San José del Cabo

San José del Cabo is a locality of Los Cabos, Baja California Sur with 136,285 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 16 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 10.3 years.

Demographics of San José del Cabo

Demographic structure of San José del Cabo according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 36,086 under 15 years old (26.5%), 95,104 working-age people (69.8%) and 4,914 adults over 65 years old (3.6%).

0-14 years

36,086

26.5% of the population

15-64 years

95,104

69.8% - Working age

65+ years

4,914

3.6% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

43.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San José del Cabo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	6,013	5,886	11,899	8.7%
5-9 years	6,195	5,944	12,139	8.9%
10-14 years	6,129	5,919	12,048	8.8%
15-19 years	5,768	5,459	11,227	8.2%
20-24 years	6,266	5,827	12,093	8.9%
25-29 years	6,724	6,451	13,175	9.7%
30-34 years	6,524	6,208	12,732	9.3%
35-39 years	6,569	5,876	12,445	9.1%
40-44 years	5,497	5,092	10,589	7.8%
45-49 years	4,589	4,095	8,684	6.4%
50-54 years	3,457	3,101	6,558	4.8%
55-59 years	2,393	2,132	4,525	3.3%
60-64 years	1,540	1,536	3,076	2.3%
65-69 years	1,084	1,054	2,138	1.6%
70-74 years	631	604	1,235	0.9%
75-79 years	390	405	795	0.6%
80-84 years	188	219	407	0.3%
85+ years	156	183	339	0.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San José del Cabo

Population Origin

Born in the State

64,534

47.4%

Born in Another State

69,980

51.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

18,156

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

1.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2,207

1.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2,147

97.3% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

14

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

4,921

12.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

3,219

2.4% of the population

Men / Women

1,713 / 1,506

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

4,368

3.2%

With Limitation

12,280

9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,752
Visual	2,117
Hearing	697
Speech	668
Mental	737

Education in San José del Cabo

Literacy and Schooling

In San José del Cabo, 1,975 people aged 15+ are literate (197500%), while 2,734 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 10.3 years (10.2 men, 10.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,294	1,440	2,734	273400%
Incomplete primary	2,952	2,664	5,616	561600%
Complete primary	6,140	5,590	11,730	1173000%
Incomplete secondary	2,064	1,532	3,596	359600%
Complete secondary	13,151	11,898	25,049	2504900%
Post-basic education (18+)	24,245	23,160	47,405	4740500%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	3,192
6-11 years	503
12-14 years	421

Employment and Social Security in San José del Cabo

In San José del Cabo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 76,114 people. Of them, 74,814 are employed and 1,300 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

76,114

M: 45,509 / W: 30,605

Employed Population

74,814

M: 44,579 / W: 30,235

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

1,300 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

30,568

M: 9,641 / W: 20,927

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	111,159	81.6%
IMSS	84,195	61.8%
ISSSTE	9,231	6.8%
State ISSSTE	334	0.2%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	88	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	16,469	12.1%
IMSS Bienestar	439	0.3%
Private insurance	2,152	1.6%
Other institution	208	0.2%
Without health coverage	24,798	18.2%

Marital Status and Religion in San José del Cabo

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

60,255

6025500%

Single

35,063

3506300%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

11,574

1157400%

Households

Total Households

40,561

3.4 average occupants

Male-Headed

28,711

70.8%

Female-Headed

11,850

29.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	92,764	68.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	16,386	12%
Other religions	181	0.1%
No religion	26,536	19.5%

Housing and Basic Services in San José del Cabo

San José del Cabo has 48,382 total dwellings, of which 40,579 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	37,747	96.5%
Dirt floor	2,470	6.3%
1 bedroom	16,621	42.5%
2 or more bedrooms	23,625	60.4%
1 room	7,384	18.9%
2 rooms	8,255	21.1%
3 or more rooms	24,602	62.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.1%

39,957 dwellings

Piped Water

97.4%

38,130 dwellings

With Drainage

101.6%

39,751 dwellings

All Services

96.2%

37,640 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	39,957	102.1%
Without electricity	294	0.8%
Public water network	38,130	97.4%
Hauled water	36,464	93.2%
Other water source	2,116	5.4%
With water tank	28,449	72.7%
With cistern	4,371	11.2%
With toilet	39,870	101.9%
With latrine	218	0.6%
With drainage	39,751	101.6%
Without drainage	484	1.2%
With all services	37,640	96.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	27	0.1%

Goods and Technology in San José del Cabo

Household equipment in San José del Cabo according to the 2020 Census. 66% of dwellings have internet and 99.1% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	36,991	94.5%
Washing machine	27,653	70.7%
Microwave oven	18,689	47.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	25,405	64.9%
Motorcycle	2,781	7.1%
Bicycle	3,647	9.3%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	35,618	91%
Radio	23,752	60.7%
Landline phone	14,599	37.3%
Cell phone	38,791	99.1%
Computer	17,566	44.9%
Internet	25,822	66%
Pay TV	20,830	53.2%
Streaming platforms	11,854	30.3%
Video game console	5,850	15%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

2,713

6.9%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

1,175

3%

Without Computer or Internet

12,757

32.6%

Without Any ICT

344

0.9%

Location of San José del Cabo

Coordinates: 23.0615914, -109.6947492
Altitude: 16 m