San Gabriel

San Gabriel is a municipality of Jalisco with 16,548 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,568 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years.

Demographics of San Gabriel

Demographic structure of San Gabriel according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,675 people under 15 years old (28.3%), 10,141 people of working age (61.3%) and 1,731 elderly over 65 years old (10.5%).

0-14 years

4,675

28.3% of the population

15-64 years

10,141

61.3% - Working age

65+ years

1,731

10.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Gabriel

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	751	757	1,508	9.1%
5-9 years	827	818	1,645	9.9%
10-14 years	782	740	1,522	9.2%
15-19 years	681	607	1,288	7.8%
20-24 years	591	604	1,195	7.2%
25-29 years	645	672	1,317	8%
30-34 years	628	696	1,324	8%
35-39 years	597	563	1,160	7%
40-44 years	462	544	1,006	6.1%
45-49 years	420	439	859	5.2%
50-54 years	387	385	772	4.7%
55-59 years	322	323	645	3.9%
60-64 years	269	306	575	3.5%
65-69 years	259	283	542	3.3%
70-74 years	199	222	421	2.5%
75-79 years	151	171	322	1.9%
80-84 years	115	99	214	1.3%
85+ years	111	121	232	1.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Gabriel

Population Origin

Born in State

14,513

87.7%

Born in Another State

1,847

11.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,023

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

441

2.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

426

96.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

14

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

150

3.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

140

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

71 / 69

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

904

5.5%

With Limitation

1,950

11.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	470
Visual	381
Hearing	210
Speech	129
Mental	146

Education in San Gabriel

Literacy and Schooling

In San Gabriel, 784 people aged 15 and over can read and write (78400%), while 729 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years (7.7 men, 8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	411	318	729	72900%
Incomplete primary	963	958	1,921	192100%
Complete primary	1,193	1,253	2,446	244600%
Incomplete secondary	224	180	404	40400%
Complete secondary	1,550	1,609	3,159	315900%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,291	1,503	2,794	279400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	267
6-11 years	110
12-14 years	106

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 76 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	29	29
Primaria	31	31
Secundaria	13	13
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in San Gabriel

In San Gabriel, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,375 people. Of those, 7,346 are employed and 29 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.4%.

Total EAP

7,375

H: 4,514 / M: 2,861

Employed Population

7,346

H: 4,491 / M: 2,855

Unemployment Rate

0.4%

29 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,926

H: 1,323 / M: 3,603

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,727	76.9%
IMSS	6,899	41.7%
ISSSTE	274	1.7%
ISSSTE estatal	9	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,384	32.5%
IMSS Bienestar	54	0.3%
Private insurance	110	0.7%
Other institution	86	0.5%
Without health coverage	3,811	23%

Marital Status and Religion in San Gabriel

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,229

722900%

Single

4,287

428700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,237

123700%

Households

Total Households

4,207

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

3,039

72.2%

Female-headed

1,168

27.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	15,532	93.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	567	3.4%
Other religions	5	0%
No religion	437	2.6%

Housing and Basic Services in San Gabriel

San Gabriel has 5,615 total dwellings, of which 4,211 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,998	96.8%
Earthen floor	204	4.9%
1 bedroom	1,264	30.6%
2+ bedrooms	2,938	71.1%
1 room	206	5%
2 rooms	830	20.1%
3+ rooms	3,166	76.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.2%

4,179 dwellings

Piped Water

99.5%

4,110 dwellings

With Drainage

99.8%

4,122 dwellings

All Services

97.8%

4,040 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,179	101.2%
Without electricity	23	0.6%
Public water network	4,110	99.5%
Hauled water	3,496	84.6%
Other water source	92	2.2%
With water tank	3,489	84.5%
With cistern	604	14.6%
With toilet	4,086	98.9%
With latrine	38	0.9%
With drainage	4,122	99.8%
Without drainage	80	1.9%
With all services	4,040	97.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.2%

Goods and Technology in San Gabriel

Household equipment in San Gabriel according to the 2020 Census. 27.5% of dwellings have internet and 88.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,876	93.8%
Washing machine	3,373	81.7%
Microwave oven	1,771	42.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,279	55.2%
Motorcycle	675	16.3%
Bicycle	1,043	25.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,855	93.3%
Radio	2,719	65.8%
Landline phone	1,014	24.5%
Cell phone	3,651	88.4%
Computer	912	22.1%
Internet	1,138	27.5%
Pay TV	2,825	68.4%
Streaming platforms	258	6.2%
Video game console	161	3.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

186

4.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

343

8.3%

No Computer or Internet

2,740

66.3%

No ICT at All

88

2.1%

Companies and Economy in San Gabriel

The main economic sectors of San Gabriel are Comercio al por menor with 204 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	204
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	89
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	67
Industrias manufactureras	22
Servicios financieros y de seguros	16

Poverty and Social Development in San Gabriel

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Gabriel has a poverty rate of 44.5% and extreme poverty of 4.8%.

Poverty

44.5%

8,113 people

Extreme Poverty

4.8%

876 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

38.2%

6,965 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.4%

981 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

11.8%

2,155 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	26.3%	4,798
Lack of access to health services	9.7%	1,771
Lack of access to social security	65.1%	11,850
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17.1%	3,122
Lack of access to basic housing services	38%	6,915
Lack of access to food	10.9%	1,985
Income below welfare line	49.9%	9,094
Income below minimum welfare line	13.9%	2,539

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	48.7%	6.2%	39%	8.8%	0
2015	44.5%	4.8%	38.2%	11.8%	0

Crime in San Gabriel

In the last 12 months, 93 crimes were recorded in San Gabriel. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	6
2025/11	10
2025/10	3
2025/09	10
2025/08	8
2025/07	14
2025/06	5
2025/05	6
2025/04	8
2025/03	7
2025/02	5
2025/01	11

Health in San Gabriel

San Gabriel has 15 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 14 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Gabriel

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Gabriel	5,109	1,263
Jiquilpan	1,715	1,297
Las Primaveras [Invernadero]	1,397	1,139
El Jazmín	1,176	1,692
Alista	1,065	1,347
San Antonio	836	977
Apango	754	1,960
San José del Rincón (San José de las Burras)	560	1,002
Ojo de Agua de Apango	518	1,996
Totolimixpa	485	1,196

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