La Huerta

La Huerta is a municipality of Jalisco with 23,258 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 150 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years.

Demographics of La Huerta

Demographic structure of La Huerta according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,490 people under 15 years old (27.9%), 14,220 people of working age (61.1%) and 2,548 elderly over 65 years old (11%).

0-14 years

6,490

27.9% of the population

15-64 years

14,220

61.1% - Working age

65+ years

2,548

11% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of La Huerta

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,122	981	2,103	9%
5-9 years	1,037	1,121	2,158	9.3%
10-14 years	1,110	1,119	2,229	9.6%
15-19 years	969	949	1,918	8.2%
20-24 years	760	771	1,531	6.6%
25-29 years	720	824	1,544	6.6%
30-34 years	739	797	1,536	6.6%
35-39 years	728	767	1,495	6.4%
40-44 years	719	698	1,417	6.1%
45-49 years	749	667	1,416	6.1%
50-54 years	629	643	1,272	5.5%
55-59 years	583	543	1,126	4.8%
60-64 years	510	455	965	4.1%
65-69 years	383	426	809	3.5%
70-74 years	316	314	630	2.7%
75-79 years	248	245	493	2.1%
80-84 years	166	153	319	1.4%
85+ years	138	159	297	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in La Huerta

Population Origin

Born in State

17,465

75.1%

Born in Another State

5,265

22.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

537

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

202

0.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

175

86.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

26

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

319

4.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

112

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

65 / 47

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,833

7.9%

With Limitation

3,311

14.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	961
Visual	796
Hearing	375
Speech	293
Mental	324

Education in La Huerta

Literacy and Schooling

In La Huerta, 1,050 people aged 15 and over can read and write (105000%), while 1,417 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years (7.7 men, 8.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	746	671	1,417	141700%
Incomplete primary	1,361	1,154	2,515	251500%
Complete primary	1,619	1,455	3,074	307400%
Incomplete secondary	349	309	658	65800%
Complete secondary	1,967	2,288	4,255	425500%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,045	2,218	4,263	426300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	464
6-11 years	103
12-14 years	122

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 113 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	42	42
Primaria	45	45
Secundaria	19	19
Media Superior	5	5
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in La Huerta

In La Huerta, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,643 people. Of those, 11,527 are employed and 116 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

11,643

H: 7,145 / M: 4,498

Employed Population

11,527

H: 7,050 / M: 4,477

Unemployment Rate

1%

116 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,359

H: 1,797 / M: 4,562

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	18,767	80.7%
IMSS	4,723	20.3%
ISSSTE	784	3.4%
ISSSTE estatal	83	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	26	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	13,040	56.1%
IMSS Bienestar	63	0.3%
Private insurance	127	0.5%
Other institution	64	0.3%
Without health coverage	4,470	19.2%

Marital Status and Religion in La Huerta

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

10,239

1023900%

Single

5,668

566800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,166

216600%

Households

Total Households

7,002

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

4,732

67.6%

Female-headed

2,270

32.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	21,378	91.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,035	4.5%
Other religions	22	0.1%
No religion	796	3.4%

Housing and Basic Services in La Huerta

La Huerta has 10,270 total dwellings, of which 7,004 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,739	101.4%
Earthen floor	249	3.7%
1 bedroom	2,380	35.8%
2+ bedrooms	4,608	69.3%
1 room	386	5.8%
2 rooms	1,519	22.9%
3+ rooms	5,083	76.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103.9%

6,903 dwellings

Piped Water

102.5%

6,809 dwellings

With Drainage

103.2%

6,861 dwellings

All Services

100.6%

6,689 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,903	103.9%
Without electricity	85	1.3%
Public water network	6,809	102.5%
Hauled water	5,526	83.1%
Other water source	179	2.7%
With water tank	4,781	71.9%
With cistern	1,109	16.7%
With toilet	6,839	102.9%
With latrine	8	0.1%
With drainage	6,861	103.2%
Without drainage	127	1.9%
With all services	6,689	100.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	16	0.2%

Goods and Technology in La Huerta

Household equipment in La Huerta according to the 2020 Census. 39.7% of dwellings have internet and 90.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,571	98.9%
Washing machine	5,685	85.5%
Microwave oven	2,486	37.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,911	58.8%
Motorcycle	2,268	34.1%
Bicycle	2,450	36.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,098	91.8%
Radio	3,449	51.9%
Landline phone	2,096	31.5%
Cell phone	5,985	90.1%
Computer	1,668	25.1%
Internet	2,640	39.7%
Pay TV	4,520	68%
Streaming platforms	569	8.6%
Video game console	244	3.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

566

8.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

626

9.4%

No Computer or Internet

3,927

59.1%

No ICT at All

168

2.5%

Companies and Economy in La Huerta

The main economic sectors of La Huerta are Comercio al por menor with 545 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	545
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	299
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	241
Servicios educativos	61
Industrias manufactureras	50

Poverty and Social Development in La Huerta

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, La Huerta has a poverty rate of 36.5% and extreme poverty of 4.4%.

Poverty

36.5%

8,771 people

Extreme Poverty

4.4%

1,066 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

49.4%

11,856 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.6%

626 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

11.5%

2,763 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	27.7%	6,657
Lack of access to health services	10%	2,393
Lack of access to social security	74.1%	17,788
Lack of housing quality and spaces	12.2%	2,939
Lack of access to basic housing services	28.9%	6,946
Lack of access to food	24.2%	5,812
Income below welfare line	39.1%	9,397
Income below minimum welfare line	11.1%	2,674

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	42.3%	7.5%	48.2%	8.2%	0
2015	36.5%	4.4%	49.4%	11.5%	0

Crime in La Huerta

In the last 12 months, 179 crimes were recorded in La Huerta. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	17
2025/11	14
2025/10	12
2025/09	17
2025/08	19
2025/07	11
2025/06	11
2025/05	4
2025/04	18
2025/03	18
2025/02	18
2025/01	20

Health in La Huerta

La Huerta has 20 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 16 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of La Huerta

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
La Huerta	7,954	280
La Manzanilla	1,592	20
La Concepción (La Concha)	1,485	280
Emiliano Zapata	1,352	17
Pérula	1,076	4
Francisco Villa	865	17
San Mateo	818	32
Agua Caliente Nueva	787	19
Apazulco (Miguel Hidalgo Viejo)	759	18
Nuevo Miguel Hidalgo	756	28

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