San José de Gracia

San José de Gracia is a municipality of Aguascalientes with 9,552 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,140 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.2 years.

Demographics of San José de Gracia

Demographic structure of San José de Gracia according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,033 people under 15 years old (31.8%), 5,838 people of working age (61.1%) and 681 elderly over 65 years old (7.1%).

0-14 years

3,033

31.8% of the population

15-64 years

5,838

61.1% - Working age

65+ years

681

7.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San José de Gracia

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	491	577	1,068	11.2%
5-9 years	518	513	1,031	10.8%
10-14 years	477	457	934	9.8%
15-19 years	453	467	920	9.6%
20-24 years	365	452	817	8.6%
25-29 years	350	462	812	8.5%
30-34 years	307	348	655	6.9%
35-39 years	262	325	587	6.1%
40-44 years	248	274	522	5.5%
45-49 years	243	243	486	5.1%
50-54 years	199	235	434	4.5%
55-59 years	158	172	330	3.5%
60-64 years	134	141	275	2.9%
65-69 years	101	99	200	2.1%
70-74 years	69	73	142	1.5%
75-79 years	62	80	142	1.5%
80-84 years	52	50	102	1.1%
85+ years	43	52	95	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San José de Gracia

Population Origin

Born in State

9,158

95.9%

Born in Another State

311

3.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

96

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

21

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

21

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

30

1.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

590

6.2% of the population

Men / Women

279 / 311

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

569

6%

With Limitation

1,135

11.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	247
Visual	235
Hearing	111
Speech	89
Mental	115

Education in San José de Gracia

Literacy and Schooling

In San José de Gracia, 159 people aged 15 and over can read and write (15900%), while 101 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.2 years (9 men, 9.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	47	54	101	10100%
Incomplete primary	296	304	600	60000%
Complete primary	541	444	985	98500%
Incomplete secondary	93	74	167	16700%
Complete secondary	1,116	1,307	2,423	242300%
Post-basic education (18+)	852	1,148	2,000	200000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	195
6-11 years	37
12-14 years	64

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 37 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	11	1	12
Primaria	11	1	12
Secundaria	7	0	7
Media Superior	6	0	6

Employment and Social Security in San José de Gracia

In San José de Gracia, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,834 people. Of those, 3,768 are employed and 66 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

3,834

H: 2,379 / M: 1,455

Employed Population

3,768

H: 2,326 / M: 1,442

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

66 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,220

H: 943 / M: 2,277

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,300	86.9%
IMSS	1,473	15.4%
ISSSTE	901	9.4%
ISSSTE estatal	53	0.6%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,886	61.6%
IMSS Bienestar	10	0.1%
Private insurance	38	0.4%
Other institution	40	0.4%
Without health coverage	1,249	13.1%

Marital Status and Religion in San José de Gracia

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,119

411900%

Single

2,334

233400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

615

61500%

Households

Total Households

2,381

4 average occupants

Male-headed

1,696

71.2%

Female-headed

685

28.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,072	95%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	335	3.5%
No religion	143	1.5%

Housing and Basic Services in San José de Gracia

San José de Gracia has 3,410 total dwellings, of which 2,381 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,354	99%
Earthen floor	24	1%
1 bedroom	694	29.2%
2+ bedrooms	1,684	70.8%
1 room	67	2.8%
2 rooms	258	10.9%
3+ rooms	2,053	86.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.7%

2,345 dwellings

Piped Water

98.1%

2,333 dwellings

With Drainage

97.4%

2,315 dwellings

All Services

95.5%

2,269 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,345	98.7%
Without electricity	33	1.4%
Public water network	2,333	98.1%
Hauled water	2,116	89%
Other water source	45	1.9%
With water tank	2,156	90.7%
With cistern	436	18.3%
With toilet	2,306	97%
With latrine	7	0.3%
With drainage	2,315	97.4%
Without drainage	63	2.7%
With all services	2,269	95.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.2%

Goods and Technology in San José de Gracia

Household equipment in San José de Gracia according to the 2020 Census. 30.8% of dwellings have internet and 88.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,143	90.2%
Washing machine	1,977	83.2%
Microwave oven	1,097	46.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,439	60.5%
Motorcycle	487	20.5%
Bicycle	514	21.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,160	90.9%
Radio	1,649	69.4%
Landline phone	473	19.9%
Cell phone	2,099	88.3%
Computer	576	24.2%
Internet	732	30.8%
Pay TV	1,278	53.8%
Streaming platforms	161	6.8%
Video game console	113	4.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

116

4.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

205

8.6%

No Computer or Internet

1,464

61.6%

No ICT at All

36

1.5%

Companies and Economy in San José de Gracia

The main economic sectors of San José de Gracia are Comercio al por menor with 237 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	237
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	123
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	68
Industrias manufactureras	37
Industrias manufactureras	17

Poverty and Social Development in San José de Gracia

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San José de Gracia has a poverty rate of 59.6% and extreme poverty of 5.3%.

Poverty

59.6%

5,228 people

Extreme Poverty

5.3%

464 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

22.2%

1,945 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.4%

388 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

13.8%

1,206 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	15.3%	1,340
Lack of access to health services	5.2%	459
Lack of access to social security	74.7%	6,551
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.8%	594
Lack of access to basic housing services	8.6%	752
Lack of access to food	20.9%	1,832
Income below welfare line	64.1%	5,616
Income below minimum welfare line	28.2%	2,475

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	65.8%	12.7%	17.2%	12.1%	0
2015	59.6%	5.3%	22.2%	13.8%	0

Crime in San José de Gracia

In the last 12 months, 261 crimes were recorded in San José de Gracia. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	25
2025/11	34
2025/10	12
2025/09	27
2025/08	22
2025/07	26
2025/06	22
2025/05	20
2025/04	20
2025/03	11
2025/02	27
2025/01	15

Health in San José de Gracia

San José de Gracia has 7 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San José de Gracia

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San José de Gracia	5,607	2,052
Paredes	1,215	2,041
San Antonio de los Ríos	1,136	2,025
La Congoja	456	2,512
Rancho Viejo	254	2,110
Santa Elena de la Cruz (Capadero)	150	2,087
Boca del Túnel de Potrerillo	127	2,152
El Tecongo	114	2,038
Potrero de los López	97	2,138
Túnel de Potrerillo	87	2,042

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