Zapopan

Zapopan is a municipality of Jalisco with 1,476,491 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,548 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 11.5 years.

Demographics of Zapopan

Demographic structure of Zapopan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 328,031 people under 15 years old (22.2%), 998,273 people of working age (67.6%) and 113,576 elderly over 65 years old (7.7%).

0-14 years

328,031

22.2% of the population

15-64 years

998,273

67.6% - Working age

65+ years

113,576

7.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

44.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Zapopan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	54,252	53,358	107,610	7.3%
5-9 years	56,048	54,423	110,471	7.5%
10-14 years	56,247	53,703	109,950	7.4%
15-19 years	59,870	58,142	118,012	8%
20-24 years	65,105	64,685	129,790	8.8%
25-29 years	62,774	63,344	126,118	8.5%
30-34 years	57,815	59,756	117,571	8%
35-39 years	53,837	55,945	109,782	7.4%
40-44 years	46,280	50,406	96,686	6.5%
45-49 years	43,783	48,693	92,476	6.3%
50-54 years	37,992	44,253	82,245	5.6%
55-59 years	30,867	36,074	66,941	4.5%
60-64 years	26,553	32,099	58,652	4%
65-69 years	19,687	23,711	43,398	2.9%
70-74 years	14,536	16,908	31,444	2.1%
75-79 years	8,643	10,131	18,774	1.3%
80-84 years	4,634	6,323	10,957	0.7%
85+ years	3,370	5,633	9,003	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Zapopan

Population Origin

Born in State

1,163,631

78.8%

Born in Another State

255,465

17.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

45,519

Recent migration

Average Live Births

1.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

14,413

1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

13,901

96.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

75

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

26,955

6.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

29,317

2% of the population

Men / Women

14,756 / 14,561

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

54,121

3.7%

With Limitation

125,681

8.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	26,962
Visual	21,889
Hearing	10,953
Speech	8,322
Mental	10,846

Education in Zapopan

Literacy and Schooling

In Zapopan, 17,018 people aged 15 and over can read and write (1701800%), while 25,229 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 11.5 years (11.6 men, 11.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	11,470	13,759	25,229	2522900%
Incomplete primary	23,507	27,957	51,464	5146400%
Complete primary	50,145	60,260	110,405	11040500%
Incomplete secondary	16,453	13,141	29,594	2959400%
Complete secondary	99,904	109,804	209,708	20970800%
Post-basic education (18+)	316,618	329,335	645,953	64595300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	24,661
6-11 years	6,833
12-14 years	5,962

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 796 are public and 783 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	295	268	563
Primaria	353	179	532
Secundaria	70	114	184
Media Superior	32	91	123
Superior	12	75	87

Employment and Social Security in Zapopan

In Zapopan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 781,705 people. Of those, 770,711 are employed and 10,994 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

781,705

H: 439,582 / M: 342,123

Employed Population

770,711

H: 432,427 / M: 338,284

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

10,994 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

392,422

H: 127,929 / M: 264,493

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	1,030,362	69.8%
IMSS	796,687	54%
ISSSTE	41,380	2.8%
ISSSTE estatal	2,339	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	9,410	0.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	89,001	6%
IMSS Bienestar	3,439	0.2%
Private insurance	114,854	7.8%
Other institution	12,501	0.8%
Without health coverage	406,331	27.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Zapopan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

596,611

59661100%

Single

452,187

45218700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

127,481

12748100%

Households

Total Households

425,194

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

275,890

64.9%

Female-headed

149,304

35.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	1,259,636	85.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	73,328	5%
Other religions	2,794	0.2%
No religion	99,646	6.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Zapopan

Zapopan has 494,654 total dwellings, of which 425,409 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	408,563	110%
Earthen floor	5,478	1.5%
1 bedroom	83,264	22.4%
2+ bedrooms	330,971	89.1%
1 room	7,505	2%
2 rooms	33,341	9%
3+ rooms	373,380	100.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

111.5%

413,987 dwellings

Piped Water

111.3%

413,308 dwellings

With Drainage

111.3%

413,269 dwellings

All Services

111%

412,252 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	413,987	111.5%
Without electricity	286	0.1%
Public water network	413,308	111.3%
Hauled water	387,229	104.3%
Other water source	943	0.3%
With water tank	330,575	89%
With cistern	270,045	72.7%
With toilet	413,656	111.4%
With latrine	276	0.1%
With drainage	413,269	111.3%
Without drainage	430	0.1%
With all services	412,252	111%
Without water, drainage or electricity	22	0%

Goods and Technology in Zapopan

Household equipment in Zapopan according to the 2020 Census. 86.1% of dwellings have internet and 106.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	404,414	108.9%
Washing machine	365,461	98.4%
Microwave oven	288,199	77.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	275,505	74.2%
Motorcycle	44,384	12%
Bicycle	95,924	25.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	400,667	107.9%
Radio	316,700	85.3%
Landline phone	250,174	67.4%
Cell phone	395,845	106.6%
Computer	255,997	68.9%
Internet	319,756	86.1%
Pay TV	206,859	55.7%
Streaming platforms	171,404	46.2%
Video game console	104,289	28.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

6,264

1.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

8,707

2.3%

No Computer or Internet

79,024

21.3%

No ICT at All

1,126

0.3%

Companies and Economy in Zapopan

The main economic sectors of Zapopan are Comercio al por menor with 20,427 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	20,427
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	9,144
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	7,082
Industrias manufactureras	1,984
Servicios educativos	1,544

Poverty and Social Development in Zapopan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Zapopan has a poverty rate of 28.1% and extreme poverty of 1.9%.

Poverty

28.1%

382,961 people

Extreme Poverty

1.9%

26,518 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

29.1%

396,640 people

Vulnerable by Income

7.5%

101,696 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

35.4%

482,136 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	13.6%	185,985
Lack of access to health services	15.3%	208,760
Lack of access to social security	45.4%	618,738
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.5%	102,891
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.3%	71,837
Lack of access to food	13.2%	179,751
Income below welfare line	35.5%	484,657
Income below minimum welfare line	7.1%	96,480

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	24.6%	2.9%	35.1%	34.7%	0
2015	28.1%	1.9%	29.1%	35.4%	0

Crime in Zapopan

In the last 12 months, 19,353 crimes were recorded in Zapopan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1,444
2025/11	1,495
2025/10	1,656
2025/09	1,576
2025/08	1,578
2025/07	1,669
2025/06	1,568
2025/05	1,746
2025/04	1,597
2025/03	1,721
2025/02	1,559
2025/01	1,744

Health in Zapopan

Zapopan has 306 health facilities, including 42 hospitals, 246 health centers and 6 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Zapopan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Zapopan	1,257,547	1,577
Tesistán (San Francisco Tesistán)	91,631	1,600
Valle de los Molinos	39,327	1,601
Campestre las Palomas [Fraccionamiento]	14,049	1,620
La Cuchilla (Extramuros de Tesistán)	13,242	1,608
Campo Real	6,936	1,600
La Venta del Astillero	5,485	1,623
El Campestre [Fraccionamiento]	4,173	1,652
Nextipac	4,052	1,652
Mirador del Bosque	3,584	1,621

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