Jalacingo

Jalacingo is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 46,794 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,809 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.6 years.

Demographics of Jalacingo

Demographic structure of Jalacingo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 15,294 people under 15 years old (32.7%), 28,644 people of working age (61.2%) and 2,843 elderly over 65 years old (6.1%).

0-14 years

15,294

32.7% of the population

15-64 years

28,644

61.2% - Working age

65+ years

2,843

6.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Jalacingo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,531	2,561	5,092	10.9%
5-9 years	2,694	2,550	5,244	11.2%
10-14 years	2,493	2,465	4,958	10.6%
15-19 years	2,434	2,474	4,908	10.5%
20-24 years	1,923	2,099	4,022	8.6%
25-29 years	1,728	1,947	3,675	7.9%
30-34 years	1,530	1,763	3,293	7%
35-39 years	1,510	1,643	3,153	6.7%
40-44 years	1,278	1,490	2,768	5.9%
45-49 years	1,064	1,211	2,275	4.9%
50-54 years	903	950	1,853	4%
55-59 years	726	765	1,491	3.2%
60-64 years	550	656	1,206	2.6%
65-69 years	433	528	961	2.1%
70-74 years	336	389	725	1.5%
75-79 years	246	283	529	1.1%
80-84 years	133	179	312	0.7%
85+ years	126	190	316	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Jalacingo

Population Origin

Born in State

39,786

85%

Born in Another State

6,945

14.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,023

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

100

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

98

98% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

319

2.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

476

1% of the population

Men / Women

234 / 242

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,056

4.4%

With Limitation

3,579

7.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	779
Visual	872
Hearing	552
Speech	450
Mental	410

Education in Jalacingo

Literacy and Schooling

In Jalacingo, 3,500 people aged 15 and over can read and write (350000%), while 3,403 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.6 years (6.7 men, 6.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,439	1,964	3,403	340300%
Incomplete primary	2,946	3,331	6,277	627700%
Complete primary	4,238	4,023	8,261	826100%
Incomplete secondary	584	469	1,053	105300%
Complete secondary	3,103	3,614	6,717	671700%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,248	2,743	4,991	499100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,561
6-11 years	289
12-14 years	683

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 119 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	44	1	45
Primaria	46	1	47
Secundaria	22	1	23
Media Superior	6	0	6

Employment and Social Security in Jalacingo

In Jalacingo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 21,765 people. Of those, 21,606 are employed and 159 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

21,765

H: 13,894 / M: 7,871

Employed Population

21,606

H: 13,774 / M: 7,832

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

159 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

12,634

H: 2,490 / M: 10,144

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	34,073	72.8%
IMSS	3,201	6.8%
ISSSTE	579	1.2%
ISSSTE estatal	24	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	55	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	28,062	60%
IMSS Bienestar	2,204	4.7%
Private insurance	10	0%
Other institution	19	0%
Without health coverage	12,704	27.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Jalacingo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

19,800

1980000%

Single

11,098

1109800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,575

357500%

Households

Total Households

11,590

4 average occupants

Male-headed

8,073

69.7%

Female-headed

3,517

30.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	42,771	91.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,370	5.1%
Other religions	12	0%
No religion	1,607	3.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Jalacingo

Jalacingo has 14,007 total dwellings, of which 11,593 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	10,780	96.5%
Earthen floor	791	7.1%
1 bedroom	5,566	49.8%
2+ bedrooms	6,005	53.8%
1 room	1,211	10.8%
2 rooms	2,948	26.4%
3+ rooms	7,411	66.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.1%

11,408 dwellings

Piped Water

99.5%

11,120 dwellings

With Drainage

92.5%

10,338 dwellings

All Services

89.3%

9,980 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	11,408	102.1%
Without electricity	162	1.5%
Public water network	11,120	99.5%
Hauled water	7,572	67.8%
Other water source	450	4%
With water tank	4,630	41.4%
With cistern	1,158	10.4%
With toilet	8,831	79.1%
With latrine	2,556	22.9%
With drainage	10,338	92.5%
Without drainage	1,232	11%
With all services	9,980	89.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	49	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Jalacingo

Household equipment in Jalacingo according to the 2020 Census. 28.9% of dwellings have internet and 80.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,543	58.6%
Washing machine	3,733	33.4%
Microwave oven	1,645	14.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,702	24.2%
Motorcycle	1,533	13.7%
Bicycle	2,655	23.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	10,522	94.2%
Radio	7,569	67.8%
Landline phone	883	7.9%
Cell phone	9,003	80.6%
Computer	1,033	9.2%
Internet	3,229	28.9%
Pay TV	1,926	17.2%
Streaming platforms	230	2.1%
Video game console	182	1.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

621

5.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,440

21.8%

No Computer or Internet

8,119

72.7%

No ICT at All

369

3.3%

Companies and Economy in Jalacingo

The main economic sectors of Jalacingo are Comercio al por menor with 683 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	683
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	147
Industrias manufactureras	125
Servicios educativos	25
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	22

Poverty and Social Development in Jalacingo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Jalacingo has a poverty rate of 81% and extreme poverty of 21.2%.

Poverty

81%

32,639 people

Extreme Poverty

21.2%

8,556 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

16.8%

6,763 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.9%

343 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.4%

547 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	37.8%	15,230
Lack of access to health services	20.6%	8,308
Lack of access to social security	89.7%	36,139
Lack of housing quality and spaces	28.7%	11,578
Lack of access to basic housing services	56%	22,568
Lack of access to food	23.5%	9,487
Income below welfare line	81.9%	32,982
Income below minimum welfare line	41.4%	16,689

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	82.9%	33.4%	15.3%	1.1%	0
2015	81%	21.2%	16.8%	1.4%	0

Crime in Jalacingo

In the last 12 months, 315 crimes were recorded in Jalacingo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	33
2025/11	18
2025/10	34
2025/09	14
2025/08	25
2025/07	29
2025/06	32
2025/05	27
2025/04	26
2025/03	30
2025/02	22
2025/01	25

Health in Jalacingo

Jalacingo has 18 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 17 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Jalacingo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Jalacingo	15,807	1,865
Mixquiapan	3,067	2,299
Orilla del Monte	2,680	2,395
Ocotepec	2,559	1,841
Vista Hermosa	2,198	2,244
Ahuacatán	2,076	1,940
Guadalupe Victoria	2,044	1,926
Francisco Barrientos y Barrientos (Santa Anita)	1,996	1,909
Cuauhtamingo	1,534	2,028
Miguel Hidalgo	1,417	2,050

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