Alfajayucan

Alfajayucan is a municipality of Hidalgo with 19,162 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,942 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years.

Demographics of Alfajayucan

Demographic structure of Alfajayucan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,016 people under 15 years old (26.2%), 11,864 people of working age (61.9%) and 2,281 elderly over 65 years old (11.9%).

0-14 years

5,016

26.2% of the population

15-64 years

11,864

61.9% - Working age

65+ years

2,281

11.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Alfajayucan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	705	695	1,400	7.3%
5-9 years	868	874	1,742	9.1%
10-14 years	944	930	1,874	9.8%
15-19 years	794	744	1,538	8%
20-24 years	543	629	1,172	6.1%
25-29 years	530	669	1,199	6.3%
30-34 years	561	713	1,274	6.6%
35-39 years	582	737	1,319	6.9%
40-44 years	591	640	1,231	6.4%
45-49 years	581	618	1,199	6.3%
50-54 years	533	598	1,131	5.9%
55-59 years	501	502	1,003	5.2%
60-64 years	408	390	798	4.2%
65-69 years	358	371	729	3.8%
70-74 years	237	297	534	2.8%
75-79 years	235	235	470	2.5%
80-84 years	132	142	274	1.4%
85+ years	95	179	274	1.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Alfajayucan

Population Origin

Born in State

16,740

87.4%

Born in Another State

2,106

11%

Lived in Another State in 2015

457

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,887

20.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,828

98.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

49

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

7,187

130.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

221

1.2% of the population

Men / Women

105 / 116

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,220

6.4%

With Limitation

3,304

17.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	603
Visual	533
Hearing	350
Speech	196
Mental	262

Education in Alfajayucan

Literacy and Schooling

In Alfajayucan, 1,185 people aged 15 and over can read and write (118500%), while 956 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years (8.1 men, 8.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	358	598	956	95600%
Incomplete primary	953	825	1,778	177800%
Complete primary	1,133	971	2,104	210400%
Incomplete secondary	192	96	288	28800%
Complete secondary	2,224	2,728	4,952	495200%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,526	1,904	3,430	343000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	352
6-11 years	45
12-14 years	37

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 82 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	32	0	32
Primaria	33	0	33
Secundaria	12	0	12
Media Superior	5	1	6

Employment and Social Security in Alfajayucan

In Alfajayucan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,859 people. Of those, 9,727 are employed and 132 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.3%.

Total EAP

9,859

H: 5,673 / M: 4,186

Employed Population

9,727

H: 5,579 / M: 4,148

Unemployment Rate

1.3%

132 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,335

H: 1,537 / M: 3,798

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,638	66%
IMSS	1,455	7.6%
ISSSTE	504	2.6%
ISSSTE estatal	22	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	20	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,477	54.7%
IMSS Bienestar	149	0.8%
Private insurance	52	0.3%
Other institution	23	0.1%
Without health coverage	6,521	34%

Marital Status and Religion in Alfajayucan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,345

834500%

Single

4,860

486000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,054

205400%

Households

Total Households

5,521

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

3,792

68.7%

Female-headed

1,729

31.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	16,219	84.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,460	7.6%
Other religions	17	0.1%
No religion	1,457	7.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Alfajayucan

Alfajayucan has 8,104 total dwellings, of which 5,522 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,359	102%
Earthen floor	150	2.9%
1 bedroom	1,770	33.7%
2+ bedrooms	3,739	71.1%
1 room	247	4.7%
2 rooms	931	17.7%
3+ rooms	4,331	82.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103.1%

5,417 dwellings

Piped Water

101.5%

5,335 dwellings

With Drainage

90%

4,731 dwellings

All Services

88.3%

4,642 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,417	103.1%
Without electricity	92	1.8%
Public water network	5,335	101.5%
Hauled water	2,355	44.8%
Other water source	174	3.3%
With water tank	4,544	86.5%
With cistern	869	16.5%
With toilet	4,561	86.8%
With latrine	396	7.5%
With drainage	4,731	90%
Without drainage	778	14.8%
With all services	4,642	88.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	32	0.6%

Goods and Technology in Alfajayucan

Household equipment in Alfajayucan according to the 2020 Census. 12.3% of dwellings have internet and 84.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,482	85.3%
Washing machine	2,759	52.5%
Microwave oven	1,226	23.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,423	46.1%
Motorcycle	697	13.3%
Bicycle	1,682	32%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,730	90%
Radio	3,790	72.1%
Landline phone	415	7.9%
Cell phone	4,427	84.2%
Computer	702	13.4%
Internet	646	12.3%
Pay TV	1,189	22.6%
Streaming platforms	98	1.9%
Video game console	94	1.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

379

7.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

985

18.7%

No Computer or Internet

4,504

85.7%

No ICT at All

203

3.9%

Companies and Economy in Alfajayucan

The main economic sectors of Alfajayucan are Comercio al por menor with 252 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	252
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	82
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	45
Industrias manufactureras	41
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	15

Poverty and Social Development in Alfajayucan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Alfajayucan has a poverty rate of 61.9% and extreme poverty of 15%.

Poverty

61.9%

13,429 people

Extreme Poverty

15%

3,243 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

34.9%

7,564 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.7%

161 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.5%

534 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	23.5%	5,101
Lack of access to health services	21.3%	4,629
Lack of access to social security	85.1%	18,451
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.9%	1,721
Lack of access to basic housing services	52.5%	11,388
Lack of access to food	34.3%	7,437
Income below welfare line	62.7%	13,590
Income below minimum welfare line	26.3%	5,700

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	66.5%	20.6%	30.4%	2.4%	0
2015	61.9%	15%	34.9%	2.5%	0

Crime in Alfajayucan

In the last 12 months, 136 crimes were recorded in Alfajayucan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	21
2025/11	12
2025/10	14
2025/09	5
2025/08	15
2025/07	11
2025/06	9
2025/05	14
2025/04	5
2025/03	10
2025/02	13
2025/01	7

Health in Alfajayucan

Alfajayucan has 18 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 17 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Alfajayucan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Alfajayucan	1,794	1,870
Zozea	1,384	1,875
Santa María Xigui	1,115	1,841
Xamagé	863	1,912
Yonthe Chico	818	1,902
San Francisco Sacachichilco	801	1,754
San Pablo Oxtotipan	677	2,051
La Huapilla	634	1,889
La Vega	633	1,827
El Espíritu	593	1,860

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