Magdalena

Magdalena is a municipality of Jalisco with 21,781 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,414 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.8 years.

Demographics of Magdalena

Demographic structure of Magdalena according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,441 people under 15 years old (29.6%), 13,341 people of working age (61.3%) and 1,999 elderly over 65 years old (9.2%).

0-14 years

6,441

29.6% of the population

15-64 years

13,341

61.3% - Working age

65+ years

1,999

9.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Magdalena

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,036	1,072	2,108	9.7%
5-9 years	1,093	1,109	2,202	10.1%
10-14 years	1,086	1,045	2,131	9.8%
15-19 years	1,020	948	1,968	9%
20-24 years	844	863	1,707	7.8%
25-29 years	768	855	1,623	7.5%
30-34 years	711	741	1,452	6.7%
35-39 years	603	683	1,286	5.9%
40-44 years	637	686	1,323	6.1%
45-49 years	590	641	1,231	5.7%
50-54 years	511	578	1,089	5%
55-59 years	366	513	879	4%
60-64 years	384	399	783	3.6%
65-69 years	300	336	636	2.9%
70-74 years	255	247	502	2.3%
75-79 years	183	211	394	1.8%
80-84 years	113	145	258	1.2%
85+ years	89	120	209	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Magdalena

Population Origin

Born in State

19,674

90.3%

Born in Another State

1,745

8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

537

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

28

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

28

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

62

1.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

99

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

51 / 48

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,111

5.1%

With Limitation

2,142

9.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	621
Visual	394
Hearing	179
Speech	164
Mental	214

Education in Magdalena

Literacy and Schooling

In Magdalena, 540 people aged 15 and over can read and write (54000%), while 679 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.8 years (8.7 men, 8.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	323	356	679	67900%
Incomplete primary	821	853	1,674	167400%
Complete primary	1,343	1,349	2,692	269200%
Incomplete secondary	338	232	570	57000%
Complete secondary	1,859	2,185	4,044	404400%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,381	2,681	5,062	506200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	574
6-11 years	63
12-14 years	72

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 47 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	15	1	16
Primaria	20	1	21
Secundaria	6	0	6
Media Superior	5	0	5
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Magdalena

In Magdalena, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,655 people. Of those, 9,475 are employed and 180 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.9%.

Total EAP

9,655

H: 6,062 / M: 3,593

Employed Population

9,475

H: 5,912 / M: 3,563

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

180 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,870

H: 1,916 / M: 4,954

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	17,769	81.6%
IMSS	5,959	27.4%
ISSSTE	1,133	5.2%
ISSSTE estatal	26	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	23	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,602	48.7%
IMSS Bienestar	7	0%
Private insurance	182	0.8%
Other institution	64	0.3%
Without health coverage	3,994	18.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Magdalena

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,832

883200%

Single

5,841

584100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,920

192000%

Households

Total Households

5,855

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

3,778

64.5%

Female-headed

2,077

35.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,444	93.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	819	3.8%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	497	2.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Magdalena

Magdalena has 7,377 total dwellings, of which 5,859 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,816	105.1%
Earthen floor	34	0.6%
1 bedroom	1,748	31.6%
2+ bedrooms	4,102	74.1%
1 room	162	2.9%
2 rooms	760	13.7%
3+ rooms	4,928	89%

Basic Services

With Electricity

105.3%

5,826 dwellings

Piped Water

104.7%

5,792 dwellings

With Drainage

105.1%

5,816 dwellings

All Services

104%

5,754 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,826	105.3%
Without electricity	24	0.4%
Public water network	5,792	104.7%
Hauled water	5,605	101.3%
Other water source	58	1%
With water tank	5,084	91.9%
With cistern	1,577	28.5%
With toilet	5,807	104.9%
With latrine	8	0.1%
With drainage	5,816	105.1%
Without drainage	34	0.6%
With all services	5,754	104%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0%

Goods and Technology in Magdalena

Household equipment in Magdalena according to the 2020 Census. 47.2% of dwellings have internet and 95.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,534	100%
Washing machine	4,856	87.7%
Microwave oven	2,356	42.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,019	54.6%
Motorcycle	905	16.4%
Bicycle	1,604	29%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,522	99.8%
Radio	3,708	67%
Landline phone	1,613	29.1%
Cell phone	5,280	95.4%
Computer	1,759	31.8%
Internet	2,614	47.2%
Pay TV	3,439	62.1%
Streaming platforms	564	10.2%
Video game console	471	8.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

187

3.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

297

5.4%

No Computer or Internet

2,801

50.6%

No ICT at All

43

0.8%

Companies and Economy in Magdalena

The main economic sectors of Magdalena are Comercio al por menor with 529 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	529
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	207
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	203
Industrias manufactureras	54
Industrias manufactureras	31

Poverty and Social Development in Magdalena

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Magdalena has a poverty rate of 48.1% and extreme poverty of 4.2%.

Poverty

48.1%

11,051 people

Extreme Poverty

4.2%

965 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.7%

7,512 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.5%

1,252 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

13.7%

3,151 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	23.1%	5,315
Lack of access to health services	9.2%	2,112
Lack of access to social security	69.8%	16,041
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.8%	1,782
Lack of access to basic housing services	15.8%	3,623
Lack of access to food	16%	3,685
Income below welfare line	53.6%	12,303
Income below minimum welfare line	14.6%	3,353

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	51%	5.7%	30.9%	12.1%	0
2015	48.1%	4.2%	32.7%	13.7%	0

Crime in Magdalena

In the last 12 months, 199 crimes were recorded in Magdalena. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	15
2025/11	15
2025/10	23
2025/09	17
2025/08	18
2025/07	18
2025/06	20
2025/05	7
2025/04	13
2025/03	17
2025/02	14
2025/01	22

Health in Magdalena

Magdalena has 6 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 4 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Magdalena

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Magdalena	16,873	1,390
San Andrés	1,571	1,398
La Quemada	1,107	1,400
La Joya	899	1,421
San Simón	384	1,410
Ojo Zarco	223	1,377
Lo de Guevara (La Loma)	168	1,411
Colonia Xochiltepec Segunda Sección	156	1,450
Santa María	136	1,396
La Mata	109	1,380

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