Atoyatempan

Atoyatempan is a municipality of Puebla with 7,704 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,937 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years.

Demographics of Atoyatempan

Demographic structure of Atoyatempan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,388 people under 15 years old (31%), 4,809 people of working age (62.4%) and 507 elderly over 65 years old (6.6%).

0-14 years

2,388

31% of the population

15-64 years

4,809

62.4% - Working age

65+ years

507

6.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

60.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Atoyatempan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	403	355	758	9.8%
5-9 years	422	385	807	10.5%
10-14 years	429	394	823	10.7%
15-19 years	389	360	749	9.7%
20-24 years	336	381	717	9.3%
25-29 years	283	298	581	7.5%
30-34 years	241	288	529	6.9%
35-39 years	224	290	514	6.7%
40-44 years	233	253	486	6.3%
45-49 years	189	210	399	5.2%
50-54 years	166	204	370	4.8%
55-59 years	128	134	262	3.4%
60-64 years	88	114	202	2.6%
65-69 years	76	95	171	2.2%
70-74 years	68	68	136	1.8%
75-79 years	33	37	70	0.9%
80-84 years	27	42	69	0.9%
85+ years	25	36	61	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Atoyatempan

Population Origin

Born in State

7,573

98.3%

Born in Another State

111

1.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

26

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

550

7.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

546

99.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,610

88% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

889

11.5% of the population

Men / Women

413 / 476

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

418

5.4%

With Limitation

741

9.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	195
Visual	195
Hearing	87
Speech	58
Mental	65

Education in Atoyatempan

Literacy and Schooling

In Atoyatempan, 288 people aged 15 and over can read and write (28800%), while 200 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years (8 men, 7.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	59	141	200	20000%
Incomplete primary	388	498	886	88600%
Complete primary	657	701	1,358	135800%
Incomplete secondary	176	125	301	30100%
Complete secondary	537	589	1,126	112600%
Post-basic education (18+)	596	656	1,252	125200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	124
6-11 years	36
12-14 years	94

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 10 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

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

Employment and Social Security in Atoyatempan

In Atoyatempan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,606 people. Of those, 3,529 are employed and 77 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

Total EAP

3,606

H: 2,097 / M: 1,509

Employed Population

3,529

H: 2,028 / M: 1,501

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

77 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,183

H: 660 / M: 1,523

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,870	76.2%
IMSS	104	1.3%
ISSSTE	102	1.3%
ISSSTE estatal	20	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,915	63.8%
IMSS Bienestar	13	0.2%
Private insurance	195	2.5%
Other institution	557	7.2%
Without health coverage	1,833	23.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Atoyatempan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,378

337800%

Single

2,010

201000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

421

42100%

Households

Total Households

1,830

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

1,391

76%

Female-headed

439

24%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	7,166	93%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	448	5.8%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	88	1.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Atoyatempan

Atoyatempan has 2,260 total dwellings, of which 1,831 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,703	93.1%
Earthen floor	126	6.9%
1 bedroom	801	43.8%
2+ bedrooms	1,028	56.2%
1 room	138	7.5%
2 rooms	515	28.1%
3+ rooms	1,176	64.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.7%

1,824 dwellings

Piped Water

96.9%

1,773 dwellings

With Drainage

97.4%

1,782 dwellings

All Services

94.6%

1,731 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,824	99.7%
Without electricity	5	0.3%
Public water network	1,773	96.9%
Hauled water	1,588	86.8%
Other water source	56	3.1%
With water tank	1,529	83.6%
With cistern	410	22.4%
With toilet	1,749	95.6%
With latrine	38	2.1%
With drainage	1,782	97.4%
Without drainage	47	2.6%
With all services	1,731	94.6%

Goods and Technology in Atoyatempan

Household equipment in Atoyatempan according to the 2020 Census. 21.7% of dwellings have internet and 80.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,122	61.3%
Washing machine	914	49.9%
Microwave oven	266	14.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	567	31%
Motorcycle	166	9.1%
Bicycle	995	54.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,619	88.5%
Radio	1,146	62.6%
Landline phone	184	10.1%
Cell phone	1,477	80.7%
Computer	245	13.4%
Internet	398	21.7%
Pay TV	87	4.8%
Streaming platforms	29	1.6%
Video game console	20	1.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

132

7.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

323

17.7%

No Computer or Internet

1,374

75.1%

No ICT at All

65

3.6%

Companies and Economy in Atoyatempan

The main economic sectors of Atoyatempan are Comercio al por menor with 277 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	277
Industrias manufactureras	240
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	81
Industrias manufactureras	19
Servicios educativos	8

Poverty and Social Development in Atoyatempan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Atoyatempan has a poverty rate of 89.8% and extreme poverty of 24.1%.

Poverty

89.8%

6,382 people

Extreme Poverty

24.1%

1,714 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

8%

566 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.2%

84 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1%

74 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	30.4%	2,157
Lack of access to health services	17.6%	1,254
Lack of access to social security	91.6%	6,512
Lack of housing quality and spaces	21.7%	1,545
Lack of access to basic housing services	33.3%	2,365
Lack of access to food	22.4%	1,594
Income below welfare line	91%	6,466
Income below minimum welfare line	58.6%	4,164

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	86.6%	33.3%	12.5%	0.5%	0
2015	89.8%	24.1%	8%	1%	0

Crime in Atoyatempan

In the last 12 months, 55 crimes were recorded in Atoyatempan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	4
2025/10	4
2025/09	6
2025/08	7
2025/07	2
2025/06	3
2025/05	4
2025/04	4
2025/03	7
2025/01	9
2024/12	4

Health in Atoyatempan

Atoyatempan has 3 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 2 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Atoyatempan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Atoyatempan	7,269	1,953
Tlacomulco	223	1,941
Atoyatempan	103	1,931
Ejido de Calocan	27	1,952
Tezoquio	17	1,926
Atoyatempan	12	1,944
Victoria (Ex-Hacienda Caloca)	8	1,973
Acatzizimitla (Cascadas de Acatzizimitla)	7	1,854
Buenos Aires	7	1,976
Rancho Colombo	7	1,942

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