Ocotepec

Ocotepec is a municipality of Chiapas with 14,088 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,450 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.6 years.

Demographics of Ocotepec

Demographic structure of Ocotepec according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,006 people under 15 years old (42.6%), 7,313 people of working age (51.9%) and 769 elderly over 65 years old (5.5%).

0-14 years

6,006

42.6% of the population

15-64 years

7,313

51.9% - Working age

65+ years

769

5.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

92.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ocotepec

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,014	1,055	2,069	14.7%
5-9 years	969	983	1,952	13.9%
10-14 years	1,028	957	1,985	14.1%
15-19 years	829	795	1,624	11.5%
20-24 years	527	568	1,095	7.8%
25-29 years	378	483	861	6.1%
30-34 years	358	399	757	5.4%
35-39 years	350	419	769	5.5%
40-44 years	281	341	622	4.4%
45-49 years	245	276	521	3.7%
50-54 years	188	199	387	2.7%
55-59 years	178	179	357	2.5%
60-64 years	149	171	320	2.3%
65-69 years	131	142	273	1.9%
70-74 years	87	85	172	1.2%
75-79 years	81	86	167	1.2%
80-84 years	63	47	110	0.8%
85+ years	23	24	47	0.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ocotepec

Population Origin

Born in State

14,032

99.6%

Born in Another State

45

0.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

96

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

12,385

87.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

9,714

78.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2,584

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

13,954

476.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

567

4% of the population

Men / Women

275 / 292

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

383

2.7%

With Limitation

616

4.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	173
Visual	138
Hearing	122
Speech	122
Mental	129

Education in Ocotepec

Literacy and Schooling

In Ocotepec, 2,260 people aged 15 and over can read and write (226000%), while 2,150 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.6 years (5.9 men, 5.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	887	1,263	2,150	215000%
Incomplete primary	753	728	1,481	148100%
Complete primary	521	552	1,073	107300%
Incomplete secondary	306	232	538	53800%
Complete secondary	610	620	1,230	123000%
Post-basic education (18+)	665	672	1,337	133700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	346
6-11 years	118
12-14 years	320

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 91 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	35	1	36
Primaria	40	1	41
Secundaria	6	0	6
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Ocotepec

In Ocotepec, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,898 people. Of those, 3,831 are employed and 67 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

3,898

H: 3,235 / M: 663

Employed Population

3,831

H: 3,177 / M: 654

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

67 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,362

H: 1,245 / M: 4,117

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	11,304	80.2%
IMSS	494	3.5%
ISSSTE	210	1.5%
ISSSTE estatal	4	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	5	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,497	74.5%
IMSS Bienestar	38	0.3%
Private insurance	95	0.7%
Other institution	67	0.5%
Without health coverage	2,783	19.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Ocotepec

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,293

529300%

Single

3,391

339100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

597

59700%

Households

Total Households

2,927

4.8 average occupants

Male-headed

2,038

69.6%

Female-headed

889

30.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	11,937	84.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,031	14.4%
No religion	115	0.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Ocotepec

Ocotepec has 3,899 total dwellings, of which 2,929 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,302	78.7%
Earthen floor	617	21.1%
1 bedroom	1,722	58.9%
2+ bedrooms	1,197	40.9%
1 room	402	13.7%
2 rooms	1,104	37.8%
3+ rooms	1,413	48.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.8%

2,889 dwellings

Piped Water

94.9%

2,776 dwellings

With Drainage

88.4%

2,586 dwellings

All Services

84.9%

2,482 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,889	98.8%
Without electricity	30	1%
Public water network	2,776	94.9%
Hauled water	2,601	89%
Other water source	143	4.9%
With water tank	1,033	35.3%
With cistern	1,144	39.1%
With toilet	2,283	78.1%
With latrine	477	16.3%
With drainage	2,586	88.4%
Without drainage	333	11.4%
With all services	2,482	84.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	8	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Ocotepec

Household equipment in Ocotepec according to the 2020 Census. 6.6% of dwellings have internet and 29.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	839	28.7%
Washing machine	209	7.1%
Microwave oven	161	5.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	118	4%
Motorcycle	56	1.9%
Bicycle	32	1.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,786	61.1%
Radio	831	28.4%
Landline phone	160	5.5%
Cell phone	867	29.7%
Computer	136	4.7%
Internet	194	6.6%
Pay TV	947	32.4%
Streaming platforms	5	0.2%
Video game console	13	0.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

946

32.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,003

68.5%

No Computer or Internet

2,664

91.1%

No ICT at All

843

28.8%

Companies and Economy in Ocotepec

The main economic sectors of Ocotepec are Comercio al por menor with 218 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	218
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	36
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	29
Industrias manufactureras	21
Servicios educativos	19

Poverty and Social Development in Ocotepec

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ocotepec has a poverty rate of 95.5% and extreme poverty of 60.1%.

Poverty

95.5%

6,769 people

Extreme Poverty

60.1%

4,262 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

3.2%

228 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.4%

30 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.8%

59 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	40.2%	2,848
Lack of access to health services	15.8%	1,122
Lack of access to social security	93.3%	6,613
Lack of housing quality and spaces	51.4%	3,644
Lack of access to basic housing services	76.4%	5,416
Lack of access to food	26.2%	1,853
Income below welfare line	95.9%	6,799
Income below minimum welfare line	80.5%	5,701

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	96.5%	66.3%	1.8%	0.5%	0
2015	95.5%	60.1%	3.2%	0.8%	0

Crime in Ocotepec

In the last 12 months, 20 crimes were recorded in Ocotepec. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	1
2025/10	1
2025/09	1
2025/07	1
2025/04	1
2025/03	4
2024/11	4
2024/09	1
2024/08	2
2024/04	2
2024/03	1

Health in Ocotepec

Ocotepec has 12 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 12 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ocotepec

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ocotepec	5,330	1,461
San Pablo Huacano	1,640	1,648
San Francisco Ocotal	686	1,501
San Andrés Carrizal	603	1,539
San Isidro	505	1,511
San Antonio Poyono	487	1,520
San José Plan Ocotal	362	1,354
San Antonio Buenavista	346	1,647
El Paraíso Huacano	320	1,590
Cerro Jaquima	305	1,012

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