Joquicingo

Joquicingo is a municipality of México with 15,428 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,599 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of Joquicingo

Demographic structure of Joquicingo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,545 people under 15 years old (29.5%), 9,783 people of working age (63.4%) and 1,066 elderly over 65 years old (6.9%).

0-14 years

4,545

29.5% of the population

15-64 years

9,783

63.4% - Working age

65+ years

1,066

6.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

57.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Joquicingo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	700	705	1,405	9.1%
5-9 years	847	765	1,612	10.4%
10-14 years	772	756	1,528	9.9%
15-19 years	707	679	1,386	9%
20-24 years	593	575	1,168	7.6%
25-29 years	601	646	1,247	8.1%
30-34 years	532	630	1,162	7.5%
35-39 years	543	604	1,147	7.4%
40-44 years	411	502	913	5.9%
45-49 years	385	471	856	5.5%
50-54 years	373	418	791	5.1%
55-59 years	322	306	628	4.1%
60-64 years	220	265	485	3.1%
65-69 years	207	188	395	2.6%
70-74 years	98	139	237	1.5%
75-79 years	107	90	197	1.3%
80-84 years	49	67	116	0.8%
85+ years	59	62	121	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Joquicingo

Population Origin

Born in State

14,591

94.6%

Born in Another State

690

4.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

210

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

80

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

78

97.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

198

5.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

559

3.6% of the population

Men / Women

284 / 275

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

777

5%

With Limitation

1,875

12.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	317
Visual	329
Hearing	174
Speech	106
Mental	115

Education in Joquicingo

Literacy and Schooling

In Joquicingo, 561 people aged 15 and over can read and write (56100%), while 527 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (8.9 men, 8.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	200	327	527	52700%
Incomplete primary	559	626	1,185	118500%
Complete primary	772	898	1,670	167000%
Incomplete secondary	166	117	283	28300%
Complete secondary	1,767	1,984	3,751	375100%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,553	1,482	3,035	303500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	321
6-11 years	81
12-14 years	65

Educational Facilities

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

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	6	6
Primaria	6	6
Secundaria	6	6
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Joquicingo

In Joquicingo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,631 people. Of those, 6,515 are employed and 116 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

6,631

H: 4,288 / M: 2,343

Employed Population

6,515

H: 4,193 / M: 2,322

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

116 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,055

H: 1,319 / M: 3,736

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	11,472	74.4%
IMSS	2,721	17.6%
ISSSTE	314	2%
ISSSTE estatal	223	1.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	31	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,998	51.8%
IMSS Bienestar	30	0.2%
Private insurance	95	0.6%
Other institution	180	1.2%
Without health coverage	3,917	25.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Joquicingo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,901

690100%

Single

3,593

359300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,240

124000%

Households

Total Households

3,592

4.3 average occupants

Male-headed

2,625

73.1%

Female-headed

967

26.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	13,596	88.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,124	7.3%
Other religions	15	0.1%
No religion	651	4.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Joquicingo

Joquicingo has 4,763 total dwellings, of which 3,593 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,354	93.5%
Earthen floor	219	6.1%
1 bedroom	1,204	33.6%
2+ bedrooms	2,369	66%
1 room	215	6%
2 rooms	657	18.3%
3+ rooms	2,701	75.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.9%

3,549 dwellings

Piped Water

97.1%

3,483 dwellings

With Drainage

96.7%

3,471 dwellings

All Services

94.3%

3,385 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,549	98.9%
Without electricity	24	0.7%
Public water network	3,483	97.1%
Hauled water	3,298	91.9%
Other water source	90	2.5%
With water tank	2,596	72.4%
With cistern	577	16.1%
With toilet	3,385	94.3%
With latrine	123	3.4%
With drainage	3,471	96.7%
Without drainage	102	2.8%
With all services	3,385	94.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Joquicingo

Household equipment in Joquicingo according to the 2020 Census. 35.7% of dwellings have internet and 78.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,846	51.4%
Washing machine	1,946	54.2%
Microwave oven	789	22%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,104	30.8%
Motorcycle	144	4%
Bicycle	1,026	28.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,206	89.4%
Radio	2,517	70.2%
Landline phone	563	15.7%
Cell phone	2,821	78.6%
Computer	669	18.6%
Internet	1,282	35.7%
Pay TV	1,273	35.5%
Streaming platforms	122	3.4%
Video game console	104	2.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

189

5.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

639

17.8%

No Computer or Internet

2,118

59%

No ICT at All

119

3.3%

Companies and Economy in Joquicingo

The main economic sectors of Joquicingo are Comercio al por menor with 400 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	400
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	105
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	68
Industrias manufactureras	56
Industrias manufactureras	15

Poverty and Social Development in Joquicingo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Joquicingo has a poverty rate of 72.2% and extreme poverty of 10.7%.

Poverty

72.2%

11,049 people

Extreme Poverty

10.7%

1,643 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

18.6%

2,851 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.4%

824 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.8%

587 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.3%	3,262
Lack of access to health services	6.2%	943
Lack of access to social security	85%	13,010
Lack of housing quality and spaces	13%	1,996
Lack of access to basic housing services	19.1%	2,929
Lack of access to food	22.6%	3,466
Income below welfare line	77.5%	11,873
Income below minimum welfare line	31.9%	4,877

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	62.9%	12.1%	31.5%	3%	0
2015	72.2%	10.7%	18.6%	3.8%	0

Crime in Joquicingo

In the last 12 months, 183 crimes were recorded in Joquicingo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	17
2025/11	11
2025/10	14
2025/09	11
2025/08	8
2025/07	16
2025/06	14
2025/05	10
2025/04	19
2025/03	18
2025/02	17
2025/01	28

Health in Joquicingo

Joquicingo has 11 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Joquicingo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Techuchulco de Allende	5,044	2,582
Joquicingo de León Guzmán	4,832	2,629
El Guarda de Guerrero (San José el Guarda)	1,711	2,483
Maxtleca de Galeana	1,297	2,472
San Miguel de Ocampo	854	2,577
San Pedro, Cerro las Rosas [La Prepa]	700	2,621
Las Parcelas	347	2,576
Pilaco	200	2,628
Barranca Honda	160	2,631
La Campana	158	2,676

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