Juanacatlán

Juanacatlán is a municipality of Jalisco with 30,855 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,529 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years.

Demographics of Juanacatlán

Demographic structure of Juanacatlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,832 people under 15 years old (31.9%), 19,492 people of working age (63.2%) and 1,526 elderly over 65 years old (4.9%).

0-14 years

9,832

31.9% of the population

15-64 years

19,492

63.2% - Working age

65+ years

1,526

4.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Juanacatlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,616	1,579	3,195	10.4%
5-9 years	1,827	1,758	3,585	11.6%
10-14 years	1,537	1,515	3,052	9.9%
15-19 years	1,257	1,281	2,538	8.2%
20-24 years	1,203	1,341	2,544	8.2%
25-29 years	1,329	1,497	2,826	9.2%
30-34 years	1,412	1,434	2,846	9.2%
35-39 years	1,141	1,149	2,290	7.4%
40-44 years	923	953	1,876	6.1%
45-49 years	807	840	1,647	5.3%
50-54 years	616	633	1,249	4%
55-59 years	476	477	953	3.1%
60-64 years	361	362	723	2.3%
65-69 years	240	291	531	1.7%
70-74 years	220	203	423	1.4%
75-79 years	144	136	280	0.9%
80-84 years	83	90	173	0.6%
85+ years	66	53	119	0.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Juanacatlán

Population Origin

Born in State

28,464

92.3%

Born in Another State

2,154

7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

676

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

37

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

34

91.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

93

1.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

429

1.4% of the population

Men / Women

223 / 206

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,201

3.9%

With Limitation

3,272

10.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	554
Visual	532
Hearing	216
Speech	157
Mental	209

Education in Juanacatlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Juanacatlán, 435 people aged 15 and over can read and write (43500%), while 725 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years (9.1 men, 9.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	354	371	725	72500%
Incomplete primary	618	670	1,288	128800%
Complete primary	1,618	1,678	3,296	329600%
Incomplete secondary	412	351	763	76300%
Complete secondary	3,585	3,955	7,540	754000%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,426	3,418	6,844	684400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	983
6-11 years	272
12-14 years	194

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 37 are public and 5 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	14	2	16
Primaria	18	1	19
Secundaria	3	1	4
Media Superior	2	1	3

Employment and Social Security in Juanacatlán

In Juanacatlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 14,290 people. Of those, 14,056 are employed and 234 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

14,290

H: 8,756 / M: 5,534

Employed Population

14,056

H: 8,579 / M: 5,477

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

234 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,431

H: 2,378 / M: 6,053

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	22,274	72.2%
IMSS	18,379	59.6%
ISSSTE	513	1.7%
ISSSTE estatal	8	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	40	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,256	7.3%
IMSS Bienestar	38	0.1%
Private insurance	286	0.9%
Other institution	949	3.1%
Without health coverage	8,551	27.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Juanacatlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,532

1353200%

Single

6,935

693500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,316

231600%

Households

Total Households

8,701

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

5,983

68.8%

Female-headed

2,718

31.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	28,435	92.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,147	3.7%
Other religions	9	0%
No religion	1,234	4%

Housing and Basic Services in Juanacatlán

Juanacatlán has 12,428 total dwellings, of which 8,703 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,634	104.9%
Earthen floor	64	0.8%
1 bedroom	2,189	26.6%
2+ bedrooms	6,509	79.1%
1 room	125	1.5%
2 rooms	865	10.5%
3+ rooms	7,708	93.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

105.4%

8,678 dwellings

Piped Water

105.1%

8,655 dwellings

With Drainage

105.3%

8,665 dwellings

All Services

104.6%

8,613 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,678	105.4%
Without electricity	20	0.2%
Public water network	8,655	105.1%
Hauled water	5,366	65.2%
Other water source	43	0.5%
With water tank	5,675	68.9%
With cistern	3,197	38.8%
With toilet	8,655	105.1%
With latrine	8	0.1%
With drainage	8,665	105.3%
Without drainage	33	0.4%
With all services	8,613	104.6%

Goods and Technology in Juanacatlán

Household equipment in Juanacatlán according to the 2020 Census. 40.9% of dwellings have internet and 98.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,204	99.7%
Washing machine	6,832	83%
Microwave oven	4,068	49.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	4,231	51.4%
Motorcycle	2,349	28.5%
Bicycle	2,033	24.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,282	100.6%
Radio	6,584	80%
Landline phone	1,412	17.2%
Cell phone	8,096	98.3%
Computer	2,475	30.1%
Internet	3,368	40.9%
Pay TV	3,272	39.7%
Streaming platforms	733	8.9%
Video game console	1,028	12.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

165

2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

387

4.7%

No Computer or Internet

4,522

54.9%

No ICT at All

39

0.5%

Companies and Economy in Juanacatlán

The main economic sectors of Juanacatlán are Comercio al por menor with 397 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	397
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	103
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	100
Industrias manufactureras	38
Servicios educativos	25

Poverty and Social Development in Juanacatlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Juanacatlán has a poverty rate of 21.3% and extreme poverty of 1.7%.

Poverty

21.3%

3,542 people

Extreme Poverty

1.7%

289 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27.8%

4,616 people

Vulnerable by Income

10.2%

1,696 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

40.8%

6,779 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	15.3%	2,544
Lack of access to health services	13.1%	2,184
Lack of access to social security	35.2%	5,846
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.9%	822
Lack of access to basic housing services	6%	1,002
Lack of access to food	10.5%	1,754
Income below welfare line	31.5%	5,238
Income below minimum welfare line	7.3%	1,222

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	35%	4.4%	27.4%	26.4%	0
2015	21.3%	1.7%	27.8%	40.8%	0

Crime in Juanacatlán

In the last 12 months, 404 crimes were recorded in Juanacatlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	23
2025/11	39
2025/10	38
2025/09	38
2025/08	26
2025/07	22
2025/06	35
2025/05	47
2025/04	22
2025/03	38
2025/02	34
2025/01	42

Health in Juanacatlán

Juanacatlán has 6 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 4 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Juanacatlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
La Aurora	16,635	1,470
Juanacatlán	9,626	1,525
San Antonio Juanacaxtle	1,564	1,534
Ex-Hacienda de Zapotlanejo	967	1,527
Miraflores	449	1,543
Casa de Teja	353	1,517
Rancho Nuevo (Estancia de Guadalupe)	336	1,520
San Isidro (El Jabalí)	230	1,533
La Mezcalilla	200	1,528
Puente Viejo [Club Náutico]	94	1,474

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