Tapalpa

Tapalpa is a municipality of Jalisco with 21,245 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,210 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years.

Demographics of Tapalpa

Demographic structure of Tapalpa according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,815 people under 15 years old (32.1%), 13,165 people of working age (62%) and 1,265 elderly over 65 years old (6%).

0-14 years

6,815

32.1% of the population

15-64 years

13,165

62% - Working age

65+ years

1,265

6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tapalpa

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,164	1,135	2,299	10.8%
5-9 years	1,234	1,154	2,388	11.2%
10-14 years	1,114	1,014	2,128	10%
15-19 years	1,017	968	1,985	9.3%
20-24 years	920	919	1,839	8.7%
25-29 years	885	907	1,792	8.4%
30-34 years	780	848	1,628	7.7%
35-39 years	682	738	1,420	6.7%
40-44 years	628	643	1,271	6%
45-49 years	509	566	1,075	5.1%
50-54 years	428	476	904	4.3%
55-59 years	333	353	686	3.2%
60-64 years	273	292	565	2.7%
65-69 years	210	221	431	2%
70-74 years	150	170	320	1.5%
75-79 years	120	111	231	1.1%
80-84 years	48	95	143	0.7%
85+ years	66	74	140	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tapalpa

Population Origin

Born in State

20,252

95.3%

Born in Another State

898

4.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

558

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

284

1.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

270

95.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

13

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

215

4.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

67

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

36 / 31

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

837

3.9%

With Limitation

1,542

7.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	434
Visual	303
Hearing	199
Speech	223
Mental	229

Education in Tapalpa

Literacy and Schooling

In Tapalpa, 920 people aged 15 and over can read and write (92000%), while 817 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years (7.6 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	403	414	817	81700%
Incomplete primary	1,129	1,098	2,227	222700%
Complete primary	1,740	1,807	3,547	354700%
Incomplete secondary	368	311	679	67900%
Complete secondary	1,731	1,771	3,502	350200%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,445	1,729	3,174	317400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	578
6-11 years	128
12-14 years	171

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 82 are public and 4 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	35	1	36
Primaria	30	1	31
Secundaria	13	1	14
Media Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in Tapalpa

In Tapalpa, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,664 people. Of those, 9,587 are employed and 77 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

9,664

H: 6,233 / M: 3,431

Employed Population

9,587

H: 6,171 / M: 3,416

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

77 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,796

H: 1,259 / M: 4,537

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	10,847	51.1%
IMSS	4,809	22.6%
ISSSTE	314	1.5%
ISSSTE estatal	8	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	12	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,507	25.9%
IMSS Bienestar	106	0.5%
Private insurance	94	0.4%
Other institution	29	0.1%
Without health coverage	10,389	48.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Tapalpa

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,507

950700%

Single

5,094

509400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,074

107400%

Households

Total Households

4,831

4.4 average occupants

Male-headed

3,773

78.1%

Female-headed

1,058

21.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,030	94.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	927	4.4%
Other religions	21	0.1%
No religion	254	1.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Tapalpa

Tapalpa has 7,764 total dwellings, of which 4,839 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,628	95.9%
Earthen floor	196	4.1%
1 bedroom	1,350	28%
2+ bedrooms	3,473	72%
1 room	150	3.1%
2 rooms	794	16.5%
3+ rooms	3,879	80.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

4,807 dwellings

Piped Water

99.2%

4,785 dwellings

With Drainage

98.4%

4,746 dwellings

All Services

97.5%

4,704 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,807	99.6%
Without electricity	17	0.4%
Public water network	4,785	99.2%
Hauled water	3,701	76.7%
Other water source	39	0.8%
With water tank	3,862	80.1%
With cistern	855	17.7%
With toilet	4,726	98%
With latrine	25	0.5%
With drainage	4,746	98.4%
Without drainage	78	1.6%
With all services	4,704	97.5%

Goods and Technology in Tapalpa

Household equipment in Tapalpa according to the 2020 Census. 32.8% of dwellings have internet and 87.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,970	82.3%
Washing machine	3,788	78.5%
Microwave oven	1,987	41.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,745	56.9%
Motorcycle	923	19.1%
Bicycle	493	10.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,546	94.2%
Radio	3,226	66.9%
Landline phone	915	19%
Cell phone	4,232	87.7%
Computer	1,033	21.4%
Internet	1,580	32.8%
Pay TV	3,703	76.8%
Streaming platforms	225	4.7%
Video game console	156	3.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

141

2.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

445

9.2%

No Computer or Internet

2,997

62.1%

No ICT at All

63

1.3%

Companies and Economy in Tapalpa

The main economic sectors of Tapalpa are Comercio al por menor with 481 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	481
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	203
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	108
Industrias manufactureras	59
Industrias manufactureras	36

Poverty and Social Development in Tapalpa

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tapalpa has a poverty rate of 61.1% and extreme poverty of 8.4%.

Poverty

61.1%

11,349 people

Extreme Poverty

8.4%

1,560 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

30.3%

5,636 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.5%

650 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.1%

946 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	31.8%	5,913
Lack of access to health services	10.8%	2,002
Lack of access to social security	82.7%	15,363
Lack of housing quality and spaces	13.5%	2,499
Lack of access to basic housing services	34.3%	6,382
Lack of access to food	10.4%	1,939
Income below welfare line	64.6%	11,999
Income below minimum welfare line	22.9%	4,262

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	59.8%	10.7%	33.1%	5.1%	0
2015	61.1%	8.4%	30.3%	5.1%	0

Crime in Tapalpa

In the last 12 months, 115 crimes were recorded in Tapalpa. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	10
2025/11	12
2025/10	14
2025/09	5
2025/08	7
2025/07	9
2025/06	10
2025/05	4
2025/04	10
2025/03	15
2025/02	8
2025/01	11

Health in Tapalpa

Tapalpa has 11 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tapalpa

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tapalpa	5,955	2,098
Juanacatlán	3,944	2,532
Atacco	1,760	2,040
San Antonio (San Antonio de Padua)	1,050	2,265
Los Colonos	854	2,050
Los Espinos	816	2,272
Loma Alta	789	2,060
Ferrería de Tula	601	2,353
Cópala	488	2,071
Pueblo Nuevo	360	2,178

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