Tecozautla

Tecozautla is a municipality of Hidalgo with 38,010 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,814 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years.

Demographics of Tecozautla

Demographic structure of Tecozautla according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 10,209 people under 15 years old (26.9%), 24,375 people of working age (64.1%) and 3,420 elderly over 65 years old (9%).

0-14 years

10,209

26.9% of the population

15-64 years

24,375

64.1% - Working age

65+ years

3,420

9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

55.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tecozautla

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,593	1,552	3,145	8.3%
5-9 years	1,728	1,770	3,498	9.2%
10-14 years	1,799	1,767	3,566	9.4%
15-19 years	1,704	1,811	3,515	9.2%
20-24 years	1,333	1,424	2,757	7.3%
25-29 years	1,207	1,649	2,856	7.5%
30-34 years	1,172	1,484	2,656	7%
35-39 years	1,125	1,392	2,517	6.6%
40-44 years	1,206	1,360	2,566	6.8%
45-49 years	1,163	1,271	2,434	6.4%
50-54 years	1,019	1,073	2,092	5.5%
55-59 years	815	825	1,640	4.3%
60-64 years	663	679	1,342	3.5%
65-69 years	554	595	1,149	3%
70-74 years	393	400	793	2.1%
75-79 years	288	309	597	1.6%
80-84 years	194	236	430	1.1%
85+ years	179	272	451	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tecozautla

Population Origin

Born in State

30,842

81.1%

Born in Another State

6,708

17.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

840

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2,764

7.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2,705

97.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

37

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

6,557

64.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

689

1.8% of the population

Men / Women

334 / 355

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,237

5.9%

With Limitation

4,653

12.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,112
Visual	997
Hearing	563
Speech	385
Mental	423

Education in Tecozautla

Literacy and Schooling

In Tecozautla, 2,534 people aged 15 and over can read and write (253400%), while 2,252 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years (7.6 men, 8.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	906	1,346	2,252	225200%
Incomplete primary	1,609	1,257	2,866	286600%
Complete primary	2,944	2,306	5,250	525000%
Incomplete secondary	469	263	732	73200%
Complete secondary	4,320	5,719	10,039	1003900%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,315	3,285	5,600	560000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	977
6-11 years	109
12-14 years	132

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 123 are public and 4 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	48	1	49
Primaria	50	1	51
Secundaria	16	1	17
Media Superior	6	1	7

Employment and Social Security in Tecozautla

In Tecozautla, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 18,159 people. Of those, 17,934 are employed and 225 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

18,159

H: 10,938 / M: 7,221

Employed Population

17,934

H: 10,754 / M: 7,180

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

225 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

11,527

H: 3,006 / M: 8,521

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	28,422	74.8%
IMSS	3,177	8.4%
ISSSTE	896	2.4%
ISSSTE estatal	18	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	27	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	24,074	63.3%
IMSS Bienestar	191	0.5%
Private insurance	65	0.2%
Other institution	117	0.3%
Without health coverage	9,524	25.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Tecozautla

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

16,659

1665900%

Single

9,840

984000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,347

334700%

Households

Total Households

10,216

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

7,399

72.4%

Female-headed

2,817

27.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	33,414	87.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,591	6.8%
Other religions	41	0.1%
No religion	1,936	5.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Tecozautla

Tecozautla has 14,162 total dwellings, of which 10,220 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	9,865	96.8%
Earthen floor	324	3.2%
1 bedroom	3,683	36.2%
2+ bedrooms	6,507	63.9%
1 room	570	5.6%
2 rooms	2,053	20.2%
3+ rooms	7,566	74.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.8%

10,065 dwellings

Piped Water

97.5%

9,928 dwellings

With Drainage

89.8%

9,146 dwellings

All Services

88.3%

8,997 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	10,065	98.8%
Without electricity	125	1.2%
Public water network	9,928	97.5%
Hauled water	3,914	38.4%
Other water source	262	2.6%
With water tank	7,893	77.5%
With cistern	1,208	11.9%
With toilet	8,616	84.6%
With latrine	727	7.1%
With drainage	9,146	89.8%
Without drainage	1,044	10.2%
With all services	8,997	88.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	49	0.5%

Goods and Technology in Tecozautla

Household equipment in Tecozautla according to the 2020 Census. 11.8% of dwellings have internet and 80.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,504	83.5%
Washing machine	5,094	50%
Microwave oven	2,279	22.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	4,714	46.3%
Motorcycle	964	9.5%
Bicycle	2,345	23%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	9,115	89.5%
Radio	6,132	60.2%
Landline phone	1,133	11.1%
Cell phone	8,192	80.4%
Computer	1,293	12.7%
Internet	1,198	11.8%
Pay TV	3,442	33.8%
Streaming platforms	166	1.6%
Video game console	131	1.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

623

6.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,654

16.2%

No Computer or Internet

8,322

81.7%

No ICT at All

300

2.9%

Companies and Economy in Tecozautla

The main economic sectors of Tecozautla are Comercio al por menor with 514 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	514
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	197
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	156
Industrias manufactureras	58
Industrias manufactureras	35

Poverty and Social Development in Tecozautla

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tecozautla has a poverty rate of 64% and extreme poverty of 10.9%.

Poverty

64%

24,890 people

Extreme Poverty

10.9%

4,242 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.3%

12,564 people

Vulnerable by Income

1%

404 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.6%

1,012 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	24.4%	9,473
Lack of access to health services	11.5%	4,482
Lack of access to social security	87.9%	34,154
Lack of housing quality and spaces	11.2%	4,359
Lack of access to basic housing services	42.1%	16,352
Lack of access to food	23.4%	9,112
Income below welfare line	65.1%	25,293
Income below minimum welfare line	24.7%	9,613

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	63.4%	14.3%	34.3%	1.8%	0
2015	64%	10.9%	32.3%	2.6%	0

Crime in Tecozautla

In the last 12 months, 214 crimes were recorded in Tecozautla. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	14
2025/11	13
2025/10	17
2025/09	16
2025/08	25
2025/07	30
2025/06	11
2025/05	28
2025/03	17
2025/02	13
2025/01	19
2024/12	11

Health in Tecozautla

Tecozautla has 31 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 30 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tecozautla

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tecozautla	6,701	1,704
Pañhé	2,560	1,735
Gandho	2,382	1,677
Bomanxotha	2,129	1,769
San Francisco	1,909	1,831
La Esquina	1,699	1,714
San Antonio	1,614	1,702
La Mesilla	1,550	1,888
San Joaquín	1,338	1,957
Atengo	878	1,848

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