Tasquillo

Tasquillo is a municipality of Hidalgo with 17,441 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,703 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of Tasquillo

Demographic structure of Tasquillo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,306 people under 15 years old (24.7%), 11,217 people of working age (64.3%) and 1,913 elderly over 65 years old (11%).

0-14 years

4,306

24.7% of the population

15-64 years

11,217

64.3% - Working age

65+ years

1,913

11% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

55.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tasquillo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	670	600	1,270	7.3%
5-9 years	747	760	1,507	8.6%
10-14 years	758	771	1,529	8.8%
15-19 years	747	731	1,478	8.5%
20-24 years	554	612	1,166	6.7%
25-29 years	491	742	1,233	7.1%
30-34 years	526	654	1,180	6.8%
35-39 years	534	643	1,177	6.7%
40-44 years	554	667	1,221	7%
45-49 years	521	616	1,137	6.5%
50-54 years	458	537	995	5.7%
55-59 years	403	490	893	5.1%
60-64 years	316	421	737	4.2%
65-69 years	313	334	647	3.7%
70-74 years	220	244	464	2.7%
75-79 years	140	175	315	1.8%
80-84 years	98	139	237	1.4%
85+ years	94	156	250	1.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tasquillo

Population Origin

Born in State

15,704

90%

Born in Another State

1,407

8.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

412

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

5,750

33% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

5,644

98.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

88

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

10,557

207.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

139

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

61 / 78

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,205

6.9%

With Limitation

2,528

14.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	586
Visual	548
Hearing	330
Speech	169
Mental	252

Education in Tasquillo

Literacy and Schooling

In Tasquillo, 1,016 people aged 15 and over can read and write (101600%), while 787 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (8.7 men, 8.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	265	522	787	78700%
Incomplete primary	755	823	1,578	157800%
Complete primary	1,090	1,032	2,122	212200%
Incomplete secondary	209	147	356	35600%
Complete secondary	1,558	2,008	3,566	356600%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,836	2,328	4,164	416400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	327
6-11 years	23
12-14 years	21

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 64 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	25	1	26
Primaria	25	1	26
Secundaria	8	1	9
Media Superior	4	0	4

Employment and Social Security in Tasquillo

In Tasquillo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,886 people. Of those, 7,747 are employed and 139 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

7,886

H: 4,528 / M: 3,358

Employed Population

7,747

H: 4,406 / M: 3,341

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

139 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,086

H: 1,846 / M: 4,240

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,076	69.2%
IMSS	1,088	6.2%
ISSSTE	1,643	9.4%
ISSSTE estatal	21	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	14	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,249	53%
IMSS Bienestar	235	1.3%
Private insurance	21	0.1%
Other institution	9	0.1%
Without health coverage	5,355	30.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Tasquillo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,523

752300%

Single

4,539

453900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,982

198200%

Households

Total Households

5,096

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

3,266

64.1%

Female-headed

1,830

35.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	13,684	78.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,013	11.5%
Other religions	3	0%
No religion	1,728	9.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Tasquillo

Tasquillo has 7,953 total dwellings, of which 5,097 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,856	95.5%
Earthen floor	215	4.2%
1 bedroom	1,587	31.2%
2+ bedrooms	3,485	68.5%
1 room	192	3.8%
2 rooms	808	15.9%
3+ rooms	4,072	80.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.7%

5,018 dwellings

Piped Water

97.9%

4,978 dwellings

With Drainage

89.7%

4,562 dwellings

All Services

88.8%

4,514 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,018	98.7%
Without electricity	54	1.1%
Public water network	4,978	97.9%
Hauled water	2,755	54.2%
Other water source	94	1.8%
With water tank	4,369	85.9%
With cistern	498	9.8%
With toilet	4,239	83.4%
With latrine	359	7.1%
With drainage	4,562	89.7%
Without drainage	510	10%
With all services	4,514	88.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	17	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Tasquillo

Household equipment in Tasquillo according to the 2020 Census. 19.5% of dwellings have internet and 79% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,353	85.6%
Washing machine	2,726	53.6%
Microwave oven	1,551	30.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,387	46.9%
Motorcycle	874	17.2%
Bicycle	1,613	31.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,295	84.5%
Radio	3,235	63.6%
Landline phone	906	17.8%
Cell phone	4,016	79%
Computer	952	18.7%
Internet	993	19.5%
Pay TV	1,993	39.2%
Streaming platforms	166	3.3%
Video game console	136	2.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

399

7.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

770

15.1%

No Computer or Internet

3,663

72%

No ICT at All

168

3.3%

Companies and Economy in Tasquillo

The main economic sectors of Tasquillo are Comercio al por menor with 317 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	317
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	100
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	95
Industrias manufactureras	62
Industrias manufactureras	14

Poverty and Social Development in Tasquillo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tasquillo has a poverty rate of 68.5% and extreme poverty of 19.5%.

Poverty

68.5%

10,477 people

Extreme Poverty

19.5%

2,976 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

22.8%

3,480 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.8%

423 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.9%

909 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	22%	3,368
Lack of access to health services	23.3%	3,564
Lack of access to social security	80.4%	12,285
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.6%	1,470
Lack of access to basic housing services	43.7%	6,682
Lack of access to food	32.2%	4,925
Income below welfare line	71.3%	10,899
Income below minimum welfare line	36.5%	5,587

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	60.1%	19.2%	29.4%	8.2%	0
2015	68.5%	19.5%	22.8%	5.9%	0

Crime in Tasquillo

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

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	16
2025/11	16
2025/10	11
2025/09	12
2025/08	13
2025/07	19
2025/06	14
2025/05	7
2025/04	4
2025/03	7
2025/02	6
2025/01	7

Health in Tasquillo

Tasquillo has 16 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 15 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tasquillo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tasquillo	4,030	1,631
Portezuelo	1,837	1,776
Caltimacán	1,674	1,716
San Isidro	1,051	1,697
Santiago Ixtlahuaca	926	1,814
Danghu	867	1,793
Candelaria	824	1,637
Arbolado	815	1,653
Juchitlán	588	1,678
Bondhí	569	1,660

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