Chilcuautla

Chilcuautla is a municipality of Hidalgo with 18,909 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,912 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of Chilcuautla

Demographic structure of Chilcuautla according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,988 people under 15 years old (26.4%), 12,146 people of working age (64.2%) and 1,775 elderly over 65 years old (9.4%).

0-14 years

4,988

26.4% of the population

15-64 years

12,146

64.2% - Working age

65+ years

1,775

9.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

55.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Chilcuautla

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	766	718	1,484	7.8%
5-9 years	921	868	1,789	9.5%
10-14 years	867	848	1,715	9.1%
15-19 years	886	779	1,665	8.8%
20-24 years	696	749	1,445	7.6%
25-29 years	662	784	1,446	7.6%
30-34 years	588	740	1,328	7%
35-39 years	587	749	1,336	7.1%
40-44 years	543	599	1,142	6%
45-49 years	541	617	1,158	6.1%
50-54 years	503	539	1,042	5.5%
55-59 years	399	456	855	4.5%
60-64 years	359	370	729	3.9%
65-69 years	292	324	616	3.3%
70-74 years	234	209	443	2.3%
75-79 years	178	155	333	1.8%
80-84 years	88	96	184	1%
85+ years	80	119	199	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Chilcuautla

Population Origin

Born in State

17,175

90.8%

Born in Another State

1,420

7.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

490

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

7,178

38% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

7,005

97.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

134

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

11,966

232% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

856

4.5% of the population

Men / Women

402 / 454

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,332

7%

With Limitation

2,350

12.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	639
Visual	612
Hearing	355
Speech	214
Mental	259

Education in Chilcuautla

Literacy and Schooling

In Chilcuautla, 1,042 people aged 15 and over can read and write (104200%), while 860 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (8.8 men, 8.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	276	584	860	86000%
Incomplete primary	697	656	1,353	135300%
Complete primary	1,160	1,018	2,178	217800%
Incomplete secondary	191	114	305	30500%
Complete secondary	2,070	2,362	4,432	443200%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,962	2,252	4,214	421400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	359
6-11 years	31
12-14 years	34

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 59 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	26	26
Primaria	22	22
Secundaria	7	7
Media Superior	4	4

Employment and Social Security in Chilcuautla

In Chilcuautla, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,800 people. Of those, 9,728 are employed and 72 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

9,800

H: 5,591 / M: 4,209

Employed Population

9,728

H: 5,536 / M: 4,192

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

72 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,084

H: 1,529 / M: 3,555

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,571	66.5%
IMSS	1,734	9.2%
ISSSTE	1,027	5.4%
ISSSTE estatal	3	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	29	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,605	50.8%
IMSS Bienestar	195	1%
Private insurance	37	0.2%
Other institution	19	0.1%
Without health coverage	6,330	33.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Chilcuautla

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,409

840900%

Single

4,822

482200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,691

169100%

Households

Total Households

5,158

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

3,690

71.5%

Female-headed

1,468

28.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	15,645	82.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,836	9.7%
Other religions	93	0.5%
No religion	1,332	7%

Housing and Basic Services in Chilcuautla

Chilcuautla has 7,355 total dwellings, of which 5,159 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,918	95.7%
Earthen floor	228	4.4%
1 bedroom	1,504	29.3%
2+ bedrooms	3,642	70.8%
1 room	180	3.5%
2 rooms	761	14.8%
3+ rooms	4,204	81.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98%

5,039 dwellings

Piped Water

97%

4,985 dwellings

With Drainage

91.5%

4,706 dwellings

All Services

89.4%

4,594 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,039	98%
Without electricity	106	2.1%
Public water network	4,985	97%
Hauled water	2,417	47%
Other water source	160	3.1%
With water tank	4,288	83.4%
With cistern	921	17.9%
With toilet	4,512	87.8%
With latrine	255	5%
With drainage	4,706	91.5%
Without drainage	439	8.5%
With all services	4,594	89.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	34	0.7%

Goods and Technology in Chilcuautla

Household equipment in Chilcuautla according to the 2020 Census. 16.1% of dwellings have internet and 81.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,963	77.1%
Washing machine	2,252	43.8%
Microwave oven	836	16.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,004	39%
Motorcycle	1,092	21.2%
Bicycle	1,735	33.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,118	80.1%
Radio	3,116	60.6%
Landline phone	309	6%
Cell phone	4,171	81.1%
Computer	831	16.2%
Internet	828	16.1%
Pay TV	1,496	29.1%
Streaming platforms	87	1.7%
Video game console	68	1.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

527

10.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

895

17.4%

No Computer or Internet

3,957

77%

No ICT at All

253

4.9%

Companies and Economy in Chilcuautla

The main economic sectors of Chilcuautla are Comercio al por menor with 147 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	147
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	53
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	47
Industrias manufactureras	20
Servicios educativos	10

Poverty and Social Development in Chilcuautla

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Chilcuautla has a poverty rate of 57.8% and extreme poverty of 13.1%.

Poverty

57.8%

11,197 people

Extreme Poverty

13.1%

2,546 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

36.1%

6,997 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.1%

217 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5%

961 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	17.9%	3,476
Lack of access to health services	23.5%	4,544
Lack of access to social security	82%	15,894
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.6%	1,856
Lack of access to basic housing services	38.9%	7,534
Lack of access to food	38.7%	7,496
Income below welfare line	58.9%	11,414
Income below minimum welfare line	24.5%	4,737

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	70.6%	24.8%	26%	2.4%	0
2015	57.8%	13.1%	36.1%	5%	0

Crime in Chilcuautla

In the last 12 months, 126 crimes were recorded in Chilcuautla. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	12
2025/11	8
2025/10	7
2025/09	11
2025/08	20
2025/07	6
2025/06	11
2025/05	13
2025/04	17
2025/03	5
2025/02	11
2025/01	5

Health in Chilcuautla

Chilcuautla has 17 health facilities, including 3 hospitals, 14 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Chilcuautla

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tunititlán	2,512	2,016
Santa Ana Batha	1,862	1,938
Texcatepec	1,834	1,999
La Estancia	1,613	1,893
Chilcuautla	1,262	1,868
Huitexcalco [Colonia]	1,003	2,095
El Bethí	887	1,819
El Xothí	848	1,845
El Mejay	839	1,959
Tlacotlapilco	810	1,798

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