Jesús María

Jesús María is a municipality of Jalisco with 18,982 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,106 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years.

Demographics of Jesús María

Demographic structure of Jesús María according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,310 people under 15 years old (28%), 11,642 people of working age (61.3%) and 2,030 elderly over 65 years old (10.7%).

0-14 years

5,310

28% of the population

15-64 years

11,642

61.3% - Working age

65+ years

2,030

10.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Jesús María

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	885	917	1,802	9.5%
5-9 years	843	916	1,759	9.3%
10-14 years	856	893	1,749	9.2%
15-19 years	828	938	1,766	9.3%
20-24 years	570	822	1,392	7.3%
25-29 years	536	729	1,265	6.7%
30-34 years	553	654	1,207	6.4%
35-39 years	543	633	1,176	6.2%
40-44 years	539	605	1,144	6%
45-49 years	518	559	1,077	5.7%
50-54 years	506	553	1,059	5.6%
55-59 years	385	479	864	4.6%
60-64 years	327	365	692	3.6%
65-69 years	297	322	619	3.3%
70-74 years	256	269	525	2.8%
75-79 years	178	194	372	2%
80-84 years	141	132	273	1.4%
85+ years	113	128	241	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Jesús María

Population Origin

Born in State

16,735

88.2%

Born in Another State

1,803

9.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

466

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

55

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

55

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

76

1.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

106

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

55 / 51

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,505

7.9%

With Limitation

2,724

14.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	780
Visual	633
Hearing	290
Speech	162
Mental	279

Education in Jesús María

Literacy and Schooling

In Jesús María, 1,363 people aged 15 and over can read and write (136300%), while 1,769 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years (6.3 men, 6.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	822	947	1,769	176900%
Incomplete primary	1,374	1,349	2,723	272300%
Complete primary	1,683	1,818	3,501	350100%
Incomplete secondary	284	233	517	51700%
Complete secondary	1,038	1,617	2,655	265500%
Post-basic education (18+)	982	1,219	2,201	220100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	519
6-11 years	79
12-14 years	256

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 92 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	28	0	28
Primaria	46	1	47
Secundaria	15	1	16
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Jesús María

In Jesús María, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 8,773 people. Of those, 8,679 are employed and 94 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

8,773

H: 5,464 / M: 3,309

Employed Population

8,679

H: 5,401 / M: 3,278

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

94 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,882

H: 1,295 / M: 4,587

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,995	52.7%
IMSS	4,394	23.1%
ISSSTE	373	2%
ISSSTE estatal	15	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,871	25.7%
IMSS Bienestar	101	0.5%
Private insurance	220	1.2%
Other institution	178	0.9%
Without health coverage	8,969	47.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Jesús María

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,262

826200%

Single

5,036

503600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,415

141500%

Households

Total Households

5,419

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

3,921

72.4%

Female-headed

1,498

27.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	18,480	97.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	234	1.2%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	250	1.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Jesús María

Jesús María has 9,309 total dwellings, of which 5,423 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,372	102.7%
Earthen floor	43	0.8%
1 bedroom	1,493	28.5%
2+ bedrooms	3,922	75%
1 room	83	1.6%
2 rooms	544	10.4%
3+ rooms	4,788	91.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.8%

5,379 dwellings

Piped Water

102.9%

5,383 dwellings

With Drainage

101.8%

5,327 dwellings

All Services

101.1%

5,287 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,379	102.8%
Without electricity	36	0.7%
Public water network	5,383	102.9%
Hauled water	4,107	78.5%
Other water source	32	0.6%
With water tank	4,960	94.8%
With cistern	1,143	21.8%
With toilet	5,337	102%
With latrine	10	0.2%
With drainage	5,327	101.8%
Without drainage	88	1.7%
With all services	5,287	101.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Jesús María

Household equipment in Jesús María according to the 2020 Census. 39.4% of dwellings have internet and 93.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,087	97.2%
Washing machine	4,719	90.2%
Microwave oven	3,062	58.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,643	69.6%
Motorcycle	1,890	36.1%
Bicycle	2,017	38.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,146	98.4%
Radio	3,652	69.8%
Landline phone	1,273	24.3%
Cell phone	4,898	93.6%
Computer	1,322	25.3%
Internet	2,059	39.4%
Pay TV	2,881	55.1%
Streaming platforms	362	6.9%
Video game console	388	7.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

132

2.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

265

5.1%

No Computer or Internet

3,020

57.7%

No ICT at All

46

0.9%

Companies and Economy in Jesús María

The main economic sectors of Jesús María are Comercio al por menor with 381 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	381
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	126
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	118
Industrias manufactureras	40
Industrias manufactureras	29

Poverty and Social Development in Jesús María

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Jesús María has a poverty rate of 44.3% and extreme poverty of 5.3%.

Poverty

44.3%

8,055 people

Extreme Poverty

5.3%

970 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

41.4%

7,533 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.7%

864 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

9.5%

1,736 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	42.5%	7,730
Lack of access to health services	33.2%	6,033
Lack of access to social security	70.1%	12,748
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6%	1,097
Lack of access to basic housing services	18.4%	3,338
Lack of access to food	12.7%	2,314
Income below welfare line	49%	8,919
Income below minimum welfare line	15.1%	2,739

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	49%	8.3%	42.2%	6.2%	0
2015	44.3%	5.3%	41.4%	9.5%	0

Crime in Jesús María

In the last 12 months, 97 crimes were recorded in Jesús María. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	8
2025/11	8
2025/10	5
2025/09	6
2025/08	15
2025/07	12
2025/06	8
2025/05	8
2025/04	9
2025/03	8
2025/02	4
2025/01	6

Health in Jesús María

Jesús María has 10 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Jesús María

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Jesús María	9,436	2,108
Allende (Josefino de Allende)	1,812	2,261
San José de la Paz	1,085	1,922
Los Robles	928	2,043
Ayo el Grande	251	1,842
Ojo Zarco de Fuentes	251	2,217
Nazareth	178	2,043
La Atarjea	175	2,125
El Ocote	161	2,227
Loma de San Miguel	157	2,249

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