Jerez

Jerez is a municipality of Zacatecas with 59,910 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,087 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years.

Demographics of Jerez

Demographic structure of Jerez according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 14,855 people under 15 years old (24.8%), 37,716 people of working age (63%) and 7,328 elderly over 65 years old (12.2%).

0-14 years

14,855

24.8% of the population

15-64 years

37,716

63% - Working age

65+ years

7,328

12.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Jerez

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,429	2,406	4,835	8.1%
5-9 years	2,564	2,452	5,016	8.4%
10-14 years	2,555	2,449	5,004	8.4%
15-19 years	2,382	2,387	4,769	8%
20-24 years	2,321	2,391	4,712	7.9%
25-29 years	2,071	2,138	4,209	7%
30-34 years	1,901	2,235	4,136	6.9%
35-39 years	1,698	1,872	3,570	6%
40-44 years	1,743	1,926	3,669	6.1%
45-49 years	1,807	1,802	3,609	6%
50-54 years	1,623	1,822	3,445	5.8%
55-59 years	1,389	1,579	2,968	5%
60-64 years	1,230	1,399	2,629	4.4%
65-69 years	980	1,139	2,119	3.5%
70-74 years	862	931	1,793	3%
75-79 years	647	706	1,353	2.3%
80-84 years	475	545	1,020	1.7%
85+ years	483	560	1,043	1.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Jerez

Population Origin

Born in State

54,714

91.3%

Born in Another State

3,950

6.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

944

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

143

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

141

98.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

269

1.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

330

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

160 / 170

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

4,394

7.3%

With Limitation

9,025

15.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	2,514
Visual	1,613
Hearing	949
Speech	566
Mental	760

Education in Jerez

Literacy and Schooling

In Jerez, 1,551 people aged 15 and over can read and write (155100%), while 1,577 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years (9 men, 9.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	781	796	1,577	157700%
Incomplete primary	3,382	3,335	6,717	671700%
Complete primary	3,552	3,534	7,086	708600%
Incomplete secondary	989	709	1,698	169800%
Complete secondary	5,071	6,312	11,383	1138300%
Post-basic education (18+)	7,204	7,940	15,144	1514400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	964
6-11 years	167
12-14 years	276

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 167 are public and 22 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	51	4	55
Primaria	63	2	65
Secundaria	40	2	42
Media Superior	9	2	11
Superior	2	4	6

Employment and Social Security in Jerez

In Jerez, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 28,452 people. Of those, 28,050 are employed and 402 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

28,452

H: 17,444 / M: 11,008

Employed Population

28,050

H: 17,132 / M: 10,918

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

402 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

19,360

H: 5,533 / M: 13,827

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	46,358	77.4%
IMSS	13,135	21.9%
ISSSTE	4,795	8%
ISSSTE estatal	306	0.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	79	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	28,153	47%
IMSS Bienestar	153	0.3%
Private insurance	148	0.2%
Other institution	77	0.1%
Without health coverage	13,518	22.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Jerez

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

25,833

2583300%

Single

15,928

1592800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

6,231

623100%

Households

Total Households

17,849

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

12,612

70.7%

Female-headed

5,237

29.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	54,286	90.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,194	5.3%
Other religions	27	0%
No religion	2,347	3.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Jerez

Jerez has 27,432 total dwellings, of which 17,861 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	17,612	99.7%
Earthen floor	218	1.2%
1 bedroom	4,785	27.1%
2+ bedrooms	13,044	73.8%
1 room	279	1.6%
2 rooms	1,378	7.8%
3+ rooms	16,173	91.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.5%

17,768 dwellings

Piped Water

100.4%

17,740 dwellings

With Drainage

99.7%

17,617 dwellings

All Services

99.2%

17,531 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	17,768	100.5%
Without electricity	62	0.4%
Public water network	17,740	100.4%
Hauled water	16,429	93%
Other water source	90	0.5%
With water tank	16,779	95%
With cistern	721	4.1%
With toilet	17,596	99.6%
With latrine	67	0.4%
With drainage	17,617	99.7%
Without drainage	212	1.2%
With all services	17,531	99.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	8	0%

Goods and Technology in Jerez

Household equipment in Jerez according to the 2020 Census. 54.3% of dwellings have internet and 84.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	17,000	96.2%
Washing machine	15,775	89.3%
Microwave oven	10,485	59.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	11,054	62.6%
Motorcycle	4,631	26.2%
Bicycle	10,866	61.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	16,910	95.7%
Radio	13,899	78.7%
Landline phone	6,937	39.3%
Cell phone	14,972	84.7%
Computer	6,380	36.1%
Internet	9,587	54.3%
Pay TV	10,665	60.4%
Streaming platforms	2,332	13.2%
Video game console	1,607	9.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

365

2.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,237

7%

No Computer or Internet

7,404

41.9%

No ICT at All

147

0.8%

Companies and Economy in Jerez

The main economic sectors of Jerez are Comercio al por menor with 1,619 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,619
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	669
Industrias manufactureras	263
Industrias manufactureras	150
Industrias manufactureras	136

Poverty and Social Development in Jerez

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Jerez has a poverty rate of 57.8% and extreme poverty of 5.1%.

Poverty

57.8%

31,839 people

Extreme Poverty

5.1%

2,795 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

20.2%

11,141 people

Vulnerable by Income

8.8%

4,875 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

13.2%

7,259 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.3%	11,723
Lack of access to health services	16.6%	9,154
Lack of access to social security	65.4%	36,022
Lack of housing quality and spaces	1.7%	925
Lack of access to basic housing services	7.2%	3,942
Lack of access to food	14.7%	8,092
Income below welfare line	66.6%	36,714
Income below minimum welfare line	29.1%	16,022

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	61.1%	9%	19%	13.2%	0
2015	57.8%	5.1%	20.2%	13.2%	0

Crime in Jerez

In the last 12 months, 868 crimes were recorded in Jerez. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	64
2025/11	47
2025/10	71
2025/09	72
2025/08	78
2025/07	68
2025/06	71
2025/05	79
2025/04	75
2025/03	94
2025/02	74
2025/01	75

Health in Jerez

Jerez has 37 health facilities, including 6 hospitals, 31 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Jerez

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Jerez de García Salinas	46,132	1,999
Ermita de Guadalupe	2,434	1,955
Ermita de los Correa	919	2,259
Santa Rita (Luis Moya)	859	2,050
Los Haro	755	2,070
La Gavia	442	2,053
El Durazno	407	2,043
El Cargadero	389	2,117
El Moral	386	2,166
San Juan del Centro	366	2,058

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