Atexcal

Atexcal is a municipality of Puebla with 3,859 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,920 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years.

Demographics of Atexcal

Demographic structure of Atexcal according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,152 people under 15 years old (29.9%), 2,211 people of working age (57.3%) and 480 elderly over 65 years old (12.4%).

0-14 years

1,152

29.9% of the population

15-64 years

2,211

57.3% - Working age

65+ years

480

12.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

73.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Atexcal

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	187	181	368	9.5%
5-9 years	183	175	358	9.3%
10-14 years	219	207	426	11%
15-19 years	172	167	339	8.8%
20-24 years	116	143	259	6.7%
25-29 years	117	122	239	6.2%
30-34 years	118	144	262	6.8%
35-39 years	95	137	232	6%
40-44 years	107	114	221	5.7%
45-49 years	82	112	194	5%
50-54 years	83	88	171	4.4%
55-59 years	65	68	133	3.4%
60-64 years	70	91	161	4.2%
65-69 years	56	65	121	3.1%
70-74 years	43	53	96	2.5%
75-79 years	43	47	90	2.3%
80-84 years	39	44	83	2.2%
85+ years	38	52	90	2.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Atexcal

Population Origin

Born in State

3,551

92%

Born in Another State

276

7.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

141

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

34

0.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

33

97.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

104

9.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

132

3.4% of the population

Men / Women

60 / 72

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

342

8.9%

With Limitation

644

16.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	190
Visual	142
Hearing	82
Speech	47
Mental	56

Education in Atexcal

Literacy and Schooling

In Atexcal, 251 people aged 15 and over can read and write (25100%), while 198 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years (7.4 men, 7.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	73	125	198	19800%
Incomplete primary	239	311	550	55000%
Complete primary	293	304	597	59700%
Incomplete secondary	44	41	85	8500%
Complete secondary	295	330	625	62500%
Post-basic education (18+)	241	285	526	52600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	57
6-11 years	6
12-14 years	15

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 26 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	8	8
Primaria	9	9
Secundaria	5	5
Media Superior	3	3
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Atexcal

In Atexcal, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,230 people. Of those, 1,204 are employed and 26 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

Total EAP

1,230

H: 852 / M: 378

Employed Population

1,204

H: 828 / M: 376

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

26 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,709

H: 526 / M: 1,183

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	2,919	75.6%
IMSS	506	13.1%
ISSSTE	89	2.3%
ISSSTE estatal	9	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,415	62.6%
IMSS Bienestar	21	0.5%
Private insurance	11	0.3%
Other institution	8	0.2%
Without health coverage	920	23.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Atexcal

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,607

160700%

Single

1,012

101200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

331

33100%

Households

Total Households

1,108

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

715

64.5%

Female-headed

393

35.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	3,248	84.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	421	10.9%
No religion	166	4.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Atexcal

Atexcal has 1,763 total dwellings, of which 1,108 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,010	91.2%
Earthen floor	91	8.2%
1 bedroom	513	46.3%
2+ bedrooms	588	53.1%
1 room	108	9.8%
2 rooms	238	21.5%
3+ rooms	755	68.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.7%

1,082 dwellings

Piped Water

93.1%

1,031 dwellings

With Drainage

93.3%

1,033 dwellings

All Services

88.6%

981 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,082	97.7%
Without electricity	19	1.7%
Public water network	1,031	93.1%
Hauled water	947	85.5%
Other water source	70	6.3%
With water tank	787	71.1%
With cistern	351	31.7%
With toilet	793	71.6%
With latrine	258	23.3%
With drainage	1,033	93.3%
Without drainage	68	6.1%
With all services	981	88.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	11	1%

Goods and Technology in Atexcal

Household equipment in Atexcal according to the 2020 Census. 17.9% of dwellings have internet and 51.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	646	58.4%
Washing machine	365	33%
Microwave oven	157	14.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	236	21.3%
Motorcycle	84	7.6%
Bicycle	304	27.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	814	73.5%
Radio	588	53.1%
Landline phone	135	12.2%
Cell phone	570	51.5%
Computer	104	9.4%
Internet	198	17.9%
Pay TV	166	15%
Streaming platforms	9	0.8%
Video game console	5	0.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

163

14.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

472

42.6%

No Computer or Internet

869

78.5%

No ICT at All

115

10.4%

Companies and Economy in Atexcal

The main economic sectors of Atexcal are Comercio al por menor with 40 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	40
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	12
Industrias manufactureras	6
Servicios educativos	4
Servicios inmobiliarios	3

Poverty and Social Development in Atexcal

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Atexcal has a poverty rate of 79.5% and extreme poverty of 29.4%.

Poverty

79.5%

2,951 people

Extreme Poverty

29.4%

1,091 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

14.7%

547 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.2%

117 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.7%

99 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	31%	1,151
Lack of access to health services	11.8%	437
Lack of access to social security	70%	2,601
Lack of housing quality and spaces	27.8%	1,032
Lack of access to basic housing services	65.3%	2,424
Lack of access to food	36.8%	1,365
Income below welfare line	82.6%	3,068
Income below minimum welfare line	51.5%	1,914

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	77.4%	31.3%	17.7%	2.8%	0
2015	79.5%	29.4%	14.7%	2.7%	0

Crime in Atexcal

In the last 12 months, 24 crimes were recorded in Atexcal. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/10	2
2025/09	2
2025/05	2
2025/03	4
2025/02	1
2024/12	1
2024/10	2
2024/09	3
2024/07	2
2024/06	2
2024/05	1

Health in Atexcal

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

Main Localities of Atexcal

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Martín Atexcal	977	1,806
San Lucas Teteletitlán	805	1,920
Santiago Nopala	516	2,281
Santa Catarina Tehuixtla	387	1,740
Santo Tomás Otlaltepec	379	1,597
San Nicolás Tepoxtitlán (Nepoxtitlán)	161	1,937
Agua el Gabriel	161	2,191
Colonia Solidaridad	150	1,838
San Francisco Resurgimiento	103	1,757
Las Cumbres de Chicometepec	65	2,391

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