Tlayacapan

Tlayacapan is a municipality of Morelos with 19,408 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,588 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years.

Demographics of Tlayacapan

Demographic structure of Tlayacapan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,931 people under 15 years old (25.4%), 12,713 people of working age (65.5%) and 1,756 elderly over 65 years old (9%).

0-14 years

4,931

25.4% of the population

15-64 years

12,713

65.5% - Working age

65+ years

1,756

9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

52.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tlayacapan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	814	758	1,572	8.1%
5-9 years	835	804	1,639	8.4%
10-14 years	876	844	1,720	8.9%
15-19 years	896	790	1,686	8.7%
20-24 years	815	812	1,627	8.4%
25-29 years	696	810	1,506	7.8%
30-34 years	662	710	1,372	7.1%
35-39 years	657	700	1,357	7%
40-44 years	619	697	1,316	6.8%
45-49 years	572	595	1,167	6%
50-54 years	497	506	1,003	5.2%
55-59 years	436	479	915	4.7%
60-64 years	380	384	764	3.9%
65-69 years	295	326	621	3.2%
70-74 years	213	206	419	2.2%
75-79 years	167	154	321	1.7%
80-84 years	111	93	204	1.1%
85+ years	84	107	191	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tlayacapan

Population Origin

Born in State

15,321

78.9%

Born in Another State

3,967

20.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

712

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,055

5.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,009

95.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

44

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

2,394

47.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

249

1.3% of the population

Men / Women

136 / 113

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,025

5.3%

With Limitation

2,410

12.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	480
Visual	420
Hearing	233
Speech	148
Mental	175

Education in Tlayacapan

Literacy and Schooling

In Tlayacapan, 692 people aged 15 and over can read and write (69200%), while 810 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.3 years (9.3 men, 9.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	352	458	810	81000%
Incomplete primary	570	552	1,122	112200%
Complete primary	984	1,019	2,003	200300%
Incomplete secondary	254	204	458	45800%
Complete secondary	2,142	2,164	4,306	430600%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,613	2,765	5,378	537800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	383
6-11 years	95
12-14 years	103

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 27 are public and 19 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	12	5	17
Primaria	10	6	16
Secundaria	4	2	6
Media Superior	1	2	3
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Tlayacapan

In Tlayacapan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,308 people. Of those, 10,206 are employed and 102 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

10,308

H: 6,125 / M: 4,183

Employed Population

10,206

H: 6,051 / M: 4,155

Unemployment Rate

1%

102 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,108

H: 1,439 / M: 3,669

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	13,116	67.6%
IMSS	2,736	14.1%
ISSSTE	1,120	5.8%
ISSSTE estatal	118	0.6%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	71	0.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,999	46.4%
IMSS Bienestar	22	0.1%
Private insurance	54	0.3%
Other institution	97	0.5%
Without health coverage	6,271	32.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Tlayacapan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,911

891100%

Single

4,659

465900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,890

189000%

Households

Total Households

5,085

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

3,844

75.6%

Female-headed

1,241

24.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	13,933	71.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,866	14.8%
Other religions	39	0.2%
No religion	2,545	13.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Tlayacapan

Tlayacapan has 8,002 total dwellings, of which 5,085 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,765	94.7%
Earthen floor	285	5.7%
1 bedroom	1,837	36.5%
2+ bedrooms	3,214	63.9%
1 room	473	9.4%
2 rooms	989	19.7%
3+ rooms	3,589	71.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.5%

5,007 dwellings

Piped Water

88.5%

4,453 dwellings

With Drainage

96.9%

4,875 dwellings

All Services

86.2%

4,339 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,007	99.5%
Without electricity	44	0.9%
Public water network	4,453	88.5%
Hauled water	3,353	66.6%
Other water source	598	11.9%
With water tank	3,748	74.5%
With cistern	3,402	67.6%
With toilet	4,741	94.2%
With latrine	219	4.4%
With drainage	4,875	96.9%
Without drainage	174	3.5%
With all services	4,339	86.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	8	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Tlayacapan

Household equipment in Tlayacapan according to the 2020 Census. 40.1% of dwellings have internet and 91.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,245	84.4%
Washing machine	2,992	59.5%
Microwave oven	1,209	24%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,040	40.5%
Motorcycle	529	10.5%
Bicycle	624	12.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,534	90.1%
Radio	3,504	69.6%
Landline phone	1,286	25.6%
Cell phone	4,588	91.2%
Computer	1,265	25.1%
Internet	2,018	40.1%
Pay TV	2,229	44.3%
Streaming platforms	309	6.1%
Video game console	203	4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

269

5.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

361

7.2%

No Computer or Internet

2,797

55.6%

No ICT at All

75

1.5%

Companies and Economy in Tlayacapan

The main economic sectors of Tlayacapan are Comercio al por menor with 601 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	601
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	238
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	145
Industrias manufactureras	47
Industrias manufactureras	42

Poverty and Social Development in Tlayacapan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tlayacapan has a poverty rate of 52.7% and extreme poverty of 9.5%.

Poverty

52.7%

9,683 people

Extreme Poverty

9.5%

1,743 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

37.2%

6,834 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.4%

438 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.8%

1,435 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	19.7%	3,617
Lack of access to health services	13.4%	2,463
Lack of access to social security	81.8%	15,049
Lack of housing quality and spaces	18.3%	3,366
Lack of access to basic housing services	33.2%	6,101
Lack of access to food	25.2%	4,628
Income below welfare line	55%	10,121
Income below minimum welfare line	19.9%	3,653

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	40.2%	5.3%	50.3%	7.6%	0
2015	52.7%	9.5%	37.2%	7.8%	0

Crime in Tlayacapan

In the last 12 months, 325 crimes were recorded in Tlayacapan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	21
2025/11	33
2025/10	23
2025/09	21
2025/08	33
2025/07	29
2025/06	28
2025/05	23
2025/04	28
2025/03	34
2025/02	31
2025/01	21

Health in Tlayacapan

Tlayacapan has 16 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 15 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tlayacapan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tlayacapan	8,374	1,629
Los Laureles (San José de los Laureles)	1,662	1,871
Cuauhtempan (San Andrés Cuauhtempan)	1,584	1,854
Nacatongo	1,136	1,617
Las Vivianas	941	1,266
Amatlipac (San Agustín Amatlipac)	739	1,774
El Golán	706	1,345
Colonia Puente Pantitlán	595	1,323
Colonia Jericó	522	1,741
Emiliano Zapata	443	1,881

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