Mexicaltzingo

Mexicaltzingo is a municipality of México with 13,807 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,596 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 10.1 years.

Demographics of Mexicaltzingo

Demographic structure of Mexicaltzingo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,565 people under 15 years old (25.8%), 9,334 people of working age (67.6%) and 908 elderly over 65 years old (6.6%).

0-14 years

3,565

25.8% of the population

15-64 years

9,334

67.6% - Working age

65+ years

908

6.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

47.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Mexicaltzingo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	562	556	1,118	8.1%
5-9 years	595	579	1,174	8.5%
10-14 years	650	623	1,273	9.2%
15-19 years	642	600	1,242	9%
20-24 years	606	593	1,199	8.7%
25-29 years	548	590	1,138	8.2%
30-34 years	544	559	1,103	8%
35-39 years	467	525	992	7.2%
40-44 years	443	502	945	6.8%
45-49 years	428	473	901	6.5%
50-54 years	375	399	774	5.6%
55-59 years	288	337	625	4.5%
60-64 years	202	213	415	3%
65-69 years	142	175	317	2.3%
70-74 years	103	130	233	1.7%
75-79 years	73	71	144	1%
80-84 years	38	65	103	0.7%
85+ years	47	64	111	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Mexicaltzingo

Population Origin

Born in State

13,211

95.7%

Born in Another State

559

4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

143

Recent migration

Average Live Births

1.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

58

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

57

98.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

176

5.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

190

1.4% of the population

Men / Women

99 / 91

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

393

2.8%

With Limitation

861

6.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	176
Visual	177
Hearing	87
Speech	49
Mental	58

Education in Mexicaltzingo

Literacy and Schooling

In Mexicaltzingo, 283 people aged 15 and over can read and write (28300%), while 304 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 10.1 years (10.3 men, 10 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	108	196	304	30400%
Incomplete primary	218	356	574	57400%
Complete primary	567	626	1,193	119300%
Incomplete secondary	255	172	427	42700%
Complete secondary	1,463	1,414	2,877	287700%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,152	2,323	4,475	447500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	247
6-11 years	75
12-14 years	54

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 16 are public and 5 are private. View complete list of schools.

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

Employment and Social Security in Mexicaltzingo

In Mexicaltzingo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,184 people. Of those, 6,031 are employed and 153 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.5%.

Total EAP

6,184

H: 3,873 / M: 2,311

Employed Population

6,031

H: 3,764 / M: 2,267

Unemployment Rate

2.5%

153 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,767

H: 1,420 / M: 3,347

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,431	61.1%
IMSS	2,142	15.5%
ISSSTE	252	1.8%
ISSSTE estatal	948	6.9%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	25	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,759	34.5%
IMSS Bienestar	17	0.1%
Private insurance	353	2.6%
Other institution	21	0.2%
Without health coverage	5,375	38.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Mexicaltzingo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,901

590100%

Single

3,713

371300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,400

140000%

Households

Total Households

3,302

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

2,403

72.8%

Female-headed

899

27.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	12,614	91.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	665	4.8%
Other religions	21	0.2%
No religion	500	3.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Mexicaltzingo

Mexicaltzingo has 4,046 total dwellings, of which 3,305 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,239	99.3%
Earthen floor	49	1.5%
1 bedroom	771	23.6%
2+ bedrooms	2,519	77.2%
1 room	168	5.2%
2 rooms	370	11.3%
3+ rooms	2,751	84.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.8%

3,286 dwellings

Piped Water

98.8%

3,223 dwellings

With Drainage

99.6%

3,247 dwellings

All Services

98.1%

3,200 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,286	100.8%
Without electricity	4	0.1%
Public water network	3,223	98.8%
Hauled water	3,134	96.1%
Other water source	67	2.1%
With water tank	2,646	81.1%
With cistern	1,142	35%
With toilet	3,243	99.4%
With latrine	22	0.7%
With drainage	3,247	99.6%
Without drainage	43	1.3%
With all services	3,200	98.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0%

Goods and Technology in Mexicaltzingo

Household equipment in Mexicaltzingo according to the 2020 Census. 54.5% of dwellings have internet and 87.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,628	80.6%
Washing machine	2,353	72.2%
Microwave oven	1,376	42.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,818	55.7%
Motorcycle	492	15.1%
Bicycle	1,783	54.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,071	94.2%
Radio	2,532	77.6%
Landline phone	1,226	37.6%
Cell phone	2,848	87.3%
Computer	1,221	37.4%
Internet	1,776	54.5%
Pay TV	1,487	45.6%
Streaming platforms	615	18.9%
Video game console	380	11.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

109

3.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

327

10%

No Computer or Internet

1,352

41.5%

No ICT at All

63

1.9%

Companies and Economy in Mexicaltzingo

The main economic sectors of Mexicaltzingo are Comercio al por menor with 486 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	486
Industrias manufactureras	174
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	166
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	132
Servicios educativos	19

Poverty and Social Development in Mexicaltzingo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Mexicaltzingo has a poverty rate of 51.1% and extreme poverty of 3.5%.

Poverty

51.1%

6,509 people

Extreme Poverty

3.5%

449 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

34.2%

4,358 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.8%

613 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

9.8%

1,251 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	11.4%	1,445
Lack of access to health services	28.1%	3,577
Lack of access to social security	81%	10,311
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.5%	1,211
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.5%	696
Lack of access to food	13.7%	1,749
Income below welfare line	55.9%	7,122
Income below minimum welfare line	16.1%	2,047

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	51.7%	10.5%	37.6%	8.6%	0
2015	51.1%	3.5%	34.2%	9.8%	0

Crime in Mexicaltzingo

In the last 12 months, 353 crimes were recorded in Mexicaltzingo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	25
2025/11	40
2025/10	26
2025/09	27
2025/08	32
2025/07	35
2025/06	27
2025/05	26
2025/04	35
2025/03	28
2025/02	26
2025/01	26

Health in Mexicaltzingo

Mexicaltzingo has 4 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 3 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Mexicaltzingo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Mateo Mexicaltzingo	10,854	2,600
Colonia San Isidro	1,803	2,579
El Calvario	641	2,600
Colonia Mazachulco	509	2,605

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