Huitzilac

Huitzilac is a municipality of Morelos with 24,515 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,522 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.8 years.

Demographics of Huitzilac

Demographic structure of Huitzilac according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,301 people under 15 years old (25.7%), 16,306 people of working age (66.5%) and 1,892 elderly over 65 years old (7.7%).

0-14 years

6,301

25.7% of the population

15-64 years

16,306

66.5% - Working age

65+ years

1,892

7.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

50.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Huitzilac

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	955	990	1,945	7.9%
5-9 years	1,032	1,079	2,111	8.6%
10-14 years	1,142	1,103	2,245	9.2%
15-19 years	1,094	1,052	2,146	8.8%
20-24 years	998	1,038	2,036	8.3%
25-29 years	943	987	1,930	7.9%
30-34 years	864	1,004	1,868	7.6%
35-39 years	788	897	1,685	6.9%
40-44 years	746	895	1,641	6.7%
45-49 years	761	774	1,535	6.3%
50-54 years	682	704	1,386	5.7%
55-59 years	599	541	1,140	4.7%
60-64 years	443	496	939	3.8%
65-69 years	345	366	711	2.9%
70-74 years	257	232	489	2%
75-79 years	164	170	334	1.4%
80-84 years	84	99	183	0.7%
85+ years	72	103	175	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Huitzilac

Population Origin

Born in State

17,360

70.8%

Born in Another State

6,989

28.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,683

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

519

2.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

507

97.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

6

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,376

20.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

409

1.7% of the population

Men / Women

192 / 217

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,325

5.4%

With Limitation

3,377

13.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	571
Visual	597
Hearing	351
Speech	189
Mental	234

Education in Huitzilac

Literacy and Schooling

In Huitzilac, 562 people aged 15 and over can read and write (56200%), while 610 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.8 years (9.8 men, 9.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	264	346	610	61000%
Incomplete primary	576	619	1,195	119500%
Complete primary	1,128	1,215	2,343	234300%
Incomplete secondary	327	255	582	58200%
Complete secondary	2,666	2,758	5,424	542400%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,614	3,867	7,481	748100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	550
6-11 years	65
12-14 years	72

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 27 are public and 6 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	10	2	12
Primaria	9	2	11
Secundaria	5	1	6
Media Superior	3	1	4

Employment and Social Security in Huitzilac

In Huitzilac, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 13,254 people. Of those, 13,031 are employed and 223 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

13,254

H: 7,597 / M: 5,657

Employed Population

13,031

H: 7,442 / M: 5,589

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

223 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,256

H: 1,905 / M: 4,351

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	15,597	63.6%
IMSS	4,763	19.4%
ISSSTE	1,991	8.1%
ISSSTE estatal	110	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	179	0.7%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,354	34.1%
IMSS Bienestar	105	0.4%
Private insurance	211	0.9%
Other institution	43	0.2%
Without health coverage	8,887	36.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Huitzilac

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

10,870

1087000%

Single

6,003

600300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,669

266900%

Households

Total Households

6,702

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

4,780

71.3%

Female-headed

1,922

28.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	19,236	78.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,538	10.4%
Other religions	52	0.2%
No religion	2,654	10.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Huitzilac

Huitzilac has 9,647 total dwellings, of which 6,704 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,454	100.7%
Earthen floor	217	3.4%
1 bedroom	2,358	36.8%
2+ bedrooms	4,313	67.3%
1 room	547	8.5%
2 rooms	1,215	18.9%
3+ rooms	4,910	76.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103%

6,604 dwellings

Piped Water

84.1%

5,394 dwellings

With Drainage

96.6%

6,191 dwellings

All Services

82.1%

5,263 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,604	103%
Without electricity	68	1.1%
Public water network	5,394	84.1%
Hauled water	3,192	49.8%
Other water source	1,278	19.9%
With water tank	4,972	77.5%
With cistern	5,074	79.1%
With toilet	6,072	94.7%
With latrine	493	7.7%
With drainage	6,191	96.6%
Without drainage	481	7.5%
With all services	5,263	82.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	20	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Huitzilac

Household equipment in Huitzilac according to the 2020 Census. 47.3% of dwellings have internet and 92.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,972	77.5%
Washing machine	4,028	62.8%
Microwave oven	2,441	38.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,265	50.9%
Motorcycle	364	5.7%
Bicycle	567	8.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,983	93.3%
Radio	4,927	76.8%
Landline phone	2,519	39.3%
Cell phone	5,932	92.5%
Computer	2,042	31.8%
Internet	3,036	47.3%
Pay TV	2,049	32%
Streaming platforms	888	13.8%
Video game console	475	7.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

288

4.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

534

8.3%

No Computer or Internet

3,312

51.7%

No ICT at All

102

1.6%

Companies and Economy in Huitzilac

The main economic sectors of Huitzilac are Comercio al por menor with 548 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	548
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	230
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	145
Industrias manufactureras	54
Industrias manufactureras	54

Poverty and Social Development in Huitzilac

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Huitzilac has a poverty rate of 46.2% and extreme poverty of 7.9%.

Poverty

46.2%

9,624 people

Extreme Poverty

7.9%

1,647 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

39.4%

8,210 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.7%

776 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

10.6%

2,211 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	13.8%	2,879
Lack of access to health services	17.7%	3,676
Lack of access to social security	73.1%	15,223
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17.2%	3,571
Lack of access to basic housing services	40.3%	8,385
Lack of access to food	25.4%	5,292
Income below welfare line	50%	10,400
Income below minimum welfare line	17.2%	3,577

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	47.4%	5.9%	42.7%	5.7%	0
2015	46.2%	7.9%	39.4%	10.6%	0

Crime in Huitzilac

In the last 12 months, 840 crimes were recorded in Huitzilac. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	73
2025/11	54
2025/10	69
2025/09	71
2025/08	65
2025/07	86
2025/06	64
2025/05	69
2025/04	74
2025/03	73
2025/02	94
2025/01	48

Health in Huitzilac

Huitzilac has 12 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 11 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Huitzilac

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tres Marías	7,523	2,810
Huitzilac	5,347	2,554
Coajomulco	2,452	2,655
Real Montecassino	869	2,323
Fraccionamiento Sierra Encantada	648	2,410
Monte Bello	477	2,251
Huayatitla (Ampliación San Bartolo)	338	2,702
Los Olivos	283	2,758
San Rafael (Tepetlixpa)	282	2,805
Huertas de San Pedro	264	2,241

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