Etchojoa

Etchojoa is a municipality of Sonora with 61,309 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 19 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.4 years.

Demographics of Etchojoa

Demographic structure of Etchojoa according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 15,467 people under 15 years old (25.2%), 39,655 people of working age (64.7%) and 6,187 elderly over 65 years old (10.1%).

0-14 years

15,467

25.2% of the population

15-64 years

39,655

64.7% - Working age

65+ years

6,187

10.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Etchojoa

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,449	2,389	4,838	7.9%
5-9 years	2,548	2,494	5,042	8.2%
10-14 years	2,904	2,683	5,587	9.1%
15-19 years	3,148	2,900	6,048	9.9%
20-24 years	2,672	2,438	5,110	8.3%
25-29 years	2,224	2,096	4,320	7%
30-34 years	1,978	1,958	3,936	6.4%
35-39 years	1,971	1,811	3,782	6.2%
40-44 years	1,891	1,909	3,800	6.2%
45-49 years	1,769	1,761	3,530	5.8%
50-54 years	1,675	1,628	3,303	5.4%
55-59 years	1,506	1,524	3,030	4.9%
60-64 years	1,395	1,401	2,796	4.6%
65-69 years	1,176	1,045	2,221	3.6%
70-74 years	817	832	1,649	2.7%
75-79 years	590	527	1,117	1.8%
80-84 years	342	362	704	1.1%
85+ years	253	243	496	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Etchojoa

Population Origin

Born in State

59,694

97.4%

Born in Another State

1,493

2.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

380

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

8,263

13.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

8,132

98.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

82

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

20,237

130.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

981

1.6% of the population

Men / Women

492 / 489

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

3,889

6.3%

With Limitation

7,668

12.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,842
Visual	1,676
Hearing	763
Speech	559
Mental	735

Education in Etchojoa

Literacy and Schooling

In Etchojoa, 1,629 people aged 15 and over can read and write (162900%), while 1,538 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.4 years (9.2 men, 9.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	850	688	1,538	153800%
Incomplete primary	2,529	1,871	4,400	440000%
Complete primary	2,707	2,378	5,085	508500%
Incomplete secondary	946	666	1,612	161200%
Complete secondary	7,259	7,456	14,715	1471500%
Post-basic education (18+)	8,273	8,419	16,692	1669200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	978
6-11 years	173
12-14 years	265

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 226 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	75	0	75
Primaria	67	0	67
Secundaria	26	0	26
Media Superior	7	0	7
Superior	2	1	3

Employment and Social Security in Etchojoa

In Etchojoa, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 28,548 people. Of those, 28,088 are employed and 460 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

28,548

H: 18,305 / M: 10,243

Employed Population

28,088

H: 17,931 / M: 10,157

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

460 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

20,607

H: 6,821 / M: 13,786

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	52,599	85.8%
IMSS	18,798	30.7%
ISSSTE	4,925	8%
ISSSTE estatal	3,440	5.6%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	38	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	25,339	41.3%
IMSS Bienestar	368	0.6%
Private insurance	129	0.2%
Other institution	309	0.5%
Without health coverage	8,701	14.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Etchojoa

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

25,951

2595100%

Single

16,682

1668200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

6,667

666700%

Households

Total Households

15,532

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

10,482

67.5%

Female-headed

5,050

32.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	46,029	75.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	7,377	12%
Other religions	7	0%
No religion	7,882	12.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Etchojoa

Etchojoa has 18,543 total dwellings, of which 15,534 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	14,379	93%
Earthen floor	1,144	7.4%
1 bedroom	6,344	41.1%
2+ bedrooms	9,179	59.4%
1 room	1,938	12.5%
2 rooms	3,592	23.2%
3+ rooms	9,993	64.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

96.5%

14,910 dwellings

Piped Water

98%

15,148 dwellings

With Drainage

59.7%

9,218 dwellings

All Services

58.4%

9,018 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	14,910	96.5%
Without electricity	613	4%
Public water network	15,148	98%
Hauled water	14,511	93.9%
Other water source	375	2.4%
With water tank	2,715	17.6%
With cistern	568	3.7%
With toilet	8,447	54.7%
With latrine	6,696	43.3%
With drainage	9,218	59.7%
Without drainage	6,305	40.8%
With all services	9,018	58.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	135	0.9%

Goods and Technology in Etchojoa

Household equipment in Etchojoa according to the 2020 Census. 22.9% of dwellings have internet and 80.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	11,946	77.3%
Washing machine	6,709	43.4%
Microwave oven	3,756	24.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	5,387	34.9%
Motorcycle	3,287	21.3%
Bicycle	6,428	41.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	13,148	85.1%
Radio	9,813	63.5%
Landline phone	1,095	7.1%
Cell phone	12,465	80.7%
Computer	2,725	17.6%
Internet	3,539	22.9%
Pay TV	4,745	30.7%
Streaming platforms	609	3.9%
Video game console	362	2.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,411

9.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,937

19%

No Computer or Internet

11,202

72.5%

No ICT at All

859

5.6%

Companies and Economy in Etchojoa

The main economic sectors of Etchojoa are Comercio al por menor with 554 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	554
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	290
Industrias manufactureras	137
Servicios educativos	57
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	43

Poverty and Social Development in Etchojoa

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Etchojoa has a poverty rate of 50.2% and extreme poverty of 11.4%.

Poverty

50.2%

30,073 people

Extreme Poverty

11.4%

6,813 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

33%

19,747 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.4%

3,840 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

10.4%

6,220 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	15%	9,003
Lack of access to health services	11.7%	6,994
Lack of access to social security	58.5%	35,058
Lack of housing quality and spaces	26.6%	15,922
Lack of access to basic housing services	54.3%	32,533
Lack of access to food	36.7%	21,977
Income below welfare line	56.6%	33,913
Income below minimum welfare line	21.1%	12,662

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	57.8%	16.3%	29.7%	9.1%	0
2015	50.2%	11.4%	33%	10.4%	0

Crime in Etchojoa

In the last 12 months, 205 crimes were recorded in Etchojoa. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	14
2025/11	24
2025/10	26
2025/09	15
2025/08	13
2025/07	20
2025/06	12
2025/05	16
2025/04	20
2025/03	19
2025/02	12
2025/01	14

Health in Etchojoa

Etchojoa has 56 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 56 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Etchojoa

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Etchojoa	9,831	12
Bacobampo	8,267	19
Buaysiacobe	4,727	17
Bacame Nuevo	3,220	50
Basconcobe	2,913	16
Sahuaral	2,817	16
El Rodeo	1,750	19
San Pedro Nuevo	1,563	20
Chucarit	1,465	21
La Bocana	1,421	10

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