Jalpa

Jalpa is a municipality of Zacatecas with 25,296 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,519 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of Jalpa

Demographic structure of Jalpa according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 7,270 people under 15 years old (28.7%), 15,184 people of working age (60%) and 2,811 elderly over 65 years old (11.1%).

0-14 years

7,270

28.7% of the population

15-64 years

15,184

60% - Working age

65+ years

2,811

11.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

66.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Jalpa

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,282	1,226	2,508	9.9%
5-9 years	1,185	1,225	2,410	9.5%
10-14 years	1,211	1,141	2,352	9.3%
15-19 years	1,038	1,051	2,089	8.3%
20-24 years	986	1,003	1,989	7.9%
25-29 years	862	890	1,752	6.9%
30-34 years	823	896	1,719	6.8%
35-39 years	758	832	1,590	6.3%
40-44 years	707	735	1,442	5.7%
45-49 years	645	648	1,293	5.1%
50-54 years	631	643	1,274	5%
55-59 years	460	577	1,037	4.1%
60-64 years	474	525	999	3.9%
65-69 years	391	422	813	3.2%
70-74 years	329	332	661	2.6%
75-79 years	255	257	512	2%
80-84 years	192	229	421	1.7%
85+ years	184	220	404	1.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Jalpa

Population Origin

Born in State

21,581

85.3%

Born in Another State

3,228

12.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

589

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

79

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

77

97.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

172

2.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

160

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

81 / 79

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,468

5.8%

With Limitation

2,845

11.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	784
Visual	524
Hearing	303
Speech	229
Mental	269

Education in Jalpa

Literacy and Schooling

In Jalpa, 841 people aged 15 and over can read and write (84100%), while 959 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (8.5 men, 8.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	458	501	959	95900%
Incomplete primary	1,270	1,001	2,271	227100%
Complete primary	1,398	1,244	2,642	264200%
Incomplete secondary	326	211	537	53700%
Complete secondary	2,527	3,243	5,770	577000%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,499	2,724	5,223	522300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	487
6-11 years	60
12-14 years	143

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 106 are public and 8 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	37	1	38
Primaria	39	1	40
Secundaria	23	1	24
Media Superior	5	0	5
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Jalpa

In Jalpa, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,782 people. Of those, 10,610 are employed and 172 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

10,782

H: 6,867 / M: 3,915

Employed Population

10,610

H: 6,721 / M: 3,889

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

172 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,460

H: 2,486 / M: 5,974

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	20,002	79.1%
IMSS	5,388	21.3%
ISSSTE	1,620	6.4%
ISSSTE estatal	23	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	221	0.9%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	12,657	50%
IMSS Bienestar	57	0.2%
Private insurance	74	0.3%
Other institution	164	0.6%
Without health coverage	5,243	20.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Jalpa

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

10,616

1061600%

Single

6,535

653500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,227

222700%

Households

Total Households

7,092

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

4,897

69%

Female-headed

2,195

31%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	23,845	94.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	659	2.6%
Other religions	5	0%
No religion	744	2.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Jalpa

Jalpa has 10,783 total dwellings, of which 7,097 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,003	99.1%
Earthen floor	80	1.1%
1 bedroom	2,361	33.4%
2+ bedrooms	4,722	66.8%
1 room	174	2.5%
2 rooms	757	10.7%
3+ rooms	6,152	87.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.7%

7,043 dwellings

Piped Water

99%

6,995 dwellings

With Drainage

98.8%

6,977 dwellings

All Services

97.9%

6,915 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,043	99.7%
Without electricity	40	0.6%
Public water network	6,995	99%
Hauled water	5,844	82.7%
Other water source	88	1.2%
With water tank	6,523	92.3%
With cistern	1,738	24.6%
With toilet	6,951	98.4%
With latrine	27	0.4%
With drainage	6,977	98.8%
Without drainage	106	1.5%
With all services	6,915	97.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	15	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Jalpa

Household equipment in Jalpa according to the 2020 Census. 44.2% of dwellings have internet and 83.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,783	96%
Washing machine	6,163	87.2%
Microwave oven	3,468	49.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,861	54.6%
Motorcycle	1,085	15.4%
Bicycle	1,643	23.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,554	92.8%
Radio	5,318	75.3%
Landline phone	2,351	33.3%
Cell phone	5,911	83.7%
Computer	2,018	28.6%
Internet	3,126	44.2%
Pay TV	2,501	35.4%
Streaming platforms	629	8.9%
Video game console	431	6.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

197

2.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

674

9.5%

No Computer or Internet

3,532

50%

No ICT at All

61

0.9%

Companies and Economy in Jalpa

The main economic sectors of Jalpa are Comercio al por menor with 599 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	599
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	232
Industrias manufactureras	60
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	36
Industrias manufactureras	35

Poverty and Social Development in Jalpa

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Jalpa has a poverty rate of 50.9% and extreme poverty of 4.6%.

Poverty

50.9%

12,510 people

Extreme Poverty

4.6%

1,122 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

28.8%

7,079 people

Vulnerable by Income

7.2%

1,776 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

13.1%

3,231 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.5%	5,280
Lack of access to health services	11.6%	2,850
Lack of access to social security	66.4%	16,325
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.6%	1,128
Lack of access to basic housing services	13.2%	3,236
Lack of access to food	15.8%	3,895
Income below welfare line	58.1%	14,286
Income below minimum welfare line	21.4%	5,267

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	59.7%	8.2%	20.4%	14.1%	0
2015	50.9%	4.6%	28.8%	13.1%	0

Crime in Jalpa

In the last 12 months, 270 crimes were recorded in Jalpa. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	24
2025/11	17
2025/10	23
2025/09	29
2025/08	25
2025/07	30
2025/06	20
2025/05	32
2025/04	15
2025/03	19
2025/02	19
2025/01	17

Health in Jalpa

Jalpa has 21 health facilities, including 4 hospitals, 15 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Jalpa

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Jalpa	15,291	1,368
Guadalupe Victoria (La Villita)	887	1,553
Los Santiagos	679	1,389
Colonia Unión Obrera	671	1,442
Colonia Santa Cecilia	436	1,413
Palmillos	396	1,651
Santa Juana (Ignacio Zaragoza)	304	1,522
Fraccionamiento San Marcos	304	1,445
El Tuitán	286	1,622
Chalchisco de Abajo (San Rafael)	270	1,486

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