Jilotzingo

Jilotzingo is a municipality of México with 19,877 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,776 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years.

Demographics of Jilotzingo

Demographic structure of Jilotzingo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,161 people under 15 years old (26%), 13,367 people of working age (67.2%) and 1,348 elderly over 65 years old (6.8%).

0-14 years

5,161

26% of the population

15-64 years

13,367

67.2% - Working age

65+ years

1,348

6.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

48.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Jilotzingo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	888	758	1,646	8.3%
5-9 years	850	842	1,692	8.5%
10-14 years	911	912	1,823	9.2%
15-19 years	899	937	1,836	9.2%
20-24 years	812	805	1,617	8.1%
25-29 years	746	886	1,632	8.2%
30-34 years	759	815	1,574	7.9%
35-39 years	688	775	1,463	7.4%
40-44 years	599	675	1,274	6.4%
45-49 years	619	642	1,261	6.3%
50-54 years	535	583	1,118	5.6%
55-59 years	409	451	860	4.3%
60-64 years	340	392	732	3.7%
65-69 years	251	241	492	2.5%
70-74 years	165	180	345	1.7%
75-79 years	128	120	248	1.2%
80-84 years	75	76	151	0.8%
85+ years	45	67	112	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Jilotzingo

Population Origin

Born in State

16,875

84.9%

Born in Another State

2,967

14.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

153

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

149

0.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

140

94% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

418

8.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

89

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

31 / 58

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

984

5%

With Limitation

2,404

12.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	415
Visual	452
Hearing	225
Speech	171
Mental	178

Education in Jilotzingo

Literacy and Schooling

In Jilotzingo, 644 people aged 15 and over can read and write (64400%), while 646 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years (9.3 men, 9.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	260	386	646	64600%
Incomplete primary	508	618	1,126	112600%
Complete primary	1,049	1,129	2,178	217800%
Incomplete secondary	268	168	436	43600%
Complete secondary	2,259	2,261	4,520	452000%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,460	2,701	5,161	516100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	484
6-11 years	96
12-14 years	65

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 29 are public and 18 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	9	6	15
Primaria	7	6	13
Secundaria	5	5	10
Media Superior	7	1	8

Employment and Social Security in Jilotzingo

In Jilotzingo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,137 people. Of those, 8,948 are employed and 189 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

Total EAP

9,137

H: 5,615 / M: 3,522

Employed Population

8,948

H: 5,473 / M: 3,475

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

189 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,621

H: 1,959 / M: 4,662

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	13,400	67.4%
IMSS	6,406	32.2%
ISSSTE	530	2.7%
ISSSTE estatal	101	0.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	118	0.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,829	24.3%
IMSS Bienestar	66	0.3%
Private insurance	618	3.1%
Other institution	900	4.5%
Without health coverage	6,472	32.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Jilotzingo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,793

879300%

Single

5,387

538700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,607

160700%

Households

Total Households

5,045

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

3,733

74%

Female-headed

1,312

26%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	16,045	80.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,424	7.2%
Other religions	14	0.1%
No religion	2,338	11.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Jilotzingo

Jilotzingo has 6,079 total dwellings, of which 5,046 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,920	104.6%
Earthen floor	114	2.4%
1 bedroom	1,574	33.5%
2+ bedrooms	3,460	73.6%
1 room	256	5.4%
2 rooms	776	16.5%
3+ rooms	4,001	85.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

106.3%

5,001 dwellings

Piped Water

106.3%

4,997 dwellings

With Drainage

103.1%

4,848 dwellings

All Services

102.2%

4,808 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,001	106.3%
Without electricity	34	0.7%
Public water network	4,997	106.3%
Hauled water	2,863	60.9%
Other water source	37	0.8%
With water tank	4,037	85.8%
With cistern	524	11.1%
With toilet	4,741	100.8%
With latrine	161	3.4%
With drainage	4,848	103.1%
Without drainage	185	3.9%
With all services	4,808	102.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	6	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Jilotzingo

Household equipment in Jilotzingo according to the 2020 Census. 44.9% of dwellings have internet and 91.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,153	88.3%
Washing machine	3,606	76.7%
Microwave oven	2,344	49.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,143	45.6%
Motorcycle	322	6.8%
Bicycle	340	7.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,764	101.3%
Radio	3,968	84.4%
Landline phone	2,229	47.4%
Cell phone	4,306	91.6%
Computer	1,797	38.2%
Internet	2,113	44.9%
Pay TV	1,296	27.6%
Streaming platforms	537	11.4%
Video game console	374	8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

143

3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

484

10.3%

No Computer or Internet

2,511

53.4%

No ICT at All

80

1.7%

Companies and Economy in Jilotzingo

The main economic sectors of Jilotzingo are Comercio al por menor with 320 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	320
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	82
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	76
Servicios educativos	26
Industrias manufactureras	21

Poverty and Social Development in Jilotzingo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Jilotzingo has a poverty rate of 44.3% and extreme poverty of 3.2%.

Poverty

44.3%

8,046 people

Extreme Poverty

3.2%

573 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.3%

5,862 people

Vulnerable by Income

8%

1,453 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

15.4%

2,794 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	14.9%	2,699
Lack of access to health services	13.4%	2,429
Lack of access to social security	67.9%	12,322
Lack of housing quality and spaces	12.9%	2,341
Lack of access to basic housing services	11.8%	2,145
Lack of access to food	7.2%	1,312
Income below welfare line	52.3%	9,498
Income below minimum welfare line	14.6%	2,653

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	41.2%	7.2%	41.6%	12.9%	0
2015	44.3%	3.2%	32.3%	15.4%	0

Crime in Jilotzingo

In the last 12 months, 370 crimes were recorded in Jilotzingo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	11
2025/11	22
2025/10	25
2025/09	48
2025/08	38
2025/07	29
2025/06	33
2025/05	32
2025/04	45
2025/03	34
2025/02	26
2025/01	27

Health in Jilotzingo

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

Main Localities of Jilotzingo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Luis Ayucan	4,275	2,714
Santa María Mazatla	3,650	2,822
Barrio de Ensido	1,875	2,810
San Miguel Tecpan	1,611	2,831
Barrio de Endonica	1,310	2,635
San José de las Manzanas	1,082	2,845
Espíritu Santo	1,073	2,772
Santa Ana Jilotzingo	998	2,764
Dangú	771	2,879
Barrio la Cuesta	744	2,681

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