Actopan

Actopan is a municipality of Hidalgo with 61,002 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,090 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.9 years.

Demographics of Actopan

Demographic structure of Actopan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 15,550 people under 15 years old (25.5%), 40,158 people of working age (65.8%) and 5,292 elderly over 65 years old (8.7%).

0-14 years

15,550

25.5% of the population

15-64 years

40,158

65.8% - Working age

65+ years

5,292

8.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

51.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Actopan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,337	2,267	4,604	7.5%
5-9 years	2,692	2,680	5,372	8.8%
10-14 years	2,901	2,673	5,574	9.1%
15-19 years	2,615	2,614	5,229	8.6%
20-24 years	2,413	2,448	4,861	8%
25-29 years	2,336	2,540	4,876	8%
30-34 years	1,978	2,342	4,320	7.1%
35-39 years	1,837	2,371	4,208	6.9%
40-44 years	1,862	2,230	4,092	6.7%
45-49 years	1,738	2,084	3,822	6.3%
50-54 years	1,518	1,795	3,313	5.4%
55-59 years	1,306	1,584	2,890	4.7%
60-64 years	1,153	1,394	2,547	4.2%
65-69 years	888	968	1,856	3%
70-74 years	562	705	1,267	2.1%
75-79 years	399	495	894	1.5%
80-84 years	291	378	669	1.1%
85+ years	250	356	606	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Actopan

Population Origin

Born in State

54,418

89.2%

Born in Another State

5,979

9.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,486

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,735

2.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,701

98% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

18

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

5,180

31.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

534

0.9% of the population

Men / Women

258 / 276

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,891

4.7%

With Limitation

8,271

13.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,326
Visual	1,323
Hearing	666
Speech	466
Mental	584

Education in Actopan

Literacy and Schooling

In Actopan, 1,745 people aged 15 and over can read and write (174500%), while 1,593 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.9 years (9.9 men, 10 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	595	998	1,593	159300%
Incomplete primary	1,516	1,627	3,143	314300%
Complete primary	2,813	2,703	5,516	551600%
Incomplete secondary	568	378	946	94600%
Complete secondary	6,171	7,431	13,602	1360200%
Post-basic education (18+)	8,623	10,242	18,865	1886500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,198
6-11 years	154
12-14 years	136

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 104 are public and 38 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	34	15	49
Primaria	38	11	49
Secundaria	21	5	26
Media Superior	7	3	10
Superior	1	2	3

Employment and Social Security in Actopan

In Actopan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 32,853 people. Of those, 32,385 are employed and 468 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

32,853

H: 17,803 / M: 15,050

Employed Population

32,385

H: 17,460 / M: 14,925

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

468 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

15,720

H: 4,937 / M: 10,783

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	38,580	63.2%
IMSS	9,933	16.3%
ISSSTE	5,415	8.9%
ISSSTE estatal	64	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	94	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	22,929	37.6%
IMSS Bienestar	193	0.3%
Private insurance	232	0.4%
Other institution	130	0.2%
Without health coverage	22,369	36.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Actopan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

25,628

2562800%

Single

16,825

1682500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

6,269

626900%

Households

Total Households

16,266

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

10,745

66.1%

Female-headed

5,521

33.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	50,369	82.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	5,829	9.6%
Other religions	80	0.1%
No religion	4,663	7.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Actopan

Actopan has 20,899 total dwellings, of which 16,271 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	15,850	100.4%
Earthen floor	382	2.4%
1 bedroom	4,388	27.8%
2+ bedrooms	11,846	75%
1 room	495	3.1%
2 rooms	2,042	12.9%
3+ rooms	13,695	86.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.8%

16,065 dwellings

Piped Water

100.2%

15,820 dwellings

With Drainage

99.3%

15,669 dwellings

All Services

97.5%

15,388 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	16,065	101.8%
Without electricity	168	1.1%
Public water network	15,820	100.2%
Hauled water	12,588	79.7%
Other water source	413	2.6%
With water tank	13,248	83.9%
With cistern	2,278	14.4%
With toilet	15,464	98%
With latrine	302	1.9%
With drainage	15,669	99.3%
Without drainage	564	3.6%
With all services	15,388	97.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	54	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Actopan

Household equipment in Actopan according to the 2020 Census. 40.1% of dwellings have internet and 88.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	13,610	86.2%
Washing machine	9,978	63.2%
Microwave oven	4,407	27.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	8,371	53%
Motorcycle	2,264	14.3%
Bicycle	6,559	41.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	14,542	92.1%
Radio	10,724	67.9%
Landline phone	4,707	29.8%
Cell phone	13,932	88.2%
Computer	5,018	31.8%
Internet	6,337	40.1%
Pay TV	8,207	52%
Streaming platforms	1,367	8.7%
Video game console	977	6.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

852

5.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,634

10.4%

No Computer or Internet

8,806

55.8%

No ICT at All

334

2.1%

Companies and Economy in Actopan

The main economic sectors of Actopan are Comercio al por menor with 2,457 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	2,457
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	904
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	778
Industrias manufactureras	437
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	147

Poverty and Social Development in Actopan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Actopan has a poverty rate of 55% and extreme poverty of 5.6%.

Poverty

55%

29,944 people

Extreme Poverty

5.6%

3,062 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

28.9%

15,705 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.7%

2,535 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

11.4%

6,211 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	13.3%	7,242
Lack of access to health services	22.6%	12,314
Lack of access to social security	76.7%	41,740
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.8%	3,712
Lack of access to basic housing services	11.1%	6,045
Lack of access to food	16.2%	8,838
Income below welfare line	59.7%	32,479
Income below minimum welfare line	22.4%	12,173

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	52.4%	7.9%	32%	12.5%	0
2015	55%	5.6%	28.9%	11.4%	0

Crime in Actopan

In the last 12 months, 1,467 crimes were recorded in Actopan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	100
2025/11	104
2025/10	168
2025/09	125
2025/08	124
2025/07	163
2025/06	140
2025/05	123
2025/04	128
2025/03	105
2025/02	88
2025/01	99

Health in Actopan

Actopan has 49 health facilities, including 16 hospitals, 31 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Actopan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Actopan	32,276	2,003
Chicavasco	3,484	2,065
El Huaxtho	3,131	1,996
El Boxtha	3,034	1,962
El Daxtha	2,754	1,961
Dajiedhi	2,418	2,051
Cuauhtémoc [Colonia]	1,879	2,030
La Estancia	1,715	2,133
Boxaxni	1,543	2,069
La Loma	1,209	2,007

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