Aculco

Aculco is a municipality of México with 49,266 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,485 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8 years.

Demographics of Aculco

Demographic structure of Aculco according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 14,158 people under 15 years old (28.7%), 31,552 people of working age (64%) and 3,556 elderly over 65 years old (7.2%).

0-14 years

14,158

28.7% of the population

15-64 years

31,552

64% - Working age

65+ years

3,556

7.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Aculco

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,316	2,294	4,610	9.4%
5-9 years	2,376	2,320	4,696	9.5%
10-14 years	2,480	2,372	4,852	9.8%
15-19 years	2,317	2,355	4,672	9.5%
20-24 years	2,096	2,121	4,217	8.6%
25-29 years	1,932	2,004	3,936	8%
30-34 years	1,683	1,994	3,677	7.5%
35-39 years	1,657	1,799	3,456	7%
40-44 years	1,486	1,630	3,116	6.3%
45-49 years	1,282	1,376	2,658	5.4%
50-54 years	1,106	1,228	2,334	4.7%
55-59 years	889	965	1,854	3.8%
60-64 years	780	852	1,632	3.3%
65-69 years	632	617	1,249	2.5%
70-74 years	419	425	844	1.7%
75-79 years	276	317	593	1.2%
80-84 years	187	222	409	0.8%
85+ years	175	286	461	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Aculco

Population Origin

Born in State

42,109

85.5%

Born in Another State

7,019

14.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

878

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,218

6.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,114

96.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

67

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

6,817

52% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

194

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

91 / 103

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,324

4.7%

With Limitation

5,398

11%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,118
Visual	932
Hearing	538
Speech	337
Mental	434

Education in Aculco

Literacy and Schooling

In Aculco, 2,434 people aged 15 and over can read and write (243400%), while 2,511 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8 years (8.1 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	896	1,615	2,511	251100%
Incomplete primary	2,170	2,298	4,468	446800%
Complete primary	3,049	3,215	6,264	626400%
Incomplete secondary	580	427	1,007	100700%
Complete secondary	5,811	5,677	11,488	1148800%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,788	4,240	8,028	802800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,221
6-11 years	195
12-14 years	184

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 189 are public and 4 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	70	0	70
Primaria	72	0	72
Secundaria	29	0	29
Media Superior	13	1	14
Superior	0	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Aculco

In Aculco, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 26,010 people. Of those, 25,683 are employed and 327 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.3%.

Total EAP

26,010

H: 15,222 / M: 10,788

Employed Population

25,683

H: 14,961 / M: 10,722

Unemployment Rate

1.3%

327 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

11,930

H: 3,128 / M: 8,802

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	38,016	77.2%
IMSS	7,503	15.2%
ISSSTE	684	1.4%
ISSSTE estatal	1,142	2.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	107	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	27,965	56.8%
IMSS Bienestar	182	0.4%
Private insurance	181	0.4%
Other institution	444	0.9%
Without health coverage	11,240	22.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Aculco

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

21,067

2106700%

Single

13,157

1315700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,819

381900%

Households

Total Households

13,109

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

9,233

70.4%

Female-headed

3,876

29.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	44,481	90.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,028	6.1%
Other religions	5	0%
No religion	1,723	3.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Aculco

Aculco has 16,288 total dwellings, of which 13,111 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	12,772	100.3%
Earthen floor	303	2.4%
1 bedroom	4,879	38.3%
2+ bedrooms	8,196	64.4%
1 room	730	5.7%
2 rooms	2,574	20.2%
3+ rooms	9,771	76.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.1%

12,750 dwellings

Piped Water

95.4%

12,141 dwellings

With Drainage

82.5%

10,497 dwellings

All Services

79.6%

10,133 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	12,750	100.1%
Without electricity	325	2.6%
Public water network	12,141	95.4%
Hauled water	6,473	50.8%
Other water source	934	7.3%
With water tank	11,107	87.2%
With cistern	3,147	24.7%
With toilet	10,027	78.8%
With latrine	942	7.4%
With drainage	10,497	82.5%
Without drainage	2,577	20.2%
With all services	10,133	79.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	141	1.1%

Goods and Technology in Aculco

Household equipment in Aculco according to the 2020 Census. 16.8% of dwellings have internet and 84.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	9,879	77.6%
Washing machine	5,801	45.6%
Microwave oven	3,114	24.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	5,938	46.6%
Motorcycle	798	6.3%
Bicycle	2,353	18.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	11,810	92.8%
Radio	8,837	69.4%
Landline phone	724	5.7%
Cell phone	10,744	84.4%
Computer	1,567	12.3%
Internet	2,145	16.8%
Pay TV	2,184	17.2%
Streaming platforms	267	2.1%
Video game console	204	1.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

758

6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,224

17.5%

No Computer or Internet

10,244

80.5%

No ICT at All

423

3.3%

Companies and Economy in Aculco

The main economic sectors of Aculco are Comercio al por menor with 413 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	413
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	87
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	67
Industrias manufactureras	59
Servicios financieros y de seguros	15

Poverty and Social Development in Aculco

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Aculco has a poverty rate of 61.9% and extreme poverty of 10.7%.

Poverty

61.9%

28,628 people

Extreme Poverty

10.7%

4,930 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

31.4%

14,510 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.7%

791 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.1%

2,345 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	24.5%	11,349
Lack of access to health services	8.8%	4,088
Lack of access to social security	85.8%	39,700
Lack of housing quality and spaces	11.5%	5,308
Lack of access to basic housing services	35.6%	16,492
Lack of access to food	28.9%	13,384
Income below welfare line	63.6%	29,419
Income below minimum welfare line	23.8%	10,993

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	54.6%	16.1%	37.2%	7.2%	0
2015	61.9%	10.7%	31.4%	5.1%	0

Crime in Aculco

In the last 12 months, 507 crimes were recorded in Aculco. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	31
2025/11	43
2025/10	53
2025/09	43
2025/08	62
2025/07	38
2025/06	38
2025/05	57
2025/04	38
2025/03	41
2025/02	34
2025/01	29

Health in Aculco

Aculco has 50 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 47 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Aculco

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Lucas Totolmaloya	2,832	2,379
San Jerónimo Barrio	2,433	2,480
La Soledad Barrio	2,152	2,456
San Martín Ejido	2,075	2,607
Aculco de Espinoza	1,957	2,428
Gunyo Poniente	1,691	2,418
Santa María Nativitas	1,634	2,437
San Lucas Tercer Cuartel	1,482	2,405
San Pedro Denxhi Centro	1,282	2,236
El Colorado	1,270	2,537

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