Jesús María

Jesús María is a municipality of Aguascalientes with 129,929 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,922 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 10.2 years.

Demographics of Jesús María

Demographic structure of Jesús María according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 38,303 people under 15 years old (29.5%), 84,949 people of working age (65.4%) and 6,538 elderly over 65 years old (5%).

0-14 years

38,303

29.5% of the population

15-64 years

84,949

65.4% - Working age

65+ years

6,538

5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

52.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Jesús María

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	6,269	5,950	12,219	9.4%
5-9 years	6,676	6,538	13,214	10.2%
10-14 years	6,617	6,253	12,870	9.9%
15-19 years	6,538	6,313	12,851	9.9%
20-24 years	5,686	5,783	11,469	8.8%
25-29 years	4,991	5,197	10,188	7.8%
30-34 years	4,670	5,212	9,882	7.6%
35-39 years	4,585	4,948	9,533	7.3%
40-44 years	4,314	4,735	9,049	7%
45-49 years	3,931	4,155	8,086	6.2%
50-54 years	3,039	3,205	6,244	4.8%
55-59 years	2,121	2,249	4,370	3.4%
60-64 years	1,595	1,682	3,277	2.5%
65-69 years	1,205	1,351	2,556	2%
70-74 years	826	897	1,723	1.3%
75-79 years	530	534	1,064	0.8%
80-84 years	311	342	653	0.5%
85+ years	246	296	542	0.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Jesús María

Population Origin

Born in State

104,356

80.3%

Born in Another State

23,898

18.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

5,610

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

158

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

149

94.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

395

1.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

2,543

2% of the population

Men / Women

1,281 / 1,262

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

5,036

3.9%

With Limitation

11,904

9.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	2,224
Visual	2,089
Hearing	847
Speech	837
Mental	959

Education in Jesús María

Literacy and Schooling

In Jesús María, 2,175 people aged 15 and over can read and write (217500%), while 2,593 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 10.2 years (10.2 men, 10.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,275	1,318	2,593	259300%
Incomplete primary	3,289	3,243	6,532	653200%
Complete primary	5,882	6,173	12,055	1205500%
Incomplete secondary	1,888	1,272	3,160	316000%
Complete secondary	11,640	12,536	24,176	2417600%
Post-basic education (18+)	18,954	20,429	39,383	3938300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	3,249
6-11 years	527
12-14 years	846

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 140 are public and 73 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	44	23	67
Primaria	50	17	67
Secundaria	25	14	39
Media Superior	17	11	28
Superior	1	3	4

Employment and Social Security in Jesús María

In Jesús María, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 65,839 people. Of those, 64,945 are employed and 894 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

65,839

H: 38,427 / M: 27,412

Employed Population

64,945

H: 37,798 / M: 27,147

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

894 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

33,247

H: 10,056 / M: 23,191

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	102,428	78.8%
IMSS	74,274	57.2%
ISSSTE	5,881	4.5%
ISSSTE estatal	169	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	121	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	20,031	15.4%
IMSS Bienestar	144	0.1%
Private insurance	4,904	3.8%
Other institution	303	0.2%
Without health coverage	27,299	21%

Marital Status and Religion in Jesús María

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

54,850

5485000%

Single

35,667

3566700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

8,698

869800%

Households

Total Households

33,214

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

24,185

72.8%

Female-headed

9,029

27.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	118,374	91.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	5,208	4%
Other religions	190	0.1%
No religion	5,896	4.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Jesús María

Jesús María has 41,550 total dwellings, of which 33,229 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	32,719	101.4%
Earthen floor	411	1.3%
1 bedroom	7,456	23.1%
2+ bedrooms	25,675	79.6%
1 room	793	2.5%
2 rooms	3,035	9.4%
3+ rooms	29,303	90.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.2%

32,977 dwellings

Piped Water

101.8%

32,845 dwellings

With Drainage

101.9%

32,867 dwellings

All Services

101%

32,588 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	32,977	102.2%
Without electricity	155	0.5%
Public water network	32,845	101.8%
Hauled water	28,396	88%
Other water source	286	0.9%
With water tank	24,863	77.1%
With cistern	14,354	44.5%
With toilet	32,817	101.7%
With latrine	160	0.5%
With drainage	32,867	101.9%
Without drainage	259	0.8%
With all services	32,588	101%
Without water, drainage or electricity	26	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Jesús María

Household equipment in Jesús María according to the 2020 Census. 61.7% of dwellings have internet and 97.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	31,414	97.4%
Washing machine	29,188	90.5%
Microwave oven	20,743	64.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	22,438	69.5%
Motorcycle	4,175	12.9%
Bicycle	12,579	39%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	31,911	98.9%
Radio	27,281	84.5%
Landline phone	12,486	38.7%
Cell phone	31,408	97.3%
Computer	15,687	48.6%
Internet	19,920	61.7%
Pay TV	13,483	41.8%
Streaming platforms	9,296	28.8%
Video game console	6,582	20.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

480

1.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,150

3.6%

No Computer or Internet

11,447

35.5%

No ICT at All

148

0.5%

Companies and Economy in Jesús María

The main economic sectors of Jesús María are Comercio al por menor with 2,088 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	2,088
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	882
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	799
Industrias manufactureras	360
Industrias manufactureras	289

Poverty and Social Development in Jesús María

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Jesús María has a poverty rate of 25% and extreme poverty of 1.7%.

Poverty

25%

31,479 people

Extreme Poverty

1.7%

2,095 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

38%

47,831 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.6%

8,314 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

30.3%

38,126 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	17.3%	21,712
Lack of access to health services	15.2%	19,076
Lack of access to social security	45%	56,595
Lack of housing quality and spaces	8.2%	10,303
Lack of access to basic housing services	6.3%	7,977
Lack of access to food	18.7%	23,562
Income below welfare line	31.6%	39,794
Income below minimum welfare line	7.9%	9,984

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	42.4%	5.1%	28.4%	21.8%	0
2015	25%	1.7%	38%	30.3%	0

Crime in Jesús María

In the last 12 months, 3,617 crimes were recorded in Jesús María. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	293
2025/11	274
2025/10	294
2025/09	328
2025/08	305
2025/07	300
2025/06	305
2025/05	273
2025/04	297
2025/03	316
2025/02	295
2025/01	337

Health in Jesús María

Jesús María has 17 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 16 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Jesús María

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Jesús María	63,805	1,878
Jesús Gómez Portugal (Margaritas)	12,646	1,892
Paseos de Aguascalientes	5,191	1,881
Arboledas Paso Blanco [Fraccionamiento]	4,575	1,879
El Llano	4,546	1,881
Corral de Barrancos	3,935	1,861
Paseos de las Haciendas [Fraccionamiento]	2,826	1,902
Maravillas	2,037	1,861
Paso Blanco	1,830	1,864
Tepetates	1,688	1,864

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