Amacueca

Amacueca is a municipality of Jalisco with 5,743 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,616 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years.

Demographics of Amacueca

Demographic structure of Amacueca according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,611 people under 15 years old (28.1%), 3,488 people of working age (60.7%) and 644 elderly over 65 years old (11.2%).

0-14 years

1,611

28.1% of the population

15-64 years

3,488

60.7% - Working age

65+ years

644

11.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Amacueca

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	250	257	507	8.8%
5-9 years	288	261	549	9.6%
10-14 years	286	269	555	9.7%
15-19 years	219	233	452	7.9%
20-24 years	189	187	376	6.5%
25-29 years	169	201	370	6.4%
30-34 years	186	225	411	7.2%
35-39 years	182	212	394	6.9%
40-44 years	177	205	382	6.7%
45-49 years	156	157	313	5.5%
50-54 years	141	154	295	5.1%
55-59 years	114	137	251	4.4%
60-64 years	107	137	244	4.2%
65-69 years	90	109	199	3.5%
70-74 years	77	75	152	2.6%
75-79 years	70	58	128	2.2%
80-84 years	32	45	77	1.3%
85+ years	43	45	88	1.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Amacueca

Population Origin

Born in State

5,522

96.2%

Born in Another State

163

2.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

56

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

12

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

10

83.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

34

2.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

135

2.4% of the population

Men / Women

67 / 68

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

307

5.3%

With Limitation

558

9.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	163
Visual	106
Hearing	62
Speech	50
Mental	67

Education in Amacueca

Literacy and Schooling

In Amacueca, 147 people aged 15 and over can read and write (14700%), while 151 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years (8.1 men, 8.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	87	64	151	15100%
Incomplete primary	276	286	562	56200%
Complete primary	510	466	976	97600%
Incomplete secondary	63	68	131	13100%
Complete secondary	471	650	1,121	112100%
Post-basic education (18+)	487	573	1,060	106000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	134
6-11 years	40
12-14 years	40

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 15 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	5	5
Primaria	6	6
Secundaria	2	2
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Amacueca

In Amacueca, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,480 people. Of those, 2,444 are employed and 36 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

Total EAP

2,480

H: 1,593 / M: 887

Employed Population

2,444

H: 1,571 / M: 873

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

36 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,959

H: 517 / M: 1,442

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	4,293	74.8%
IMSS	807	14.1%
ISSSTE	258	4.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	10	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,024	52.7%
IMSS Bienestar	16	0.3%
Private insurance	167	2.9%
Other institution	71	1.2%
Without health coverage	1,448	25.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Amacueca

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,366

236600%

Single

1,614

161400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

481

48100%

Households

Total Households

1,588

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

1,130

71.2%

Female-headed

458

28.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,401	94%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	247	4.3%
Other religions	3	0.1%
No religion	90	1.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Amacueca

Amacueca has 2,284 total dwellings, of which 1,589 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,531	96.5%
Earthen floor	56	3.5%
1 bedroom	464	29.2%
2+ bedrooms	1,123	70.8%
1 room	42	2.6%
2 rooms	239	15.1%
3+ rooms	1,306	82.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

1,580 dwellings

Piped Water

99.7%

1,583 dwellings

With Drainage

99.4%

1,578 dwellings

All Services

98.9%

1,570 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,580	99.6%
Without electricity	7	0.4%
Public water network	1,583	99.7%
Hauled water	1,547	97.5%
Other water source	4	0.3%
With water tank	1,329	83.7%
With cistern	212	13.4%
With toilet	1,571	99%
With latrine	10	0.6%
With drainage	1,578	99.4%
Without drainage	9	0.6%
With all services	1,570	98.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Amacueca

Household equipment in Amacueca according to the 2020 Census. 36.5% of dwellings have internet and 83.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,431	90.2%
Washing machine	1,327	83.6%
Microwave oven	700	44.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	767	48.3%
Motorcycle	260	16.4%
Bicycle	185	11.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,424	89.7%
Radio	1,231	77.6%
Landline phone	547	34.5%
Cell phone	1,329	83.7%
Computer	428	27%
Internet	580	36.5%
Pay TV	1,043	65.7%
Streaming platforms	81	5.1%
Video game console	55	3.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

50

3.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

135

8.5%

No Computer or Internet

902

56.8%

No ICT at All

23

1.4%

Companies and Economy in Amacueca

The main economic sectors of Amacueca are Comercio al por menor with 95 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	95
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	29
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	28
Industrias manufactureras	15
Servicios educativos	8

Poverty and Social Development in Amacueca

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Amacueca has a poverty rate of 61.1% and extreme poverty of 8.5%.

Poverty

61.1%

3,330 people

Extreme Poverty

8.5%

466 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

28.1%

1,532 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.3%

233 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6.6%

358 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.9%	1,195
Lack of access to health services	14.3%	778
Lack of access to social security	78.6%	4,289
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.9%	542
Lack of access to basic housing services	21.2%	1,158
Lack of access to food	15.9%	865
Income below welfare line	65.3%	3,563
Income below minimum welfare line	35%	1,911

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	55.6%	11.1%	34.7%	6.9%	0
2015	61.1%	8.5%	28.1%	6.6%	0

Crime in Amacueca

In the last 12 months, 32 crimes were recorded in Amacueca. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	2
2025/10	3
2025/09	1
2025/08	3
2025/07	5
2025/06	4
2025/05	2
2025/04	3
2025/03	4
2025/02	2
2025/01	2

Health in Amacueca

Amacueca has 3 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Amacueca

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Amacueca	3,025	1,414
Tepec	2,033	1,591
Cofradía del Rosario	342	1,360
El Apartadero	108	1,701
Aguacatita	55	1,905
Los Chávez	54	1,795
San Juanito	26	1,358
Barranca San Miguel	24	1,623
Cerro Bola	12	1,940
Palo Quemado	11	1,767

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