Chiquilistlán

Chiquilistlán is a municipality of Jalisco with 5,983 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,515 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years.

Demographics of Chiquilistlán

Demographic structure of Chiquilistlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,916 people under 15 years old (32%), 3,490 people of working age (58.3%) and 577 elderly over 65 years old (9.6%).

0-14 years

1,916

32% of the population

15-64 years

3,490

58.3% - Working age

65+ years

577

9.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

71.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Chiquilistlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	339	317	656	11%
5-9 years	356	319	675	11.3%
10-14 years	300	285	585	9.8%
15-19 years	293	265	558	9.3%
20-24 years	228	237	465	7.8%
25-29 years	233	256	489	8.2%
30-34 years	199	180	379	6.3%
35-39 years	158	183	341	5.7%
40-44 years	140	144	284	4.7%
45-49 years	135	166	301	5%
50-54 years	117	127	244	4.1%
55-59 years	114	130	244	4.1%
60-64 years	85	100	185	3.1%
65-69 years	84	82	166	2.8%
70-74 years	65	60	125	2.1%
75-79 years	49	68	117	2%
80-84 years	39	35	74	1.2%
85+ years	41	54	95	1.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Chiquilistlán

Population Origin

Born in State

5,804

97%

Born in Another State

106

1.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

37

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

8

0.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

19

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

7 / 12

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

213

3.6%

With Limitation

491

8.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	97
Visual	74
Hearing	54
Speech	49
Mental	44

Education in Chiquilistlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Chiquilistlán, 289 people aged 15 and over can read and write (28900%), while 297 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years (7.7 men, 8.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	152	145	297	29700%
Incomplete primary	260	221	481	48100%
Complete primary	379	326	705	70500%
Incomplete secondary	88	60	148	14800%
Complete secondary	651	775	1,426	142600%
Post-basic education (18+)	392	498	890	89000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	189
6-11 years	47
12-14 years	49

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 30 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	10	10
Primaria	12	12
Secundaria	6	6
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Chiquilistlán

In Chiquilistlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,355 people. Of those, 2,271 are employed and 84 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.6%.

Total EAP

2,355

H: 1,618 / M: 737

Employed Population

2,271

H: 1,540 / M: 731

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

84 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,032

H: 521 / M: 1,511

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	4,899	81.9%
IMSS	845	14.1%
ISSSTE	105	1.8%
ISSSTE estatal	8	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,605	60.3%
IMSS Bienestar	2	0%
Private insurance	152	2.5%
Other institution	229	3.8%
Without health coverage	1,082	18.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Chiquilistlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,510

251000%

Single

1,522

152200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

390

39000%

Households

Total Households

1,468

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

1,113

75.8%

Female-headed

355

24.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,487	91.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	402	6.7%
No religion	91	1.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Chiquilistlán

Chiquilistlán has 2,187 total dwellings, of which 1,468 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,391	94.9%
Earthen floor	73	5%
1 bedroom	422	28.8%
2+ bedrooms	1,042	71.1%
1 room	58	4%
2 rooms	277	18.9%
3+ rooms	1,129	77%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.8%

1,449 dwellings

Piped Water

98.9%

1,450 dwellings

With Drainage

97.2%

1,425 dwellings

All Services

95.9%

1,406 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,449	98.8%
Without electricity	15	1%
Public water network	1,450	98.9%
Hauled water	1,304	88.9%
Other water source	14	1%
With water tank	1,087	74.1%
With cistern	86	5.9%
With toilet	1,410	96.2%
With latrine	6	0.4%
With drainage	1,425	97.2%
Without drainage	39	2.7%
With all services	1,406	95.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Chiquilistlán

Household equipment in Chiquilistlán according to the 2020 Census. 8.9% of dwellings have internet and 81.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,191	81.2%
Washing machine	1,027	70.1%
Microwave oven	438	29.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	710	48.4%
Motorcycle	269	18.3%
Bicycle	147	10%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,269	86.6%
Radio	751	51.2%
Landline phone	206	14.1%
Cell phone	1,197	81.7%
Computer	228	15.6%
Internet	130	8.9%
Pay TV	1,042	71.1%
Streaming platforms	20	1.4%
Video game console	28	1.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

126

8.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

196

13.4%

No Computer or Internet

1,192

81.3%

No ICT at All

56

3.8%

Companies and Economy in Chiquilistlán

The main economic sectors of Chiquilistlán are Comercio al por menor with 88 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	88
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	28
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	24
Industrias manufactureras	10
Industrias manufactureras	9

Poverty and Social Development in Chiquilistlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Chiquilistlán has a poverty rate of 78.4% and extreme poverty of 25.7%.

Poverty

78.4%

4,856 people

Extreme Poverty

25.7%

1,592 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

15.2%

941 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.4%

152 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.9%

242 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	26.1%	1,614
Lack of access to health services	11.6%	718
Lack of access to social security	82.8%	5,125
Lack of housing quality and spaces	18.1%	1,121
Lack of access to basic housing services	56.8%	3,514
Lack of access to food	21.3%	1,316
Income below welfare line	80.9%	5,008
Income below minimum welfare line	53.5%	3,311

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	74.4%	33.8%	20.2%	3.9%	0
2015	78.4%	25.7%	15.2%	3.9%	0

Crime in Chiquilistlán

In the last 12 months, 19 crimes were recorded in Chiquilistlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/09	2
2025/08	4
2025/06	1
2025/05	3
2025/04	1
2025/03	1
2025/02	2
2025/01	1
2024/12	1
2024/11	1
2024/10	1

Health in Chiquilistlán

Chiquilistlán has 4 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Chiquilistlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Chiquilistlán	4,299	1,724
Jalpa	417	1,337
Agua Hedionda (San José de la Peña)	246	1,458
El Ranchito	244	1,743
Agua Delgada (Los Llanitos)	204	1,616
Comala y Agua Puerca	197	1,401
Capula	102	1,702
El Limoncito	102	1,402
El Agostadero	55	1,746
El Realito	36	1,724

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