Cocotitlán

Cocotitlán is a municipality of México with 15,107 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,273 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 10.3 years.

Demographics of Cocotitlán

Demographic structure of Cocotitlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,716 people under 15 years old (24.6%), 10,236 people of working age (67.8%) and 1,151 elderly over 65 years old (7.6%).

0-14 years

3,716

24.6% of the population

15-64 years

10,236

67.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,151

7.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

47.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cocotitlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	577	529	1,106	7.3%
5-9 years	649	602	1,251	8.3%
10-14 years	670	689	1,359	9%
15-19 years	674	655	1,329	8.8%
20-24 years	597	613	1,210	8%
25-29 years	573	606	1,179	7.8%
30-34 years	502	564	1,066	7.1%
35-39 years	487	569	1,056	7%
40-44 years	527	624	1,151	7.6%
45-49 years	491	548	1,039	6.9%
50-54 years	435	479	914	6.1%
55-59 years	332	364	696	4.6%
60-64 years	280	316	596	3.9%
65-69 years	187	192	379	2.5%
70-74 years	138	148	286	1.9%
75-79 years	108	118	226	1.5%
80-84 years	80	71	151	1%
85+ years	41	68	109	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cocotitlán

Population Origin

Born in State

12,469

82.5%

Born in Another State

2,600

17.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

334

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

152

1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

150

98.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

472

12.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

114

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

61 / 53

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

702

4.6%

With Limitation

1,808

12%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	289
Visual	327
Hearing	158
Speech	91
Mental	109

Education in Cocotitlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Cocotitlán, 205 people aged 15 and over can read and write (20500%), while 247 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 10.3 years (10.3 men, 10.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	86	161	247	24700%
Incomplete primary	285	313	598	59800%
Complete primary	555	609	1,164	116400%
Incomplete secondary	154	113	267	26700%
Complete secondary	1,639	1,805	3,444	344400%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,518	2,672	5,190	519000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	267
6-11 years	60
12-14 years	52

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 15 are public and 3 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	3	1	4
Primaria	5	1	6
Secundaria	4	1	5
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Cocotitlán

In Cocotitlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,918 people. Of those, 6,717 are employed and 201 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.9%.

Total EAP

6,918

H: 4,199 / M: 2,719

Employed Population

6,717

H: 4,050 / M: 2,667

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

201 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,264

H: 1,653 / M: 3,611

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	11,075	73.3%
IMSS	4,552	30.1%
ISSSTE	940	6.2%
ISSSTE estatal	766	5.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	253	1.7%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,148	27.5%
IMSS Bienestar	10	0.1%
Private insurance	193	1.3%
Other institution	297	2%
Without health coverage	4,016	26.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Cocotitlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,612

661200%

Single

4,199

419900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,392

139200%

Households

Total Households

3,887

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

2,737

70.4%

Female-headed

1,150

29.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	12,363	81.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,104	7.3%
Other religions	28	0.2%
No religion	1,582	10.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Cocotitlán

Cocotitlán has 4,686 total dwellings, of which 3,887 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,718	96.1%
Earthen floor	158	4.1%
1 bedroom	1,331	34.4%
2+ bedrooms	2,547	65.9%
1 room	272	7%
2 rooms	738	19.1%
3+ rooms	2,868	74.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.7%

3,855 dwellings

Piped Water

92.5%

3,578 dwellings

With Drainage

99.6%

3,851 dwellings

All Services

91.8%

3,550 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,855	99.7%
Without electricity	23	0.6%
Public water network	3,578	92.5%
Hauled water	2,884	74.6%
Other water source	300	7.8%
With water tank	3,225	83.4%
With cistern	612	15.8%
With toilet	3,758	97.2%
With latrine	98	2.5%
With drainage	3,851	99.6%
Without drainage	27	0.7%
With all services	3,550	91.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Cocotitlán

Household equipment in Cocotitlán according to the 2020 Census. 52% of dwellings have internet and 87.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,293	85.2%
Washing machine	2,746	71%
Microwave oven	1,527	39.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,485	38.4%
Motorcycle	362	9.4%
Bicycle	1,197	31%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,637	94.1%
Radio	3,035	78.5%
Landline phone	1,685	43.6%
Cell phone	3,399	87.9%
Computer	1,411	36.5%
Internet	2,009	52%
Pay TV	932	24.1%
Streaming platforms	377	9.7%
Video game console	289	7.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

111

2.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

287

7.4%

No Computer or Internet

1,608

41.6%

No ICT at All

35

0.9%

Companies and Economy in Cocotitlán

The main economic sectors of Cocotitlán are Comercio al por menor with 389 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	389
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	81
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	44
Industrias manufactureras	36
Servicios educativos	11

Poverty and Social Development in Cocotitlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cocotitlán has a poverty rate of 42.6% and extreme poverty of 3.7%.

Poverty

42.6%

6,081 people

Extreme Poverty

3.7%

530 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

28.6%

4,086 people

Vulnerable by Income

9.4%

1,345 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

19.4%

2,773 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	9%	1,281
Lack of access to health services	14.6%	2,085
Lack of access to social security	60.3%	8,615
Lack of housing quality and spaces	14.6%	2,089
Lack of access to basic housing services	9.7%	1,392
Lack of access to food	19%	2,708
Income below welfare line	52%	7,427
Income below minimum welfare line	13.4%	1,911

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	35.9%	3.3%	34.8%	21.5%	0
2015	42.6%	3.7%	28.6%	19.4%	0

Crime in Cocotitlán

In the last 12 months, 427 crimes were recorded in Cocotitlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	34
2025/11	23
2025/10	50
2025/09	36
2025/08	40
2025/07	36
2025/06	36
2025/05	32
2025/04	27
2025/03	36
2025/02	36
2025/01	41

Health in Cocotitlán

Cocotitlán has 6 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 5 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Cocotitlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Cocotitlán	10,290	2,261
San Andrés Metla	2,372	2,338
Ejido Atoyac	1,732	2,257
Colonia Paradero Poniente	295	2,248
La Curva	199	2,270
Temamacotle	87	2,261
La Construcción de Piedra	60	2,262
La Frontera	56	2,245
Kilómetro 2.5	15	2,258
Rancho Álvarez	1	2,325

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