Quitupan

Quitupan is a municipality of Jalisco with 7,734 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,810 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.2 years.

Demographics of Quitupan

Demographic structure of Quitupan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,859 people under 15 years old (24%), 4,598 people of working age (59.5%) and 1,277 elderly over 65 years old (16.5%).

0-14 years

1,859

24% of the population

15-64 years

4,598

59.5% - Working age

65+ years

1,277

16.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

68.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Quitupan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	306	321	627	8.1%
5-9 years	311	345	656	8.5%
10-14 years	289	287	576	7.4%
15-19 years	290	292	582	7.5%
20-24 years	238	300	538	7%
25-29 years	203	241	444	5.7%
30-34 years	209	233	442	5.7%
35-39 years	200	241	441	5.7%
40-44 years	244	248	492	6.4%
45-49 years	217	229	446	5.8%
50-54 years	207	228	435	5.6%
55-59 years	184	209	393	5.1%
60-64 years	171	214	385	5%
65-69 years	169	201	370	4.8%
70-74 years	150	171	321	4.2%
75-79 years	125	129	254	3.3%
80-84 years	93	82	175	2.3%
85+ years	71	86	157	2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Quitupan

Population Origin

Born in State

6,375

82.4%

Born in Another State

1,202

15.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

60

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

7

0.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

49

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

26 / 23

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

458

5.9%

With Limitation

706

9.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	269
Visual	157
Hearing	103
Speech	72
Mental	82

Education in Quitupan

Literacy and Schooling

In Quitupan, 818 people aged 15 and over can read and write (81800%), while 816 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.2 years (6 men, 6.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	405	411	816	81600%
Incomplete primary	619	616	1,235	123500%
Complete primary	775	711	1,486	148600%
Incomplete secondary	88	81	169	16900%
Complete secondary	489	804	1,293	129300%
Post-basic education (18+)	344	433	777	77700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	152
6-11 years	64
12-14 years	72

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 86 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	25	0	25
Primaria	37	1	38
Secundaria	21	0	21
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Quitupan

In Quitupan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,263 people. Of those, 3,204 are employed and 59 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

3,263

H: 2,235 / M: 1,028

Employed Population

3,204

H: 2,180 / M: 1,024

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

59 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,883

H: 652 / M: 2,231

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	4,237	54.8%
IMSS	131	1.7%
ISSSTE	113	1.5%
ISSSTE estatal	2	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,923	50.7%
IMSS Bienestar	11	0.1%
Private insurance	29	0.4%
Other institution	48	0.6%
Without health coverage	3,491	45.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Quitupan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,660

366000%

Single

1,904

190400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

651

65100%

Households

Total Households

2,402

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

1,587

66.1%

Female-headed

815

33.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	7,508	97.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	73	0.9%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	138	1.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Quitupan

Quitupan has 4,818 total dwellings, of which 2,402 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,330	97.1%
Earthen floor	49	2%
1 bedroom	745	31.1%
2+ bedrooms	1,633	68.1%
1 room	49	2%
2 rooms	362	15.1%
3+ rooms	1,968	82%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.9%

2,349 dwellings

Piped Water

98%

2,350 dwellings

With Drainage

95.7%

2,296 dwellings

All Services

94.5%

2,268 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,349	97.9%
Without electricity	30	1.3%
Public water network	2,350	98%
Hauled water	1,803	75.2%
Other water source	29	1.2%
With water tank	2,254	94%
With cistern	370	15.4%
With toilet	2,300	95.9%
With latrine	13	0.5%
With drainage	2,296	95.7%
Without drainage	83	3.5%
With all services	2,268	94.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Quitupan

Household equipment in Quitupan according to the 2020 Census. 23.7% of dwellings have internet and 75.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,291	95.5%
Washing machine	1,969	82.1%
Microwave oven	1,125	46.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,514	63.1%
Motorcycle	675	28.1%
Bicycle	441	18.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,218	92.5%
Radio	1,279	53.3%
Landline phone	716	29.8%
Cell phone	1,802	75.1%
Computer	347	14.5%
Internet	568	23.7%
Pay TV	1,727	72%
Streaming platforms	67	2.8%
Video game console	73	3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

119

5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

341

14.2%

No Computer or Internet

1,700

70.9%

No ICT at All

64

2.7%

Companies and Economy in Quitupan

The main economic sectors of Quitupan are Comercio al por menor with 60 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	60
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	23
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	23
Industrias manufactureras	13
Servicios educativos	6

Poverty and Social Development in Quitupan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Quitupan has a poverty rate of 45.2% and extreme poverty of 9.7%.

Poverty

45.2%

3,843 people

Extreme Poverty

9.7%

824 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

52%

4,417 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.2%

15 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.6%

224 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	43%	3,654
Lack of access to health services	20.5%	1,746
Lack of access to social security	82.4%	7,004
Lack of housing quality and spaces	10.5%	889
Lack of access to basic housing services	32.8%	2,788
Lack of access to food	24%	2,043
Income below welfare line	45.4%	3,858
Income below minimum welfare line	20.3%	1,726

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	56%	20%	41.6%	2.1%	0
2015	45.2%	9.7%	52%	2.6%	0

Crime in Quitupan

In the last 12 months, 19 crimes were recorded in Quitupan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/10	1
2025/09	2
2025/08	2
2025/05	1
2025/03	2
2024/10	1
2024/08	1
2024/07	3
2024/06	3
2024/04	1
2024/03	1

Health in Quitupan

Quitupan has 8 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Quitupan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Quitupan	1,466	1,642
Lázaro Cárdenas (San Diego)	1,268	1,620
San Francisco (Emiliano Zapata)	396	1,645
Rafael Picazo (Santa Cruz)	387	1,653
San Antonio (Carrillo Puerto)	311	1,654
Mariano Escobedo (La Guadalupe)	198	1,623
Benito Juárez (San Onofre)	192	1,682
La Tinaja	188	1,980
La Joya	174	1,960
Soromuta	174	2,139

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