Unión de Tula

Unión de Tula is a municipality of Jalisco with 13,799 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,364 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.8 years.

Demographics of Unión de Tula

Demographic structure of Unión de Tula according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,569 people under 15 years old (25.9%), 8,355 people of working age (60.5%) and 1,875 elderly over 65 years old (13.6%).

0-14 years

3,569

25.9% of the population

15-64 years

8,355

60.5% - Working age

65+ years

1,875

13.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

65.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Unión de Tula

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	556	518	1,074	7.8%
5-9 years	614	617	1,231	8.9%
10-14 years	627	637	1,264	9.2%
15-19 years	522	573	1,095	7.9%
20-24 years	438	487	925	6.7%
25-29 years	413	487	900	6.5%
30-34 years	416	479	895	6.5%
35-39 years	399	479	878	6.4%
40-44 years	379	408	787	5.7%
45-49 years	389	427	816	5.9%
50-54 years	382	378	760	5.5%
55-59 years	320	364	684	5%
60-64 years	285	330	615	4.5%
65-69 years	250	257	507	3.7%
70-74 years	218	217	435	3.2%
75-79 years	176	176	352	2.6%
80-84 years	154	134	288	2.1%
85+ years	146	147	293	2.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Unión de Tula

Population Origin

Born in State

13,005

94.2%

Born in Another State

508

3.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

87

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

15

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

13

86.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

60

1.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

71

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

32 / 39

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,012

7.3%

With Limitation

1,812

13.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	555
Visual	384
Hearing	236
Speech	130
Mental	198

Education in Unión de Tula

Literacy and Schooling

In Unión de Tula, 380 people aged 15 and over can read and write (38000%), while 380 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.8 years (8.6 men, 9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	217	163	380	38000%
Incomplete primary	781	759	1,540	154000%
Complete primary	933	858	1,791	179100%
Incomplete secondary	171	147	318	31800%
Complete secondary	1,090	1,440	2,530	253000%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,530	1,767	3,297	329700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	104
6-11 years	54
12-14 years	80

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 50 are public and 4 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	18	1	19
Primaria	20	1	21
Secundaria	7	1	8
Media Superior	2	0	2
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Unión de Tula

In Unión de Tula, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,139 people. Of those, 6,047 are employed and 92 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

Total EAP

6,139

H: 3,873 / M: 2,266

Employed Population

6,047

H: 3,799 / M: 2,248

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

92 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,828

H: 1,371 / M: 3,457

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	10,312	74.7%
IMSS	3,378	24.5%
ISSSTE	917	6.6%
ISSSTE estatal	7	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,986	43.4%
IMSS Bienestar	9	0.1%
Private insurance	64	0.5%
Other institution	66	0.5%
Without health coverage	3,485	25.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Unión de Tula

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,793

579300%

Single

3,860

386000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,364

136400%

Households

Total Households

4,125

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

2,810

68.1%

Female-headed

1,315

31.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	13,123	95.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	457	3.3%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	215	1.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Unión de Tula

Unión de Tula has 6,050 total dwellings, of which 4,126 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,043	98.2%
Earthen floor	78	1.9%
1 bedroom	1,095	26.6%
2+ bedrooms	3,026	73.5%
1 room	63	1.5%
2 rooms	395	9.6%
3+ rooms	3,663	89%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.9%

4,110 dwellings

Piped Water

99.5%

4,097 dwellings

With Drainage

99.4%

4,092 dwellings

All Services

98.9%

4,071 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,110	99.9%
Without electricity	11	0.3%
Public water network	4,097	99.5%
Hauled water	3,847	93.5%
Other water source	24	0.6%
With water tank	3,767	91.5%
With cistern	415	10.1%
With toilet	4,085	99.2%
With latrine	6	0.1%
With drainage	4,092	99.4%
Without drainage	29	0.7%
With all services	4,071	98.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0%

Goods and Technology in Unión de Tula

Household equipment in Unión de Tula according to the 2020 Census. 52.4% of dwellings have internet and 84.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,971	96.5%
Washing machine	3,534	85.9%
Microwave oven	2,302	55.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,617	63.6%
Motorcycle	583	14.2%
Bicycle	1,471	35.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,846	93.4%
Radio	2,383	57.9%
Landline phone	1,849	44.9%
Cell phone	3,488	84.7%
Computer	1,487	36.1%
Internet	2,157	52.4%
Pay TV	2,789	67.8%
Streaming platforms	414	10.1%
Video game console	279	6.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

168

4.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

287

7%

No Computer or Internet

1,687

41%

No ICT at All

62

1.5%

Companies and Economy in Unión de Tula

The main economic sectors of Unión de Tula are Comercio al por menor with 312 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	312
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	132
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	108
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	27
Servicios educativos	25

Poverty and Social Development in Unión de Tula

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Unión de Tula has a poverty rate of 49.7% and extreme poverty of 6.3%.

Poverty

49.7%

4,831 people

Extreme Poverty

6.3%

610 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

29.4%

2,860 people

Vulnerable by Income

8.7%

842 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

12.3%

1,193 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.9%	2,133
Lack of access to health services	13.5%	1,311
Lack of access to social security	68.7%	6,683
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.5%	628
Lack of access to basic housing services	23.4%	2,278
Lack of access to food	14.2%	1,378
Income below welfare line	58.3%	5,673
Income below minimum welfare line	25.4%	2,470

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	46.9%	5.4%	39.1%	10.8%	0
2015	49.7%	6.3%	29.4%	12.3%	0

Crime in Unión de Tula

In the last 12 months, 144 crimes were recorded in Unión de Tula. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	16
2025/11	14
2025/10	12
2025/09	9
2025/08	6
2025/07	15
2025/06	8
2025/05	9
2025/04	17
2025/03	13
2025/02	13
2025/01	12

Health in Unión de Tula

Unión de Tula has 8 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Unión de Tula

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Unión de Tula	9,529	1,340
San Clemente	1,005	1,338
Tacotán (La Alpatahua)	447	1,329
Colonia Trigomil	431	1,412
La Piñuela	334	1,326
Ixtlahuacán de Santiago	296	1,469
San Agustín (El Carrizal)	293	1,343
San Cayetano	280	1,325
San José de Ávila	255	1,336
San Gaspar	183	1,580

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