Gómez Farías

Gómez Farías is a municipality of Jalisco with 16,431 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,658 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years.

Demographics of Gómez Farías

Demographic structure of Gómez Farías according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,517 people under 15 years old (27.5%), 10,545 people of working age (64.2%) and 1,368 elderly over 65 years old (8.3%).

0-14 years

4,517

27.5% of the population

15-64 years

10,545

64.2% - Working age

65+ years

1,368

8.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

55.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Gómez Farías

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	796	707	1,503	9.1%
5-9 years	774	787	1,561	9.5%
10-14 years	757	696	1,453	8.8%
15-19 years	739	704	1,443	8.8%
20-24 years	695	703	1,398	8.5%
25-29 years	650	683	1,333	8.1%
30-34 years	639	708	1,347	8.2%
35-39 years	553	601	1,154	7%
40-44 years	498	540	1,038	6.3%
45-49 years	443	485	928	5.6%
50-54 years	350	400	750	4.6%
55-59 years	281	332	613	3.7%
60-64 years	261	280	541	3.3%
65-69 years	204	232	436	2.7%
70-74 years	151	184	335	2%
75-79 years	130	126	256	1.6%
80-84 years	84	97	181	1.1%
85+ years	73	87	160	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Gómez Farías

Population Origin

Born in State

15,387

93.6%

Born in Another State

935

5.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

455

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

147

0.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

142

96.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

5

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

181

4.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

483

2.9% of the population

Men / Women

228 / 255

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

742

4.5%

With Limitation

1,689

10.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	355
Visual	340
Hearing	152
Speech	122
Mental	141

Education in Gómez Farías

Literacy and Schooling

In Gómez Farías, 775 people aged 15 and over can read and write (77500%), while 926 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years (8.2 men, 8.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	466	460	926	92600%
Incomplete primary	709	712	1,421	142100%
Complete primary	1,015	1,062	2,077	207700%
Incomplete secondary	281	175	456	45600%
Complete secondary	1,466	1,567	3,033	303300%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,614	1,941	3,555	355500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	402
6-11 years	77
12-14 years	88

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 35 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	12	0	12
Primaria	16	0	16
Secundaria	5	1	6
Media Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Gómez Farías

In Gómez Farías, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,954 people. Of those, 7,894 are employed and 60 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

7,954

H: 4,789 / M: 3,165

Employed Population

7,894

H: 4,739 / M: 3,155

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

60 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,786

H: 1,388 / M: 3,398

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,275	74.7%
IMSS	7,831	47.7%
ISSSTE	407	2.5%
ISSSTE estatal	13	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	49	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,804	23.2%
IMSS Bienestar	76	0.5%
Private insurance	145	0.9%
Other institution	31	0.2%
Without health coverage	4,147	25.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Gómez Farías

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,119

711900%

Single

4,283

428300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,384

138400%

Households

Total Households

3,937

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

2,700

68.6%

Female-headed

1,237

31.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	15,359	93.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	722	4.4%
Other religions	4	0%
No religion	324	2%

Housing and Basic Services in Gómez Farías

Gómez Farías has 5,089 total dwellings, of which 3,940 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,695	93.9%
Earthen floor	232	5.9%
1 bedroom	1,065	27.1%
2+ bedrooms	2,862	72.8%
1 room	279	7.1%
2 rooms	763	19.4%
3+ rooms	2,885	73.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.5%

3,914 dwellings

Piped Water

99.2%

3,904 dwellings

With Drainage

99.3%

3,908 dwellings

All Services

98.6%

3,880 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,914	99.5%
Without electricity	14	0.4%
Public water network	3,904	99.2%
Hauled water	3,705	94.2%
Other water source	24	0.6%
With water tank	3,100	78.8%
With cistern	792	20.1%
With toilet	3,890	98.9%
With latrine	27	0.7%
With drainage	3,908	99.3%
Without drainage	20	0.5%
With all services	3,880	98.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0%

Goods and Technology in Gómez Farías

Household equipment in Gómez Farías according to the 2020 Census. 38.6% of dwellings have internet and 85% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,586	91.2%
Washing machine	3,154	80.2%
Microwave oven	1,687	42.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,844	46.9%
Motorcycle	647	16.4%
Bicycle	2,311	58.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,688	93.7%
Radio	3,100	78.8%
Landline phone	1,365	34.7%
Cell phone	3,345	85%
Computer	1,006	25.6%
Internet	1,520	38.6%
Pay TV	2,265	57.6%
Streaming platforms	241	6.1%
Video game console	220	5.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

105

2.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

291

7.4%

No Computer or Internet

2,180

55.4%

No ICT at All

35

0.9%

Companies and Economy in Gómez Farías

The main economic sectors of Gómez Farías are Comercio al por menor with 434 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	434
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	129
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	127
Industrias manufactureras	80
Industrias manufactureras	32

Poverty and Social Development in Gómez Farías

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Gómez Farías has a poverty rate of 53.8% and extreme poverty of 6.3%.

Poverty

53.8%

7,718 people

Extreme Poverty

6.3%

901 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

26%

3,723 people

Vulnerable by Income

9.5%

1,357 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

10.8%

1,550 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	27.7%	3,968
Lack of access to health services	11.4%	1,633
Lack of access to social security	58.5%	8,396
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17.4%	2,503
Lack of access to basic housing services	26.7%	3,837
Lack of access to food	11.6%	1,666
Income below welfare line	63.2%	9,075
Income below minimum welfare line	19.1%	2,738

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	55.8%	10.2%	32.6%	7.8%	0
2015	53.8%	6.3%	26%	10.8%	0

Crime in Gómez Farías

In the last 12 months, 192 crimes were recorded in Gómez Farías. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	16
2025/11	12
2025/10	20
2025/09	15
2025/08	18
2025/07	19
2025/06	21
2025/05	16
2025/04	21
2025/03	12
2025/02	16
2025/01	6

Health in Gómez Farías

Gómez Farías has 8 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Gómez Farías

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Sebastián del Sur	8,909	1,505
San Andrés Ixtlán	5,768	1,530
El Rodeo	937	2,012
Ejido Uno de Febrero (San Nicolás)	302	1,517
Cofradía del Rosario	195	1,501
El Corralito	189	1,901
La Calavera	55	1,940
Los Ocuares	29	1,960
Jesús Aranda	17	1,513
Cerrillos	16	1,497

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