Huautepec

Huautepec is a municipality of Oaxaca with 6,385 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,497 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 4.6 years.

Demographics of Huautepec

Demographic structure of Huautepec according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,319 people under 15 years old (36.3%), 3,505 people of working age (54.9%) and 561 elderly over 65 years old (8.8%).

0-14 years

2,319

36.3% of the population

15-64 years

3,505

54.9% - Working age

65+ years

561

8.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

82.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Huautepec

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	375	380	755	11.8%
5-9 years	374	368	742	11.6%
10-14 years	391	431	822	12.9%
15-19 years	288	338	626	9.8%
20-24 years	182	190	372	5.8%
25-29 years	186	226	412	6.5%
30-34 years	172	210	382	6%
35-39 years	182	192	374	5.9%
40-44 years	164	177	341	5.3%
45-49 years	122	173	295	4.6%
50-54 years	119	131	250	3.9%
55-59 years	108	140	248	3.9%
60-64 years	89	116	205	3.2%
65-69 years	82	102	184	2.9%
70-74 years	53	95	148	2.3%
75-79 years	32	55	87	1.4%
80-84 years	32	45	77	1.2%
85+ years	26	39	65	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Huautepec

Population Origin

Born in State

6,236

97.7%

Born in Another State

149

2.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

109

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

5,604

87.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

4,013

71.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1,569

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

6,356

385.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

55

0.9% of the population

Men / Women

22 / 33

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

554

8.7%

With Limitation

883

13.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	176
Visual	320
Hearing	188
Speech	68
Mental	94

Education in Huautepec

Literacy and Schooling

In Huautepec, 1,510 people aged 15 and over can read and write (151000%), while 1,358 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 4.6 years (5 men, 4.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	470	888	1,358	135800%
Incomplete primary	417	350	767	76700%
Complete primary	372	349	721	72100%
Incomplete secondary	85	86	171	17100%
Complete secondary	306	346	652	65200%
Post-basic education (18+)	144	172	316	31600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	202
6-11 years	41
12-14 years	112

Educational Facilities

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

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	10	10
Primaria	13	13
Secundaria	3	3
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Huautepec

In Huautepec, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,019 people. Of those, 1,860 are employed and 159 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 7.9%.

Total EAP

2,019

H: 1,549 / M: 470

Employed Population

1,860

H: 1,401 / M: 459

Unemployment Rate

7.9%

159 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,514

H: 514 / M: 2,000

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,238	82%
IMSS	55	0.9%
ISSSTE	24	0.4%
ISSSTE estatal	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,142	80.5%
IMSS Bienestar	41	0.6%
Private insurance	3	0%
Other institution	2	0%
Without health coverage	1,146	17.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Huautepec

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,378

237800%

Single

1,636

163600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

534

53400%

Households

Total Households

1,650

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

1,118

67.8%

Female-headed

532

32.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	6,097	95.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	258	4%
No religion	29	0.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Huautepec

Huautepec has 2,257 total dwellings, of which 1,650 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,393	84.4%
Earthen floor	251	15.2%
1 bedroom	1,295	78.5%
2+ bedrooms	349	21.2%
1 room	130	7.9%
2 rooms	883	53.5%
3+ rooms	631	38.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

93.8%

1,548 dwellings

Piped Water

64.9%

1,071 dwellings

With Drainage

25.6%

422 dwellings

All Services

17.9%

296 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,548	93.8%
Without electricity	96	5.8%
Public water network	1,071	64.9%
Hauled water	859	52.1%
Other water source	573	34.7%
With water tank	945	57.3%
With cistern	44	2.7%
With toilet	583	35.3%
With latrine	1,034	62.7%
With drainage	422	25.6%
Without drainage	1,222	74.1%
With all services	296	17.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	55	3.3%

Goods and Technology in Huautepec

Household equipment in Huautepec according to the 2020 Census. 7.6% of dwellings have internet and 18.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	267	16.2%
Washing machine	61	3.7%
Microwave oven	37	2.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	34	2.1%
Motorcycle	9	0.5%
Bicycle	19	1.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	927	56.2%
Radio	825	50%
Landline phone	63	3.8%
Cell phone	303	18.4%
Computer	44	2.7%
Internet	125	7.6%
Pay TV	130	7.9%
Streaming platforms	2	0.1%
Video game console	1	0.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

482

29.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,306

79.2%

No Computer or Internet

1,507

91.3%

No ICT at All

460

27.9%

Companies and Economy in Huautepec

The main economic sectors of Huautepec are Comercio al por menor with 57 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	57
Industrias manufactureras	37
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	11
Servicios educativos	7
Industrias manufactureras	5

Poverty and Social Development in Huautepec

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Huautepec has a poverty rate of 97.6% and extreme poverty of 77%.

Poverty

97.6%

6,339 people

Extreme Poverty

77%

5,002 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

2.2%

146 people

Vulnerable by Income

0%

3 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.1%

7 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	48%	3,115
Lack of access to health services	18.9%	1,224
Lack of access to social security	91.9%	5,966
Lack of housing quality and spaces	67.7%	4,394
Lack of access to basic housing services	93.7%	6,085
Lack of access to food	56.4%	3,664
Income below welfare line	97.6%	6,342
Income below minimum welfare line	85.2%	5,532

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	97.2%	79.8%	2.5%	0.2%	0
2015	97.6%	77%	2.2%	0.1%	0

Crime in Huautepec

In the last 12 months, 16 crimes were recorded in Huautepec. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/09	1
2025/07	2
2025/05	1
2025/03	1
2024/09	2
2024/07	1
2024/04	2
2024/03	1
2023/12	1
2023/06	2
2023/05	1

Health in Huautepec

Huautepec has 5 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 4 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Huautepec

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Huautepec	1,859	1,679
El Camarón	758	1,215
Cueva de los Seres	503	1,504
Los Pinos	400	1,736
Agua de Tinta	389	1,686
Agua Esperanza	314	1,325
Llano Aguacatal	228	1,208
Agua Evangelista	223	1,726
Barrio Velasco	219	1,549
Agua Come Tigre	171	1,645

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