Tonatico

Tonatico is a municipality of México with 12,912 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,643 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of Tonatico

Demographic structure of Tonatico according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,265 people under 15 years old (25.3%), 8,257 people of working age (63.9%) and 1,390 elderly over 65 years old (10.8%).

0-14 years

3,265

25.3% of the population

15-64 years

8,257

63.9% - Working age

65+ years

1,390

10.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tonatico

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	542	523	1,065	8.2%
5-9 years	538	554	1,092	8.5%
10-14 years	551	557	1,108	8.6%
15-19 years	547	546	1,093	8.5%
20-24 years	512	506	1,018	7.9%
25-29 years	459	508	967	7.5%
30-34 years	447	503	950	7.4%
35-39 years	397	465	862	6.7%
40-44 years	386	426	812	6.3%
45-49 years	358	353	711	5.5%
50-54 years	314	379	693	5.4%
55-59 years	264	318	582	4.5%
60-64 years	266	303	569	4.4%
65-69 years	202	226	428	3.3%
70-74 years	160	192	352	2.7%
75-79 years	129	143	272	2.1%
80-84 years	70	77	147	1.1%
85+ years	93	98	191	1.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tonatico

Population Origin

Born in State

11,635

90.1%

Born in Another State

1,125

8.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

234

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

31

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

30

96.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

77

2.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

380

2.9% of the population

Men / Women

204 / 176

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

752

5.8%

With Limitation

1,788

13.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	401
Visual	300
Hearing	161
Speech	92
Mental	127

Education in Tonatico

Literacy and Schooling

In Tonatico, 483 people aged 15 and over can read and write (48300%), while 443 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (8.6 men, 8.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	190	253	443	44300%
Incomplete primary	618	676	1,294	129400%
Complete primary	948	794	1,742	174200%
Incomplete secondary	180	129	309	30900%
Complete secondary	1,143	1,364	2,507	250700%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,393	1,652	3,045	304500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	184
6-11 years	33
12-14 years	58

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 40 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	13	13
Primaria	15	15
Secundaria	6	6
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Tonatico

In Tonatico, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,295 people. Of those, 6,185 are employed and 110 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

6,295

H: 3,790 / M: 2,505

Employed Population

6,185

H: 3,716 / M: 2,469

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

110 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,963

H: 1,112 / M: 2,851

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	10,270	79.5%
IMSS	731	5.7%
ISSSTE	274	2.1%
ISSSTE estatal	1,462	11.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	23	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,610	58.9%
IMSS Bienestar	116	0.9%
Private insurance	43	0.3%
Other institution	71	0.5%
Without health coverage	2,628	20.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Tonatico

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,663

566300%

Single

3,351

335100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,260

126000%

Households

Total Households

3,602

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

2,527

70.2%

Female-headed

1,075

29.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	11,062	85.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	803	6.2%
Other religions	15	0.1%
No religion	1,011	7.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Tonatico

Tonatico has 5,325 total dwellings, of which 3,604 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,514	99%
Earthen floor	44	1.2%
1 bedroom	947	26.7%
2+ bedrooms	2,612	73.6%
1 room	110	3.1%
2 rooms	474	13.3%
3+ rooms	2,975	83.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100%

3,552 dwellings

Piped Water

96.3%

3,418 dwellings

With Drainage

99.1%

3,520 dwellings

All Services

95.4%

3,388 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,552	100%
Without electricity	7	0.2%
Public water network	3,418	96.3%
Hauled water	2,626	74%
Other water source	141	4%
With water tank	3,390	95.5%
With cistern	1,324	37.3%
With toilet	3,488	98.2%
With latrine	14	0.4%
With drainage	3,520	99.1%
Without drainage	39	1.1%
With all services	3,388	95.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0%

Goods and Technology in Tonatico

Household equipment in Tonatico according to the 2020 Census. 45.3% of dwellings have internet and 89.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,203	90.2%
Washing machine	2,401	67.6%
Microwave oven	1,384	39%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,741	49%
Motorcycle	619	17.4%
Bicycle	497	14%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,246	91.4%
Radio	2,214	62.3%
Landline phone	893	25.1%
Cell phone	3,169	89.2%
Computer	1,039	29.3%
Internet	1,608	45.3%
Pay TV	1,997	56.2%
Streaming platforms	321	9%
Video game console	213	6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

159

4.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

250

7%

No Computer or Internet

1,770

49.8%

No ICT at All

55

1.5%

Companies and Economy in Tonatico

The main economic sectors of Tonatico are Comercio al por menor with 443 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	443
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	179
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	123
Industrias manufactureras	41
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	21

Poverty and Social Development in Tonatico

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tonatico has a poverty rate of 57.3% and extreme poverty of 3.4%.

Poverty

57.3%

7,038 people

Extreme Poverty

3.4%

421 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

33%

4,055 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.8%

343 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6.9%

841 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	23.4%	2,876
Lack of access to health services	6.3%	779
Lack of access to social security	82.4%	10,120
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.6%	809
Lack of access to basic housing services	8.9%	1,092
Lack of access to food	12.9%	1,584
Income below welfare line	60.1%	7,380
Income below minimum welfare line	18.1%	2,227

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	49.8%	7.4%	44.1%	5.1%	0
2015	57.3%	3.4%	33%	6.9%	0

Crime in Tonatico

In the last 12 months, 199 crimes were recorded in Tonatico. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	12
2025/11	19
2025/10	18
2025/09	20
2025/08	23
2025/07	14
2025/06	12
2025/05	16
2025/04	21
2025/03	13
2025/02	19
2025/01	12

Health in Tonatico

Tonatico has 7 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 6 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tonatico

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tonatico	7,021	1,644
El Terrero	1,365	1,600
La Puerta de Santiago	747	1,603
El Rincón	561	1,662
Los Amates (San José de los Amates)	508	1,676
La Audiencia	446	1,725
El Zapote	444	1,597
Paso de San Juan	333	1,682
Tlacopan	326	1,753
Salinas	278	1,665

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