Jalapa

Jalapa is a municipality of Tabasco with 37,749 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 17 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years.

Demographics of Jalapa

Demographic structure of Jalapa according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,458 people under 15 years old (25.1%), 24,927 people of working age (66%) and 3,354 elderly over 65 years old (8.9%).

0-14 years

9,458

25.1% of the population

15-64 years

24,927

66% - Working age

65+ years

3,354

8.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

51.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Jalapa

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,456	1,353	2,809	7.4%
5-9 years	1,727	1,638	3,365	8.9%
10-14 years	1,723	1,561	3,284	8.7%
15-19 years	1,612	1,476	3,088	8.2%
20-24 years	1,432	1,358	2,790	7.4%
25-29 years	1,249	1,400	2,649	7%
30-34 years	1,274	1,439	2,713	7.2%
35-39 years	1,235	1,448	2,683	7.1%
40-44 years	1,366	1,452	2,818	7.5%
45-49 years	1,281	1,286	2,567	6.8%
50-54 years	1,129	1,120	2,249	6%
55-59 years	947	961	1,908	5.1%
60-64 years	718	744	1,462	3.9%
65-69 years	572	567	1,139	3%
70-74 years	444	387	831	2.2%
75-79 years	286	296	582	1.5%
80-84 years	218	208	426	1.1%
85+ years	206	170	376	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Jalapa

Population Origin

Born in State

36,574

96.9%

Born in Another State

1,139

3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

296

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

116

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

114

98.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

314

3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

92

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

53 / 39

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,908

7.7%

With Limitation

4,407

11.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,487
Visual	1,292
Hearing	546
Speech	490
Mental	537

Education in Jalapa

Literacy and Schooling

In Jalapa, 1,579 people aged 15 and over can read and write (157900%), while 1,090 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years (9.4 men, 8.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	450	640	1,090	109000%
Incomplete primary	1,690	2,034	3,724	372400%
Complete primary	1,824	2,112	3,936	393600%
Incomplete secondary	262	223	485	48500%
Complete secondary	3,773	4,131	7,904	790400%
Post-basic education (18+)	5,468	4,715	10,183	1018300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	265
6-11 years	104
12-14 years	135

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 125 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	48	48
Primaria	52	52
Secundaria	15	15
Media Superior	8	8

Employment and Social Security in Jalapa

In Jalapa, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 19,647 people. Of those, 19,426 are employed and 221 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

19,647

H: 11,855 / M: 7,792

Employed Population

19,426

H: 11,672 / M: 7,754

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

221 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

10,520

H: 3,034 / M: 7,486

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	27,772	73.6%
IMSS	5,031	13.3%
ISSSTE	1,368	3.6%
ISSSTE estatal	2,061	5.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	627	1.7%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	16,508	43.7%
IMSS Bienestar	395	1%
Private insurance	436	1.2%
Other institution	2,003	5.3%
Without health coverage	9,962	26.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Jalapa

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

17,277

1727700%

Single

9,358

935800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,649

364900%

Households

Total Households

10,571

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

7,770

73.5%

Female-headed

2,801

26.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	24,766	65.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	10,055	26.6%
Other religions	4	0%
No religion	2,905	7.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Jalapa

Jalapa has 12,760 total dwellings, of which 10,573 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	10,293	97.6%
Earthen floor	263	2.5%
1 bedroom	4,314	40.9%
2+ bedrooms	6,242	59.2%
1 room	1,020	9.7%
2 rooms	1,327	12.6%
3+ rooms	8,209	77.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.2%

10,468 dwellings

Piped Water

96.2%

10,150 dwellings

With Drainage

96.5%

10,176 dwellings

All Services

93%

9,815 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	10,468	99.2%
Without electricity	89	0.8%
Public water network	10,150	96.2%
Hauled water	6,409	60.7%
Other water source	407	3.9%
With water tank	4,580	43.4%
With cistern	651	6.2%
With toilet	10,174	96.4%
With latrine	22	0.2%
With drainage	10,176	96.5%
Without drainage	381	3.6%
With all services	9,815	93%
Without water, drainage or electricity	19	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Jalapa

Household equipment in Jalapa according to the 2020 Census. 19.9% of dwellings have internet and 80.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	9,433	89.4%
Washing machine	7,783	73.8%
Microwave oven	2,263	21.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,697	25.6%
Motorcycle	2,629	24.9%
Bicycle	2,208	20.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	9,157	86.8%
Radio	5,377	51%
Landline phone	522	4.9%
Cell phone	8,507	80.6%
Computer	1,724	16.3%
Internet	2,096	19.9%
Pay TV	2,765	26.2%
Streaming platforms	401	3.8%
Video game console	211	2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

886

8.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,945

18.4%

No Computer or Internet

7,802

74%

No ICT at All

473

4.5%

Companies and Economy in Jalapa

The main economic sectors of Jalapa are Comercio al por menor with 207 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	207
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	96
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	53
Industrias manufactureras	46
Servicios educativos	13

Poverty and Social Development in Jalapa

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Jalapa has a poverty rate of 49.1% and extreme poverty of 7.9%.

Poverty

49.1%

20,202 people

Extreme Poverty

7.9%

3,231 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

44.3%

18,212 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.6%

647 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5%

2,070 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	19.3%	7,926
Lack of access to health services	13%	5,359
Lack of access to social security	77.8%	32,001
Lack of housing quality and spaces	14.8%	6,090
Lack of access to basic housing services	59.3%	24,381
Lack of access to food	30%	12,332
Income below welfare line	50.7%	20,849
Income below minimum welfare line	16%	6,583

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	57.3%	10.7%	22.6%	9.3%	0
2015	49.1%	7.9%	44.3%	5%	0

Crime in Jalapa

In the last 12 months, 550 crimes were recorded in Jalapa. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	42
2025/11	44
2025/10	49
2025/09	55
2025/08	55
2025/07	63
2025/06	35
2025/05	47
2025/04	52
2025/03	38
2025/02	36
2025/01	34

Health in Jalapa

Jalapa has 43 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 39 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Jalapa

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Jalapa	5,001	12
San Miguel Afuera	2,064	26
San Juan el Alto 2da. Sección	1,693	30
Aquiles Serdán 1ra. Sección	1,555	21
Benito González	1,467	45
Tequila 1ra. Sección (La Aurora)	1,197	37
Chichonal 1ra. Sección	1,174	19
Astapa	1,159	10
Emiliano Zapata	840	10
San Juan el Alto 1ra. Sección	817	30

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