Mascota

Mascota is a municipality of Jalisco with 14,451 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,298 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.9 years.

Demographics of Mascota

Demographic structure of Mascota according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,608 people under 15 years old (25%), 8,903 people of working age (61.6%) and 1,936 elderly over 65 years old (13.4%).

0-14 years

3,608

25% of the population

15-64 years

8,903

61.6% - Working age

65+ years

1,936

13.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

62.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Mascota

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	559	538	1,097	7.6%
5-9 years	588	658	1,246	8.6%
10-14 years	607	658	1,265	8.8%
15-19 years	589	588	1,177	8.1%
20-24 years	484	499	983	6.8%
25-29 years	484	510	994	6.9%
30-34 years	485	521	1,006	7%
35-39 years	400	440	840	5.8%
40-44 years	419	495	914	6.3%
45-49 years	423	454	877	6.1%
50-54 years	404	403	807	5.6%
55-59 years	319	371	690	4.8%
60-64 years	310	305	615	4.3%
65-69 years	269	251	520	3.6%
70-74 years	235	245	480	3.3%
75-79 years	179	182	361	2.5%
80-84 years	140	137	277	1.9%
85+ years	143	155	298	2.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Mascota

Population Origin

Born in State

13,460

93.1%

Born in Another State

740

5.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

222

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

52

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

35

67.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

17

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

72

1.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

41

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

23 / 18

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,121

7.8%

With Limitation

2,228

15.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	615
Visual	416
Hearing	217
Speech	110
Mental	219

Education in Mascota

Literacy and Schooling

In Mascota, 371 people aged 15 and over can read and write (37100%), while 402 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.9 years (8.7 men, 9.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	216	186	402	40200%
Incomplete primary	795	726	1,521	152100%
Complete primary	915	752	1,667	166700%
Incomplete secondary	193	104	297	29700%
Complete secondary	1,337	1,528	2,865	286500%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,684	2,081	3,765	376500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	208
6-11 years	44
12-14 years	52

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 78 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	26	0	26
Primaria	34	1	35
Secundaria	13	0	13
Media Superior	2	0	2
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Mascota

In Mascota, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,015 people. Of those, 6,984 are employed and 31 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.4%.

Total EAP

7,015

H: 4,354 / M: 2,661

Employed Population

6,984

H: 4,332 / M: 2,652

Unemployment Rate

0.4%

31 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,534

H: 1,251 / M: 3,283

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	11,549	79.9%
IMSS	2,485	17.2%
ISSSTE	891	6.2%
ISSSTE estatal	4	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,020	55.5%
IMSS Bienestar	5	0%
Private insurance	284	2%
Other institution	42	0.3%
Without health coverage	2,897	20%

Marital Status and Religion in Mascota

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,453

645300%

Single

3,906

390600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,246

124600%

Households

Total Households

4,312

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

3,004

69.7%

Female-headed

1,308

30.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	13,761	95.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	387	2.7%
Other religions	3	0%
No religion	294	2%

Housing and Basic Services in Mascota

Mascota has 6,179 total dwellings, of which 4,318 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,251	98.7%
Earthen floor	46	1.1%
1 bedroom	1,093	25.4%
2+ bedrooms	3,202	74.3%
1 room	101	2.3%
2 rooms	481	11.2%
3+ rooms	3,714	86.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.4%

4,240 dwellings

Piped Water

99.4%

4,283 dwellings

With Drainage

98.6%

4,245 dwellings

All Services

97.5%

4,198 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,240	98.4%
Without electricity	56	1.3%
Public water network	4,283	99.4%
Hauled water	3,195	74.2%
Other water source	13	0.3%
With water tank	3,926	91.2%
With cistern	1,345	31.2%
With toilet	4,240	98.4%
With latrine	9	0.2%
With drainage	4,245	98.6%
Without drainage	51	1.2%
With all services	4,198	97.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0%

Goods and Technology in Mascota

Household equipment in Mascota according to the 2020 Census. 45.9% of dwellings have internet and 86.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,096	95.1%
Washing machine	3,771	87.6%
Microwave oven	2,189	50.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,813	65.3%
Motorcycle	862	20%
Bicycle	1,251	29%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,983	92.5%
Radio	1,573	36.5%
Landline phone	1,911	44.4%
Cell phone	3,723	86.4%
Computer	1,559	36.2%
Internet	1,978	45.9%
Pay TV	3,365	78.1%
Streaming platforms	503	11.7%
Video game console	282	6.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

205

4.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

235

5.5%

No Computer or Internet

1,933

44.9%

No ICT at All

53

1.2%

Companies and Economy in Mascota

The main economic sectors of Mascota are Comercio al por menor with 334 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	334
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	144
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	140
Industrias manufactureras	84
Industrias manufactureras	41

Poverty and Social Development in Mascota

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Mascota has a poverty rate of 44% and extreme poverty of 2.6%.

Poverty

44%

6,053 people

Extreme Poverty

2.6%

360 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

39.5%

5,439 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.9%

672 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

11.6%

1,596 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.5%	2,952
Lack of access to health services	10.9%	1,506
Lack of access to social security	73.2%	10,069
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.6%	626
Lack of access to basic housing services	17%	2,336
Lack of access to food	9.4%	1,299
Income below welfare line	48.9%	6,724
Income below minimum welfare line	14.2%	1,957

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	45.1%	3.4%	41.2%	11%	0
2015	44%	2.6%	39.5%	11.6%	0

Crime in Mascota

In the last 12 months, 148 crimes were recorded in Mascota. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	13
2025/11	15
2025/10	10
2025/09	14
2025/08	8
2025/07	9
2025/06	11
2025/05	18
2025/04	13
2025/03	13
2025/02	16
2025/01	8

Health in Mascota

Mascota has 8 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Mascota

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Mascota	9,272	1,237
Yerbabuena	418	1,303
Rincón de Mirandilla	401	1,520
Zacatongo	330	613
Tecoany	272	1,220
San Miguel de Tovar	229	1,585
Navidad	170	1,868
Mirandilla	163	1,440
Juanacatlán Grande (Juanacatlán)	161	2,268
Puerta de Enmedio	157	1,217

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