Villa Hidalgo

Villa Hidalgo is a municipality of Jalisco with 20,088 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,912 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years.

Demographics of Villa Hidalgo

Demographic structure of Villa Hidalgo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,822 people under 15 years old (29%), 12,587 people of working age (62.7%) and 1,678 elderly over 65 years old (8.4%).

0-14 years

5,822

29% of the population

15-64 years

12,587

62.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,678

8.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Villa Hidalgo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	952	925	1,877	9.3%
5-9 years	1,014	932	1,946	9.7%
10-14 years	993	1,006	1,999	10%
15-19 years	975	974	1,949	9.7%
20-24 years	690	794	1,484	7.4%
25-29 years	651	802	1,453	7.2%
30-34 years	626	767	1,393	6.9%
35-39 years	635	721	1,356	6.8%
40-44 years	596	668	1,264	6.3%
45-49 years	570	593	1,163	5.8%
50-54 years	488	571	1,059	5.3%
55-59 years	377	419	796	4%
60-64 years	308	362	670	3.3%
65-69 years	242	302	544	2.7%
70-74 years	212	210	422	2.1%
75-79 years	144	163	307	1.5%
80-84 years	99	92	191	1%
85+ years	98	116	214	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Villa Hidalgo

Population Origin

Born in State

14,789

73.6%

Born in Another State

4,721

23.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

333

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

8

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

8

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

28

0.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

96

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

48 / 48

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

762

3.8%

With Limitation

1,806

9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	432
Visual	256
Hearing	177
Speech	193
Mental	211

Education in Villa Hidalgo

Literacy and Schooling

In Villa Hidalgo, 535 people aged 15 and over can read and write (53500%), while 613 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years (7.7 men, 7.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	313	300	613	61300%
Incomplete primary	1,113	1,266	2,379	237900%
Complete primary	1,633	2,119	3,752	375200%
Incomplete secondary	298	231	529	52900%
Complete secondary	1,669	1,873	3,542	354200%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,462	1,473	2,935	293500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	516
6-11 years	118
12-14 years	141

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 53 are public and 7 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	18	2	20
Primaria	21	2	23
Secundaria	9	2	11
Media Superior	2	1	3

Employment and Social Security in Villa Hidalgo

In Villa Hidalgo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,523 people. Of those, 9,444 are employed and 79 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

9,523

H: 5,728 / M: 3,795

Employed Population

9,444

H: 5,658 / M: 3,786

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

79 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,868

H: 1,557 / M: 4,311

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,413	46.9%
IMSS	1,195	5.9%
ISSSTE	225	1.1%
ISSSTE estatal	8	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,082	35.3%
IMSS Bienestar	64	0.3%
Private insurance	881	4.4%
Other institution	91	0.5%
Without health coverage	10,666	53.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Villa Hidalgo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,822

882200%

Single

5,342

534200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,299

129900%

Households

Total Households

5,610

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

3,858

68.8%

Female-headed

1,752

31.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	19,226	95.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	532	2.6%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	319	1.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Villa Hidalgo

Villa Hidalgo has 7,962 total dwellings, of which 5,612 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,546	99%
Earthen floor	48	0.9%
1 bedroom	1,589	28.4%
2+ bedrooms	4,005	71.5%
1 room	75	1.3%
2 rooms	590	10.5%
3+ rooms	4,928	88%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

5,580 dwellings

Piped Water

98.9%

5,539 dwellings

With Drainage

98.8%

5,536 dwellings

All Services

98%

5,492 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,580	99.6%
Without electricity	14	0.2%
Public water network	5,539	98.9%
Hauled water	5,043	90%
Other water source	55	1%
With water tank	5,453	97.3%
With cistern	4,339	77.4%
With toilet	5,520	98.5%
With latrine	27	0.5%
With drainage	5,536	98.8%
Without drainage	58	1%
With all services	5,492	98%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Villa Hidalgo

Household equipment in Villa Hidalgo according to the 2020 Census. 60.5% of dwellings have internet and 87.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,439	97.1%
Washing machine	5,242	93.6%
Microwave oven	3,383	60.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,780	67.5%
Motorcycle	2,429	43.4%
Bicycle	2,250	40.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,349	95.5%
Radio	4,065	72.6%
Landline phone	1,959	35%
Cell phone	4,909	87.6%
Computer	1,825	32.6%
Internet	3,392	60.5%
Pay TV	1,653	29.5%
Streaming platforms	842	15%
Video game console	606	10.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

107

1.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

348

6.2%

No Computer or Internet

1,957

34.9%

No ICT at All

41

0.7%

Companies and Economy in Villa Hidalgo

The main economic sectors of Villa Hidalgo are Comercio al por menor with 1,453 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,453
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	191
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	165
Industrias manufactureras	138
Industrias manufactureras	32

Poverty and Social Development in Villa Hidalgo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Villa Hidalgo has a poverty rate of 52.8% and extreme poverty of 4%.

Poverty

52.8%

8,623 people

Extreme Poverty

4%

647 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

40%

6,534 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.9%

315 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.3%

863 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.2%	5,266
Lack of access to health services	32.7%	5,347
Lack of access to social security	86.1%	14,063
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.5%	733
Lack of access to basic housing services	6.8%	1,115
Lack of access to food	7.6%	1,238
Income below welfare line	54.7%	8,939
Income below minimum welfare line	18.6%	3,034

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	54.1%	6.7%	42%	2.7%	0
2015	52.8%	4%	40%	5.3%	0

Crime in Villa Hidalgo

In the last 12 months, 112 crimes were recorded in Villa Hidalgo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	8
2025/11	9
2025/10	11
2025/09	5
2025/08	8
2025/07	10
2025/06	17
2025/05	14
2025/04	6
2025/03	11
2025/02	11
2025/01	2

Health in Villa Hidalgo

Villa Hidalgo has 7 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 5 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Villa Hidalgo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Villa Hidalgo	15,594	1,948
Tepusco	1,253	1,885
Arroyo Seco de Arriba	378	2,014
San Elías	281	1,899
Ejido Santa Teresa	268	1,987
San Elías [Fraccionamiento]	211	1,932
Llano del Caposanto (Fraccionamiento Díaz Peréz)	211	1,975
Los González	209	1,893
Los Yáñez	162	1,867
Corral Blanco	161	1,883

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