San Blas

San Blas is a municipality of Nayarit with 41,518 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 109 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years.

Demographics of San Blas

Demographic structure of San Blas according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 10,911 people under 15 years old (26.3%), 25,964 people of working age (62.5%) and 4,634 elderly over 65 years old (11.2%).

0-14 years

10,911

26.3% of the population

15-64 years

25,964

62.5% - Working age

65+ years

4,634

11.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Blas

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,652	1,534	3,186	7.7%
5-9 years	2,012	1,885	3,897	9.4%
10-14 years	1,983	1,845	3,828	9.2%
15-19 years	1,733	1,572	3,305	8%
20-24 years	1,474	1,470	2,944	7.1%
25-29 years	1,404	1,415	2,819	6.8%
30-34 years	1,365	1,448	2,813	6.8%
35-39 years	1,234	1,311	2,545	6.1%
40-44 years	1,388	1,299	2,687	6.5%
45-49 years	1,323	1,208	2,531	6.1%
50-54 years	1,203	1,143	2,346	5.7%
55-59 years	1,039	1,021	2,060	5%
60-64 years	989	925	1,914	4.6%
65-69 years	850	717	1,567	3.8%
70-74 years	663	535	1,198	2.9%
75-79 years	458	407	865	2.1%
80-84 years	290	257	547	1.3%
85+ years	214	243	457	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Blas

Population Origin

Born in State

35,292

85%

Born in Another State

5,519

13.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,376

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

765

1.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

744

97.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

17

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,252

9.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

168

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

78 / 90

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,512

6.1%

With Limitation

5,828

14%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,244
Visual	1,009
Hearing	513
Speech	378
Mental	450

Education in San Blas

Literacy and Schooling

In San Blas, 1,649 people aged 15 and over can read and write (164900%), while 1,982 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years (7.9 men, 8.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,083	899	1,982	198200%
Incomplete primary	2,658	2,025	4,683	468300%
Complete primary	2,394	2,094	4,488	448800%
Incomplete secondary	704	534	1,238	123800%
Complete secondary	4,072	4,507	8,579	857900%
Post-basic education (18+)	4,234	4,372	8,606	860600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	829
6-11 years	228
12-14 years	242

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 141 are public and 7 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	45	1	46
Primaria	48	0	48
Secundaria	32	0	32
Media Superior	12	3	15
Superior	1	1	2

Employment and Social Security in San Blas

In San Blas, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 20,866 people. Of those, 20,754 are employed and 112 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.5%.

Total EAP

20,866

H: 13,446 / M: 7,420

Employed Population

20,754

H: 13,366 / M: 7,388

Unemployment Rate

0.5%

112 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

11,769

H: 3,235 / M: 8,534

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	32,075	77.3%
IMSS	8,356	20.1%
ISSSTE	1,867	4.5%
ISSSTE estatal	92	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1,542	3.7%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	19,036	45.8%
IMSS Bienestar	1,492	3.6%
Private insurance	208	0.5%
Other institution	49	0.1%
Without health coverage	9,423	22.7%

Marital Status and Religion in San Blas

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

18,847

1884700%

Single

9,056

905600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

4,883

488300%

Households

Total Households

12,999

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

9,420

72.5%

Female-headed

3,579

27.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	34,663	83.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,848	9.3%
Other religions	27	0.1%
No religion	2,927	7%

Housing and Basic Services in San Blas

San Blas has 18,861 total dwellings, of which 13,009 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	12,573	98.8%
Earthen floor	321	2.5%
1 bedroom	5,077	39.9%
2+ bedrooms	7,818	61.5%
1 room	987	7.8%
2 rooms	2,656	20.9%
3+ rooms	9,252	72.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.4%

12,767 dwellings

Piped Water

99.7%

12,684 dwellings

With Drainage

99.4%

12,643 dwellings

All Services

97.5%

12,405 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	12,767	100.4%
Without electricity	127	1%
Public water network	12,684	99.7%
Hauled water	11,330	89.1%
Other water source	211	1.7%
With water tank	5,739	45.1%
With cistern	3,838	30.2%
With toilet	12,581	98.9%
With latrine	63	0.5%
With drainage	12,643	99.4%
Without drainage	243	1.9%
With all services	12,405	97.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	14	0.1%

Goods and Technology in San Blas

Household equipment in San Blas according to the 2020 Census. 28% of dwellings have internet and 87.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	11,230	88.3%
Washing machine	9,151	71.9%
Microwave oven	3,841	30.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	5,243	41.2%
Motorcycle	5,007	39.4%
Bicycle	4,621	36.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	11,634	91.4%
Radio	7,385	58%
Landline phone	2,671	21%
Cell phone	11,095	87.2%
Computer	2,651	20.8%
Internet	3,563	28%
Pay TV	6,984	54.9%
Streaming platforms	862	6.8%
Video game console	614	4.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

762

6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,371

10.8%

No Computer or Internet

8,316

65.4%

No ICT at All

294

2.3%

Companies and Economy in San Blas

The main economic sectors of San Blas are Comercio al por menor with 995 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	995
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	841
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	430
Industrias manufactureras	172
Servicios educativos	81

Poverty and Social Development in San Blas

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Blas has a poverty rate of 52.2% and extreme poverty of 7.7%.

Poverty

52.2%

24,464 people

Extreme Poverty

7.7%

3,608 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

34.1%

15,996 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.1%

2,410 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

8.6%

4,020 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	22%	10,323
Lack of access to health services	15.1%	7,072
Lack of access to social security	72.8%	34,146
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6%	2,834
Lack of access to basic housing services	24.4%	11,452
Lack of access to food	23.6%	11,071
Income below welfare line	57.3%	26,874
Income below minimum welfare line	22.4%	10,520

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	51.1%	7.7%	39.9%	7.4%	0
2015	52.2%	7.7%	34.1%	8.6%	0

Crime in San Blas

In the last 12 months, 290 crimes were recorded in San Blas. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	13
2025/11	24
2025/10	34
2025/09	30
2025/08	31
2025/07	13
2025/06	23
2025/05	18
2025/04	26
2025/03	24
2025/02	18
2025/01	36

Health in San Blas

San Blas has 45 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 43 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Blas

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Blas	10,935	15
Jalcocotán	4,400	425
Guadalupe Victoria	3,066	5
Mecatán	2,826	302
Santa Cruz de Miramar	1,722	3
La Libertad	1,656	221
Aután	1,647	6
Aticama	1,569	6
Navarrete	1,459	66
El Llano	1,259	42

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