Metepec

Metepec is a municipality of Hidalgo with 13,078 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,175 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years.

Demographics of Metepec

Demographic structure of Metepec according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,843 people under 15 years old (29.4%), 8,251 people of working age (63.1%) and 984 elderly over 65 years old (7.5%).

0-14 years

3,843

29.4% of the population

15-64 years

8,251

63.1% - Working age

65+ years

984

7.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Metepec

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	603	575	1,178	9%
5-9 years	611	653	1,264	9.7%
10-14 years	680	721	1,401	10.7%
15-19 years	603	623	1,226	9.4%
20-24 years	457	529	986	7.5%
25-29 years	477	502	979	7.5%
30-34 years	356	523	879	6.7%
35-39 years	384	488	872	6.7%
40-44 years	381	489	870	6.7%
45-49 years	408	376	784	6%
50-54 years	308	366	674	5.2%
55-59 years	257	253	510	3.9%
60-64 years	222	249	471	3.6%
65-69 years	158	186	344	2.6%
70-74 years	128	137	265	2%
75-79 years	59	86	145	1.1%
80-84 years	56	69	125	1%
85+ years	37	68	105	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Metepec

Population Origin

Born in State

11,793

90.2%

Born in Another State

1,149

8.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

307

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

147

1.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

146

99.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

379

11.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

926

7.1% of the population

Men / Women

443 / 483

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

685

5.2%

With Limitation

1,456

11.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	290
Visual	303
Hearing	169
Speech	107
Mental	133

Education in Metepec

Literacy and Schooling

In Metepec, 660 people aged 15 and over can read and write (66000%), while 723 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years (7.9 men, 8.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	289	434	723	72300%
Incomplete primary	500	501	1,001	100100%
Complete primary	839	734	1,573	157300%
Incomplete secondary	146	104	250	25000%
Complete secondary	1,484	1,649	3,133	313300%
Post-basic education (18+)	888	1,310	2,198	219800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	342
6-11 years	46
12-14 years	66

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 56 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	26	26
Primaria	19	19
Secundaria	8	8
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Metepec

In Metepec, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 5,914 people. Of those, 5,837 are employed and 77 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.3%.

Total EAP

5,914

H: 3,690 / M: 2,224

Employed Population

5,837

H: 3,637 / M: 2,200

Unemployment Rate

1.3%

77 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,123

H: 991 / M: 3,132

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,288	55.7%
IMSS	1,603	12.3%
ISSSTE	331	2.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,245	40.1%
IMSS Bienestar	102	0.8%
Private insurance	31	0.2%
Other institution	32	0.2%
Without health coverage	5,788	44.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Metepec

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,776

577600%

Single

3,213

321300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,077

107700%

Households

Total Households

3,272

4 average occupants

Male-headed

2,495

76.3%

Female-headed

777

23.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	11,921	91.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	345	2.6%
Other religions	13	0.1%
No religion	798	6.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Metepec

Metepec has 4,265 total dwellings, of which 3,273 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,168	97.4%
Earthen floor	96	3%
1 bedroom	1,083	33.3%
2+ bedrooms	2,181	67.1%
1 room	161	5%
2 rooms	549	16.9%
3+ rooms	2,554	78.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99%

3,218 dwellings

Piped Water

98.1%

3,189 dwellings

With Drainage

90.4%

2,941 dwellings

All Services

88.9%

2,892 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,218	99%
Without electricity	46	1.4%
Public water network	3,189	98.1%
Hauled water	2,150	66.1%
Other water source	75	2.3%
With water tank	2,776	85.4%
With cistern	475	14.6%
With toilet	2,791	85.8%
With latrine	316	9.7%
With drainage	2,941	90.4%
Without drainage	323	9.9%
With all services	2,892	88.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	11	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Metepec

Household equipment in Metepec according to the 2020 Census. 21.3% of dwellings have internet and 86.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,655	81.6%
Washing machine	2,039	62.7%
Microwave oven	842	25.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,927	59.3%
Motorcycle	574	17.7%
Bicycle	992	30.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,996	92.1%
Radio	2,206	67.8%
Landline phone	262	8.1%
Cell phone	2,820	86.7%
Computer	514	15.8%
Internet	693	21.3%
Pay TV	848	26.1%
Streaming platforms	96	3%
Video game console	95	2.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

140

4.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

389

12%

No Computer or Internet

2,382

73.2%

No ICT at All

74

2.3%

Companies and Economy in Metepec

The main economic sectors of Metepec are Comercio al por menor with 123 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	123
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	36
Industrias manufactureras	26
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	25
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	8

Poverty and Social Development in Metepec

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Metepec has a poverty rate of 56.2% and extreme poverty of 7.8%.

Poverty

56.2%

7,006 people

Extreme Poverty

7.8%

969 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

37.9%

4,731 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.4%

179 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.5%

558 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	23.6%	2,940
Lack of access to health services	32.3%	4,035
Lack of access to social security	84.1%	10,488
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.9%	982
Lack of access to basic housing services	31.3%	3,910
Lack of access to food	15.3%	1,903
Income below welfare line	57.6%	7,186
Income below minimum welfare line	21.2%	2,644

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	62.1%	17.2%	33%	3.5%	0
2015	56.2%	7.8%	37.9%	4.5%	0

Crime in Metepec

In the last 12 months, 132 crimes were recorded in Metepec. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	17
2025/11	16
2025/10	10
2025/09	10
2025/08	12
2025/07	18
2025/06	10
2025/05	11
2025/04	16
2025/03	3
2025/02	3
2025/01	6

Health in Metepec

Metepec has 4 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Metepec

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Metepec	2,248	2,147
Estación de Apulco	1,476	2,178
Palo Gordo (Ejido Nopalillo)	1,041	2,193
Ferrería de Apulco	723	2,134
El Acocul	646	2,124
La Victoria	556	2,217
Palo Gacho	549	2,309
Ignacio Zaragoza Parte Alta [Colonia]	497	2,158
Temaxcalillos	470	2,128
Ignacio Zaragoza [Colonia]	468	2,143

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