Cuquío

Cuquío is a municipality of Jalisco with 17,820 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,827 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of Cuquío

Demographic structure of Cuquío according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,785 people under 15 years old (26.9%), 11,003 people of working age (61.7%) and 2,032 elderly over 65 years old (11.4%).

0-14 years

4,785

26.9% of the population

15-64 years

11,003

61.7% - Working age

65+ years

2,032

11.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

62%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cuquío

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	772	764	1,536	8.6%
5-9 years	826	823	1,649	9.3%
10-14 years	807	793	1,600	9%
15-19 years	774	775	1,549	8.7%
20-24 years	647	671	1,318	7.4%
25-29 years	592	591	1,183	6.6%
30-34 years	568	655	1,223	6.9%
35-39 years	487	580	1,067	6%
40-44 years	525	596	1,121	6.3%
45-49 years	516	519	1,035	5.8%
50-54 years	438	511	949	5.3%
55-59 years	375	428	803	4.5%
60-64 years	340	415	755	4.2%
65-69 years	302	315	617	3.5%
70-74 years	260	279	539	3%
75-79 years	182	207	389	2.2%
80-84 years	125	111	236	1.3%
85+ years	119	132	251	1.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cuquío

Population Origin

Born in State

17,114

96%

Born in Another State

425

2.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

63

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

6

0.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

28

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

13 / 15

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,147

6.4%

With Limitation

2,192

12.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	589
Visual	423
Hearing	272
Speech	189
Mental	191

Education in Cuquío

Literacy and Schooling

In Cuquío, 1,008 people aged 15 and over can read and write (100800%), while 1,146 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years (7.1 men, 7.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	520	626	1,146	114600%
Incomplete primary	1,230	1,058	2,288	228800%
Complete primary	1,619	1,530	3,149	314900%
Incomplete secondary	221	164	385	38500%
Complete secondary	1,249	1,755	3,004	300400%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,218	1,415	2,633	263300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	415
6-11 years	72
12-14 years	173

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 142 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	56	0	56
Primaria	60	0	60
Secundaria	20	1	21
Media Superior	5	0	5

Employment and Social Security in Cuquío

In Cuquío, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,156 people. Of those, 7,089 are employed and 67 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.9%.

Total EAP

7,156

H: 5,136 / M: 2,020

Employed Population

7,089

H: 5,077 / M: 2,012

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

67 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,771

H: 1,546 / M: 5,225

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	13,073	73.4%
IMSS	972	5.5%
ISSSTE	509	2.9%
ISSSTE estatal	7	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,531	64.7%
IMSS Bienestar	19	0.1%
Private insurance	71	0.4%
Other institution	19	0.1%
Without health coverage	4,742	26.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Cuquío

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,934

793400%

Single

5,003

500300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,067

106700%

Households

Total Households

4,923

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

3,463

70.3%

Female-headed

1,460

29.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	17,432	97.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	258	1.4%
No religion	126	0.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Cuquío

Cuquío has 7,329 total dwellings, of which 4,927 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,804	99.2%
Earthen floor	117	2.4%
1 bedroom	1,236	25.5%
2+ bedrooms	3,685	76.1%
1 room	73	1.5%
2 rooms	383	7.9%
3+ rooms	4,465	92.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.2%

4,903 dwellings

Piped Water

98.4%

4,769 dwellings

With Drainage

99.1%

4,803 dwellings

All Services

96.4%

4,670 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,903	101.2%
Without electricity	18	0.4%
Public water network	4,769	98.4%
Hauled water	2,200	45.4%
Other water source	152	3.1%
With water tank	4,642	95.8%
With cistern	1,440	29.7%
With toilet	4,811	99.3%
With latrine	20	0.4%
With drainage	4,803	99.1%
Without drainage	118	2.4%
With all services	4,670	96.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Cuquío

Household equipment in Cuquío according to the 2020 Census. 33% of dwellings have internet and 88.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,586	94.7%
Washing machine	4,075	84.1%
Microwave oven	2,130	44%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,159	65.2%
Motorcycle	1,729	35.7%
Bicycle	1,286	26.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,639	95.7%
Radio	3,510	72.4%
Landline phone	1,002	20.7%
Cell phone	4,309	88.9%
Computer	926	19.1%
Internet	1,597	33%
Pay TV	1,496	30.9%
Streaming platforms	212	4.4%
Video game console	148	3.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

133

2.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

380

7.8%

No Computer or Internet

3,058

63.1%

No ICT at All

48

1%

Companies and Economy in Cuquío

The main economic sectors of Cuquío are Comercio al por menor with 283 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	283
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	82
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	55
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	32
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	18

Poverty and Social Development in Cuquío

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cuquío has a poverty rate of 56.5% and extreme poverty of 9.2%.

Poverty

56.5%

9,285 people

Extreme Poverty

9.2%

1,515 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

37.3%

6,121 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.6%

260 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.7%

764 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36.5%	5,993
Lack of access to health services	14.6%	2,397
Lack of access to social security	84%	13,797
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.8%	783
Lack of access to basic housing services	41%	6,736
Lack of access to food	12.7%	2,082
Income below welfare line	58.1%	9,545
Income below minimum welfare line	23%	3,773

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	70%	16.5%	27.6%	1.8%	0
2015	56.5%	9.2%	37.3%	4.7%	0

Crime in Cuquío

In the last 12 months, 87 crimes were recorded in Cuquío. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	12
2025/11	3
2025/10	7
2025/09	4
2025/08	3
2025/07	12
2025/06	4
2025/05	8
2025/04	12
2025/03	3
2025/02	7
2025/01	12

Health in Cuquío

Cuquío has 10 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Cuquío

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Cuquío	5,011	1,786
Lázaro Cárdenas	1,342	1,780
Teponahuasco	1,047	1,810
Juchitlán	753	1,920
La Esperanza (El Ranchito)	644	1,788
Las Cruces	614	1,933
San Juan del Monte	564	1,797
Mártires del 28	415	1,775
Ocotic	411	1,870
El Terrero	371	1,852

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