Huejúcar

Huejúcar is a municipality of Jalisco with 5,920 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,949 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years.

Demographics of Huejúcar

Demographic structure of Huejúcar according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,418 people under 15 years old (24%), 3,526 people of working age (59.6%) and 976 elderly over 65 years old (16.5%).

0-14 years

1,418

24% of the population

15-64 years

3,526

59.6% - Working age

65+ years

976

16.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

67.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Huejúcar

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	243	212	455	7.7%
5-9 years	243	219	462	7.8%
10-14 years	257	244	501	8.5%
15-19 years	234	225	459	7.8%
20-24 years	179	208	387	6.5%
25-29 years	172	163	335	5.7%
30-34 years	155	183	338	5.7%
35-39 years	152	187	339	5.7%
40-44 years	184	181	365	6.2%
45-49 years	187	177	364	6.1%
50-54 years	169	192	361	6.1%
55-59 years	144	168	312	5.3%
60-64 years	126	140	266	4.5%
65-69 years	123	133	256	4.3%
70-74 years	101	122	223	3.8%
75-79 years	94	111	205	3.5%
80-84 years	71	79	150	2.5%
85+ years	73	69	142	2.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Huejúcar

Population Origin

Born in State

3,700

62.5%

Born in Another State

2,065

34.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

187

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

10

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

10

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

19

1.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

5

0.1% of the population

Men / Women

2 / 3

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

543

9.2%

With Limitation

1,217

20.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	269
Visual	211
Hearing	119
Speech	67
Mental	94

Education in Huejúcar

Literacy and Schooling

In Huejúcar, 223 people aged 15 and over can read and write (22300%), while 251 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years (7.7 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	124	127	251	25100%
Incomplete primary	495	500	995	99500%
Complete primary	390	381	771	77100%
Incomplete secondary	133	89	222	22200%
Complete secondary	424	560	984	98400%
Post-basic education (18+)	538	589	1,127	112700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	80
6-11 years	13
12-14 years	26

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 34 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	13	1	14
Primaria	14	1	15
Secundaria	4	1	5
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Huejúcar

In Huejúcar, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,278 people. Of those, 2,260 are employed and 18 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

2,278

H: 1,588 / M: 690

Employed Population

2,260

H: 1,570 / M: 690

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

18 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,510

H: 719 / M: 1,791

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	3,994	67.5%
IMSS	588	9.9%
ISSSTE	219	3.7%
ISSSTE estatal	4	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	19	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,975	50.3%
IMSS Bienestar	1	0%
Private insurance	220	3.7%
Other institution	20	0.3%
Without health coverage	1,923	32.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Huejúcar

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,676

267600%

Single

1,582

158200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

540

54000%

Households

Total Households

1,779

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

1,287

72.3%

Female-headed

492

27.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,750	97.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	70	1.2%
No religion	98	1.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Huejúcar

Huejúcar has 3,106 total dwellings, of which 1,780 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,763	99.4%
Earthen floor	9	0.5%
1 bedroom	478	26.9%
2+ bedrooms	1,294	72.9%
1 room	20	1.1%
2 rooms	127	7.2%
3+ rooms	1,625	91.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.7%

1,768 dwellings

Piped Water

99.4%

1,764 dwellings

With Drainage

98.5%

1,748 dwellings

All Services

98%

1,739 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,768	99.7%
Without electricity	4	0.2%
Public water network	1,764	99.4%
Hauled water	1,475	83.1%
Other water source	8	0.5%
With water tank	1,731	97.6%
With cistern	184	10.4%
With toilet	1,751	98.7%
With latrine	8	0.5%
With drainage	1,748	98.5%
Without drainage	24	1.4%
With all services	1,739	98%

Goods and Technology in Huejúcar

Household equipment in Huejúcar according to the 2020 Census. 31.1% of dwellings have internet and 80.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,720	97%
Washing machine	1,571	88.6%
Microwave oven	1,070	60.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,136	64%
Motorcycle	301	17%
Bicycle	574	32.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,636	92.2%
Radio	1,188	67%
Landline phone	683	38.5%
Cell phone	1,428	80.5%
Computer	520	29.3%
Internet	552	31.1%
Pay TV	1,095	61.7%
Streaming platforms	101	5.7%
Video game console	104	5.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

79

4.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

136

7.7%

No Computer or Internet

1,040

58.6%

No ICT at All

19

1.1%

Companies and Economy in Huejúcar

The main economic sectors of Huejúcar are Comercio al por menor with 145 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	145
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	57
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	51
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	23
Industrias manufactureras	18

Poverty and Social Development in Huejúcar

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Huejúcar has a poverty rate of 48.7% and extreme poverty of 3.1%.

Poverty

48.7%

2,781 people

Extreme Poverty

3.1%

178 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

40.9%

2,339 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.9%

167 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.5%

429 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	27.7%	1,581
Lack of access to health services	16.9%	965
Lack of access to social security	75.1%	4,291
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.2%	353
Lack of access to basic housing services	8.7%	494
Lack of access to food	13.3%	763
Income below welfare line	51.6%	2,949
Income below minimum welfare line	19.4%	1,112

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	52.2%	6.8%	38.6%	6.4%	0
2015	48.7%	3.1%	40.9%	7.5%	0

Crime in Huejúcar

In the last 12 months, 45 crimes were recorded in Huejúcar. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	4
2025/10	5
2025/08	2
2025/07	4
2025/05	6
2025/04	5
2025/03	5
2025/02	4
2025/01	5
2024/12	2
2024/11	1

Health in Huejúcar

Huejúcar has 9 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Huejúcar

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Huejúcar	3,762	1,847
Tlalcosahua	567	1,790
Las Bocas	269	1,929
San José de los Márquez	259	2,091
Achimec	172	1,894
Ciénega Grande	128	1,831
La Mesa de María de León	123	2,285
San Rafael de Díaz	120	2,210
Barrio del Toril	70	1,797
Las Cañas	55	2,160

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