Timilpan

Timilpan is a municipality of México with 16,414 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,677 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of Timilpan

Demographic structure of Timilpan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,259 people under 15 years old (25.9%), 10,638 people of working age (64.8%) and 1,516 elderly over 65 years old (9.2%).

0-14 years

4,259

25.9% of the population

15-64 years

10,638

64.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,516

9.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Timilpan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	664	611	1,275	7.8%
5-9 years	732	740	1,472	9%
10-14 years	769	743	1,512	9.2%
15-19 years	694	769	1,463	8.9%
20-24 years	651	698	1,349	8.2%
25-29 years	563	613	1,176	7.2%
30-34 years	538	635	1,173	7.1%
35-39 years	516	629	1,145	7%
40-44 years	464	573	1,037	6.3%
45-49 years	469	526	995	6.1%
50-54 years	444	465	909	5.5%
55-59 years	349	399	748	4.6%
60-64 years	304	339	643	3.9%
65-69 years	237	220	457	2.8%
70-74 years	181	192	373	2.3%
75-79 years	122	171	293	1.8%
80-84 years	77	110	187	1.1%
85+ years	86	120	206	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Timilpan

Population Origin

Born in State

15,289

93.1%

Born in Another State

1,058

6.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

163

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

864

5.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

848

98.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

11

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

2,110

47% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

84

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

44 / 40

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

989

6%

With Limitation

1,873

11.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	504
Visual	396
Hearing	263
Speech	141
Mental	170

Education in Timilpan

Literacy and Schooling

In Timilpan, 702 people aged 15 and over can read and write (70200%), while 656 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (8.8 men, 8.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	232	424	656	65600%
Incomplete primary	686	862	1,548	154800%
Complete primary	926	1,084	2,010	201000%
Incomplete secondary	191	123	314	31400%
Complete secondary	1,705	1,689	3,394	339400%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,708	1,973	3,681	368100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	297
6-11 years	43
12-14 years	46

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 66 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	22	0	22
Primaria	26	0	26
Secundaria	10	0	10
Media Superior	6	0	6
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Timilpan

In Timilpan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,595 people. Of those, 7,374 are employed and 221 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.9%.

Total EAP

7,595

H: 4,659 / M: 2,936

Employed Population

7,374

H: 4,482 / M: 2,892

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

221 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,413

H: 1,453 / M: 3,960

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,676	77.2%
IMSS	1,576	9.6%
ISSSTE	279	1.7%
ISSSTE estatal	502	3.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	41	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,683	59%
IMSS Bienestar	49	0.3%
Private insurance	87	0.5%
Other institution	573	3.5%
Without health coverage	3,722	22.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Timilpan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,339

733900%

Single

4,457

445700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,260

126000%

Households

Total Households

4,487

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

3,175

70.8%

Female-headed

1,312

29.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	15,130	92.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	715	4.4%
Other religions	9	0.1%
No religion	542	3.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Timilpan

Timilpan has 6,444 total dwellings, of which 4,487 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,427	99%
Earthen floor	55	1.2%
1 bedroom	1,450	32.4%
2+ bedrooms	3,032	67.8%
1 room	117	2.6%
2 rooms	697	15.6%
3+ rooms	3,668	82%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.2%

4,437 dwellings

Piped Water

97%

4,337 dwellings

With Drainage

93.1%

4,163 dwellings

All Services

90.9%

4,066 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,437	99.2%
Without electricity	45	1%
Public water network	4,337	97%
Hauled water	3,026	67.7%
Other water source	145	3.2%
With water tank	3,942	88.2%
With cistern	1,024	22.9%
With toilet	4,096	91.6%
With latrine	164	3.7%
With drainage	4,163	93.1%
Without drainage	319	7.1%
With all services	4,066	90.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	16	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Timilpan

Household equipment in Timilpan according to the 2020 Census. 23.3% of dwellings have internet and 83.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,741	83.7%
Washing machine	2,572	57.5%
Microwave oven	1,161	26%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,144	48%
Motorcycle	272	6.1%
Bicycle	1,114	24.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,101	91.7%
Radio	2,896	64.8%
Landline phone	740	16.6%
Cell phone	3,718	83.2%
Computer	870	19.5%
Internet	1,040	23.3%
Pay TV	957	21.4%
Streaming platforms	126	2.8%
Video game console	79	1.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

214

4.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

596

13.3%

No Computer or Internet

3,159

70.7%

No ICT at All

100

2.2%

Companies and Economy in Timilpan

The main economic sectors of Timilpan are Comercio al por menor with 120 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	120
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	33
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	24
Industrias manufactureras	23
Servicios educativos	9

Poverty and Social Development in Timilpan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Timilpan has a poverty rate of 51.2% and extreme poverty of 5.7%.

Poverty

51.2%

6,655 people

Extreme Poverty

5.7%

744 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

42.9%

5,575 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.1%

145 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.8%

624 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	20.5%	2,666
Lack of access to health services	5.8%	755
Lack of access to social security	85.3%	11,084
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.8%	622
Lack of access to basic housing services	27.8%	3,616
Lack of access to food	25.6%	3,333
Income below welfare line	52.3%	6,800
Income below minimum welfare line	18.7%	2,426

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	54.4%	15.7%	40.4%	4.2%	0
2015	51.2%	5.7%	42.9%	4.8%	0

Crime in Timilpan

In the last 12 months, 157 crimes were recorded in Timilpan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	13
2025/11	7
2025/10	9
2025/09	26
2025/08	12
2025/07	18
2025/06	12
2025/05	11
2025/04	10
2025/03	11
2025/02	12
2025/01	16

Health in Timilpan

Timilpan has 17 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 17 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Timilpan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Santiaguito Maxda	2,113	2,764
Tercera Manzana de Zaragoza	1,589	2,631
El Palmito (San José el Palmito)	1,409	2,641
San Antonio Yondejé	1,088	2,781
Segunda Manzana del Pueblo de Rincón de Bucio	977	2,632
Primera Manzana del Pueblo de Rincón de Bucio	921	2,633
San Andrés Timilpan	794	2,672
Barrio de Ocampo	644	2,669
Huapango	585	2,656
Segunda Manzana de Barrio Morelos	565	2,640

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