Texcaltitlán

Texcaltitlán is a municipality of México with 18,482 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,529 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years.

Demographics of Texcaltitlán

Demographic structure of Texcaltitlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,077 people under 15 years old (32.9%), 11,086 people of working age (60%) and 1,319 elderly over 65 years old (7.1%).

0-14 years

6,077

32.9% of the population

15-64 years

11,086

60% - Working age

65+ years

1,319

7.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

66.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Texcaltitlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	990	943	1,933	10.5%
5-9 years	1,054	1,022	2,076	11.2%
10-14 years	1,052	1,016	2,068	11.2%
15-19 years	863	915	1,778	9.6%
20-24 years	755	783	1,538	8.3%
25-29 years	589	811	1,400	7.6%
30-34 years	554	696	1,250	6.8%
35-39 years	522	599	1,121	6.1%
40-44 years	480	505	985	5.3%
45-49 years	432	476	908	4.9%
50-54 years	415	413	828	4.5%
55-59 years	329	370	699	3.8%
60-64 years	289	290	579	3.1%
65-69 years	214	205	419	2.3%
70-74 years	150	164	314	1.7%
75-79 years	119	122	241	1.3%
80-84 years	81	95	176	1%
85+ years	57	112	169	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Texcaltitlán

Population Origin

Born in State

17,822

96.4%

Born in Another State

512

2.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

106

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

10

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

10

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

42

0.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

55

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

18 / 37

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

937

5.1%

With Limitation

1,810

9.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	428
Visual	417
Hearing	203
Speech	129
Mental	137

Education in Texcaltitlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Texcaltitlán, 867 people aged 15 and over can read and write (86700%), while 683 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years (8.4 men, 8.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	253	430	683	68300%
Incomplete primary	822	907	1,729	172900%
Complete primary	1,142	1,146	2,288	228800%
Incomplete secondary	224	171	395	39500%
Complete secondary	1,661	1,891	3,552	355200%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,501	1,736	3,237	323700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	467
6-11 years	82
12-14 years	84

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 112 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	34	34
Primaria	40	40
Secundaria	21	21
Media Superior	13	13

Employment and Social Security in Texcaltitlán

In Texcaltitlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,213 people. Of those, 7,048 are employed and 165 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.3%.

Total EAP

7,213

H: 4,702 / M: 2,511

Employed Population

7,048

H: 4,548 / M: 2,500

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

165 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,333

H: 1,724 / M: 4,609

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	13,080	70.8%
IMSS	742	4%
ISSSTE	356	1.9%
ISSSTE estatal	795	4.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,558	51.7%
IMSS Bienestar	954	5.2%
Private insurance	33	0.2%
Other institution	678	3.7%
Without health coverage	5,399	29.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Texcaltitlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,804

780400%

Single

4,521

452100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,271

127100%

Households

Total Households

4,586

4 average occupants

Male-headed

3,168

69.1%

Female-headed

1,418

30.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	16,751	90.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	860	4.7%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	826	4.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Texcaltitlán

Texcaltitlán has 6,195 total dwellings, of which 4,588 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,399	101.1%
Earthen floor	158	3.6%
1 bedroom	1,777	40.9%
2+ bedrooms	2,780	63.9%
1 room	224	5.2%
2 rooms	908	20.9%
3+ rooms	3,425	78.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103.1%

4,482 dwellings

Piped Water

98%

4,262 dwellings

With Drainage

93.5%

4,066 dwellings

All Services

89.4%

3,886 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,482	103.1%
Without electricity	75	1.7%
Public water network	4,262	98%
Hauled water	1,393	32%
Other water source	295	6.8%
With water tank	3,395	78.1%
With cistern	703	16.2%
With toilet	4,092	94.1%
With latrine	49	1.1%
With drainage	4,066	93.5%
Without drainage	491	11.3%
With all services	3,886	89.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	29	0.7%

Goods and Technology in Texcaltitlán

Household equipment in Texcaltitlán according to the 2020 Census. 20.3% of dwellings have internet and 82.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,804	64.5%
Washing machine	2,206	50.7%
Microwave oven	925	21.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,073	47.7%
Motorcycle	384	8.8%
Bicycle	393	9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,762	86.5%
Radio	2,037	46.8%
Landline phone	493	11.3%
Cell phone	3,578	82.3%
Computer	634	14.6%
Internet	883	20.3%
Pay TV	2,362	54.3%
Streaming platforms	105	2.4%
Video game console	82	1.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

566

13%

No Landline or Cell Phone

898

20.6%

No Computer or Internet

3,512

80.8%

No ICT at All

292

6.7%

Companies and Economy in Texcaltitlán

The main economic sectors of Texcaltitlán are Comercio al por menor with 322 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	322
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	83
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	67
Industrias manufactureras	37
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	16

Poverty and Social Development in Texcaltitlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Texcaltitlán has a poverty rate of 73.7% and extreme poverty of 18.4%.

Poverty

73.7%

12,701 people

Extreme Poverty

18.4%

3,174 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

18.8%

3,234 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.7%

469 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.8%

828 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25.2%	4,350
Lack of access to health services	4.5%	783
Lack of access to social security	84%	14,479
Lack of housing quality and spaces	13.9%	2,394
Lack of access to basic housing services	34.9%	6,014
Lack of access to food	26.1%	4,493
Income below welfare line	76.4%	13,170
Income below minimum welfare line	42.7%	7,364

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	62.1%	21.9%	33%	4.4%	0
2015	73.7%	18.4%	18.8%	4.8%	0

Crime in Texcaltitlán

In the last 12 months, 137 crimes were recorded in Texcaltitlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	10
2025/11	11
2025/10	16
2025/09	13
2025/08	7
2025/07	3
2025/06	7
2025/05	39
2025/04	9
2025/03	4
2025/02	9
2025/01	9

Health in Texcaltitlán

Texcaltitlán has 15 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 12 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Texcaltitlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Texcaltitlán	2,915	2,404
Texcapilla	1,447	2,894
San Agustín	1,412	2,360
San Francisco	997	2,319
Hueyatenco	911	1,989
Santa María	880	2,368
El Chapaneal	839	2,386
Acatitlán	810	2,406
Venta Morales (El Pedregal)	699	2,517
Palmillas	663	2,824

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