Atemajac de Brizuela

Atemajac de Brizuela is a municipality of Jalisco with 7,758 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,232 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years.

Demographics of Atemajac de Brizuela

Demographic structure of Atemajac de Brizuela according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,529 people under 15 years old (32.6%), 4,630 people of working age (59.7%) and 599 elderly over 65 years old (7.7%).

0-14 years

2,529

32.6% of the population

15-64 years

4,630

59.7% - Working age

65+ years

599

7.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

67.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Atemajac de Brizuela

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	411	405	816	10.5%
5-9 years	418	442	860	11.1%
10-14 years	431	422	853	11%
15-19 years	396	379	775	10%
20-24 years	328	312	640	8.2%
25-29 years	292	302	594	7.7%
30-34 years	266	276	542	7%
35-39 years	234	273	507	6.5%
40-44 years	216	209	425	5.5%
45-49 years	187	202	389	5%
50-54 years	152	159	311	4%
55-59 years	121	132	253	3.3%
60-64 years	90	104	194	2.5%
65-69 years	88	97	185	2.4%
70-74 years	80	73	153	2%
75-79 years	60	53	113	1.5%
80-84 years	31	35	66	0.9%
85+ years	46	36	82	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Atemajac de Brizuela

Population Origin

Born in State

7,608

98.1%

Born in Another State

115

1.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

45

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

11

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

11

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

14

0.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

103

1.3% of the population

Men / Women

56 / 47

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

263

3.4%

With Limitation

687

8.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	130
Visual	108
Hearing	60
Speech	41
Mental	27

Education in Atemajac de Brizuela

Literacy and Schooling

In Atemajac de Brizuela, 398 people aged 15 and over can read and write (39800%), while 393 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years (7.4 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	199	194	393	39300%
Incomplete primary	434	352	786	78600%
Complete primary	624	581	1,205	120500%
Incomplete secondary	127	74	201	20100%
Complete secondary	588	694	1,282	128200%
Post-basic education (18+)	521	622	1,143	114300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	298
6-11 years	100
12-14 years	106

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 27 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	9	0	9
Primaria	10	1	11
Secundaria	5	0	5
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Atemajac de Brizuela

In Atemajac de Brizuela, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,904 people. Of those, 2,845 are employed and 59 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

2,904

H: 2,158 / M: 746

Employed Population

2,845

H: 2,112 / M: 733

Unemployment Rate

2%

59 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,805

H: 680 / M: 2,125

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	3,891	50.2%
IMSS	525	6.8%
ISSSTE	106	1.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,452	31.6%
IMSS Bienestar	4	0.1%
Private insurance	31	0.4%
Other institution	789	10.2%
Without health coverage	3,864	49.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Atemajac de Brizuela

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,348

334800%

Single

1,932

193200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

448

44800%

Households

Total Households

1,820

4.3 average occupants

Male-headed

1,402

77%

Female-headed

418

23%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	7,662	98.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	70	0.9%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	22	0.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Atemajac de Brizuela

Atemajac de Brizuela has 2,641 total dwellings, of which 1,820 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,740	95.9%
Earthen floor	75	4.1%
1 bedroom	517	28.5%
2+ bedrooms	1,298	71.5%
1 room	79	4.4%
2 rooms	414	22.8%
3+ rooms	1,322	72.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.9%

1,795 dwellings

Piped Water

98.8%

1,793 dwellings

With Drainage

98.5%

1,787 dwellings

All Services

97.1%

1,763 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,795	98.9%
Without electricity	20	1.1%
Public water network	1,793	98.8%
Hauled water	1,625	89.5%
Other water source	22	1.2%
With water tank	1,424	78.5%
With cistern	262	14.4%
With toilet	1,780	98.1%
With latrine	7	0.4%
With drainage	1,787	98.5%
Without drainage	28	1.5%
With all services	1,763	97.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Atemajac de Brizuela

Household equipment in Atemajac de Brizuela according to the 2020 Census. 34.8% of dwellings have internet and 83.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,444	79.6%
Washing machine	1,182	65.1%
Microwave oven	674	37.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	772	42.5%
Motorcycle	267	14.7%
Bicycle	170	9.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,692	93.2%
Radio	1,312	72.3%
Landline phone	318	17.5%
Cell phone	1,510	83.2%
Computer	272	15%
Internet	631	34.8%
Pay TV	1,020	56.2%
Streaming platforms	58	3.2%
Video game console	37	2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

74

4.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

246

13.6%

No Computer or Internet

1,118

61.6%

No ICT at All

51

2.8%

Companies and Economy in Atemajac de Brizuela

The main economic sectors of Atemajac de Brizuela are Comercio al por menor with 223 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	223
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	74
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	59
Industrias manufactureras	20
Industrias manufactureras	19

Poverty and Social Development in Atemajac de Brizuela

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Atemajac de Brizuela has a poverty rate of 77.5% and extreme poverty of 20.3%.

Poverty

77.5%

5,283 people

Extreme Poverty

20.3%

1,384 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

16.4%

1,119 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.4%

162 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.7%

252 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	30%	2,046
Lack of access to health services	7.9%	537
Lack of access to social security	87.4%	5,956
Lack of housing quality and spaces	22.4%	1,528
Lack of access to basic housing services	18%	1,227
Lack of access to food	34.3%	2,339
Income below welfare line	79.9%	5,444
Income below minimum welfare line	46.5%	3,168

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	76.5%	32%	20.6%	1.9%	0
2015	77.5%	20.3%	16.4%	3.7%	0

Crime in Atemajac de Brizuela

In the last 12 months, 28 crimes were recorded in Atemajac de Brizuela. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/10	1
2025/09	2
2025/08	1
2025/07	5
2025/06	2
2025/05	2
2025/04	2
2025/03	3
2025/02	1
2024/11	3
2024/10	4

Health in Atemajac de Brizuela

Atemajac de Brizuela has 3 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 2 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Atemajac de Brizuela

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Atemajac de Brizuela	6,434	2,350
Lagunillas	331	2,149
Tierra Blanca	216	1,690
Yolosta	184	2,399
Las Varillas	148	2,240
Pueblo Nuevo	136	2,522
San Miguel	120	2,194
El Jagüey	52	2,139
Agua Caliente (Ranchos Nuevos)	38	1,621
Telcome	19	2,227

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