Tepetitlán

Tepetitlán is a municipality of Hidalgo with 10,830 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,096 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.8 years.

Demographics of Tepetitlán

Demographic structure of Tepetitlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,572 people under 15 years old (23.7%), 7,000 people of working age (64.6%) and 1,258 elderly over 65 years old (11.6%).

0-14 years

2,572

23.7% of the population

15-64 years

7,000

64.6% - Working age

65+ years

1,258

11.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tepetitlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	387	367	754	7%
5-9 years	489	452	941	8.7%
10-14 years	462	415	877	8.1%
15-19 years	457	435	892	8.2%
20-24 years	383	384	767	7.1%
25-29 years	375	408	783	7.2%
30-34 years	305	408	713	6.6%
35-39 years	324	429	753	7%
40-44 years	340	363	703	6.5%
45-49 years	289	382	671	6.2%
50-54 years	315	342	657	6.1%
55-59 years	249	301	550	5.1%
60-64 years	270	241	511	4.7%
65-69 years	202	204	406	3.7%
70-74 years	132	152	284	2.6%
75-79 years	119	122	241	2.2%
80-84 years	76	85	161	1.5%
85+ years	81	85	166	1.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tepetitlán

Population Origin

Born in State

9,198

84.9%

Born in Another State

1,525

14.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

374

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

226

2.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

224

99.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

443

13.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

37

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

17 / 20

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

800

7.4%

With Limitation

1,917

17.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	417
Visual	353
Hearing	182
Speech	84
Mental	135

Education in Tepetitlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Tepetitlán, 323 people aged 15 and over can read and write (32300%), while 239 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.8 years (8.6 men, 8.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	96	143	239	23900%
Incomplete primary	445	443	888	88800%
Complete primary	838	749	1,587	158700%
Incomplete secondary	101	57	158	15800%
Complete secondary	1,227	1,390	2,617	261700%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,091	1,401	2,492	249200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	201
6-11 years	27
12-14 years	30

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 34 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	13	13
Primaria	14	14
Secundaria	5	5
Media Superior	1	1
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Tepetitlán

In Tepetitlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 5,151 people. Of those, 5,058 are employed and 93 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

5,151

H: 3,054 / M: 2,097

Employed Population

5,058

H: 2,980 / M: 2,078

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

93 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,621

H: 1,135 / M: 2,486

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,086	74.7%
IMSS	2,010	18.6%
ISSSTE	349	3.2%
ISSSTE estatal	22	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	249	2.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,324	49.2%
IMSS Bienestar	16	0.1%
Private insurance	33	0.3%
Other institution	145	1.3%
Without health coverage	2,741	25.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Tepetitlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,925

492500%

Single

2,809

280900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,061

106100%

Households

Total Households

3,257

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

2,284

70.1%

Female-headed

973

29.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,177	84.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	824	7.6%
Other religions	22	0.2%
No religion	804	7.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Tepetitlán

Tepetitlán has 4,771 total dwellings, of which 3,258 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,167	100%
Earthen floor	87	2.7%
1 bedroom	1,017	32.1%
2+ bedrooms	2,237	70.6%
1 room	152	4.8%
2 rooms	558	17.6%
3+ rooms	2,544	80.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.6%

3,186 dwellings

Piped Water

100.5%

3,183 dwellings

With Drainage

94.6%

2,996 dwellings

All Services

92.7%

2,937 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,186	100.6%
Without electricity	68	2.1%
Public water network	3,183	100.5%
Hauled water	1,943	61.3%
Other water source	71	2.2%
With water tank	2,568	81.1%
With cistern	540	17%
With toilet	2,867	90.5%
With latrine	164	5.2%
With drainage	2,996	94.6%
Without drainage	258	8.1%
With all services	2,937	92.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	16	0.5%

Goods and Technology in Tepetitlán

Household equipment in Tepetitlán according to the 2020 Census. 29.3% of dwellings have internet and 84.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,458	77.6%
Washing machine	1,752	55.3%
Microwave oven	663	20.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,228	38.8%
Motorcycle	359	11.3%
Bicycle	841	26.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,781	87.8%
Radio	2,272	71.7%
Landline phone	276	8.7%
Cell phone	2,679	84.6%
Computer	584	18.4%
Internet	927	29.3%
Pay TV	842	26.6%
Streaming platforms	101	3.2%
Video game console	74	2.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

235

7.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

497

15.7%

No Computer or Internet

2,151

67.9%

No ICT at All

119

3.8%

Companies and Economy in Tepetitlán

The main economic sectors of Tepetitlán are Comercio al por menor with 94 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	94
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	37
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	32
Industrias manufactureras	13
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	6

Poverty and Social Development in Tepetitlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tepetitlán has a poverty rate of 42.4% and extreme poverty of 5.2%.

Poverty

42.4%

5,238 people

Extreme Poverty

5.2%

646 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

43.3%

5,340 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.1%

385 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

11.2%

1,377 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	17.2%	2,127
Lack of access to health services	18.4%	2,268
Lack of access to social security	73.4%	9,059
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.6%	819
Lack of access to basic housing services	24.9%	3,077
Lack of access to food	19.5%	2,401
Income below welfare line	45.6%	5,623
Income below minimum welfare line	13.7%	1,688

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	50.8%	10.2%	39.4%	7.5%	0
2015	42.4%	5.2%	43.3%	11.2%	0

Crime in Tepetitlán

In the last 12 months, 109 crimes were recorded in Tepetitlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	7
2025/11	17
2025/10	12
2025/09	5
2025/08	11
2025/07	19
2025/06	11
2025/05	3
2025/04	7
2025/03	7
2025/02	6
2025/01	4

Health in Tepetitlán

Tepetitlán has 14 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 12 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tepetitlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Sayula Pueblo	1,616	2,056
General Pedro María Anaya	1,499	2,030
La Loma	1,134	2,023
Pino Suárez	1,060	2,186
Tepetitlán	1,056	2,018
San Pedro Nextlalpan	979	2,046
La Cuarta Manzana	715	2,042
Colonia Ampliación (Segunda Manzana)	676	2,016
Santa María Daxtho	461	2,040
San Mateo la Curva	410	2,021

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