Acatlán

Acatlán is a municipality of Hidalgo with 22,268 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,125 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of Acatlán

Demographic structure of Acatlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,502 people under 15 years old (29.2%), 13,919 people of working age (62.5%) and 1,847 elderly over 65 years old (8.3%).

0-14 years

6,502

29.2% of the population

15-64 years

13,919

62.5% - Working age

65+ years

1,847

8.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

60%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Acatlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,056	1,005	2,061	9.3%
5-9 years	1,064	1,091	2,155	9.7%
10-14 years	1,165	1,121	2,286	10.3%
15-19 years	1,023	1,050	2,073	9.3%
20-24 years	800	874	1,674	7.5%
25-29 years	743	946	1,689	7.6%
30-34 years	700	850	1,550	7%
35-39 years	632	785	1,417	6.4%
40-44 years	632	707	1,339	6%
45-49 years	594	665	1,259	5.7%
50-54 years	572	642	1,214	5.5%
55-59 years	458	468	926	4.2%
60-64 years	364	414	778	3.5%
65-69 years	310	310	620	2.8%
70-74 years	241	230	471	2.1%
75-79 years	166	155	321	1.4%
80-84 years	105	122	227	1%
85+ years	80	128	208	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Acatlán

Population Origin

Born in State

20,081

90.2%

Born in Another State

1,622

7.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

403

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

72

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

72

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

203

3.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

146

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

72 / 74

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

974

4.4%

With Limitation

2,571

11.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	447
Visual	380
Hearing	213
Speech	151
Mental	176

Education in Acatlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Acatlán, 1,755 people aged 15 and over can read and write (175500%), while 1,894 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.1 men, 7.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	922	972	1,894	189400%
Incomplete primary	1,135	1,045	2,180	218000%
Complete primary	1,341	1,367	2,708	270800%
Incomplete secondary	256	206	462	46200%
Complete secondary	2,079	2,651	4,730	473000%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,432	1,783	3,215	321500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	593
6-11 years	149
12-14 years	147

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 88 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	36	36
Primaria	34	34
Secundaria	15	15
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Acatlán

In Acatlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,462 people. Of those, 11,368 are employed and 94 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

11,462

H: 6,719 / M: 4,743

Employed Population

11,368

H: 6,655 / M: 4,713

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

94 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,568

H: 1,344 / M: 4,224

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,464	56%
IMSS	1,934	8.7%
ISSSTE	338	1.5%
ISSSTE estatal	13	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	38	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,050	45.1%
IMSS Bienestar	50	0.2%
Private insurance	62	0.3%
Other institution	47	0.2%
Without health coverage	9,798	44%

Marital Status and Religion in Acatlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

10,054

1005400%

Single

5,401

540100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,633

163300%

Households

Total Households

5,869

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

4,295

73.2%

Female-headed

1,574

26.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,215	90.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	803	3.6%
Other religions	11	0%
No religion	1,229	5.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Acatlán

Acatlán has 8,021 total dwellings, of which 5,870 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,752	98.2%
Earthen floor	102	1.7%
1 bedroom	1,925	32.9%
2+ bedrooms	3,929	67.1%
1 room	297	5.1%
2 rooms	904	15.4%
3+ rooms	4,653	79.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.9%

5,794 dwellings

Piped Water

96.5%

5,656 dwellings

With Drainage

85.5%

5,011 dwellings

All Services

83.4%

4,886 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,794	98.9%
Without electricity	60	1%
Public water network	5,656	96.5%
Hauled water	1,920	32.8%
Other water source	198	3.4%
With water tank	4,976	84.9%
With cistern	2,131	36.4%
With toilet	4,758	81.2%
With latrine	612	10.4%
With drainage	5,011	85.5%
Without drainage	843	14.4%
With all services	4,886	83.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	13	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Acatlán

Household equipment in Acatlán according to the 2020 Census. 31.9% of dwellings have internet and 84.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,986	85.1%
Washing machine	3,752	64%
Microwave oven	1,579	26.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,572	61%
Motorcycle	1,273	21.7%
Bicycle	2,331	39.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,303	90.5%
Radio	3,835	65.5%
Landline phone	1,030	17.6%
Cell phone	4,930	84.1%
Computer	1,045	17.8%
Internet	1,868	31.9%
Pay TV	1,554	26.5%
Streaming platforms	244	4.2%
Video game console	213	3.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

322

5.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

680

11.6%

No Computer or Internet

3,705

63.2%

No ICT at All

156

2.7%

Companies and Economy in Acatlán

The main economic sectors of Acatlán are Comercio al por menor with 207 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	207
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	39
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	35
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	11
Industrias manufactureras	10

Poverty and Social Development in Acatlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Acatlán has a poverty rate of 60% and extreme poverty of 11.1%.

Poverty

60%

13,316 people

Extreme Poverty

11.1%

2,472 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

36.3%

8,056 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.8%

183 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.8%

625 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	30%	6,645
Lack of access to health services	20.4%	4,528
Lack of access to social security	88.4%	19,609
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.5%	1,652
Lack of access to basic housing services	39.4%	8,749
Lack of access to food	22.6%	5,020
Income below welfare line	60.9%	13,499
Income below minimum welfare line	23.8%	5,287

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	68.1%	18.5%	29.7%	1.6%	0
2015	60%	11.1%	36.3%	2.8%	0

Crime in Acatlán

In the last 12 months, 172 crimes were recorded in Acatlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	13
2025/11	19
2025/10	17
2025/09	15
2025/08	17
2025/07	16
2025/06	19
2025/05	15
2025/04	20
2025/03	13
2025/02	4
2025/01	4

Health in Acatlán

Acatlán has 20 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 19 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Acatlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
28 de Mayo (Santa Rosa) [Colonia]	2,214	2,134
Almoloya	1,499	2,172
San Dionisio	1,240	2,228
Metepec Primero	1,215	2,141
Metepec Segundo	1,206	2,128
Chauténco	1,011	2,175
Alcholoya (El Salto de Alcholoya)	867	2,075
San Bartolo (El Llano)	784	2,144
Benito Juárez [Colonia]	754	2,158
Encinillos	751	2,126

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