San Martín Toxpalan

San Martín Toxpalan is a municipality of Oaxaca with 3,934 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,533 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years.

Demographics of San Martín Toxpalan

Demographic structure of San Martín Toxpalan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,204 people under 15 years old (30.6%), 2,351 people of working age (59.8%) and 379 elderly over 65 years old (9.6%).

0-14 years

1,204

30.6% of the population

15-64 years

2,351

59.8% - Working age

65+ years

379

9.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

67.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Martín Toxpalan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	168	187	355	9%
5-9 years	217	211	428	10.9%
10-14 years	202	219	421	10.7%
15-19 years	191	201	392	10%
20-24 years	125	126	251	6.4%
25-29 years	134	142	276	7%
30-34 years	127	129	256	6.5%
35-39 years	119	145	264	6.7%
40-44 years	122	121	243	6.2%
45-49 years	104	120	224	5.7%
50-54 years	73	79	152	3.9%
55-59 years	63	86	149	3.8%
60-64 years	64	80	144	3.7%
65-69 years	65	59	124	3.2%
70-74 years	41	46	87	2.2%
75-79 years	37	38	75	1.9%
80-84 years	20	23	43	1.1%
85+ years	19	31	50	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Martín Toxpalan

Population Origin

Born in State

3,381

85.9%

Born in Another State

523

13.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

136

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,104

28.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,064

96.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

39

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

2,087

198.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

62

1.6% of the population

Men / Women

32 / 30

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

304

7.7%

With Limitation

751

19.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	118
Visual	165
Hearing	91
Speech	43
Mental	57

Education in San Martín Toxpalan

Literacy and Schooling

In San Martín Toxpalan, 310 people aged 15 and over can read and write (31000%), while 176 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years (7.7 men, 7.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	65	111	176	17600%
Incomplete primary	239	255	494	49400%
Complete primary	269	271	540	54000%
Incomplete secondary	84	52	136	13600%
Complete secondary	296	334	630	63000%
Post-basic education (18+)	315	350	665	66500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	73
6-11 years	11
12-14 years	19

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 21 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	7	7
Primaria	9	9
Secundaria	4	4
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in San Martín Toxpalan

In San Martín Toxpalan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,566 people. Of those, 1,542 are employed and 24 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

Total EAP

1,566

H: 1,049 / M: 517

Employed Population

1,542

H: 1,030 / M: 512

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

24 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,416

H: 373 / M: 1,043

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	2,932	74.5%
IMSS	194	4.9%
ISSSTE	215	5.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	11	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,198	55.9%
IMSS Bienestar	325	8.3%
Private insurance	44	1.1%
Other institution	3	0.1%
Without health coverage	1,002	25.5%

Marital Status and Religion in San Martín Toxpalan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,698

169800%

Single

990

99000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

297

29700%

Households

Total Households

1,051

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

766

72.9%

Female-headed

285

27.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	3,082	78.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	580	14.7%
No religion	271	6.9%

Housing and Basic Services in San Martín Toxpalan

San Martín Toxpalan has 1,403 total dwellings, of which 1,051 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	908	86.6%
Earthen floor	139	13.3%
1 bedroom	487	46.4%
2+ bedrooms	560	53.4%
1 room	76	7.2%
2 rooms	293	27.9%
3+ rooms	678	64.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.6%

1,024 dwellings

Piped Water

98.1%

1,029 dwellings

With Drainage

91%

955 dwellings

All Services

89.5%

939 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,024	97.6%
Without electricity	23	2.2%
Public water network	1,029	98.1%
Hauled water	653	62.2%
Other water source	18	1.7%
With water tank	478	45.6%
With cistern	120	11.4%
With toilet	787	75%
With latrine	209	19.9%
With drainage	955	91%
Without drainage	92	8.8%
With all services	939	89.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	6	0.6%

Goods and Technology in San Martín Toxpalan

Household equipment in San Martín Toxpalan according to the 2020 Census. 30.2% of dwellings have internet and 64.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	615	58.6%
Washing machine	427	40.7%
Microwave oven	154	14.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	190	18.1%
Motorcycle	109	10.4%
Bicycle	45	4.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	873	83.2%
Radio	717	68.4%
Landline phone	84	8%
Cell phone	680	64.8%
Computer	126	12%
Internet	317	30.2%
Pay TV	177	16.9%
Streaming platforms	17	1.6%
Video game console	9	0.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

97

9.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

338

32.2%

No Computer or Internet

700

66.7%

No ICT at All

73

7%

Companies and Economy in San Martín Toxpalan

The main economic sectors of San Martín Toxpalan are Comercio al por menor with 80 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	80
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	20
Industrias manufactureras	14
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	9
Industrias manufactureras	6

Poverty and Social Development in San Martín Toxpalan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Martín Toxpalan has a poverty rate of 84.3% and extreme poverty of 40.7%.

Poverty

84.3%

3,293 people

Extreme Poverty

40.7%

1,588 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

9.7%

380 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.4%

56 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.5%

177 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	27.5%	1,076
Lack of access to health services	10.7%	419
Lack of access to social security	84%	3,281
Lack of housing quality and spaces	28.8%	1,126
Lack of access to basic housing services	77.7%	3,035
Lack of access to food	31.9%	1,245
Income below welfare line	85.8%	3,349
Income below minimum welfare line	62.2%	2,430

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	77.3%	29.2%	15.3%	5.3%	0
2015	84.3%	40.7%	9.7%	4.5%	0

Crime in San Martín Toxpalan

In the last 12 months, 21 crimes were recorded in San Martín Toxpalan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	1
2025/10	1
2025/09	1
2025/08	2
2025/07	3
2025/06	2
2025/05	2
2025/04	1
2025/03	3
2025/02	1
2025/01	2

Health in San Martín Toxpalan

San Martín Toxpalan has 6 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Martín Toxpalan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Martín Toxpalan	2,010	1,017
El Duraznillo	557	2,254
Capultitla	402	1,939
Ignacio Zaragoza	312	2,011
Vista Hermosa	150	1,861
Cuixtepec	141	2,399
Lagunillas	138	2,216
Inspectoría Independencia Guadalupe	88	806
Colonia Mirador	82	1,119
Barrio del Toreo	45	1,002

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