San Pablo Huitzo

San Pablo Huitzo is a municipality of Oaxaca with 7,035 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,779 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.8 years.

Demographics of San Pablo Huitzo

Demographic structure of San Pablo Huitzo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,707 people under 15 years old (24.3%), 4,510 people of working age (64.1%) and 818 elderly over 65 years old (11.6%).

0-14 years

1,707

24.3% of the population

15-64 years

4,510

64.1% - Working age

65+ years

818

11.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Pablo Huitzo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	280	254	534	7.6%
5-9 years	264	314	578	8.2%
10-14 years	284	311	595	8.5%
15-19 years	299	257	556	7.9%
20-24 years	249	250	499	7.1%
25-29 years	254	290	544	7.7%
30-34 years	209	296	505	7.2%
35-39 years	232	273	505	7.2%
40-44 years	213	217	430	6.1%
45-49 years	197	238	435	6.2%
50-54 years	163	237	400	5.7%
55-59 years	151	183	334	4.7%
60-64 years	126	176	302	4.3%
65-69 years	119	116	235	3.3%
70-74 years	93	98	191	2.7%
75-79 years	69	71	140	2%
80-84 years	66	58	124	1.8%
85+ years	50	78	128	1.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Pablo Huitzo

Population Origin

Born in State

6,346

90.2%

Born in Another State

642

9.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

205

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

151

2.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

148

98% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

3

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

454

23.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

128

1.8% of the population

Men / Women

65 / 63

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

521

7.4%

With Limitation

1,039

14.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	270
Visual	243
Hearing	120
Speech	48
Mental	73

Education in San Pablo Huitzo

Literacy and Schooling

In San Pablo Huitzo, 168 people aged 15 and over can read and write (16800%), while 174 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.8 years (10 men, 9.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	74	100	174	17400%
Incomplete primary	178	286	464	46400%
Complete primary	359	435	794	79400%
Incomplete secondary	89	78	167	16700%
Complete secondary	658	687	1,345	134500%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,056	1,182	2,238	223800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	74
6-11 years	11
12-14 years	14

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 12 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	5	0	5
Primaria	4	1	5
Secundaria	2	0	2
Media Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in San Pablo Huitzo

In San Pablo Huitzo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,465 people. Of those, 3,383 are employed and 82 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.4%.

Total EAP

3,465

H: 1,940 / M: 1,525

Employed Population

3,383

H: 1,882 / M: 1,501

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

82 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,202

H: 707 / M: 1,495

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	4,402	62.6%
IMSS	1,636	23.3%
ISSSTE	770	10.9%
ISSSTE estatal	2	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	18	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,962	27.9%
IMSS Bienestar	6	0.1%
Private insurance	25	0.4%
Other institution	12	0.2%
Without health coverage	2,632	37.4%

Marital Status and Religion in San Pablo Huitzo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,958

295800%

Single

1,964

196400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

754

75400%

Households

Total Households

1,903

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

1,199

63%

Female-headed

704

37%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	6,145	87.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	360	5.1%
Other religions	3	0%
No religion	527	7.5%

Housing and Basic Services in San Pablo Huitzo

San Pablo Huitzo has 2,601 total dwellings, of which 1,903 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,793	94.5%
Earthen floor	108	5.7%
1 bedroom	520	27.4%
2+ bedrooms	1,381	72.8%
1 room	80	4.2%
2 rooms	296	15.6%
3+ rooms	1,525	80.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.2%

1,882 dwellings

Piped Water

89.9%

1,706 dwellings

With Drainage

78.9%

1,498 dwellings

All Services

73%

1,385 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,882	99.2%
Without electricity	19	1%
Public water network	1,706	89.9%
Hauled water	1,186	62.5%
Other water source	195	10.3%
With water tank	1,530	80.6%
With cistern	295	15.5%
With toilet	1,430	75.3%
With latrine	443	23.3%
With drainage	1,498	78.9%
Without drainage	403	21.2%
With all services	1,385	73%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.4%

Goods and Technology in San Pablo Huitzo

Household equipment in San Pablo Huitzo according to the 2020 Census. 34.8% of dwellings have internet and 90.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,652	87%
Washing machine	1,281	67.5%
Microwave oven	666	35.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	631	33.2%
Motorcycle	226	11.9%
Bicycle	931	49.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,697	89.4%
Radio	1,369	72.1%
Landline phone	355	18.7%
Cell phone	1,726	90.9%
Computer	568	29.9%
Internet	660	34.8%
Pay TV	601	31.7%
Streaming platforms	133	7%
Video game console	72	3.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

93

4.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

118

6.2%

No Computer or Internet

1,070

56.4%

No ICT at All

35

1.8%

Companies and Economy in San Pablo Huitzo

The main economic sectors of San Pablo Huitzo are Comercio al por menor with 215 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	215
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	49
Industrias manufactureras	46
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	27
Industrias manufactureras	17

Poverty and Social Development in San Pablo Huitzo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Pablo Huitzo has a poverty rate of 58.3% and extreme poverty of 11.6%.

Poverty

58.3%

4,221 people

Extreme Poverty

11.6%

840 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

21.9%

1,588 people

Vulnerable by Income

8%

576 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

11.8%

851 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	17.3%	1,252
Lack of access to health services	17.5%	1,269
Lack of access to social security	62.7%	4,534
Lack of housing quality and spaces	11.4%	822
Lack of access to basic housing services	42.3%	3,059
Lack of access to food	17.3%	1,255
Income below welfare line	66.3%	4,796
Income below minimum welfare line	31.1%	2,249

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	64.8%	16.2%	23.3%	8.1%	0
2015	58.3%	11.6%	21.9%	11.8%	0

Crime in San Pablo Huitzo

In the last 12 months, 86 crimes were recorded in San Pablo Huitzo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	13
2025/11	7
2025/10	5
2025/09	2
2025/08	11
2025/07	6
2025/06	8
2025/05	12
2025/04	8
2025/03	2
2025/02	8
2025/01	4

Health in San Pablo Huitzo

San Pablo Huitzo has 3 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Pablo Huitzo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Pablo Huitzo	6,072	1,684
Santa María Tenéxpam	400	1,684
Agua Blanca	201	1,722
Cañada del Chisme	140	1,718
Ojo de Agua	126	1,692
Yutetoto	51	1,728
Cañada Guayabal	41	1,755
Joyas de Río Blanco	3	2,127
El Espinal (Piedra Molar)	1	1,905

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