Miacatlán

Miacatlán is a municipality of Morelos with 15,802 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,129 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.8 years.

Demographics of Miacatlán

Demographic structure of Miacatlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,987 people under 15 years old (25.2%), 10,089 people of working age (63.8%) and 1,717 elderly over 65 years old (10.9%).

0-14 years

3,987

25.2% of the population

15-64 years

10,089

63.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,717

10.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Miacatlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	639	574	1,213	7.7%
5-9 years	668	649	1,317	8.3%
10-14 years	743	714	1,457	9.2%
15-19 years	693	681	1,374	8.7%
20-24 years	646	622	1,268	8%
25-29 years	522	639	1,161	7.3%
30-34 years	533	587	1,120	7.1%
35-39 years	442	522	964	6.1%
40-44 years	512	512	1,024	6.5%
45-49 years	438	466	904	5.7%
50-54 years	446	455	901	5.7%
55-59 years	329	406	735	4.7%
60-64 years	295	343	638	4%
65-69 years	262	295	557	3.5%
70-74 years	236	208	444	2.8%
75-79 years	165	152	317	2%
80-84 years	88	85	173	1.1%
85+ years	100	126	226	1.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Miacatlán

Population Origin

Born in State

12,715

80.5%

Born in Another State

2,944

18.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

622

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

164

1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

163

99.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

132

2.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

505

3.2% of the population

Men / Women

245 / 260

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,057

6.7%

With Limitation

2,379

15.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	593
Visual	376
Hearing	216
Speech	167
Mental	192

Education in Miacatlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Miacatlán, 787 people aged 15 and over can read and write (78700%), while 850 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.8 years (8.7 men, 8.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	410	440	850	85000%
Incomplete primary	614	630	1,244	124400%
Complete primary	840	868	1,708	170800%
Incomplete secondary	200	157	357	35700%
Complete secondary	1,487	1,541	3,028	302800%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,967	2,255	4,222	422200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	303
6-11 years	55
12-14 years	78

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 32 are public and 10 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	10	4	14
Primaria	14	4	18
Secundaria	6	2	8
Media Superior	1	0	1
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Miacatlán

In Miacatlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,765 people. Of those, 7,562 are employed and 203 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.6%.

Total EAP

7,765

H: 4,684 / M: 3,081

Employed Population

7,562

H: 4,522 / M: 3,040

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

203 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,890

H: 1,469 / M: 3,421

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,292	77.8%
IMSS	2,974	18.8%
ISSSTE	972	6.2%
ISSSTE estatal	20	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	64	0.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,860	49.7%
IMSS Bienestar	24	0.2%
Private insurance	404	2.6%
Other institution	42	0.3%
Without health coverage	3,500	22.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Miacatlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,748

674800%

Single

4,128

412800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,816

181600%

Households

Total Households

4,587

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

3,026

66%

Female-headed

1,561

34%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	12,626	79.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,747	11.1%
Other religions	9	0.1%
No religion	1,406	8.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Miacatlán

Miacatlán has 7,032 total dwellings, of which 4,591 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,425	97.6%
Earthen floor	145	3.2%
1 bedroom	1,705	37.6%
2+ bedrooms	2,865	63.2%
1 room	320	7.1%
2 rooms	923	20.4%
3+ rooms	3,327	73.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.2%

4,543 dwellings

Piped Water

98.8%

4,481 dwellings

With Drainage

98.9%

4,482 dwellings

All Services

96.8%

4,389 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,543	100.2%
Without electricity	27	0.6%
Public water network	4,481	98.8%
Hauled water	3,636	80.2%
Other water source	89	2%
With water tank	3,606	79.5%
With cistern	1,582	34.9%
With toilet	4,457	98.3%
With latrine	17	0.4%
With drainage	4,482	98.9%
Without drainage	88	1.9%
With all services	4,389	96.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Miacatlán

Household equipment in Miacatlán according to the 2020 Census. 47% of dwellings have internet and 82.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,178	92.1%
Washing machine	2,751	60.7%
Microwave oven	1,388	30.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,769	39%
Motorcycle	806	17.8%
Bicycle	1,344	29.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,008	88.4%
Radio	2,873	63.4%
Landline phone	1,869	41.2%
Cell phone	3,735	82.4%
Computer	1,130	24.9%
Internet	2,132	47%
Pay TV	1,839	40.6%
Streaming platforms	335	7.4%
Video game console	216	4.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

318

7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

505

11.1%

No Computer or Internet

2,268

50%

No ICT at All

122

2.7%

Companies and Economy in Miacatlán

The main economic sectors of Miacatlán are Comercio al por menor with 358 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	358
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	121
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	118
Industrias manufactureras	29
Servicios educativos	21

Poverty and Social Development in Miacatlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Miacatlán has a poverty rate of 68.4% and extreme poverty of 23.6%.

Poverty

68.4%

19,999 people

Extreme Poverty

23.6%

6,903 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

23.1%

6,761 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.6%

746 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6%

1,745 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.8%	8,423
Lack of access to health services	11.6%	3,381
Lack of access to social security	79.6%	23,274
Lack of housing quality and spaces	25.2%	7,359
Lack of access to basic housing services	48.6%	14,221
Lack of access to food	39.4%	11,525
Income below welfare line	70.9%	20,745
Income below minimum welfare line	35.5%	10,371

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	61%	16.2%	31.8%	4.8%	0
2015	68.4%	23.6%	23.1%	6%	0

Crime in Miacatlán

In the last 12 months, 194 crimes were recorded in Miacatlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	21
2025/11	11
2025/10	19
2025/09	13
2025/08	19
2025/07	17
2025/06	19
2025/05	13
2025/04	16
2025/03	19
2025/02	12
2025/01	15

Health in Miacatlán

Miacatlán has 13 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 11 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Miacatlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Miacatlán	7,466	1,004
El Mirador	1,518	1,056
El Rodeo	1,436	1,110
Xochicalco (Cirenio Longares)	1,010	1,171
Palpan de Baranda	913	1,668
Colonia Vista Hermosa	633	1,006
Emiliano Zapata	533	1,011
Colonia Álvaro Obregón	478	1,020
Los Linares	391	1,107
La Campesina (Colonia los Tulipanes)	310	1,009

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