Yurécuaro

Yurécuaro is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 32,303 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,586 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years.

Demographics of Yurécuaro

Demographic structure of Yurécuaro according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,186 people under 15 years old (28.4%), 20,377 people of working age (63.1%) and 2,709 elderly over 65 years old (8.4%).

0-14 years

9,186

28.4% of the population

15-64 years

20,377

63.1% - Working age

65+ years

2,709

8.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Yurécuaro

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,527	1,546	3,073	9.5%
5-9 years	1,571	1,528	3,099	9.6%
10-14 years	1,530	1,484	3,014	9.3%
15-19 years	1,424	1,480	2,904	9%
20-24 years	1,318	1,373	2,691	8.3%
25-29 years	1,148	1,240	2,388	7.4%
30-34 years	1,004	1,217	2,221	6.9%
35-39 years	1,009	1,126	2,135	6.6%
40-44 years	1,012	1,063	2,075	6.4%
45-49 years	919	948	1,867	5.8%
50-54 years	712	860	1,572	4.9%
55-59 years	635	699	1,334	4.1%
60-64 years	569	621	1,190	3.7%
65-69 years	426	465	891	2.8%
70-74 years	341	360	701	2.2%
75-79 years	236	254	490	1.5%
80-84 years	140	182	322	1%
85+ years	135	170	305	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Yurécuaro

Population Origin

Born in State

27,558

85.3%

Born in Another State

4,447

13.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

815

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

837

2.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

780

93.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

57

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,081

12.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

906

2.8% of the population

Men / Women

440 / 466

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,633

5.1%

With Limitation

2,680

8.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	919
Visual	664
Hearing	321
Speech	212
Mental	246

Education in Yurécuaro

Literacy and Schooling

In Yurécuaro, 2,076 people aged 15 and over can read and write (207600%), while 1,994 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years (7.4 men, 7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	948	1,046	1,994	199400%
Incomplete primary	1,880	2,240	4,120	412000%
Complete primary	3,051	3,589	6,640	664000%
Incomplete secondary	680	548	1,228	122800%
Complete secondary	1,759	1,934	3,693	369300%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,479	2,333	4,812	481200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	884
6-11 years	442
12-14 years	603

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 51 are public and 7 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	18	3	21
Primaria	23	1	24
Secundaria	7	1	8
Media Superior	2	1	3

Employment and Social Security in Yurécuaro

In Yurécuaro, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 15,706 people. Of those, 15,471 are employed and 235 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

Total EAP

15,706

H: 9,609 / M: 6,097

Employed Population

15,471

H: 9,438 / M: 6,033

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

235 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,055

H: 2,245 / M: 6,810

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	15,024	46.5%
IMSS	3,744	11.6%
ISSSTE	902	2.8%
ISSSTE estatal	63	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	17	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,892	30.6%
IMSS Bienestar	205	0.6%
Private insurance	224	0.7%
Other institution	50	0.2%
Without health coverage	17,237	53.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Yurécuaro

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

14,502

1450200%

Single

7,690

769000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,693

269300%

Households

Total Households

8,350

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

5,385

64.5%

Female-headed

2,965

35.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	30,147	93.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,115	3.5%
Other religions	4	0%
No religion	987	3.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Yurécuaro

Yurécuaro has 11,481 total dwellings, of which 8,354 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,170	98%
Earthen floor	153	1.8%
1 bedroom	2,540	30.5%
2+ bedrooms	5,783	69.4%
1 room	642	7.7%
2 rooms	1,757	21.1%
3+ rooms	5,924	71.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.4%

8,288 dwellings

Piped Water

99.5%

8,297 dwellings

With Drainage

99.5%

8,297 dwellings

All Services

99%

8,253 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,288	99.4%
Without electricity	35	0.4%
Public water network	8,297	99.5%
Hauled water	7,532	90.4%
Other water source	26	0.3%
With water tank	5,561	66.7%
With cistern	2,474	29.7%
With toilet	8,235	98.8%
With latrine	50	0.6%
With drainage	8,297	99.5%
Without drainage	26	0.3%
With all services	8,253	99%

Goods and Technology in Yurécuaro

Household equipment in Yurécuaro according to the 2020 Census. 43.4% of dwellings have internet and 81.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,366	88.4%
Washing machine	6,082	73%
Microwave oven	3,144	37.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,436	41.2%
Motorcycle	4,026	48.3%
Bicycle	4,830	57.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,635	91.6%
Radio	5,394	64.7%
Landline phone	2,596	31.1%
Cell phone	6,830	81.9%
Computer	1,796	21.5%
Internet	3,620	43.4%
Pay TV	5,226	62.7%
Streaming platforms	768	9.2%
Video game console	534	6.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

489

5.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,026

12.3%

No Computer or Internet

4,421

53%

No ICT at All

287

3.4%

Companies and Economy in Yurécuaro

The main economic sectors of Yurécuaro are Comercio al por menor with 1,114 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,114
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	352
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	279
Industrias manufactureras	128
Industrias manufactureras	114

Poverty and Social Development in Yurécuaro

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Yurécuaro has a poverty rate of 64% and extreme poverty of 10.5%.

Poverty

64%

19,174 people

Extreme Poverty

10.5%

3,150 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27%

8,099 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.3%

984 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.7%

1,702 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.7%	9,790
Lack of access to health services	23.3%	6,993
Lack of access to social security	84.1%	25,208
Lack of housing quality and spaces	11.8%	3,543
Lack of access to basic housing services	12%	3,588
Lack of access to food	25.3%	7,581
Income below welfare line	67.3%	20,159
Income below minimum welfare line	24.8%	7,443

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	59.3%	10%	31.2%	6.8%	0
2015	64%	10.5%	27%	5.7%	0

Crime in Yurécuaro

In the last 12 months, 183 crimes were recorded in Yurécuaro. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	15
2025/11	15
2025/10	14
2025/09	10
2025/08	20
2025/07	12
2025/06	13
2025/05	22
2025/04	16
2025/03	20
2025/02	8
2025/01	18

Health in Yurécuaro

Yurécuaro has 17 health facilities, including 4 hospitals, 11 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Yurécuaro

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Yurécuaro	26,691	1,542
El Tequesquite	1,129	1,539
Monteleón	1,090	1,561
El Refugio	761	1,547
Mirandillas	490	1,693
Cerro Colorado	399	1,543
La Joya	363	1,735
Colonia Emiliano Zapata	323	1,546
El Camiche	303	1,694
San Antonio	243	1,539

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