Jiménez

Jiménez is a municipality of Michoacán de Ocampo with 12,946 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,011 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years.

Demographics of Jiménez

Demographic structure of Jiménez according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,013 people under 15 years old (23.3%), 7,858 people of working age (60.7%) and 2,075 elderly over 65 years old (16%).

0-14 years

3,013

23.3% of the population

15-64 years

7,858

60.7% - Working age

65+ years

2,075

16% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Jiménez

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	527	471	998	7.7%
5-9 years	517	498	1,015	7.8%
10-14 years	504	496	1,000	7.7%
15-19 years	475	492	967	7.5%
20-24 years	417	477	894	6.9%
25-29 years	410	452	862	6.7%
30-34 years	401	445	846	6.5%
35-39 years	387	395	782	6%
40-44 years	352	395	747	5.8%
45-49 years	316	403	719	5.6%
50-54 years	336	374	710	5.5%
55-59 years	319	349	668	5.2%
60-64 years	299	364	663	5.1%
65-69 years	285	285	570	4.4%
70-74 years	229	245	474	3.7%
75-79 years	195	188	383	3%
80-84 years	142	166	308	2.4%
85+ years	170	170	340	2.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Jiménez

Population Origin

Born in State

12,209

94.3%

Born in Another State

524

4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

158

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

7

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

7

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

31

0.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

53

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

32 / 21

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

977

7.5%

With Limitation

2,209

17.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	550
Visual	365
Hearing	263
Speech	126
Mental	211

Education in Jiménez

Literacy and Schooling

In Jiménez, 731 people aged 15 and over can read and write (73100%), while 636 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years (7.2 men, 7.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	353	283	636	63600%
Incomplete primary	1,095	1,249	2,344	234400%
Complete primary	913	1,197	2,110	211000%
Incomplete secondary	270	190	460	46000%
Complete secondary	933	1,055	1,988	198800%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,042	1,076	2,118	211800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	159
6-11 years	95
12-14 years	71

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 53 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	18	0	18
Primaria	21	1	22
Secundaria	10	0	10
Media Superior	3	1	4

Employment and Social Security in Jiménez

In Jiménez, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 5,568 people. Of those, 5,458 are employed and 110 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

5,568

H: 3,727 / M: 1,841

Employed Population

5,458

H: 3,627 / M: 1,831

Unemployment Rate

2%

110 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,861

H: 1,233 / M: 3,628

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,635	59%
IMSS	2,673	20.6%
ISSSTE	700	5.4%
ISSSTE estatal	17	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	7	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,955	30.5%
IMSS Bienestar	94	0.7%
Private insurance	238	1.8%
Other institution	11	0.1%
Without health coverage	5,310	41%

Marital Status and Religion in Jiménez

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,279

627900%

Single

2,892

289200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,316

131600%

Households

Total Households

3,944

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

2,901

73.6%

Female-headed

1,043

26.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	11,881	91.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	483	3.7%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	580	4.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Jiménez

Jiménez has 7,070 total dwellings, of which 3,945 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,860	98.1%
Earthen floor	81	2.1%
1 bedroom	1,250	31.8%
2+ bedrooms	2,691	68.4%
1 room	96	2.4%
2 rooms	489	12.4%
3+ rooms	3,356	85.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

3,918 dwellings

Piped Water

98.8%

3,887 dwellings

With Drainage

96.8%

3,807 dwellings

All Services

95.5%

3,756 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,918	99.6%
Without electricity	23	0.6%
Public water network	3,887	98.8%
Hauled water	3,163	80.4%
Other water source	54	1.4%
With water tank	3,273	83.2%
With cistern	579	14.7%
With toilet	3,594	91.4%
With latrine	265	6.7%
With drainage	3,807	96.8%
Without drainage	134	3.4%
With all services	3,756	95.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Jiménez

Household equipment in Jiménez according to the 2020 Census. 29.4% of dwellings have internet and 84.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,585	91.2%
Washing machine	3,009	76.5%
Microwave oven	2,157	54.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,868	47.5%
Motorcycle	745	18.9%
Bicycle	1,163	29.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,720	94.6%
Radio	2,887	73.4%
Landline phone	1,019	25.9%
Cell phone	3,321	84.4%
Computer	779	19.8%
Internet	1,157	29.4%
Pay TV	1,944	49.4%
Streaming platforms	136	3.5%
Video game console	134	3.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

110

2.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

342

8.7%

No Computer or Internet

2,537

64.5%

No ICT at All

50

1.3%

Companies and Economy in Jiménez

The main economic sectors of Jiménez are Comercio al por menor with 167 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	167
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	64
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	49
Industrias manufactureras	21
Servicios educativos	9

Poverty and Social Development in Jiménez

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Jiménez has a poverty rate of 62.8% and extreme poverty of 14.8%.

Poverty

62.8%

7,500 people

Extreme Poverty

14.8%

1,763 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

25.8%

3,079 people

Vulnerable by Income

4%

472 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.4%

887 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.8%	3,921
Lack of access to health services	29%	3,459
Lack of access to social security	71.3%	8,515
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7%	834
Lack of access to basic housing services	37.3%	4,450
Lack of access to food	30.7%	3,663
Income below welfare line	66.8%	7,971
Income below minimum welfare line	27.6%	3,299

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	61.7%	14.8%	29.6%	6.4%	0
2015	62.8%	14.8%	25.8%	7.4%	0

Crime in Jiménez

In the last 12 months, 40 crimes were recorded in Jiménez. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	2
2025/10	2
2025/09	5
2025/08	3
2025/07	4
2025/06	1
2025/05	4
2025/04	3
2025/03	5
2025/02	4
2025/01	5

Health in Jiménez

Jiménez has 11 health facilities, including 3 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Jiménez

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Villa Jiménez	3,974	2,018
Caurio de Guadalupe (Cabrío)	1,881	2,071
Copándaro (Copándaro del Cuatro)	1,367	1,988
Las Colonias	1,103	2,002
Zipimeo	795	1,939
Los Espinos	649	1,994
Caurio de la Rinconada	505	2,068
El Cuatro	433	2,013
Huandacuca (Mariana)	376	1,943
El Ranchito	318	1,981

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