Jala

Jala is a municipality of Nayarit with 19,321 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,365 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.9 years.

Demographics of Jala

Demographic structure of Jala according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,134 people under 15 years old (31.7%), 11,354 people of working age (58.8%) and 1,832 elderly over 65 years old (9.5%).

0-14 years

6,134

31.7% of the population

15-64 years

11,354

58.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,832

9.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

70.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Jala

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	973	954	1,927	10%
5-9 years	1,059	1,132	2,191	11.3%
10-14 years	1,022	994	2,016	10.4%
15-19 years	954	849	1,803	9.3%
20-24 years	736	667	1,403	7.3%
25-29 years	675	685	1,360	7%
30-34 years	583	653	1,236	6.4%
35-39 years	601	624	1,225	6.3%
40-44 years	532	563	1,095	5.7%
45-49 years	472	504	976	5.1%
50-54 years	426	434	860	4.5%
55-59 years	335	385	720	3.7%
60-64 years	311	365	676	3.5%
65-69 years	249	311	560	2.9%
70-74 years	228	239	467	2.4%
75-79 years	161	184	345	1.8%
80-84 years	130	121	251	1.3%
85+ years	106	103	209	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Jala

Population Origin

Born in State

18,116

93.8%

Born in Another State

1,051

5.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

535

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

141

0.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

140

99.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

244

4.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

88

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

54 / 34

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,044

5.4%

With Limitation

2,794

14.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	517
Visual	384
Hearing	258
Speech	199
Mental	228

Education in Jala

Literacy and Schooling

In Jala, 696 people aged 15 and over can read and write (69600%), while 651 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.9 years (8.7 men, 9.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	329	322	651	65100%
Incomplete primary	864	745	1,609	160900%
Complete primary	1,095	930	2,025	202500%
Incomplete secondary	235	167	402	40200%
Complete secondary	1,645	1,971	3,616	361600%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,106	2,304	4,410	441000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	539
6-11 years	75
12-14 years	130

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 83 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	34	34
Primaria	31	31
Secundaria	14	14
Media Superior	3	3
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Jala

In Jala, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 8,565 people. Of those, 8,494 are employed and 71 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

8,565

H: 5,499 / M: 3,066

Employed Population

8,494

H: 5,440 / M: 3,054

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

71 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,800

H: 1,595 / M: 4,205

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	16,123	83.4%
IMSS	2,899	15%
ISSSTE	2,086	10.8%
ISSSTE estatal	17	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	36	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,082	57.4%
IMSS Bienestar	203	1.1%
Private insurance	45	0.2%
Other institution	37	0.2%
Without health coverage	3,196	16.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Jala

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,365

836500%

Single

4,507

450700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,522

152200%

Households

Total Households

5,021

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

3,516

70%

Female-headed

1,505

30%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	17,834	92.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,120	5.8%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	356	1.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Jala

Jala has 7,128 total dwellings, of which 5,021 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,751	96.1%
Earthen floor	264	5.3%
1 bedroom	1,717	34.7%
2+ bedrooms	3,301	66.8%
1 room	269	5.4%
2 rooms	1,002	20.3%
3+ rooms	3,747	75.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100%

4,947 dwellings

Piped Water

98.5%

4,872 dwellings

With Drainage

96.3%

4,761 dwellings

All Services

93.7%

4,632 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,947	100%
Without electricity	71	1.4%
Public water network	4,872	98.5%
Hauled water	4,084	82.6%
Other water source	146	3%
With water tank	2,468	49.9%
With cistern	1,407	28.5%
With toilet	4,572	92.5%
With latrine	247	5%
With drainage	4,761	96.3%
Without drainage	257	5.2%
With all services	4,632	93.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	16	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Jala

Household equipment in Jala according to the 2020 Census. 22.2% of dwellings have internet and 85.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,606	72.9%
Washing machine	2,312	46.8%
Microwave oven	1,206	24.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,554	31.4%
Motorcycle	931	18.8%
Bicycle	1,503	30.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,318	87.3%
Radio	2,579	52.2%
Landline phone	1,053	21.3%
Cell phone	4,215	85.2%
Computer	1,039	21%
Internet	1,100	22.2%
Pay TV	3,120	63.1%
Streaming platforms	183	3.7%
Video game console	180	3.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

448

9.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

598

12.1%

No Computer or Internet

3,515

71.1%

No ICT at All

179

3.6%

Companies and Economy in Jala

The main economic sectors of Jala are Comercio al por menor with 512 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	512
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	197
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	150
Industrias manufactureras	120
Industrias manufactureras	70

Poverty and Social Development in Jala

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Jala has a poverty rate of 70.6% and extreme poverty of 18.8%.

Poverty

70.6%

13,972 people

Extreme Poverty

18.8%

3,718 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

18.9%

3,739 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.6%

710 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6.9%

1,368 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	19.6%	3,880
Lack of access to health services	14%	2,767
Lack of access to social security	79.6%	15,748
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.2%	1,826
Lack of access to basic housing services	45.7%	9,043
Lack of access to food	29.1%	5,758
Income below welfare line	74.2%	14,683
Income below minimum welfare line	41.8%	8,277

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	70.9%	22.2%	18.7%	7.8%	0
2015	70.6%	18.8%	18.9%	6.9%	0

Crime in Jala

In the last 12 months, 118 crimes were recorded in Jala. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	6
2025/11	6
2025/10	13
2025/09	3
2025/08	14
2025/07	17
2025/06	6
2025/05	6
2025/04	11
2025/03	21
2025/02	5
2025/01	10

Health in Jala

Jala has 23 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 23 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Jala

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Jala	5,844	1,065
Jomulco	4,300	1,052
Rosa Blanca	3,216	1,923
Los Aguajes	1,173	1,901
Francisco I. Madero (La Bolsa)	912	1,887
Cofradía de Juanacatlán	887	1,902
San Miguel de Buenavista	578	1,880
Colonia Lindavista	409	1,919
Coapan	370	1,256
Pueblo Nuevo	207	1,861

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