Zumpahuacán

Zumpahuacán is a municipality of México with 18,833 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,721 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years.

Demographics of Zumpahuacán

Demographic structure of Zumpahuacán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,158 people under 15 years old (32.7%), 11,291 people of working age (60%) and 1,383 elderly over 65 years old (7.3%).

0-14 years

6,158

32.7% of the population

15-64 years

11,291

60% - Working age

65+ years

1,383

7.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

66.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Zumpahuacán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,080	1,030	2,110	11.2%
5-9 years	1,048	1,037	2,085	11.1%
10-14 years	1,018	945	1,963	10.4%
15-19 years	948	969	1,917	10.2%
20-24 years	805	823	1,628	8.6%
25-29 years	700	826	1,526	8.1%
30-34 years	584	669	1,253	6.7%
35-39 years	502	618	1,120	5.9%
40-44 years	440	544	984	5.2%
45-49 years	381	462	843	4.5%
50-54 years	374	435	809	4.3%
55-59 years	316	381	697	3.7%
60-64 years	237	277	514	2.7%
65-69 years	203	201	404	2.1%
70-74 years	160	177	337	1.8%
75-79 years	130	133	263	1.4%
80-84 years	87	109	196	1%
85+ years	74	109	183	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Zumpahuacán

Population Origin

Born in State

17,916

95.1%

Born in Another State

771

4.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

131

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

24

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

24

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

93

2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

59

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

28 / 31

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

863

4.6%

With Limitation

1,863

9.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	391
Visual	273
Hearing	252
Speech	205
Mental	226

Education in Zumpahuacán

Literacy and Schooling

In Zumpahuacán, 1,249 people aged 15 and over can read and write (124900%), while 1,053 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years (7.6 men, 7.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	416	637	1,053	105300%
Incomplete primary	1,004	1,092	2,096	209600%
Complete primary	996	1,138	2,134	213400%
Incomplete secondary	276	197	473	47300%
Complete secondary	1,946	2,271	4,217	421700%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,130	1,179	2,309	230900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	484
6-11 years	82
12-14 years	115

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 78 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	27	27
Primaria	32	32
Secundaria	12	12
Media Superior	4	4

Employment and Social Security in Zumpahuacán

In Zumpahuacán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,827 people. Of those, 7,767 are employed and 60 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

7,827

H: 5,105 / M: 2,722

Employed Population

7,767

H: 5,053 / M: 2,714

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

60 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,967

H: 1,420 / M: 4,547

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	13,835	73.5%
IMSS	534	2.8%
ISSSTE	154	0.8%
ISSSTE estatal	358	1.9%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	53	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	12,637	67.1%
IMSS Bienestar	52	0.3%
Private insurance	13	0.1%
Other institution	93	0.5%
Without health coverage	4,995	26.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Zumpahuacán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,632

763200%

Single

4,920

492000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,289

128900%

Households

Total Households

4,556

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

3,367

73.9%

Female-headed

1,189

26.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	18,450	98%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	159	0.8%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	216	1.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Zumpahuacán

Zumpahuacán has 5,984 total dwellings, of which 4,556 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,153	91.3%
Earthen floor	402	8.8%
1 bedroom	1,850	40.7%
2+ bedrooms	2,705	59.5%
1 room	391	8.6%
2 rooms	1,023	22.5%
3+ rooms	3,141	69%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.9%

4,497 dwellings

Piped Water

93.6%

4,258 dwellings

With Drainage

88.6%

4,032 dwellings

All Services

84.4%

3,840 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,497	98.9%
Without electricity	58	1.3%
Public water network	4,258	93.6%
Hauled water	3,643	80.1%
Other water source	297	6.5%
With water tank	3,344	73.5%
With cistern	461	10.1%
With toilet	3,894	85.6%
With latrine	203	4.5%
With drainage	4,032	88.6%
Without drainage	523	11.5%
With all services	3,840	84.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	18	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Zumpahuacán

Household equipment in Zumpahuacán according to the 2020 Census. 12.2% of dwellings have internet and 74.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,770	60.9%
Washing machine	1,338	29.4%
Microwave oven	546	12%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,096	24.1%
Motorcycle	150	3.3%
Bicycle	362	8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,277	72%
Radio	2,392	52.6%
Landline phone	551	12.1%
Cell phone	3,389	74.5%
Computer	425	9.3%
Internet	555	12.2%
Pay TV	2,009	44.2%
Streaming platforms	93	2%
Video game console	45	1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

775

17%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,009

22.2%

No Computer or Internet

3,853

84.7%

No ICT at All

400

8.8%

Companies and Economy in Zumpahuacán

The main economic sectors of Zumpahuacán are Comercio al por menor with 274 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	274
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	76
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	58
Industrias manufactureras	53
Servicios educativos	13

Poverty and Social Development in Zumpahuacán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Zumpahuacán has a poverty rate of 78.3% and extreme poverty of 22.8%.

Poverty

78.3%

13,879 people

Extreme Poverty

22.8%

4,042 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

19.9%

3,524 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.4%

71 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.5%

258 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	30%	5,320
Lack of access to health services	9.1%	1,618
Lack of access to social security	91.7%	16,265
Lack of housing quality and spaces	26.7%	4,741
Lack of access to basic housing services	60.2%	10,669
Lack of access to food	22%	3,894
Income below welfare line	78.7%	13,949
Income below minimum welfare line	42.8%	7,592

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	74.3%	32%	24.2%	1.3%	0
2015	78.3%	22.8%	19.9%	1.5%	0

Crime in Zumpahuacán

In the last 12 months, 205 crimes were recorded in Zumpahuacán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	15
2025/11	18
2025/10	19
2025/09	17
2025/08	11
2025/07	28
2025/06	15
2025/05	20
2025/04	23
2025/03	16
2025/02	16
2025/01	7

Health in Zumpahuacán

Zumpahuacán has 15 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 15 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Zumpahuacán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Zumpahuacán	4,831	1,667
San Gaspar	2,199	1,634
San Pablo Tejalpa	1,837	1,703
La Ascensión	1,197	1,680
Guadalupe Tlapizalco	1,084	1,800
San Antonio Guadalupe	901	1,880
Santa Catarina	713	1,906
Colonia Guadalupe Victoria	700	1,160
San Juan	607	1,695
Santa Cruz de los Pilares	564	1,934

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