Acatic

Acatic is a municipality of Jalisco with 23,175 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,729 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of Acatic

Demographic structure of Acatic according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,733 people under 15 years old (29.1%), 14,458 people of working age (62.4%) and 1,984 elderly over 65 years old (8.6%).

0-14 years

6,733

29.1% of the population

15-64 years

14,458

62.4% - Working age

65+ years

1,984

8.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

60.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Acatic

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,118	1,074	2,192	9.5%
5-9 years	1,103	1,139	2,242	9.7%
10-14 years	1,163	1,136	2,299	9.9%
15-19 years	1,106	1,019	2,125	9.2%
20-24 years	935	969	1,904	8.2%
25-29 years	797	888	1,685	7.3%
30-34 years	802	922	1,724	7.4%
35-39 years	756	827	1,583	6.8%
40-44 years	725	776	1,501	6.5%
45-49 years	686	661	1,347	5.8%
50-54 years	513	525	1,038	4.5%
55-59 years	388	433	821	3.5%
60-64 years	340	390	730	3.1%
65-69 years	287	335	622	2.7%
70-74 years	269	267	536	2.3%
75-79 years	168	197	365	1.6%
80-84 years	131	132	263	1.1%
85+ years	96	102	198	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Acatic

Population Origin

Born in State

22,205

95.8%

Born in Another State

594

2.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

111

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

12

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

12

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

40

0.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,518

6.6% of the population

Men / Women

761 / 757

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

995

4.3%

With Limitation

2,088

9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	543
Visual	345
Hearing	224
Speech	174
Mental	188

Education in Acatic

Literacy and Schooling

In Acatic, 1,191 people aged 15 and over can read and write (119100%), while 1,426 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years (7.1 men, 7.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	709	717	1,426	142600%
Incomplete primary	1,491	1,322	2,813	281300%
Complete primary	1,976	1,802	3,778	377800%
Incomplete secondary	363	273	636	63600%
Complete secondary	1,842	2,335	4,177	417700%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,405	1,745	3,150	315000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	616
6-11 years	139
12-14 years	228

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 72 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	24	1	25
Primaria	37	1	38
Secundaria	8	0	8
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Acatic

In Acatic, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,515 people. Of those, 11,441 are employed and 74 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.6%.

Total EAP

11,515

H: 7,037 / M: 4,478

Employed Population

11,441

H: 6,976 / M: 4,465

Unemployment Rate

0.6%

74 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,225

H: 1,611 / M: 4,614

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	15,199	65.6%
IMSS	9,464	40.8%
ISSSTE	246	1.1%
ISSSTE estatal	3	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,099	22%
IMSS Bienestar	53	0.2%
Private insurance	346	1.5%
Other institution	83	0.4%
Without health coverage	7,963	34.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Acatic

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,794

979400%

Single

6,326

632600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,658

165800%

Households

Total Households

6,408

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

4,339

67.7%

Female-headed

2,069

32.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	22,725	98.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	201	0.9%
Other religions	3	0%
No religion	231	1%

Housing and Basic Services in Acatic

Acatic has 8,750 total dwellings, of which 6,411 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,323	98.9%
Earthen floor	78	1.2%
1 bedroom	1,808	28.3%
2+ bedrooms	4,593	71.8%
1 room	155	2.4%
2 rooms	868	13.6%
3+ rooms	5,378	84.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.8%

6,382 dwellings

Piped Water

96.7%

6,184 dwellings

With Drainage

99.1%

6,337 dwellings

All Services

96.2%

6,151 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,382	99.8%
Without electricity	19	0.3%
Public water network	6,184	96.7%
Hauled water	4,956	77.5%
Other water source	217	3.4%
With water tank	6,000	93.9%
With cistern	4,678	73.2%
With toilet	6,326	99%
With latrine	20	0.3%
With drainage	6,337	99.1%
Without drainage	64	1%
With all services	6,151	96.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	6	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Acatic

Household equipment in Acatic according to the 2020 Census. 45% of dwellings have internet and 90.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,135	96%
Washing machine	5,811	90.9%
Microwave oven	3,021	47.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,699	57.9%
Motorcycle	3,243	50.7%
Bicycle	3,743	58.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,158	96.3%
Radio	4,666	73%
Landline phone	1,358	21.2%
Cell phone	5,801	90.7%
Computer	1,617	25.3%
Internet	2,877	45%
Pay TV	3,585	56.1%
Streaming platforms	482	7.5%
Video game console	464	7.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

121

1.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

310

4.8%

No Computer or Internet

3,193

49.9%

No ICT at All

40

0.6%

Companies and Economy in Acatic

The main economic sectors of Acatic are Comercio al por menor with 503 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	503
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	182
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	175
Industrias manufactureras	157
Industrias manufactureras	67

Poverty and Social Development in Acatic

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Acatic has a poverty rate of 36.6% and extreme poverty of 3.4%.

Poverty

36.6%

7,433 people

Extreme Poverty

3.4%

697 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

42.5%

8,623 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.6%

1,134 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

15.4%

3,120 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	35.6%	7,237
Lack of access to health services	16.8%	3,419
Lack of access to social security	62%	12,601
Lack of housing quality and spaces	5.5%	1,116
Lack of access to basic housing services	19.4%	3,945
Lack of access to food	11.2%	2,275
Income below welfare line	42.2%	8,567
Income below minimum welfare line	12.2%	2,471

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	45.8%	6.1%	45%	6.1%	0
2015	36.6%	3.4%	42.5%	15.4%	0

Crime in Acatic

In the last 12 months, 112 crimes were recorded in Acatic. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	13
2025/11	6
2025/10	12
2025/09	11
2025/08	5
2025/07	8
2025/06	7
2025/05	10
2025/04	10
2025/03	12
2025/02	10
2025/01	8

Health in Acatic

Acatic has 8 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Acatic

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Acatic	13,033	1,693
El Refugio (Paredones)	2,894	1,770
Tierras Coloradas	1,988	1,770
Acatic (Colonia la Prepa)	565	1,700
Santa Rita	403	1,735
Las Motas	323	1,826
Rancho Nuevo Calderón	235	1,627
Agua Prieta (Tepetates)	221	1,735
La Joya (Avícola la Joya)	206	1,645
El Colomo	203	1,690

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