Jiménez

Jiménez is a municipality of Chihuahua with 40,859 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,352 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.6 years.

Demographics of Jiménez

Demographic structure of Jiménez according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 11,302 people under 15 years old (27.7%), 25,991 people of working age (63.6%) and 3,557 elderly over 65 years old (8.7%).

0-14 years

11,302

27.7% of the population

15-64 years

25,991

63.6% - Working age

65+ years

3,557

8.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

57.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Jiménez

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,977	1,782	3,759	9.2%
5-9 years	1,858	1,866	3,724	9.1%
10-14 years	1,963	1,856	3,819	9.3%
15-19 years	1,767	1,763	3,530	8.6%
20-24 years	1,630	1,582	3,212	7.9%
25-29 years	1,446	1,468	2,914	7.1%
30-34 years	1,305	1,433	2,738	6.7%
35-39 years	1,161	1,291	2,452	6%
40-44 years	1,192	1,301	2,493	6.1%
45-49 years	1,221	1,358	2,579	6.3%
50-54 years	1,161	1,277	2,438	6%
55-59 years	949	1,032	1,981	4.8%
60-64 years	817	837	1,654	4%
65-69 years	579	562	1,141	2.8%
70-74 years	418	484	902	2.2%
75-79 years	330	369	699	1.7%
80-84 years	232	252	484	1.2%
85+ years	178	153	331	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Jiménez

Population Origin

Born in State

37,248

91.2%

Born in Another State

3,245

7.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

475

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

455

1.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

441

96.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

14

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

721

6.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

175

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

93 / 82

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,592

3.9%

With Limitation

3,741

9.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	851
Visual	621
Hearing	360
Speech	286
Mental	303

Education in Jiménez

Literacy and Schooling

In Jiménez, 880 people aged 15 and over can read and write (88000%), while 1,140 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.6 years (9.4 men, 9.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	611	529	1,140	114000%
Incomplete primary	1,257	1,045	2,302	230200%
Complete primary	2,109	1,862	3,971	397100%
Incomplete secondary	386	298	684	68400%
Complete secondary	4,178	4,766	8,944	894400%
Post-basic education (18+)	5,287	5,985	11,272	1127200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	949
6-11 years	185
12-14 years	216

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 95 are public and 6 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	32	2	34
Primaria	41	1	42
Secundaria	10	1	11
Media Superior	9	1	10
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Jiménez

In Jiménez, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 18,215 people. Of those, 17,703 are employed and 512 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.8%.

Total EAP

18,215

H: 11,299 / M: 6,916

Employed Population

17,703

H: 10,965 / M: 6,738

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

512 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

13,453

H: 4,154 / M: 9,299

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	35,713	87.4%
IMSS	15,627	38.2%
ISSSTE	2,722	6.7%
ISSSTE estatal	574	1.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	45	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	15,309	37.5%
IMSS Bienestar	336	0.8%
Private insurance	504	1.2%
Other institution	1,101	2.7%
Without health coverage	5,114	12.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Jiménez

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

17,213

1721300%

Single

10,609

1060900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,979

397900%

Households

Total Households

11,831

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

7,872

66.5%

Female-headed

3,959

33.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	36,259	88.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,435	6%
Other religions	17	0%
No religion	2,092	5.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Jiménez

Jiménez has 14,624 total dwellings, of which 11,839 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	11,703	100.4%
Earthen floor	99	0.8%
1 bedroom	3,179	27.3%
2+ bedrooms	8,623	74%
1 room	288	2.5%
2 rooms	1,233	10.6%
3+ rooms	10,281	88.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.9%

11,760 dwellings

Piped Water

100.4%

11,695 dwellings

With Drainage

99.5%

11,597 dwellings

All Services

98.9%

11,520 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	11,760	100.9%
Without electricity	42	0.4%
Public water network	11,695	100.4%
Hauled water	10,174	87.3%
Other water source	107	0.9%
With water tank	8,472	72.7%
With cistern	2,778	23.8%
With toilet	11,518	98.8%
With latrine	144	1.2%
With drainage	11,597	99.5%
Without drainage	205	1.8%
With all services	11,520	98.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	9	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Jiménez

Household equipment in Jiménez according to the 2020 Census. 42.6% of dwellings have internet and 90.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	11,386	97.7%
Washing machine	10,041	86.2%
Microwave oven	7,195	61.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	7,702	66.1%
Motorcycle	1,812	15.5%
Bicycle	4,028	34.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	11,270	96.7%
Radio	9,093	78%
Landline phone	3,533	30.3%
Cell phone	10,585	90.8%
Computer	3,790	32.5%
Internet	4,970	42.6%
Pay TV	5,666	48.6%
Streaming platforms	1,530	13.1%
Video game console	1,097	9.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

258

2.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

797

6.8%

No Computer or Internet

6,094

52.3%

No ICT at All

97

0.8%

Companies and Economy in Jiménez

The main economic sectors of Jiménez are Comercio al por menor with 783 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	783
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	355
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	255
Industrias manufactureras	76
Servicios educativos	65

Poverty and Social Development in Jiménez

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Jiménez has a poverty rate of 40% and extreme poverty of 1.1%.

Poverty

40%

18,847 people

Extreme Poverty

1.1%

511 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27.5%

12,969 people

Vulnerable by Income

13%

6,118 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

19.5%

9,165 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	15%	7,047
Lack of access to health services	5.1%	2,407
Lack of access to social security	56.9%	26,803
Lack of housing quality and spaces	3.6%	1,692
Lack of access to basic housing services	2.3%	1,105
Lack of access to food	10.9%	5,144
Income below welfare line	53%	24,965
Income below minimum welfare line	18.1%	8,517

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	49.4%	6.3%	22.4%	18.3%	0
2015	40%	1.1%	27.5%	19.5%	0

Crime in Jiménez

In the last 12 months, 1,051 crimes were recorded in Jiménez. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	95
2025/11	76
2025/10	87
2025/09	92
2025/08	93
2025/07	99
2025/06	96
2025/05	94
2025/04	94
2025/03	92
2025/02	65
2025/01	68

Health in Jiménez

Jiménez has 12 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Jiménez

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
José Mariano Jiménez	35,087	1,381
Escalón	495	1,258
California	374	1,355
Zaragoza	359	1,399
Torreoncitos	346	1,324
San Felipe	320	1,400
Libertad (Dolores)	286	1,398
Las Glorias Uno	254	1,123
Laguna de Palomas (Estación Carrillo)	240	1,106
Nuevo Saucillo (Rancho Nuevo)	201	1,333

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