San José Chiapa

San José Chiapa is a municipality of Puebla with 10,443 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,369 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years.

Demographics of San José Chiapa

Demographic structure of San José Chiapa according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,314 people under 15 years old (31.7%), 6,438 people of working age (61.6%) and 691 elderly over 65 years old (6.6%).

0-14 years

3,314

31.7% of the population

15-64 years

6,438

61.6% - Working age

65+ years

691

6.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

62.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San José Chiapa

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	592	536	1,128	10.8%
5-9 years	591	580	1,171	11.2%
10-14 years	508	507	1,015	9.7%
15-19 years	471	464	935	9%
20-24 years	407	452	859	8.2%
25-29 years	364	466	830	7.9%
30-34 years	385	382	767	7.3%
35-39 years	345	409	754	7.2%
40-44 years	334	347	681	6.5%
45-49 years	287	259	546	5.2%
50-54 years	212	225	437	4.2%
55-59 years	154	189	343	3.3%
60-64 years	145	141	286	2.7%
65-69 years	94	129	223	2.1%
70-74 years	91	89	180	1.7%
75-79 years	44	67	111	1.1%
80-84 years	41	42	83	0.8%
85+ years	42	52	94	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San José Chiapa

Population Origin

Born in State

8,520

81.6%

Born in Another State

1,883

18%

Lived in Another State in 2015

277

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

23

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

23

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

71

2.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

123

1.2% of the population

Men / Women

62 / 61

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

377

3.6%

With Limitation

830

7.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	201
Visual	133
Hearing	86
Speech	51
Mental	56

Education in San José Chiapa

Literacy and Schooling

In San José Chiapa, 560 people aged 15 and over can read and write (56000%), while 521 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years (7.8 men, 7.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	198	323	521	52100%
Incomplete primary	487	490	977	97700%
Complete primary	710	748	1,458	145800%
Incomplete secondary	158	112	270	27000%
Complete secondary	1,019	1,136	2,155	215500%
Post-basic education (18+)	705	784	1,489	148900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	291
6-11 years	55
12-14 years	42

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 31 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	8	1	9
Primaria	8	0	8
Secundaria	5	0	5
Media Superior	7	0	7
Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in San José Chiapa

In San José Chiapa, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,379 people. Of those, 4,170 are employed and 209 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 4.8%.

Total EAP

4,379

H: 2,840 / M: 1,539

Employed Population

4,170

H: 2,642 / M: 1,528

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

209 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,346

H: 868 / M: 2,478

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,035	76.9%
IMSS	1,740	16.7%
ISSSTE	30	0.3%
ISSSTE estatal	63	0.6%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	27	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,001	57.5%
IMSS Bienestar	143	1.4%
Private insurance	80	0.8%
Other institution	18	0.2%
Without health coverage	2,403	23%

Marital Status and Religion in San José Chiapa

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,570

457000%

Single

2,325

232500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

854

85400%

Households

Total Households

2,503

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

1,948

77.8%

Female-headed

555

22.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,493	90.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	312	3%
Other religions	12	0.1%
No religion	612	5.9%

Housing and Basic Services in San José Chiapa

San José Chiapa has 3,749 total dwellings, of which 2,503 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,469	98.7%
Earthen floor	28	1.1%
1 bedroom	872	34.9%
2+ bedrooms	1,625	65%
1 room	142	5.7%
2 rooms	445	17.8%
3+ rooms	1,909	76.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.3%

2,483 dwellings

Piped Water

99.2%

2,480 dwellings

With Drainage

91.5%

2,289 dwellings

All Services

90.8%

2,270 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,483	99.3%
Without electricity	15	0.6%
Public water network	2,480	99.2%
Hauled water	2,262	90.4%
Other water source	18	0.7%
With water tank	1,767	70.7%
With cistern	152	6.1%
With toilet	2,142	85.6%
With latrine	318	12.7%
With drainage	2,289	91.5%
Without drainage	209	8.4%
With all services	2,270	90.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.1%

Goods and Technology in San José Chiapa

Household equipment in San José Chiapa according to the 2020 Census. 19% of dwellings have internet and 84.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,698	67.9%
Washing machine	1,297	51.9%
Microwave oven	477	19.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	697	27.9%
Motorcycle	104	4.2%
Bicycle	1,318	52.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,352	94%
Radio	1,802	72.1%
Landline phone	237	9.5%
Cell phone	2,111	84.4%
Computer	305	12.2%
Internet	475	19%
Pay TV	682	27.3%
Streaming platforms	61	2.4%
Video game console	40	1.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

75

3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

349

14%

No Computer or Internet

1,921

76.8%

No ICT at All

36

1.4%

Companies and Economy in San José Chiapa

The main economic sectors of San José Chiapa are Comercio al por menor with 233 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	233
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	53
Industrias manufactureras	41
Industrias manufactureras	16
Servicios financieros y de seguros	13

Poverty and Social Development in San José Chiapa

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San José Chiapa has a poverty rate of 74% and extreme poverty of 11.4%.

Poverty

74%

6,487 people

Extreme Poverty

11.4%

997 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

20.4%

1,787 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.7%

239 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3%

259 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	29.6%	2,594
Lack of access to health services	15.6%	1,368
Lack of access to social security	85.1%	7,461
Lack of housing quality and spaces	16.3%	1,434
Lack of access to basic housing services	17.5%	1,535
Lack of access to food	26%	2,285
Income below welfare line	76.7%	6,726
Income below minimum welfare line	31.8%	2,786

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	72.9%	22.7%	21.7%	1.7%	0
2015	74%	11.4%	20.4%	3%	0

Crime in San José Chiapa

In the last 12 months, 138 crimes were recorded in San José Chiapa. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	10
2025/11	6
2025/10	17
2025/09	8
2025/08	4
2025/07	12
2025/06	14
2025/05	18
2025/04	8
2025/03	18
2025/02	15
2025/01	8

Health in San José Chiapa

San José Chiapa has 8 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San José Chiapa

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San José Chiapa	6,271	2,365
San José Ozumba	1,944	2,350
Nuevo Vicencio	784	2,345
San José Morelos (Los Ocotes)	344	2,424
La Purísima	328	2,348
San Isidro Ovando (La Ambición)	312	2,437
San Juan Bautista	224	2,349
Ciudad Modelo	75	2,359
La Loma	51	2,378
Santa Martha	24	2,417

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