Degollado

Degollado is a municipality of Jalisco with 21,226 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,750 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years.

Demographics of Degollado

Demographic structure of Degollado according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,084 people under 15 years old (28.7%), 12,945 people of working age (61%) and 2,197 elderly over 65 years old (10.4%).

0-14 years

6,084

28.7% of the population

15-64 years

12,945

61% - Working age

65+ years

2,197

10.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Degollado

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,069	1,009	2,078	9.8%
5-9 years	1,049	986	2,035	9.6%
10-14 years	1,017	954	1,971	9.3%
15-19 years	852	903	1,755	8.3%
20-24 years	676	792	1,468	6.9%
25-29 years	650	834	1,484	7%
30-34 years	617	770	1,387	6.5%
35-39 years	644	724	1,368	6.4%
40-44 years	677	725	1,402	6.6%
45-49 years	608	622	1,230	5.8%
50-54 years	522	599	1,121	5.3%
55-59 years	421	490	911	4.3%
60-64 years	376	443	819	3.9%
65-69 years	333	342	675	3.2%
70-74 years	289	274	563	2.7%
75-79 years	225	204	429	2%
80-84 years	127	152	279	1.3%
85+ years	111	140	251	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Degollado

Population Origin

Born in State

16,198

76.3%

Born in Another State

4,568

21.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

321

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

39

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

39

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

90

1.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

61

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

28 / 33

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,071

5%

With Limitation

2,217

10.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	615
Visual	370
Hearing	221
Speech	169
Mental	223

Education in Degollado

Literacy and Schooling

In Degollado, 1,040 people aged 15 and over can read and write (104000%), while 1,243 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years (7 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	620	623	1,243	124300%
Incomplete primary	1,388	1,449	2,837	283700%
Complete primary	1,819	1,910	3,729	372900%
Incomplete secondary	320	271	591	59100%
Complete secondary	1,480	1,990	3,470	347000%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,318	1,507	2,825	282500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	591
6-11 years	139
12-14 years	229

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 82 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	27	0	27
Primaria	42	1	43
Secundaria	10	0	10
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Degollado

In Degollado, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,264 people. Of those, 9,073 are employed and 191 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

Total EAP

9,264

H: 6,011 / M: 3,253

Employed Population

9,073

H: 5,849 / M: 3,224

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

191 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,913

H: 1,612 / M: 5,301

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,371	44.1%
IMSS	2,925	13.8%
ISSSTE	444	2.1%
ISSSTE estatal	34	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,809	27.4%
IMSS Bienestar	41	0.2%
Private insurance	176	0.8%
Other institution	16	0.1%
Without health coverage	11,848	55.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Degollado

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,399

939900%

Single

5,415

541500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,504

150400%

Households

Total Households

5,934

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

3,936

66.3%

Female-headed

1,998

33.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,578	96.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	371	1.7%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	263	1.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Degollado

Degollado has 9,462 total dwellings, of which 5,938 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,879	99.2%
Earthen floor	45	0.8%
1 bedroom	1,878	31.7%
2+ bedrooms	4,046	68.3%
1 room	157	2.6%
2 rooms	767	12.9%
3+ rooms	5,000	84.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

5,905 dwellings

Piped Water

98.9%

5,859 dwellings

With Drainage

97.9%

5,801 dwellings

All Services

97%

5,748 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,905	99.6%
Without electricity	19	0.3%
Public water network	5,859	98.9%
Hauled water	4,255	71.8%
Other water source	65	1.1%
With water tank	5,468	92.3%
With cistern	3,198	54%
With toilet	5,834	98.4%
With latrine	20	0.3%
With drainage	5,801	97.9%
Without drainage	123	2.1%
With all services	5,748	97%
Without water, drainage or electricity	8	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Degollado

Household equipment in Degollado according to the 2020 Census. 40.9% of dwellings have internet and 84.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,638	95.1%
Washing machine	5,131	86.6%
Microwave oven	3,160	53.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,873	65.3%
Motorcycle	1,947	32.8%
Bicycle	1,102	18.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,554	93.7%
Radio	3,886	65.6%
Landline phone	1,795	30.3%
Cell phone	5,019	84.7%
Computer	1,557	26.3%
Internet	2,427	40.9%
Pay TV	2,730	46.1%
Streaming platforms	524	8.8%
Video game console	330	5.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

206

3.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

473

8%

No Computer or Internet

3,155

53.2%

No ICT at All

88

1.5%

Companies and Economy in Degollado

The main economic sectors of Degollado are Comercio al por menor with 473 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	473
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	177
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	146
Industrias manufactureras	74
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	41

Poverty and Social Development in Degollado

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Degollado has a poverty rate of 46.3% and extreme poverty of 6.3%.

Poverty

46.3%

10,679 people

Extreme Poverty

6.3%

1,443 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

46.1%

10,635 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.8%

424 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.9%

1,351 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	37.6%	8,677
Lack of access to health services	30.6%	7,065
Lack of access to social security	80.8%	18,647
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.6%	1,535
Lack of access to basic housing services	35.9%	8,294
Lack of access to food	8.7%	2,011
Income below welfare line	48.1%	11,103
Income below minimum welfare line	15.4%	3,545

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	58.3%	10.6%	36.2%	3.7%	0
2015	46.3%	6.3%	46.1%	5.9%	0

Crime in Degollado

In the last 12 months, 104 crimes were recorded in Degollado. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	11
2025/11	9
2025/10	14
2025/09	10
2025/08	2
2025/07	8
2025/06	11
2025/05	5
2025/04	9
2025/03	6
2025/02	6
2025/01	13

Health in Degollado

Degollado has 8 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 5 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Degollado

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Degollado	11,612	1,789
Huáscato	1,391	1,611
El Castillo	679	1,579
Los Fresnos	679	1,717
Mezquite Grande	556	1,582
Buenos Aires	553	1,621
Quirino (La Sierrita)	391	1,735
Charapuato	384	1,664
Tarimoro	369	1,696
La Víbora (Villa del Refugio)	294	1,880

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