Colotlán

Colotlán is a municipality of Jalisco with 19,689 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,754 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.7 years.

Demographics of Colotlán

Demographic structure of Colotlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,971 people under 15 years old (25.2%), 12,730 people of working age (64.7%) and 1,988 elderly over 65 years old (10.1%).

0-14 years

4,971

25.2% of the population

15-64 years

12,730

64.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,988

10.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Colotlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	825	846	1,671	8.5%
5-9 years	836	813	1,649	8.4%
10-14 years	814	837	1,651	8.4%
15-19 years	876	914	1,790	9.1%
20-24 years	949	985	1,934	9.8%
25-29 years	753	781	1,534	7.8%
30-34 years	638	682	1,320	6.7%
35-39 years	517	627	1,144	5.8%
40-44 years	576	631	1,207	6.1%
45-49 years	552	592	1,144	5.8%
50-54 years	493	543	1,036	5.3%
55-59 years	392	497	889	4.5%
60-64 years	327	405	732	3.7%
65-69 years	249	288	537	2.7%
70-74 years	239	256	495	2.5%
75-79 years	188	195	383	1.9%
80-84 years	139	159	298	1.5%
85+ years	119	156	275	1.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Colotlán

Population Origin

Born in State

13,920

70.7%

Born in Another State

5,409

27.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

679

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

561

2.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

558

99.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

706

12.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

315

1.6% of the population

Men / Women

158 / 157

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,268

6.4%

With Limitation

2,530

12.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	669
Visual	482
Hearing	233
Speech	149
Mental	247

Education in Colotlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Colotlán, 481 people aged 15 and over can read and write (48100%), while 581 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.7 years (9.5 men, 9.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	281	300	581	58100%
Incomplete primary	969	956	1,925	192500%
Complete primary	954	932	1,886	188600%
Incomplete secondary	289	150	439	43900%
Complete secondary	1,510	1,718	3,228	322800%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,784	3,389	6,173	617300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	208
6-11 years	29
12-14 years	47

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 73 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	28	1	29
Primaria	29	1	30
Secundaria	9	1	10
Media Superior	3	0	3
Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in Colotlán

In Colotlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,230 people. Of those, 9,150 are employed and 80 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.9%.

Total EAP

9,230

H: 5,507 / M: 3,723

Employed Population

9,150

H: 5,436 / M: 3,714

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

80 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,375

H: 1,902 / M: 4,473

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	14,321	72.7%
IMSS	4,139	21%
ISSSTE	2,010	10.2%
ISSSTE estatal	75	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	28	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,244	41.9%
IMSS Bienestar	20	0.1%
Private insurance	162	0.8%
Other institution	76	0.4%
Without health coverage	5,363	27.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Colotlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,121

812100%

Single

5,808

580800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,778

177800%

Households

Total Households

5,721

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

3,771

65.9%

Female-headed

1,950

34.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	18,214	92.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	735	3.7%
Other religions	45	0.2%
No religion	682	3.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Colotlán

Colotlán has 8,356 total dwellings, of which 5,725 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,661	99.6%
Earthen floor	56	1%
1 bedroom	1,736	30.5%
2+ bedrooms	3,981	70%
1 room	106	1.9%
2 rooms	620	10.9%
3+ rooms	4,991	87.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.1%

5,689 dwellings

Piped Water

99.9%

5,680 dwellings

With Drainage

99.4%

5,648 dwellings

All Services

98.7%

5,612 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,689	100.1%
Without electricity	28	0.5%
Public water network	5,680	99.9%
Hauled water	5,510	96.9%
Other water source	37	0.7%
With water tank	5,477	96.4%
With cistern	539	9.5%
With toilet	5,644	99.3%
With latrine	10	0.2%
With drainage	5,648	99.4%
Without drainage	69	1.2%
With all services	5,612	98.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	6	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Colotlán

Household equipment in Colotlán according to the 2020 Census. 56.1% of dwellings have internet and 90.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,410	95.2%
Washing machine	4,688	82.5%
Microwave oven	2,948	51.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,518	61.9%
Motorcycle	1,127	19.8%
Bicycle	2,177	38.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,129	90.2%
Radio	3,339	58.7%
Landline phone	2,440	42.9%
Cell phone	5,130	90.3%
Computer	2,723	47.9%
Internet	3,190	56.1%
Pay TV	3,106	54.6%
Streaming platforms	1,002	17.6%
Video game console	552	9.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

315

5.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

225

4%

No Computer or Internet

2,089

36.8%

No ICT at All

38

0.7%

Companies and Economy in Colotlán

The main economic sectors of Colotlán are Comercio al por menor with 481 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	481
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	207
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	204
Industrias manufactureras	153
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	62

Poverty and Social Development in Colotlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Colotlán has a poverty rate of 46.3% and extreme poverty of 2.7%.

Poverty

46.3%

6,714 people

Extreme Poverty

2.7%

388 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

28.2%

4,088 people

Vulnerable by Income

7.4%

1,078 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

18.1%

2,620 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	19.9%	2,892
Lack of access to health services	10%	1,455
Lack of access to social security	67%	9,720
Lack of housing quality and spaces	2.8%	411
Lack of access to basic housing services	4.8%	689
Lack of access to food	9.7%	1,402
Income below welfare line	53.7%	7,792
Income below minimum welfare line	18.1%	2,619

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	46.4%	3.5%	37.8%	12.8%	0
2015	46.3%	2.7%	28.2%	18.1%	0

Crime in Colotlán

In the last 12 months, 243 crimes were recorded in Colotlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	19
2025/11	25
2025/10	17
2025/09	24
2025/08	14
2025/07	25
2025/06	22
2025/05	31
2025/04	22
2025/03	15
2025/02	21
2025/01	8

Health in Colotlán

Colotlán has 20 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 13 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Colotlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Colotlán	15,129	1,666
Las Golondrinas [Fraccionamiento]	1,107	1,697
Santiago Tlatelolco (Santiago)	355	1,680
El Epazote	292	1,900
Canoas de Arriba	231	1,703
El Carrizal	203	2,223
Dolores	188	1,660
El Saucillo de los Pérez	170	1,780
San Nicolás	151	1,966
San Rafael del Refugio	136	1,752

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