San Joaquín

San Joaquín is a municipality of Querétaro with 8,359 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,829 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of San Joaquín

Demographic structure of San Joaquín according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,652 people under 15 years old (31.7%), 5,059 people of working age (60.5%) and 647 elderly over 65 years old (7.7%).

0-14 years

2,652

31.7% of the population

15-64 years

5,059

60.5% - Working age

65+ years

647

7.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

65.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Joaquín

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	410	383	793	9.5%
5-9 years	461	480	941	11.3%
10-14 years	471	447	918	11%
15-19 years	424	445	869	10.4%
20-24 years	249	342	591	7.1%
25-29 years	210	357	567	6.8%
30-34 years	229	329	558	6.7%
35-39 years	208	271	479	5.7%
40-44 years	229	282	511	6.1%
45-49 years	235	269	504	6%
50-54 years	203	211	414	5%
55-59 years	149	170	319	3.8%
60-64 years	120	127	247	3%
65-69 years	93	117	210	2.5%
70-74 years	63	77	140	1.7%
75-79 years	70	82	152	1.8%
80-84 years	26	44	70	0.8%
85+ years	24	51	75	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Joaquín

Population Origin

Born in State

7,840

93.8%

Born in Another State

410

4.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

79

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

36

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

35

97.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

86

3.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

29

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

14 / 15

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

469

5.6%

With Limitation

858

10.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	219
Visual	185
Hearing	121
Speech	88
Mental	74

Education in San Joaquín

Literacy and Schooling

In San Joaquín, 727 people aged 15 and over can read and write (72700%), while 869 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.3 men, 7.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	377	492	869	86900%
Incomplete primary	259	265	524	52400%
Complete primary	521	576	1,097	109700%
Incomplete secondary	69	51	120	12000%
Complete secondary	694	952	1,646	164600%
Post-basic education (18+)	508	710	1,218	121800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	168
6-11 years	35
12-14 years	62

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 89 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	35	1	36
Primaria	37	1	38
Secundaria	13	0	13
Media Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in San Joaquín

In San Joaquín, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,978 people. Of those, 2,827 are employed and 151 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 5.1%.

Total EAP

2,978

H: 1,979 / M: 999

Employed Population

2,827

H: 1,841 / M: 986

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

151 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,255

H: 813 / M: 2,442

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,112	97%
IMSS	351	4.2%
ISSSTE	140	1.7%
ISSSTE estatal	2	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,656	91.6%
IMSS Bienestar	2	0%
Private insurance	20	0.2%
Other institution	7	0.1%
Without health coverage	245	2.9%

Marital Status and Religion in San Joaquín

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,461

346100%

Single

2,197

219700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

598

59800%

Households

Total Households

2,274

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

1,272

55.9%

Female-headed

1,002

44.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,031	96.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	232	2.8%
No religion	94	1.1%

Housing and Basic Services in San Joaquín

San Joaquín has 3,327 total dwellings, of which 2,275 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,186	96.9%
Earthen floor	75	3.3%
1 bedroom	766	33.9%
2+ bedrooms	1,497	66.3%
1 room	104	4.6%
2 rooms	371	16.4%
3+ rooms	1,788	79.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.1%

2,191 dwellings

Piped Water

89%

2,008 dwellings

With Drainage

90%

2,032 dwellings

All Services

83.5%

1,884 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,191	97.1%
Without electricity	72	3.2%
Public water network	2,008	89%
Hauled water	1,485	65.8%
Other water source	255	11.3%
With water tank	2,070	91.7%
With cistern	178	7.9%
With toilet	1,991	88.2%
With latrine	112	5%
With drainage	2,032	90%
Without drainage	231	10.2%
With all services	1,884	83.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	21	0.9%

Goods and Technology in San Joaquín

Household equipment in San Joaquín according to the 2020 Census. 41.4% of dwellings have internet and 77.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,784	79%
Washing machine	1,435	63.6%
Microwave oven	751	33.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,038	46%
Motorcycle	294	13%
Bicycle	111	4.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,856	82.2%
Radio	1,148	50.9%
Landline phone	126	5.6%
Cell phone	1,748	77.4%
Computer	398	17.6%
Internet	934	41.4%
Pay TV	996	44.1%
Streaming platforms	87	3.9%
Video game console	48	2.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

246

10.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

483

21.4%

No Computer or Internet

1,240

54.9%

No ICT at All

127

5.6%

Companies and Economy in San Joaquín

The main economic sectors of San Joaquín are Comercio al por menor with 187 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	187
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	43
Industrias manufactureras	23
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	20
Servicios educativos	8

Poverty and Social Development in San Joaquín

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Joaquín has a poverty rate of 40.8% and extreme poverty of 6.3%.

Poverty

40.8%

3,824 people

Extreme Poverty

6.3%

587 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

50.7%

4,748 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.7%

63 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.9%

737 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25.6%	2,402
Lack of access to health services	5.3%	496
Lack of access to social security	84.1%	7,878
Lack of housing quality and spaces	11.8%	1,104
Lack of access to basic housing services	27.9%	2,618
Lack of access to food	15.1%	1,415
Income below welfare line	41.5%	3,887
Income below minimum welfare line	14.9%	1,396

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	75.3%	30.6%	21.8%	2.4%	0
2015	40.8%	6.3%	50.7%	7.9%	0

Crime in San Joaquín

In the last 12 months, 109 crimes were recorded in San Joaquín. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	11
2025/11	9
2025/10	9
2025/09	10
2025/08	6
2025/07	5
2025/06	6
2025/05	15
2025/04	10
2025/03	7
2025/02	9
2025/01	12

Health in San Joaquín

San Joaquín has 10 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Joaquín

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Joaquín	1,957	2,426
Canoas (Nuevo San Joaquín)	492	2,316
Santa Ana	470	2,479
Santa María Álamos	394	1,516
San José Carrizal	386	1,351
Zarza y Somerial	327	1,679
Apartadero	304	1,629
San Cristóbal	299	2,438
Ocotitlán	292	1,850
Los Herrera	244	2,369

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