Tala

Tala is a municipality of Jalisco with 87,690 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,387 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.9 years.

Demographics of Tala

Demographic structure of Tala according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 24,164 people under 15 years old (27.6%), 57,324 people of working age (65.4%) and 6,171 elderly over 65 years old (7%).

0-14 years

24,164

27.6% of the population

15-64 years

57,324

65.4% - Working age

65+ years

6,171

7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

52.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tala

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	3,730	3,673	7,403	8.4%
5-9 years	4,151	4,049	8,200	9.4%
10-14 years	4,367	4,194	8,561	9.8%
15-19 years	4,196	4,073	8,269	9.4%
20-24 years	3,795	3,764	7,559	8.6%
25-29 years	3,298	3,248	6,546	7.5%
30-34 years	3,070	3,411	6,481	7.4%
35-39 years	3,106	3,376	6,482	7.4%
40-44 years	2,967	3,042	6,009	6.9%
45-49 years	2,700	2,836	5,536	6.3%
50-54 years	2,112	2,239	4,351	5%
55-59 years	1,559	1,703	3,262	3.7%
60-64 years	1,419	1,410	2,829	3.2%
65-69 years	1,110	1,125	2,235	2.5%
70-74 years	792	811	1,603	1.8%
75-79 years	546	516	1,062	1.2%
80-84 years	334	368	702	0.8%
85+ years	250	319	569	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tala

Population Origin

Born in State

77,507

88.4%

Born in Another State

9,174

10.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

2,792

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,038

1.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,025

98.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

12

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

2,081

8.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,926

2.2% of the population

Men / Women

950 / 976

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

4,406

5%

With Limitation

10,107

11.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	2,223
Visual	1,715
Hearing	782
Speech	579
Mental	752

Education in Tala

Literacy and Schooling

In Tala, 2,027 people aged 15 and over can read and write (202700%), while 2,504 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.9 years (9 men, 8.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,294	1,210	2,504	250400%
Incomplete primary	3,102	3,215	6,317	631700%
Complete primary	5,055	5,610	10,665	1066500%
Incomplete secondary	1,331	1,146	2,477	247700%
Complete secondary	9,122	9,490	18,612	1861200%
Post-basic education (18+)	10,356	10,413	20,769	2076900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	2,006
6-11 years	437
12-14 years	623

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 99 are public and 16 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	34	4	38
Primaria	43	3	46
Secundaria	12	2	14
Media Superior	6	3	9
Superior	1	3	4

Employment and Social Security in Tala

In Tala, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 44,064 people. Of those, 43,601 are employed and 463 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

44,064

H: 26,555 / M: 17,509

Employed Population

43,601

H: 26,225 / M: 17,376

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

463 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

24,429

H: 7,288 / M: 17,141

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	66,378	75.7%
IMSS	58,859	67.1%
ISSSTE	1,484	1.7%
ISSSTE estatal	63	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	124	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,931	6.8%
IMSS Bienestar	62	0.1%
Private insurance	272	0.3%
Other institution	208	0.2%
Without health coverage	21,232	24.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Tala

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

38,092

3809200%

Single

23,015

2301500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

7,481

748100%

Households

Total Households

24,941

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

17,456

70%

Female-headed

7,485

30%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	80,241	91.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,795	4.3%
Other religions	63	0.1%
No religion	3,504	4%

Housing and Basic Services in Tala

Tala has 36,348 total dwellings, of which 24,943 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	24,667	99.3%
Earthen floor	240	1%
1 bedroom	8,177	32.9%
2+ bedrooms	16,731	67.4%
1 room	737	3%
2 rooms	4,928	19.8%
3+ rooms	19,243	77.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.9%

24,807 dwellings

Piped Water

99.6%

24,736 dwellings

With Drainage

99.8%

24,774 dwellings

All Services

98.9%

24,568 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	24,807	99.9%
Without electricity	101	0.4%
Public water network	24,736	99.6%
Hauled water	22,424	90.3%
Other water source	172	0.7%
With water tank	16,795	67.6%
With cistern	5,564	22.4%
With toilet	24,789	99.8%
With latrine	40	0.2%
With drainage	24,774	99.8%
Without drainage	134	0.5%
With all services	24,568	98.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	12	0%

Goods and Technology in Tala

Household equipment in Tala according to the 2020 Census. 53% of dwellings have internet and 92.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	23,100	93%
Washing machine	19,185	77.2%
Microwave oven	11,671	47%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	11,612	46.8%
Motorcycle	6,522	26.3%
Bicycle	8,932	36%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	23,456	94.4%
Radio	17,751	71.5%
Landline phone	6,897	27.8%
Cell phone	22,863	92.1%
Computer	8,648	34.8%
Internet	13,156	53%
Pay TV	17,720	71.4%
Streaming platforms	3,629	14.6%
Video game console	3,016	12.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

710

2.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,175

4.7%

No Computer or Internet

10,156

40.9%

No ICT at All

170

0.7%

Companies and Economy in Tala

The main economic sectors of Tala are Comercio al por menor with 1,721 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,721
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	580
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	512
Industrias manufactureras	129
Servicios educativos	87

Poverty and Social Development in Tala

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tala has a poverty rate of 33.3% and extreme poverty of 2.6%.

Poverty

33.3%

26,959 people

Extreme Poverty

2.6%

2,089 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

22.4%

18,133 people

Vulnerable by Income

16.7%

13,488 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

27.6%

22,366 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.1%	17,042
Lack of access to health services	13.4%	10,872
Lack of access to social security	34.5%	27,965
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.9%	3,968
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.7%	4,633
Lack of access to food	16.8%	13,636
Income below welfare line	50%	40,448
Income below minimum welfare line	10.9%	8,851

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	40.1%	4.9%	28.3%	22.3%	0
2015	33.3%	2.6%	22.4%	27.6%	0

Crime in Tala

In the last 12 months, 1,263 crimes were recorded in Tala. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	112
2025/11	88
2025/10	127
2025/09	122
2025/08	82
2025/07	106
2025/06	120
2025/05	114
2025/04	116
2025/03	97
2025/02	79
2025/01	100

Health in Tala

Tala has 20 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 18 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tala

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tala	40,906	1,334
Los Ruiseñores	15,519	1,396
El Refugio	7,121	1,307
San Isidro Mazatepec	4,083	1,483
Cuisillos	3,819	1,277
Ahuisculco	2,381	1,340
Las Navajas	2,369	1,481
Castro Urdiales (Pacana)	2,264	1,270
Acacias	2,101	1,288
San Juan de los Arcos	1,754	1,307

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