Jantetelco

Jantetelco is a municipality of Morelos with 18,402 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,383 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.9 years.

Demographics of Jantetelco

Demographic structure of Jantetelco according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,804 people under 15 years old (26.1%), 12,062 people of working age (65.5%) and 1,527 elderly over 65 years old (8.3%).

0-14 years

4,804

26.1% of the population

15-64 years

12,062

65.5% - Working age

65+ years

1,527

8.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

52.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Jantetelco

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	734	743	1,477	8%
5-9 years	895	832	1,727	9.4%
10-14 years	822	778	1,600	8.7%
15-19 years	808	805	1,613	8.8%
20-24 years	782	739	1,521	8.3%
25-29 years	720	774	1,494	8.1%
30-34 years	609	761	1,370	7.4%
35-39 years	574	630	1,204	6.5%
40-44 years	544	634	1,178	6.4%
45-49 years	547	574	1,121	6.1%
50-54 years	464	559	1,023	5.6%
55-59 years	408	437	845	4.6%
60-64 years	333	360	693	3.8%
65-69 years	277	281	558	3%
70-74 years	185	170	355	1.9%
75-79 years	142	130	272	1.5%
80-84 years	73	87	160	0.9%
85+ years	77	105	182	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Jantetelco

Population Origin

Born in State

15,476

84.1%

Born in Another State

2,759

15%

Lived in Another State in 2015

518

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

161

0.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

158

98.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

435

8.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

161

0.9% of the population

Men / Women

73 / 88

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

987

5.4%

With Limitation

1,861

10.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	507
Visual	336
Hearing	236
Speech	174
Mental	189

Education in Jantetelco

Literacy and Schooling

In Jantetelco, 729 people aged 15 and over can read and write (72900%), while 686 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.9 years (8.8 men, 9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	308	378	686	68600%
Incomplete primary	719	694	1,413	141300%
Complete primary	1,143	1,165	2,308	230800%
Incomplete secondary	271	180	451	45100%
Complete secondary	1,813	2,014	3,827	382700%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,080	2,353	4,433	443300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	432
6-11 years	68
12-14 years	95

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 28 are public and 9 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	9	1	10
Primaria	12	1	13
Secundaria	5	1	6
Media Superior	1	6	7

Employment and Social Security in Jantetelco

In Jantetelco, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,120 people. Of those, 8,989 are employed and 131 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

9,120

H: 5,526 / M: 3,594

Employed Population

8,989

H: 5,424 / M: 3,565

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

131 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,350

H: 1,449 / M: 3,901

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	15,198	82.6%
IMSS	2,215	12%
ISSSTE	1,254	6.8%
ISSSTE estatal	145	0.8%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	106	0.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,510	62.5%
IMSS Bienestar	19	0.1%
Private insurance	43	0.2%
Other institution	17	0.1%
Without health coverage	3,190	17.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Jantetelco

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,061

806100%

Single

4,648

464800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,819

181900%

Households

Total Households

5,131

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

3,619

70.5%

Female-headed

1,512

29.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	13,940	75.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,749	14.9%
Other religions	14	0.1%
No religion	1,681	9.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Jantetelco

Jantetelco has 6,971 total dwellings, of which 5,135 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,892	95.8%
Earthen floor	203	4%
1 bedroom	2,032	39.8%
2+ bedrooms	3,062	60%
1 room	450	8.8%
2 rooms	1,031	20.2%
3+ rooms	3,613	70.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.7%

5,041 dwellings

Piped Water

89.7%

4,579 dwellings

With Drainage

97.2%

4,965 dwellings

All Services

88%

4,496 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,041	98.7%
Without electricity	54	1.1%
Public water network	4,579	89.7%
Hauled water	3,226	63.2%
Other water source	516	10.1%
With water tank	3,729	73%
With cistern	1,798	35.2%
With toilet	4,919	96.3%
With latrine	59	1.2%
With drainage	4,965	97.2%
Without drainage	130	2.5%
With all services	4,496	88%
Without water, drainage or electricity	14	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Jantetelco

Household equipment in Jantetelco according to the 2020 Census. 37.9% of dwellings have internet and 86.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,271	83.6%
Washing machine	3,044	59.6%
Microwave oven	1,228	24%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,876	36.7%
Motorcycle	1,039	20.3%
Bicycle	2,348	46%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,570	89.5%
Radio	3,423	67%
Landline phone	1,451	28.4%
Cell phone	4,428	86.7%
Computer	1,211	23.7%
Internet	1,935	37.9%
Pay TV	1,252	24.5%
Streaming platforms	227	4.4%
Video game console	118	2.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

266

5.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

458

9%

No Computer or Internet

2,890

56.6%

No ICT at All

81

1.6%

Companies and Economy in Jantetelco

The main economic sectors of Jantetelco are Comercio al por menor with 494 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	494
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	197
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	160
Industrias manufactureras	85
Industrias manufactureras	62

Poverty and Social Development in Jantetelco

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Jantetelco has a poverty rate of 59.3% and extreme poverty of 9.6%.

Poverty

59.3%

10,419 people

Extreme Poverty

9.6%

1,681 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

29.9%

5,254 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.9%

502 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.9%

1,383 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	20.6%	3,610
Lack of access to health services	11.1%	1,941
Lack of access to social security	79.7%	13,995
Lack of housing quality and spaces	12.9%	2,269
Lack of access to basic housing services	30.8%	5,407
Lack of access to food	24.3%	4,261
Income below welfare line	62.2%	10,921
Income below minimum welfare line	25.2%	4,423

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	56.8%	8.7%	36.6%	4.8%	0
2015	59.3%	9.6%	29.9%	7.9%	0

Crime in Jantetelco

In the last 12 months, 188 crimes were recorded in Jantetelco. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	15
2025/11	16
2025/10	24
2025/09	22
2025/08	28
2025/07	7
2025/06	8
2025/05	12
2025/04	12
2025/03	16
2025/02	8
2025/01	20

Health in Jantetelco

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

Main Localities of Jantetelco

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Amayuca	5,854	1,430
Jantetelco	5,050	1,428
Chalcatzingo	2,812	1,363
Tenango (Santa Ana)	1,945	1,177
Santa Lucía	340	1,411
La Renta	319	1,432
San Antonio la Esperanza	289	1,154
Colonia los Amates	238	1,376
Colonia Cuatro Caminos	214	1,404
Campo Chalpa	139	1,441

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