Huixtán

Huixtán is a municipality of Chiapas with 22,975 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,042 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.3 years.

Demographics of Huixtán

Demographic structure of Huixtán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 8,497 people under 15 years old (37%), 12,992 people of working age (56.5%) and 1,483 elderly over 65 years old (6.5%).

0-14 years

8,497

37% of the population

15-64 years

12,992

56.5% - Working age

65+ years

1,483

6.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

76.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Huixtán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,457	1,313	2,770	12.1%
5-9 years	1,454	1,404	2,858	12.4%
10-14 years	1,444	1,425	2,869	12.5%
15-19 years	1,143	1,251	2,394	10.4%
20-24 years	928	1,057	1,985	8.6%
25-29 years	801	957	1,758	7.7%
30-34 years	665	721	1,386	6%
35-39 years	588	704	1,292	5.6%
40-44 years	536	565	1,101	4.8%
45-49 years	520	528	1,048	4.6%
50-54 years	428	433	861	3.7%
55-59 years	305	328	633	2.8%
60-64 years	256	278	534	2.3%
65-69 years	241	285	526	2.3%
70-74 years	166	171	337	1.5%
75-79 years	165	124	289	1.3%
80-84 years	81	78	159	0.7%
85+ years	85	87	172	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Huixtán

Population Origin

Born in State

22,914

99.7%

Born in Another State

43

0.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

70

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

19,811

86.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

14,993

75.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

4,510

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

22,415

487.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

107

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

51 / 56

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

854

3.7%

With Limitation

1,388

6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	343
Visual	346
Hearing	296
Speech	245
Mental	253

Education in Huixtán

Literacy and Schooling

In Huixtán, 2,642 people aged 15 and over can read and write (264200%), while 2,236 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.3 years (6.8 men, 5.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	748	1,488	2,236	223600%
Incomplete primary	968	1,027	1,995	199500%
Complete primary	2,127	2,404	4,531	453100%
Incomplete secondary	208	167	375	37500%
Complete secondary	1,676	1,607	3,283	328300%
Post-basic education (18+)	987	675	1,662	166200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	625
6-11 years	156
12-14 years	322

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 120 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	48	48
Primaria	50	50
Secundaria	15	15
Media Superior	5	5

Employment and Social Security in Huixtán

In Huixtán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,230 people. Of those, 10,053 are employed and 177 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

10,230

H: 6,383 / M: 3,847

Employed Population

10,053

H: 6,229 / M: 3,824

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

177 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,827

H: 1,297 / M: 4,530

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	19,207	83.6%
IMSS	1,545	6.7%
ISSSTE	177	0.8%
ISSSTE estatal	17	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	10	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	16,815	73.2%
IMSS Bienestar	686	3%
Private insurance	29	0.1%
Other institution	18	0.1%
Without health coverage	3,746	16.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Huixtán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,052

905200%

Single

5,916

591600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,170

117000%

Households

Total Households

4,599

5 average occupants

Male-headed

3,944

85.8%

Female-headed

655

14.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	17,149	74.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	5,159	22.5%
Other religions	109	0.5%
No religion	524	2.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Huixtán

Huixtán has 5,654 total dwellings, of which 4,600 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,617	85.6%
Earthen floor	971	23%
1 bedroom	1,233	29.2%
2+ bedrooms	3,356	79.5%
1 room	86	2%
2 rooms	1,188	28.1%
3+ rooms	3,312	78.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

105.5%

4,456 dwellings

Piped Water

86%

3,632 dwellings

With Drainage

77.6%

3,277 dwellings

All Services

67.6%

2,855 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,456	105.5%
Without electricity	133	3.1%
Public water network	3,632	86%
Hauled water	2,207	52.2%
Other water source	957	22.7%
With water tank	3,056	72.3%
With cistern	173	4.1%
With toilet	2,623	62.1%
With latrine	1,906	45.1%
With drainage	3,277	77.6%
Without drainage	1,311	31%
With all services	2,855	67.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	67	1.6%

Goods and Technology in Huixtán

Household equipment in Huixtán according to the 2020 Census. 1% of dwellings have internet and 52.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	480	11.4%
Washing machine	193	4.6%
Microwave oven	92	2.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	275	6.5%
Motorcycle	41	1%
Bicycle	96	2.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,272	53.8%
Radio	2,174	51.5%
Landline phone	164	3.9%
Cell phone	2,221	52.6%
Computer	60	1.4%
Internet	43	1%
Pay TV	283	6.7%
Streaming platforms	4	0.1%
Video game console	4	0.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,575

37.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,284

54.1%

No Computer or Internet

4,498

106.5%

No ICT at All

1,123

26.6%

Companies and Economy in Huixtán

The main economic sectors of Huixtán are Comercio al por menor with 117 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	117
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	18
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	18
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	10
Servicios educativos	9

Poverty and Social Development in Huixtán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Huixtán has a poverty rate of 92.7% and extreme poverty of 60.3%.

Poverty

92.7%

13,574 people

Extreme Poverty

60.3%

8,818 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

4.7%

681 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.7%

108 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.9%

272 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	35.6%	5,215
Lack of access to health services	10.6%	1,558
Lack of access to social security	90.4%	13,231
Lack of housing quality and spaces	39.3%	5,747
Lack of access to basic housing services	85.7%	12,540
Lack of access to food	38.3%	5,598
Income below welfare line	93.5%	13,682
Income below minimum welfare line	79%	11,566

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	96.6%	62.5%	2.1%	0.4%	0
2015	92.7%	60.3%	4.7%	1.9%	0

Crime in Huixtán

In the last 12 months, 19 crimes were recorded in Huixtán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	3
2025/10	1
2025/05	1
2024/09	1
2024/08	2
2024/04	1
2024/03	3
2023/12	1
2023/11	3
2023/08	1
2023/07	1
2023/05	1

Health in Huixtán

Huixtán has 27 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 27 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Huixtán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Huixtán	1,901	1,995
Carmen Yalchuch	1,275	2,081
Los Pozos	1,271	2,255
San Pedro Pedernal	1,130	1,840
San Gregorio de las Casas	1,121	1,977
San Andrés Puerto Rico	1,002	1,770
La Libertad	968	1,913
Eshpuilho	952	2,213
Oquem	911	2,218
Lázaro Cárdenas (Chilil)	691	2,289

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