Ayotlán

Ayotlán is a municipality of Jalisco with 41,552 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,661 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years.

Demographics of Ayotlán

Demographic structure of Ayotlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 12,547 people under 15 years old (30.2%), 25,429 people of working age (61.2%) and 3,572 elderly over 65 years old (8.6%).

0-14 years

12,547

30.2% of the population

15-64 years

25,429

61.2% - Working age

65+ years

3,572

8.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ayotlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,999	2,060	4,059	9.8%
5-9 years	2,189	2,033	4,222	10.2%
10-14 years	2,164	2,102	4,266	10.3%
15-19 years	1,880	1,846	3,726	9%
20-24 years	1,552	1,645	3,197	7.7%
25-29 years	1,408	1,557	2,965	7.1%
30-34 years	1,375	1,557	2,932	7.1%
35-39 years	1,317	1,474	2,791	6.7%
40-44 years	1,269	1,372	2,641	6.4%
45-49 years	1,136	1,145	2,281	5.5%
50-54 years	911	1,014	1,925	4.6%
55-59 years	772	840	1,612	3.9%
60-64 years	665	694	1,359	3.3%
65-69 years	570	627	1,197	2.9%
70-74 years	438	467	905	2.2%
75-79 years	343	368	711	1.7%
80-84 years	199	195	394	0.9%
85+ years	175	190	365	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ayotlán

Population Origin

Born in State

33,350

80.3%

Born in Another State

7,668

18.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

624

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

48

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

48

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

64

0.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

169

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

81 / 88

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,284

5.5%

With Limitation

4,855

11.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,243
Visual	868
Hearing	440
Speech	320
Mental	415

Education in Ayotlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Ayotlán, 2,298 people aged 15 and over can read and write (229800%), while 2,383 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years (7.1 men, 7.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,196	1,187	2,383	238300%
Incomplete primary	2,568	2,848	5,416	541600%
Complete primary	3,765	3,935	7,700	770000%
Incomplete secondary	708	543	1,251	125100%
Complete secondary	2,814	3,397	6,211	621100%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,519	2,602	5,121	512100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,187
6-11 years	251
12-14 years	488

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 96 are public and 8 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	34	3	37
Primaria	41	3	44
Secundaria	16	2	18
Media Superior	4	0	4

Employment and Social Security in Ayotlán

In Ayotlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 18,996 people. Of those, 18,787 are employed and 209 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

18,996

H: 12,161 / M: 6,835

Employed Population

18,787

H: 11,996 / M: 6,791

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

209 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

12,317

H: 2,989 / M: 9,328

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	20,783	50%
IMSS	5,676	13.7%
ISSSTE	897	2.2%
ISSSTE estatal	23	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	19	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	13,572	32.7%
IMSS Bienestar	59	0.1%
Private insurance	217	0.5%
Other institution	477	1.1%
Without health coverage	20,735	49.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Ayotlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

17,909

1790900%

Single

10,666

1066600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,939

293900%

Households

Total Households

10,738

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

7,079

65.9%

Female-headed

3,659

34.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	40,152	96.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	818	2%
Other religions	11	0%
No religion	529	1.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Ayotlán

Ayotlán has 14,392 total dwellings, of which 10,744 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	10,580	98.6%
Earthen floor	141	1.3%
1 bedroom	3,305	30.8%
2+ bedrooms	7,417	69.1%
1 room	386	3.6%
2 rooms	1,823	17%
3+ rooms	8,513	79.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.7%

10,697 dwellings

Piped Water

99.5%

10,680 dwellings

With Drainage

99%

10,623 dwellings

All Services

98.6%

10,585 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	10,697	99.7%
Without electricity	25	0.2%
Public water network	10,680	99.5%
Hauled water	8,526	79.4%
Other water source	42	0.4%
With water tank	8,701	81.1%
With cistern	1,874	17.5%
With toilet	10,607	98.8%
With latrine	22	0.2%
With drainage	10,623	99%
Without drainage	99	0.9%
With all services	10,585	98.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	4	0%

Goods and Technology in Ayotlán

Household equipment in Ayotlán according to the 2020 Census. 40.2% of dwellings have internet and 84.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	9,980	93%
Washing machine	8,701	81.1%
Microwave oven	4,688	43.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	5,482	51.1%
Motorcycle	5,009	46.7%
Bicycle	3,664	34.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	10,120	94.3%
Radio	6,749	62.9%
Landline phone	2,649	24.7%
Cell phone	9,061	84.4%
Computer	2,302	21.4%
Internet	4,312	40.2%
Pay TV	5,430	50.6%
Streaming platforms	771	7.2%
Video game console	585	5.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

349

3.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,063

9.9%

No Computer or Internet

5,933

55.3%

No ICT at All

140

1.3%

Companies and Economy in Ayotlán

The main economic sectors of Ayotlán are Comercio al por menor with 1,044 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,044
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	253
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	246
Industrias manufactureras	126
Industrias manufactureras	88

Poverty and Social Development in Ayotlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ayotlán has a poverty rate of 56.3% and extreme poverty of 7.5%.

Poverty

56.3%

18,409 people

Extreme Poverty

7.5%

2,453 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.5%

10,621 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.4%

1,452 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6.9%

2,244 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	35.4%	11,572
Lack of access to health services	27.3%	8,922
Lack of access to social security	79.9%	26,145
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.7%	2,518
Lack of access to basic housing services	13.4%	4,389
Lack of access to food	15.4%	5,040
Income below welfare line	60.7%	19,861
Income below minimum welfare line	21.1%	6,906

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	61.5%	11.7%	33.7%	3.3%	0
2015	56.3%	7.5%	32.5%	6.9%	0

Crime in Ayotlán

In the last 12 months, 182 crimes were recorded in Ayotlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	12
2025/11	19
2025/10	21
2025/09	9
2025/08	11
2025/07	11
2025/06	16
2025/05	21
2025/04	24
2025/03	6
2025/02	18
2025/01	14

Health in Ayotlán

Ayotlán has 11 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ayotlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ayotlán	13,810	1,604
La Ribera	8,908	1,550
Betania	2,690	1,936
Santa Rita	2,608	1,579
La Concepción	1,902	1,540
La Isla	1,082	1,582
La Noria	970	1,552
Santa Elena de la Cruz	904	1,562
La Palma (La Angostura)	889	1,866
El Maluco	887	1,590

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