📊 Socioeconomic profile
💶 CasasValue · median home€81,000
Price per m² (median)€770/m²
Half of the homes between €67,000 and €97,000
CasasValue (CASAS.ES) of 304 buildings · not an official valuation
💼 31% unemployment (census)
🔑 Tenure
79% owned11% rented
🏖 2nd home / seasonal35% · many 2nd homes
Tenure and non-primary homes · 2021 Census (INE)
Average net household income€24,720
Average net income · Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE), by census tract
🧬 Distinguishing features
Compared with the other municipalities nearby and in Spain. Its key data is elsewhere on this page.
In the 2021 census, 31% of the labour force of Totalán was unemployed. Only Nerja had more unemployment in its comarca. By unemployment, it ranked 9th of the 103 municipalities in its province. Average household income is around €24,720 net a year. In household income it falls between Cómpeta, with €24,900, and Alfarnate, with €24,620.
There is at least one school in Totalán: Colegio Público Virgen del Rosario, according to OpenStreetMap (July 2026). One pharmacy in the municipality is Farmacia Totalán. One supermarket in the municipality is Covirán.
Its register grows by 21 people, to 797. That is a change of 2.7% in a year. Just above it is Canillas de Albaida, with 807 inhabitants, and just below, Sedella, with 607. Its weight in the comarca: 0.3% of the population.
According to CasasValue, the median home is worth €81,000 (€770/m²). By CasasValue per m² it sits between Árchez (€830/m²) and Alcaucín (€740/m²). Half of its homes are worth between €67,000 and €97,000. By type, the median house is around €82,000 and the flat, €73,000. Of its 17 streets with five or more valued buildings, Calle Maestra Toñi Corpas is the most expensive (€910/m²) and Avenida Andalucía the cheapest (€680/m²). Since 30 April 2025, the mayor has been Miguel Ángel Escaño López (PSOE-A).
Sources: Municipal register (INE) · Cadastre · CasasValue (CASAS.ES) · Household Income Atlas and 2021 Census (INE) · PVGIS (sunshine) · Register of local officials · Ministry of the Interior (crime). Data as of 2026-10-17.