Tenamaxtlán

Tenamaxtlán is a municipality of Jalisco with 7,302 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,433 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years.

Demographics of Tenamaxtlán

Demographic structure of Tenamaxtlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,760 people under 15 years old (24.1%), 4,478 people of working age (61.3%) and 1,064 elderly over 65 years old (14.6%).

0-14 years

1,760

24.1% of the population

15-64 years

4,478

61.3% - Working age

65+ years

1,064

14.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tenamaxtlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	259	260	519	7.1%
5-9 years	312	294	606	8.3%
10-14 years	314	321	635	8.7%
15-19 years	320	313	633	8.7%
20-24 years	254	271	525	7.2%
25-29 years	223	254	477	6.5%
30-34 years	229	235	464	6.4%
35-39 years	189	220	409	5.6%
40-44 years	206	232	438	6%
45-49 years	210	225	435	6%
50-54 years	202	229	431	5.9%
55-59 years	166	170	336	4.6%
60-64 years	155	175	330	4.5%
65-69 years	138	152	290	4%
70-74 years	132	135	267	3.7%
75-79 years	117	95	212	2.9%
80-84 years	71	68	139	1.9%
85+ years	77	79	156	2.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tenamaxtlán

Population Origin

Born in State

6,898

94.5%

Born in Another State

260

3.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

70

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

23

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

23

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

41

1.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

36

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

23 / 13

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

583

8%

With Limitation

997

13.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	297
Visual	233
Hearing	142
Speech	68
Mental	121

Education in Tenamaxtlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Tenamaxtlán, 211 people aged 15 and over can read and write (21100%), while 201 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years (8.4 men, 8.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	107	94	201	20100%
Incomplete primary	466	422	888	88800%
Complete primary	429	426	855	85500%
Incomplete secondary	118	78	196	19600%
Complete secondary	696	808	1,504	150400%
Post-basic education (18+)	759	893	1,652	165200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	70
6-11 years	21
12-14 years	22

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 23 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	8	1	9
Primaria	8	1	9
Secundaria	4	1	5
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Tenamaxtlán

In Tenamaxtlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,330 people. Of those, 3,307 are employed and 23 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

3,330

H: 2,112 / M: 1,218

Employed Population

3,307

H: 2,091 / M: 1,216

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

23 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,544

H: 728 / M: 1,816

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,442	74.5%
IMSS	964	13.2%
ISSSTE	250	3.4%
ISSSTE estatal	19	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	13	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,160	57%
IMSS Bienestar	19	0.3%
Private insurance	49	0.7%
Other institution	23	0.3%
Without health coverage	1,855	25.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Tenamaxtlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,194

319400%

Single

1,976

197600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

736

73600%

Households

Total Households

2,259

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

1,480

65.5%

Female-headed

779

34.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	6,932	94.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	291	4%
No religion	75	1%

Housing and Basic Services in Tenamaxtlán

Tenamaxtlán has 3,374 total dwellings, of which 2,261 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,229	98.9%
Earthen floor	27	1.2%
1 bedroom	746	33.1%
2+ bedrooms	1,510	67%
1 room	40	1.8%
2 rooms	288	12.8%
3+ rooms	1,928	85.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.9%

2,251 dwellings

Piped Water

99.5%

2,242 dwellings

With Drainage

99.4%

2,240 dwellings

All Services

98.7%

2,224 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,251	99.9%
Without electricity	5	0.2%
Public water network	2,242	99.5%
Hauled water	2,040	90.5%
Other water source	14	0.6%
With water tank	2,136	94.8%
With cistern	470	20.9%
With toilet	2,228	98.8%
With latrine	10	0.4%
With drainage	2,240	99.4%
Without drainage	16	0.7%
With all services	2,224	98.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0%

Goods and Technology in Tenamaxtlán

Household equipment in Tenamaxtlán according to the 2020 Census. 35.7% of dwellings have internet and 83.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,141	95%
Washing machine	1,865	82.7%
Microwave oven	1,172	52%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,348	59.8%
Motorcycle	441	19.6%
Bicycle	729	32.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,103	93.3%
Radio	1,203	53.4%
Landline phone	865	38.4%
Cell phone	1,874	83.1%
Computer	598	26.5%
Internet	805	35.7%
Pay TV	1,154	51.2%
Streaming platforms	126	5.6%
Video game console	85	3.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

91

4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

142

6.3%

No Computer or Internet

1,271

56.4%

No ICT at All

25

1.1%

Companies and Economy in Tenamaxtlán

The main economic sectors of Tenamaxtlán are Comercio al por menor with 202 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	202
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	78
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	69
Industrias manufactureras	23
Servicios educativos	17

Poverty and Social Development in Tenamaxtlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tenamaxtlán has a poverty rate of 63.2% and extreme poverty of 8.7%.

Poverty

63.2%

4,490 people

Extreme Poverty

8.7%

615 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

24.2%

1,720 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.7%

405 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6.9%

489 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	23.2%	1,647
Lack of access to health services	10.7%	757
Lack of access to social security	76.3%	5,420
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.5%	461
Lack of access to basic housing services	15.3%	1,087
Lack of access to food	21.7%	1,544
Income below welfare line	68.9%	4,895
Income below minimum welfare line	37.5%	2,665

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	53.8%	10.3%	35.7%	6.9%	0
2015	63.2%	8.7%	24.2%	6.9%	0

Crime in Tenamaxtlán

In the last 12 months, 46 crimes were recorded in Tenamaxtlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	9
2025/10	4
2025/09	4
2025/08	5
2025/07	4
2025/06	1
2025/05	6
2025/04	2
2025/03	4
2025/02	1
2025/01	4

Health in Tenamaxtlán

Tenamaxtlán has 7 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tenamaxtlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tenamaxtlán	4,940	1,480
Juanacatlán	815	1,514
Colotitlán	746	1,387
La Ladera	208	1,470
San Ignacio	126	1,427
Miraplanes	125	1,441
Palo Blanco	112	1,376
La Florida	83	1,379
El Riego	40	1,464
El Salatillo	32	1,425

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