Jamay

Jamay is a municipality of Jalisco with 24,894 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,533 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years.

Demographics of Jamay

Demographic structure of Jamay according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,959 people under 15 years old (28%), 15,734 people of working age (63.2%) and 2,157 elderly over 65 years old (8.7%).

0-14 years

6,959

28% of the population

15-64 years

15,734

63.2% - Working age

65+ years

2,157

8.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

57.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Jamay

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,149	1,134	2,283	9.2%
5-9 years	1,179	1,180	2,359	9.5%
10-14 years	1,198	1,119	2,317	9.3%
15-19 years	1,169	1,113	2,282	9.2%
20-24 years	1,183	1,029	2,212	8.9%
25-29 years	926	930	1,856	7.5%
30-34 years	846	894	1,740	7%
35-39 years	806	862	1,668	6.7%
40-44 years	771	756	1,527	6.1%
45-49 years	629	650	1,279	5.1%
50-54 years	569	681	1,250	5%
55-59 years	491	523	1,014	4.1%
60-64 years	441	465	906	3.6%
65-69 years	373	348	721	2.9%
70-74 years	264	278	542	2.2%
75-79 years	180	210	390	1.6%
80-84 years	138	123	261	1%
85+ years	130	113	243	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Jamay

Population Origin

Born in State

22,693

91.2%

Born in Another State

1,847

7.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

629

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

97

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

95

97.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

195

3.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

533

2.1% of the population

Men / Women

311 / 222

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,422

5.7%

With Limitation

2,458

9.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	723
Visual	591
Hearing	241
Speech	171
Mental	218

Education in Jamay

Literacy and Schooling

In Jamay, 828 people aged 15 and over can read and write (82800%), while 957 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years (8.3 men, 8.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	510	447	957	95700%
Incomplete primary	1,068	1,182	2,250	225000%
Complete primary	1,838	1,937	3,775	377500%
Incomplete secondary	466	315	781	78100%
Complete secondary	2,155	2,253	4,408	440800%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,571	2,496	5,067	506700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	622
6-11 years	148
12-14 years	202

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 32 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	9	1	10
Primaria	14	2	16
Secundaria	4	0	4
Media Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in Jamay

In Jamay, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,223 people. Of those, 11,052 are employed and 171 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

Total EAP

11,223

H: 7,094 / M: 4,129

Employed Population

11,052

H: 6,963 / M: 4,089

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

171 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,675

H: 2,202 / M: 5,473

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	17,608	70.7%
IMSS	8,773	35.2%
ISSSTE	563	2.3%
ISSSTE estatal	29	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	930	3.7%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,162	28.8%
IMSS Bienestar	14	0.1%
Private insurance	219	0.9%
Other institution	63	0.3%
Without health coverage	7,237	29.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Jamay

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

10,795

1079500%

Single

6,525

652500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,923

192300%

Households

Total Households

6,227

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

4,605

74%

Female-headed

1,622

26%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	23,751	95.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	628	2.5%
Other religions	6	0%
No religion	450	1.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Jamay

Jamay has 8,321 total dwellings, of which 6,241 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,123	98.4%
Earthen floor	84	1.4%
1 bedroom	1,883	30.3%
2+ bedrooms	4,324	69.5%
1 room	203	3.3%
2 rooms	938	15.1%
3+ rooms	5,066	81.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

6,197 dwellings

Piped Water

99.1%

6,163 dwellings

With Drainage

99.3%

6,179 dwellings

All Services

98.6%

6,132 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,197	99.6%
Without electricity	10	0.2%
Public water network	6,163	99.1%
Hauled water	5,994	96.3%
Other water source	44	0.7%
With water tank	5,159	82.9%
With cistern	850	13.7%
With toilet	6,176	99.3%
With latrine	4	0.1%
With drainage	6,179	99.3%
Without drainage	28	0.5%
With all services	6,132	98.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0%

Goods and Technology in Jamay

Household equipment in Jamay according to the 2020 Census. 46.8% of dwellings have internet and 86.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,908	95%
Washing machine	5,179	83.2%
Microwave oven	2,824	45.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,059	49.2%
Motorcycle	2,021	32.5%
Bicycle	2,961	47.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,917	95.1%
Radio	4,506	72.4%
Landline phone	1,876	30.2%
Cell phone	5,389	86.6%
Computer	1,672	26.9%
Internet	2,913	46.8%
Pay TV	4,027	64.7%
Streaming platforms	603	9.7%
Video game console	425	6.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

151

2.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

379

6.1%

No Computer or Internet

3,000

48.2%

No ICT at All

57

0.9%

Companies and Economy in Jamay

The main economic sectors of Jamay are Comercio al por menor with 682 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	682
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	198
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	194
Industrias manufactureras	89
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	45

Poverty and Social Development in Jamay

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Jamay has a poverty rate of 49.2% and extreme poverty of 3.7%.

Poverty

49.2%

12,066 people

Extreme Poverty

3.7%

911 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27.8%

6,811 people

Vulnerable by Income

9.5%

2,325 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

13.5%

3,310 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25.7%	6,294
Lack of access to health services	14.8%	3,627
Lack of access to social security	62.4%	15,306
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.4%	2,315
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.9%	1,450
Lack of access to food	17.7%	4,343
Income below welfare line	58.7%	14,392
Income below minimum welfare line	14.9%	3,663

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	52.7%	7.5%	32.6%	9.8%	0
2015	49.2%	3.7%	27.8%	13.5%	0

Crime in Jamay

In the last 12 months, 201 crimes were recorded in Jamay. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	17
2025/11	15
2025/10	16
2025/09	17
2025/08	7
2025/07	17
2025/06	17
2025/05	14
2025/04	23
2025/03	20
2025/02	24
2025/01	14

Health in Jamay

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

Main Localities of Jamay

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Jamay	18,607	1,545
San Miguel de la Paz	2,912	1,548
San Agustín	2,121	1,535
La Maltaraña (La Palmita)	641	1,532
UHTR	549	1,530
El Trompo	22	1,538
Crucero de San Agustín	10	1,534
La Charaliza	9	1,536
Ciénega Chica	4	1,530
Las Liebres	3	1,529

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