Mixtlán

Mixtlán is a municipality of Jalisco with 3,638 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,527 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years.

Demographics of Mixtlán

Demographic structure of Mixtlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 905 people under 15 years old (24.9%), 2,215 people of working age (60.9%) and 518 elderly over 65 years old (14.2%).

0-14 years

905

24.9% of the population

15-64 years

2,215

60.9% - Working age

65+ years

518

14.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Mixtlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	157	132	289	7.9%
5-9 years	145	160	305	8.4%
10-14 years	151	160	311	8.5%
15-19 years	147	140	287	7.9%
20-24 years	146	103	249	6.8%
25-29 years	89	117	206	5.7%
30-34 years	117	122	239	6.6%
35-39 years	103	122	225	6.2%
40-44 years	117	123	240	6.6%
45-49 years	107	114	221	6.1%
50-54 years	103	98	201	5.5%
55-59 years	91	96	187	5.1%
60-64 years	86	74	160	4.4%
65-69 years	72	54	126	3.5%
70-74 years	50	65	115	3.2%
75-79 years	59	57	116	3.2%
80-84 years	35	40	75	2.1%
85+ years	42	44	86	2.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Mixtlán

Population Origin

Born in State

3,353

92.2%

Born in Another State

201

5.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

68

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

7

0.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

17

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

6 / 11

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

245

6.7%

With Limitation

644

17.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	157
Visual	82
Hearing	41
Speech	17
Mental	30

Education in Mixtlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Mixtlán, 134 people aged 15 and over can read and write (13400%), while 162 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years (7.6 men, 7.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	71	91	162	16200%
Incomplete primary	239	210	449	44900%
Complete primary	316	274	590	59000%
Incomplete secondary	49	31	80	8000%
Complete secondary	397	426	823	82300%
Post-basic education (18+)	255	297	552	55200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	72
6-11 years	7
12-14 years	26

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 19 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	6	6
Primaria	7	7
Secundaria	5	5
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Mixtlán

In Mixtlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,502 people. Of those, 1,492 are employed and 10 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

1,502

H: 1,056 / M: 446

Employed Population

1,492

H: 1,046 / M: 446

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

10 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,414

H: 398 / M: 1,016

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	2,699	74.2%
IMSS	281	7.7%
ISSSTE	86	2.4%
ISSSTE estatal	1	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,336	64.2%
IMSS Bienestar	1	0%
Private insurance	4	0.1%
Other institution	4	0.1%
Without health coverage	937	25.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Mixtlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,720

172000%

Single

903

90300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

302

30200%

Households

Total Households

1,079

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

821

76.1%

Female-headed

258

23.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	3,521	96.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	67	1.8%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	46	1.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Mixtlán

Mixtlán has 1,718 total dwellings, of which 1,079 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,049	97.3%
Earthen floor	22	2%
1 bedroom	304	28.2%
2+ bedrooms	767	71.2%
1 room	20	1.9%
2 rooms	109	10.1%
3+ rooms	942	87.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.4%

1,061 dwellings

Piped Water

98%

1,056 dwellings

With Drainage

95.3%

1,027 dwellings

All Services

94.2%

1,016 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,061	98.4%
Without electricity	10	0.9%
Public water network	1,056	98%
Hauled water	995	92.3%
Other water source	15	1.4%
With water tank	988	91.7%
With cistern	224	20.8%
With toilet	1,036	96.1%
With latrine	3	0.3%
With drainage	1,027	95.3%
Without drainage	44	4.1%
With all services	1,016	94.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Mixtlán

Household equipment in Mixtlán according to the 2020 Census. 24.7% of dwellings have internet and 78.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	990	91.8%
Washing machine	938	87%
Microwave oven	595	55.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	701	65%
Motorcycle	226	21%
Bicycle	186	17.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	976	90.5%
Radio	568	52.7%
Landline phone	367	34%
Cell phone	849	78.8%
Computer	255	23.7%
Internet	266	24.7%
Pay TV	794	73.7%
Streaming platforms	33	3.1%
Video game console	45	4.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

65

6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

105

9.7%

No Computer or Internet

686

63.6%

No ICT at All

26

2.4%

Companies and Economy in Mixtlán

The main economic sectors of Mixtlán are Comercio al por menor with 63 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	63
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	33
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	26
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	8
Industrias manufactureras	6

Poverty and Social Development in Mixtlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Mixtlán has a poverty rate of 47.5% and extreme poverty of 5.9%.

Poverty

47.5%

1,699 people

Extreme Poverty

5.9%

211 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

43.2%

1,547 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.8%

63 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.5%

269 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25.1%	897
Lack of access to health services	8.4%	299
Lack of access to social security	78.2%	2,800
Lack of housing quality and spaces	11.3%	404
Lack of access to basic housing services	20.9%	749
Lack of access to food	9.2%	329
Income below welfare line	49.2%	1,762
Income below minimum welfare line	21.6%	773

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	45.1%	9.8%	46%	7.3%	0
2015	47.5%	5.9%	43.2%	7.5%	0

Crime in Mixtlán

In the last 12 months, 36 crimes were recorded in Mixtlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	4
2025/10	4
2025/09	2
2025/08	4
2025/07	5
2025/06	1
2025/05	4
2025/04	2
2025/03	3
2025/02	1
2025/01	3

Health in Mixtlán

Mixtlán has 3 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Mixtlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Mixtlán	1,710	1,539
La Laja	830	1,443
El Hollejo (Tío Cleto)	232	1,285
Cuyutlán	222	1,420
Emiliano Zapata	184	1,579
Agua Zarca	91	1,715
San Gregorio	70	1,622
Los Pericos	46	1,470
El Llano	44	1,715
Llano Grande	32	1,440

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