
2025/06	10
2025/05	13
2025/04	14
2025/03	7
2025/02	13
2025/01	14

Health in Tzintzuntzan

Tzintzuntzan has 8 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tzintzuntzan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ihuatzio	3,950	2,043
Tzintzuntzan	3,830	2,055
Cucuchucho (San Pedro)	1,595	2,060
Los Corrales	472	2,077
Santa Cruz	391	2,151
El Tigre	385	2,285
Isla de Pacanda (Isla Pacanda)	373	2,070
El Jagüey (El Molino)	285	2,056
Fontezuelas	275	2,120
Ichupio	272	2,056

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