Joljá

Joljá is a locality of Tila, Chiapas with 1,700 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 848 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 6 years.

Demographics of Joljá

Demographic structure of Joljá according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 615 under 15 years old (36.2%), 989 working-age people (58.2%) and 96 adults over 65 years old (5.6%).

0-14 years

615

36.2% of the population

15-64 years

989

58.2% - Working age

65+ years

96

5.6% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

71.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Joljá

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	110	93	203	11.9%
5-9 years	121	99	220	12.9%
10-14 years	99	93	192	11.3%
15-19 years	102	91	193	11.4%
20-24 years	69	76	145	8.5%
25-29 years	69	61	130	7.6%
30-34 years	65	62	127	7.5%
35-39 years	53	61	114	6.7%
40-44 years	46	41	87	5.1%
45-49 years	36	27	63	3.7%
50-54 years	24	24	48	2.8%
55-59 years	19	19	38	2.2%
60-64 years	26	18	44	2.6%
65-69 years	18	15	33	1.9%
70-74 years	15	15	30	1.8%
75-79 years	7	8	15	0.9%
80-84 years	7	0	7	0.4%
85+ years	2	9	11	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Joljá

Population Origin

Born in the State

1,694

99.6%

Born in Another State

5

0.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

5

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,521

89.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,175

77.3% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

323

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,694

484% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

6

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

2 / 4

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

47

2.8%

With Limitation

115

6.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	25
Visual	18
Hearing	13
Speech	5
Mental	9

Education in Joljá

Literacy and Schooling

In Joljá, 288 people aged 15+ are literate (28800%), while 221 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6 years (6.6 men, 5.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	82	139	221	22100%
Incomplete primary	116	107	223	22300%
Complete primary	75	73	148	14800%
Incomplete secondary	41	30	71	7100%
Complete secondary	126	92	218	21800%
Post-basic education (18+)	93	59	152	15200%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	40
6-11 years	12
12-14 years	14

Employment and Social Security in Joljá

In Joljá, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 821 people. Of them, 819 are employed and 2 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.2%.

Total EAP

821

M: 535 / W: 286

Employed Population

819

M: 533 / W: 286

Unemployment Rate

0.2%

2 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

367

M: 70 / W: 297

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	1,431	84.2%
IMSS	5	0.3%
ISSSTE	14	0.8%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	2	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,229	72.3%
IMSS Bienestar	180	10.6%
Private insurance	1	0.1%
Without health coverage	268	15.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Joljá

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

667

66700%

Single

438

43800%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

89

8900%

Households

Total Households

350

4.9 average occupants

Male-Headed

312

89.1%

Female-Headed

38

10.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	1,000	58.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	481	28.3%
Other religions	8	0.5%
No religion	211	12.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Joljá

Joljá has 385 total dwellings, of which 350 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.9 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	275	98.2%
Dirt floor	75	26.8%
1 bedroom	197	70.4%
2 or more bedrooms	153	54.6%
1 room	19	6.8%
2 rooms	161	57.5%
3 or more rooms	170	60.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

122.9%

344 dwellings

Piped Water

121.4%

340 dwellings

With Drainage

117.5%

329 dwellings

All Services

115.7%

324 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	344	122.9%
Without electricity	6	2.1%
Public water network	340	121.4%
Hauled water	78	27.9%
Other water source	10	3.6%
With water tank	30	10.7%
With cistern	12	4.3%
With toilet	324	115.7%
With latrine	23	8.2%
With drainage	329	117.5%
Without drainage	21	7.5%
With all services	324	115.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Joljá

Household equipment in Joljá according to the 2020 Census. 0.4% of dwellings have internet and 25.4% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	109	38.9%
Washing machine	18	6.4%
Microwave oven	10	3.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	12	4.3%
Motorcycle	3	1.1%
Bicycle	2	0.7%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	193	68.9%
Radio	94	33.6%
Landline phone	2	0.7%
Cell phone	71	25.4%
Computer	3	1.1%
Internet	1	0.4%
Pay TV	28	10%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

134

47.9%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

278

99.3%

Without Computer or Internet

346

123.6%

Without Any ICT

128

45.7%

Location of Joljá

Coordinates: 17.2038944, -92.4982861
Altitude: 848 m