Choix

Choix is a municipality of Sinaloa with 29,334 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 517 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of Choix

Demographic structure of Choix according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 8,325 people under 15 years old (28.4%), 17,623 people of working age (60.1%) and 3,386 elderly over 65 years old (11.5%).

0-14 years

8,325

28.4% of the population

15-64 years

17,623

60.1% - Working age

65+ years

3,386

11.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

66.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Choix

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,318	1,265	2,583	8.8%
5-9 years	1,489	1,357	2,846	9.7%
10-14 years	1,511	1,385	2,896	9.9%
15-19 years	1,379	1,247	2,626	9%
20-24 years	967	1,009	1,976	6.7%
25-29 years	885	1,045	1,930	6.6%
30-34 years	829	904	1,733	5.9%
35-39 years	914	909	1,823	6.2%
40-44 years	883	843	1,726	5.9%
45-49 years	864	812	1,676	5.7%
50-54 years	807	737	1,544	5.3%
55-59 years	681	700	1,381	4.7%
60-64 years	633	575	1,208	4.1%
65-69 years	529	532	1,061	3.6%
70-74 years	437	401	838	2.9%
75-79 years	380	340	720	2.5%
80-84 years	239	204	443	1.5%
85+ years	144	180	324	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Choix

Population Origin

Born in State

27,040

92.2%

Born in Another State

2,033

6.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

333

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

768

2.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

757

98.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

10

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,551

19% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

2,048

7% of the population

Men / Women

1,032 / 1,016

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,408

4.8%

With Limitation

3,095

10.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	675
Visual	542
Hearing	301
Speech	250
Mental	240

Education in Choix

Literacy and Schooling

In Choix, 2,433 people aged 15 and over can read and write (243300%), while 2,186 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years (7 men, 7.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,141	1,045	2,186	218600%
Incomplete primary	2,470	1,882	4,352	435200%
Complete primary	1,748	1,592	3,340	334000%
Incomplete secondary	472	301	773	77300%
Complete secondary	1,919	2,638	4,557	455700%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,441	2,583	5,024	502400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	610
6-11 years	172
12-14 years	172

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 250 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	84	0	84
Primaria	92	0	92
Secundaria	52	0	52
Media Superior	17	0	17
Superior	1	1	2

Employment and Social Security in Choix

In Choix, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 12,383 people. Of those, 11,956 are employed and 427 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

Total EAP

12,383

H: 8,503 / M: 3,880

Employed Population

11,956

H: 8,131 / M: 3,825

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

427 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

10,236

H: 2,892 / M: 7,344

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	26,594	90.7%
IMSS	3,068	10.5%
ISSSTE	1,801	6.1%
ISSSTE estatal	83	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	16	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	20,476	69.8%
IMSS Bienestar	1,744	5.9%
Private insurance	65	0.2%
Other institution	53	0.2%
Without health coverage	2,706	9.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Choix

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

12,993

1299300%

Single

6,889

688900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,825

282500%

Households

Total Households

8,176

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

5,932

72.6%

Female-headed

2,244

27.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	17,119	58.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,710	12.6%
Other religions	61	0.2%
No religion	8,416	28.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Choix

Choix has 11,402 total dwellings, of which 8,177 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,529	92.5%
Earthen floor	624	7.7%
1 bedroom	2,916	35.8%
2+ bedrooms	5,237	64.4%
1 room	755	9.3%
2 rooms	1,818	22.3%
3+ rooms	5,580	68.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.4%

7,927 dwellings

Piped Water

95.8%

7,796 dwellings

With Drainage

86.5%

7,036 dwellings

All Services

83.3%

6,777 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,927	97.4%
Without electricity	226	2.8%
Public water network	7,796	95.8%
Hauled water	3,719	45.7%
Other water source	357	4.4%
With water tank	4,709	57.9%
With cistern	1,251	15.4%
With toilet	5,468	67.2%
With latrine	1,992	24.5%
With drainage	7,036	86.5%
Without drainage	1,117	13.7%
With all services	6,777	83.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	67	0.8%

Goods and Technology in Choix

Household equipment in Choix according to the 2020 Census. 26.8% of dwellings have internet and 86.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,079	87%
Washing machine	4,471	54.9%
Microwave oven	1,858	22.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,523	43.3%
Motorcycle	1,652	20.3%
Bicycle	715	8.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,827	83.9%
Radio	2,970	36.5%
Landline phone	367	4.5%
Cell phone	7,067	86.8%
Computer	789	9.7%
Internet	2,181	26.8%
Pay TV	6,106	75%
Streaming platforms	165	2%
Video game console	104	1.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

987

12.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,022

12.6%

No Computer or Internet

5,764

70.8%

No ICT at All

443

5.4%

Companies and Economy in Choix

The main economic sectors of Choix are Comercio al por menor with 334 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	334
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	127
Industrias manufactureras	56
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	52
Industrias manufactureras	21

Poverty and Social Development in Choix

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Choix has a poverty rate of 54.9% and extreme poverty of 11.6%.

Poverty

54.9%

15,401 people

Extreme Poverty

11.6%

3,263 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

37.9%

10,623 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.5%

427 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.7%

1,595 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28%	7,842
Lack of access to health services	11.2%	3,148
Lack of access to social security	82.2%	23,042
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17.3%	4,847
Lack of access to basic housing services	59.6%	16,727
Lack of access to food	31.4%	8,818
Income below welfare line	56.4%	15,828
Income below minimum welfare line	20.1%	5,624

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	68.2%	29.2%	28.1%	2.5%	0
2015	54.9%	11.6%	37.9%	5.7%	0

Crime in Choix

In the last 12 months, 147 crimes were recorded in Choix. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	8
2025/11	7
2025/10	17
2025/09	17
2025/08	8
2025/07	5
2025/06	13
2025/05	17
2025/04	26
2025/03	11
2025/02	8
2025/01	10

Health in Choix

Choix has 50 health facilities, including 3 hospitals, 45 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Choix

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Choix	10,328	224
Agua Caliente Grande (De Gastélum)	1,185	264
San Javier	785	214
Bajosori	709	325
Santa Ana	587	264
Guadalupe	543	377
La Estancia de Baymena	440	424
Baymena	425	328
El Aguajito de Bajahui	395	260
Tasajeras	384	326

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