Elota

Elota is a municipality of Sinaloa with 55,339 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 74 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8 years.

Demographics of Elota

Demographic structure of Elota according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 16,089 people under 15 years old (29.1%), 35,327 people of working age (63.8%) and 3,881 elderly over 65 years old (7%).

0-14 years

16,089

29.1% of the population

15-64 years

35,327

63.8% - Working age

65+ years

3,881

7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Elota

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,773	2,681	5,454	9.9%
5-9 years	2,725	2,573	5,298	9.6%
10-14 years	2,679	2,658	5,337	9.6%
15-19 years	2,743	2,589	5,332	9.6%
20-24 years	2,809	2,527	5,336	9.6%
25-29 years	2,389	2,194	4,583	8.3%
30-34 years	1,998	1,947	3,945	7.1%
35-39 years	1,888	1,775	3,663	6.6%
40-44 years	1,697	1,663	3,360	6.1%
45-49 years	1,623	1,450	3,073	5.6%
50-54 years	1,252	1,203	2,455	4.4%
55-59 years	1,045	947	1,992	3.6%
60-64 years	836	752	1,588	2.9%
65-69 years	689	596	1,285	2.3%
70-74 years	526	468	994	1.8%
75-79 years	374	344	718	1.3%
80-84 years	269	217	486	0.9%
85+ years	210	188	398	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Elota

Population Origin

Born in State

40,822

73.8%

Born in Another State

13,940

25.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

4,212

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2,983

5.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2,879

96.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

87

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,552

12.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

284

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

148 / 136

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,273

4.1%

With Limitation

5,432

9.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,071
Visual	892
Hearing	445
Speech	474
Mental	460

Education in Elota

Literacy and Schooling

In Elota, 3,105 people aged 15 and over can read and write (310500%), while 4,067 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8 years (7.7 men, 8.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,234	1,833	4,067	406700%
Incomplete primary	2,799	2,098	4,897	489700%
Complete primary	4,208	3,405	7,613	761300%
Incomplete secondary	875	700	1,575	157500%
Complete secondary	4,315	4,813	9,128	912800%
Post-basic education (18+)	5,419	5,491	10,910	1091000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,225
6-11 years	459
12-14 years	468

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 219 are public and 8 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	77	1	78
Primaria	84	1	85
Secundaria	40	1	41
Media Superior	11	0	11
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Elota

In Elota, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 24,245 people. Of those, 24,078 are employed and 167 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

24,245

H: 13,906 / M: 10,339

Employed Population

24,078

H: 13,789 / M: 10,289

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

167 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

14,855

H: 4,761 / M: 10,094

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	47,319	85.5%
IMSS	18,671	33.7%
ISSSTE	4,364	7.9%
ISSSTE estatal	322	0.6%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	56	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	21,943	39.7%
IMSS Bienestar	387	0.7%
Private insurance	177	0.3%
Other institution	2,213	4%
Without health coverage	7,941	14.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Elota

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

24,379

2437900%

Single

13,742

1374200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

4,313

431300%

Households

Total Households

12,163

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

8,313

68.3%

Female-headed

3,850

31.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	41,875	75.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	4,320	7.8%
Other religions	16	0%
No religion	8,960	16.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Elota

Elota has 15,450 total dwellings, of which 12,178 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	11,691	98.1%
Earthen floor	431	3.6%
1 bedroom	3,891	32.6%
2+ bedrooms	8,231	69%
1 room	882	7.4%
2 rooms	2,012	16.9%
3+ rooms	9,228	77.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.8%

12,022 dwellings

Piped Water

100.2%

11,946 dwellings

With Drainage

97.1%

11,576 dwellings

All Services

96.3%

11,477 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	12,022	100.8%
Without electricity	100	0.8%
Public water network	11,946	100.2%
Hauled water	11,294	94.7%
Other water source	176	1.5%
With water tank	6,900	57.9%
With cistern	1,233	10.3%
With toilet	11,321	95%
With latrine	339	2.8%
With drainage	11,576	97.1%
Without drainage	546	4.6%
With all services	11,477	96.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	42	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Elota

Household equipment in Elota according to the 2020 Census. 23% of dwellings have internet and 90.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	11,041	92.6%
Washing machine	8,341	70%
Microwave oven	4,113	34.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	6,250	52.4%
Motorcycle	3,952	33.1%
Bicycle	3,221	27%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	10,780	90.4%
Radio	3,933	33%
Landline phone	1,901	15.9%
Cell phone	10,794	90.5%
Computer	2,459	20.6%
Internet	2,740	23%
Pay TV	8,749	73.4%
Streaming platforms	806	6.8%
Video game console	603	5.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,027

8.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,098

9.2%

No Computer or Internet

8,481

71.1%

No ICT at All

347

2.9%

Companies and Economy in Elota

The main economic sectors of Elota are Comercio al por menor with 594 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	594
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	297
Industrias manufactureras	66
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	43
Industrias manufactureras	32

Poverty and Social Development in Elota

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Elota has a poverty rate of 34.2% and extreme poverty of 2.7%.

Poverty

34.2%

18,383 people

Extreme Poverty

2.7%

1,471 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

53.6%

28,814 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.9%

1,561 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

9.2%

4,962 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	26.7%	14,347
Lack of access to health services	10.7%	5,740
Lack of access to social security	73.8%	39,642
Lack of housing quality and spaces	25.1%	13,477
Lack of access to basic housing services	25.7%	13,823
Lack of access to food	21.1%	11,313
Income below welfare line	37.1%	19,943
Income below minimum welfare line	8.2%	4,430

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	50.5%	9.1%	38.4%	8.1%	0
2015	34.2%	2.7%	53.6%	9.2%	0

Crime in Elota

In the last 12 months, 588 crimes were recorded in Elota. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	62
2025/11	37
2025/10	54
2025/09	56
2025/08	40
2025/07	44
2025/06	54
2025/05	74
2025/04	49
2025/03	36
2025/02	37
2025/01	45

Health in Elota

Elota has 22 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 19 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Elota

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
La Cruz	19,742	19
Tayoltita	3,033	35
Pueblo Nuevo	1,964	17
Tanques	1,919	19
Campo la Paloma [Agrícola el Chaparral]	1,857	8
El Saladito	1,687	40
Potrerillo del Norote	1,671	16
Ceuta	1,635	11
Bellavista	1,282	8
Campo Cinco (La Retama)	1,122	43

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