Tepalcingo

Tepalcingo is a municipality of Morelos with 28,122 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,162 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years.

Demographics of Tepalcingo

Demographic structure of Tepalcingo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 7,150 people under 15 years old (25.4%), 18,123 people of working age (64.4%) and 2,836 elderly over 65 years old (10.1%).

0-14 years

7,150

25.4% of the population

15-64 years

18,123

64.4% - Working age

65+ years

2,836

10.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

55.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tepalcingo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,182	1,099	2,281	8.1%
5-9 years	1,196	1,209	2,405	8.6%
10-14 years	1,238	1,226	2,464	8.8%
15-19 years	1,202	1,126	2,328	8.3%
20-24 years	1,096	1,152	2,248	8%
25-29 years	1,103	1,111	2,214	7.9%
30-34 years	867	998	1,865	6.6%
35-39 years	820	905	1,725	6.1%
40-44 years	839	989	1,828	6.5%
45-49 years	812	871	1,683	6%
50-54 years	743	814	1,557	5.5%
55-59 years	723	711	1,434	5.1%
60-64 years	600	641	1,241	4.4%
65-69 years	500	444	944	3.4%
70-74 years	329	337	666	2.4%
75-79 years	263	265	528	1.9%
80-84 years	169	163	332	1.2%
85+ years	153	213	366	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tepalcingo

Population Origin

Born in State

24,646

87.6%

Born in Another State

3,119

11.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

807

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

102

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

101

99% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

276

3.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

292

1% of the population

Men / Women

141 / 151

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,854

6.6%

With Limitation

4,476

15.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,005
Visual	744
Hearing	454
Speech	246
Mental	303

Education in Tepalcingo

Literacy and Schooling

In Tepalcingo, 1,768 people aged 15 and over can read and write (176800%), while 1,592 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years (8.2 men, 8.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	804	788	1,592	159200%
Incomplete primary	1,484	1,358	2,842	284200%
Complete primary	1,647	1,445	3,092	309200%
Incomplete secondary	439	347	786	78600%
Complete secondary	2,575	3,064	5,639	563900%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,963	3,381	6,344	634400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	577
6-11 years	85
12-14 years	134

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 46 are public and 7 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	14	2	16
Primaria	22	3	25
Secundaria	8	1	9
Media Superior	1	1	2
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Tepalcingo

In Tepalcingo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 14,041 people. Of those, 13,829 are employed and 212 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

Total EAP

14,041

H: 8,659 / M: 5,382

Employed Population

13,829

H: 8,478 / M: 5,351

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

212 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,306

H: 2,276 / M: 6,030

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	21,906	77.9%
IMSS	2,158	7.7%
ISSSTE	2,343	8.3%
ISSSTE estatal	59	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	63	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	17,227	61.3%
IMSS Bienestar	34	0.1%
Private insurance	54	0.2%
Other institution	88	0.3%
Without health coverage	6,190	22%

Marital Status and Religion in Tepalcingo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

12,479

1247900%

Single

6,981

698100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,941

294100%

Households

Total Households

7,786

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

5,534

71.1%

Female-headed

2,252

28.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,039	71.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	5,038	17.9%
Other religions	5	0%
No religion	3,006	10.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Tepalcingo

Tepalcingo has 10,726 total dwellings, of which 7,788 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,292	93.8%
Earthen floor	469	6%
1 bedroom	2,926	37.6%
2+ bedrooms	4,835	62.2%
1 room	700	9%
2 rooms	1,532	19.7%
3+ rooms	5,529	71.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.9%

7,691 dwellings

Piped Water

94.1%

7,316 dwellings

With Drainage

93.4%

7,259 dwellings

All Services

88.5%

6,882 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,691	98.9%
Without electricity	70	0.9%
Public water network	7,316	94.1%
Hauled water	5,679	73%
Other water source	445	5.7%
With water tank	5,971	76.8%
With cistern	3,010	38.7%
With toilet	7,093	91.2%
With latrine	395	5.1%
With drainage	7,259	93.4%
Without drainage	502	6.5%
With all services	6,882	88.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	10	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tepalcingo

Household equipment in Tepalcingo according to the 2020 Census. 29.5% of dwellings have internet and 85.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,560	84.4%
Washing machine	4,898	63%
Microwave oven	1,808	23.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,476	31.8%
Motorcycle	1,321	17%
Bicycle	2,226	28.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,807	87.5%
Radio	5,170	66.5%
Landline phone	2,009	25.8%
Cell phone	6,621	85.2%
Computer	1,553	20%
Internet	2,290	29.5%
Pay TV	2,114	27.2%
Streaming platforms	270	3.5%
Video game console	155	2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

525

6.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

783

10.1%

No Computer or Internet

5,037

64.8%

No ICT at All

177

2.3%

Companies and Economy in Tepalcingo

The main economic sectors of Tepalcingo are Comercio al por menor with 809 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	809
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	328
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	211
Industrias manufactureras	135
Servicios educativos	34

Poverty and Social Development in Tepalcingo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tepalcingo has a poverty rate of 74.5% and extreme poverty of 18.1%.

Poverty

74.5%

21,424 people

Extreme Poverty

18.1%

5,213 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

18.5%

5,319 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.2%

640 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.8%

1,392 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	23.7%	6,823
Lack of access to health services	12.6%	3,636
Lack of access to social security	82%	23,601
Lack of housing quality and spaces	15.6%	4,499
Lack of access to basic housing services	45.5%	13,106
Lack of access to food	28.5%	8,200
Income below welfare line	76.7%	22,064
Income below minimum welfare line	38.5%	11,065

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	65.5%	12.7%	28.2%	4.5%	0
2015	74.5%	18.1%	18.5%	4.8%	0

Crime in Tepalcingo

In the last 12 months, 142 crimes were recorded in Tepalcingo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	7
2025/11	19
2025/10	17
2025/09	19
2025/08	15
2025/07	19
2025/06	8
2025/05	4
2025/04	12
2025/03	8
2025/02	7
2025/01	7

Health in Tepalcingo

Tepalcingo has 22 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 21 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tepalcingo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tepalcingo	13,403	1,156
Atotonilco	3,539	1,240
Ixtlilco el Grande	3,495	1,058
Huitchila	2,186	1,140
Zacapalco	1,833	1,091
Ixtlilco el Chico	1,432	1,087
Adolfo López Mateos	521	1,141
Cruz de Jaramalla (Colonia Lauro Ortega)	372	1,219
Los Sauces	341	1,288
El Tepehuaje	150	1,231

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