Xalpatláhuac

Xalpatláhuac is a municipality of Guerrero with 11,966 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,639 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.1 years.

Demographics of Xalpatláhuac

Demographic structure of Xalpatláhuac according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,478 people under 15 years old (37.4%), 6,275 people of working age (52.4%) and 1,213 elderly over 65 years old (10.1%).

0-14 years

4,478

37.4% of the population

15-64 years

6,275

52.4% - Working age

65+ years

1,213

10.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

90.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Xalpatláhuac

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	807	771	1,578	13.2%
5-9 years	691	713	1,404	11.7%
10-14 years	719	777	1,496	12.5%
15-19 years	513	619	1,132	9.5%
20-24 years	355	583	938	7.8%
25-29 years	274	478	752	6.3%
30-34 years	236	351	587	4.9%
35-39 years	247	341	588	4.9%
40-44 years	221	296	517	4.3%
45-49 years	219	294	513	4.3%
50-54 years	235	278	513	4.3%
55-59 years	190	218	408	3.4%
60-64 years	158	169	327	2.7%
65-69 years	138	188	326	2.7%
70-74 years	117	139	256	2.1%
75-79 years	134	134	268	2.2%
80-84 years	82	96	178	1.5%
85+ years	85	100	185	1.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Xalpatláhuac

Population Origin

Born in State

11,721

98%

Born in Another State

191

1.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

116

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

9,612

80.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

7,973

82.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1,576

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

11,391

451.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

126

1.1% of the population

Men / Women

58 / 68

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

671

5.6%

With Limitation

1,394

11.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	350
Visual	297
Hearing	195
Speech	94
Mental	117

Education in Xalpatláhuac

Literacy and Schooling

In Xalpatláhuac, 2,544 people aged 15 and over can read and write (254400%), while 2,191 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.1 years (5.3 men, 4.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	788	1,403	2,191	219100%
Incomplete primary	603	634	1,237	123700%
Complete primary	731	903	1,634	163400%
Incomplete secondary	188	185	373	37300%
Complete secondary	476	579	1,055	105500%
Post-basic education (18+)	358	491	849	84900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	167
6-11 years	37
12-14 years	197

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 62 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	22	22
Primaria	24	24
Secundaria	10	10
Media Superior	5	5

Employment and Social Security in Xalpatláhuac

In Xalpatláhuac, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,872 people. Of those, 2,766 are employed and 106 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

Total EAP

2,872

H: 1,911 / M: 961

Employed Population

2,766

H: 1,817 / M: 949

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

106 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,502

H: 1,724 / M: 3,778

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	10,415	87%
IMSS	38	0.3%
ISSSTE	162	1.4%
ISSSTE estatal	8	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	7	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,193	85.2%
IMSS Bienestar	63	0.5%
Private insurance	6	0.1%
Other institution	1	0%
Without health coverage	1,551	13%

Marital Status and Religion in Xalpatláhuac

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,202

520200%

Single

2,439

243900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

763

76300%

Households

Total Households

2,524

4.7 average occupants

Male-headed

1,747

69.2%

Female-headed

777

30.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,969	91.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	395	3.3%
Other religions	22	0.2%
No religion	574	4.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Xalpatláhuac

Xalpatláhuac has 4,061 total dwellings, of which 2,527 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,194	87.7%
Earthen floor	326	13%
1 bedroom	1,145	45.8%
2+ bedrooms	1,375	55%
1 room	311	12.4%
2 rooms	694	27.7%
3+ rooms	1,515	60.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.1%

2,479 dwellings

Piped Water

50.5%

1,263 dwellings

With Drainage

78.7%

1,968 dwellings

All Services

37.3%

932 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,479	99.1%
Without electricity	41	1.6%
Public water network	1,263	50.5%
Hauled water	499	20%
Other water source	1,257	50.3%
With water tank	1,721	68.8%
With cistern	232	9.3%
With toilet	1,835	73.4%
With latrine	259	10.4%
With drainage	1,968	78.7%
Without drainage	552	22.1%
With all services	932	37.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	15	0.6%

Goods and Technology in Xalpatláhuac

Household equipment in Xalpatláhuac according to the 2020 Census. 6.6% of dwellings have internet and 56.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,762	70.5%
Washing machine	424	17%
Microwave oven	139	5.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	217	8.7%
Motorcycle	43	1.7%
Bicycle	41	1.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,740	69.6%
Radio	1,021	40.8%
Landline phone	467	18.7%
Cell phone	1,403	56.1%
Computer	99	4%
Internet	165	6.6%
Pay TV	798	31.9%
Streaming platforms	6	0.2%
Video game console	8	0.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

600

24%

No Landline or Cell Phone

885

35.4%

No Computer or Internet

2,286

91.4%

No ICT at All

401

16%

Companies and Economy in Xalpatláhuac

The main economic sectors of Xalpatláhuac are Industrias manufactureras with 177 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	177
Comercio al por menor	138
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	17
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	17
Servicios educativos	8

Poverty and Social Development in Xalpatláhuac

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Xalpatláhuac has a poverty rate of 94.7% and extreme poverty of 56.8%.

Poverty

94.7%

11,243 people

Extreme Poverty

56.8%

6,742 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

5.1%

600 people

Vulnerable by Income

0%

5 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.2%

21 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	45.4%	5,389
Lack of access to health services	9.9%	1,180
Lack of access to social security	89.3%	10,604
Lack of housing quality and spaces	48.2%	5,718
Lack of access to basic housing services	94.1%	11,166
Lack of access to food	29.2%	3,465
Income below welfare line	94.8%	11,248
Income below minimum welfare line	73.2%	8,688

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	96.8%	76.6%	3.2%	0%	0
2015	94.7%	56.8%	5.1%	0.2%	0

Crime in Xalpatláhuac

In the last 12 months, 41 crimes were recorded in Xalpatláhuac. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	2
2025/10	1
2025/09	9
2025/08	2
2025/06	4
2025/05	2
2025/04	4
2025/03	3
2025/02	4
2025/01	5
2024/12	2

Health in Xalpatláhuac

Xalpatláhuac has 19 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 19 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Xalpatláhuac

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Xalpatláhuac	4,406	1,539
Cahuatache	1,323	1,604
Igualita	941	1,112
San Nicolás Zoyatlán (Zoyatlán)	766	1,317
Xilotepec (Jilotepec Chiquito)	737	1,836
Cuba Libre	723	1,575
Zacatipa	606	1,804
El Platanar (Santa María Guadalupe el Platanar)	558	1,537
Yerba Santa	450	1,777
Tlaxco	394	1,687

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