Atzitzihuacán

Atzitzihuacán is a municipality of Puebla with 12,857 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,921 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years.

Demographics of Atzitzihuacán

Demographic structure of Atzitzihuacán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,735 people under 15 years old (29.1%), 7,753 people of working age (60.3%) and 1,369 elderly over 65 years old (10.6%).

0-14 years

3,735

29.1% of the population

15-64 years

7,753

60.3% - Working age

65+ years

1,369

10.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

65.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Atzitzihuacán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	639	646	1,285	10%
5-9 years	631	678	1,309	10.2%
10-14 years	541	600	1,141	8.9%
15-19 years	534	566	1,100	8.6%
20-24 years	533	584	1,117	8.7%
25-29 years	471	577	1,048	8.2%
30-34 years	376	466	842	6.5%
35-39 years	322	377	699	5.4%
40-44 years	301	398	699	5.4%
45-49 years	292	359	651	5.1%
50-54 years	284	317	601	4.7%
55-59 years	229	296	525	4.1%
60-64 years	227	244	471	3.7%
65-69 years	197	211	408	3.2%
70-74 years	131	166	297	2.3%
75-79 years	141	151	292	2.3%
80-84 years	85	97	182	1.4%
85+ years	91	99	190	1.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Atzitzihuacán

Population Origin

Born in State

12,215

95%

Born in Another State

520

4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

167

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

63

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

63

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

214

6.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

104

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

47 / 57

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

789

6.1%

With Limitation

1,550

12.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	385
Visual	280
Hearing	222
Speech	146
Mental	165

Education in Atzitzihuacán

Literacy and Schooling

In Atzitzihuacán, 898 people aged 15 and over can read and write (89800%), while 615 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years (6.8 men, 6.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	216	399	615	61500%
Incomplete primary	851	972	1,823	182300%
Complete primary	1,403	1,413	2,816	281600%
Incomplete secondary	140	114	254	25400%
Complete secondary	921	1,192	2,113	211300%
Post-basic education (18+)	578	685	1,263	126300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	347
6-11 years	35
12-14 years	101

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 34 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	10	10
Primaria	12	12
Secundaria	7	7
Media Superior	5	5

Employment and Social Security in Atzitzihuacán

In Atzitzihuacán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 5,807 people. Of those, 5,771 are employed and 36 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.6%.

Total EAP

5,807

H: 3,583 / M: 2,224

Employed Population

5,771

H: 3,556 / M: 2,215

Unemployment Rate

0.6%

36 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,974

H: 943 / M: 3,031

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,286	72.2%
IMSS	360	2.8%
ISSSTE	259	2%
ISSSTE estatal	3	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	12	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,652	67.3%
IMSS Bienestar	25	0.2%
Private insurance	8	0.1%
Other institution	10	0.1%
Without health coverage	3,569	27.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Atzitzihuacán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,814

581400%

Single

2,859

285900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,123

112300%

Households

Total Households

3,237

4 average occupants

Male-headed

2,255

69.7%

Female-headed

982

30.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,903	84.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	767	6%
No religion	1,184	9.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Atzitzihuacán

Atzitzihuacán has 4,504 total dwellings, of which 3,237 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,957	91.4%
Earthen floor	278	8.6%
1 bedroom	1,476	45.6%
2+ bedrooms	1,759	54.4%
1 room	236	7.3%
2 rooms	607	18.8%
3+ rooms	2,392	73.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.1%

3,205 dwellings

Piped Water

98.3%

3,179 dwellings

With Drainage

91.9%

2,972 dwellings

All Services

90.7%

2,933 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,205	99.1%
Without electricity	30	0.9%
Public water network	3,179	98.3%
Hauled water	2,120	65.5%
Other water source	56	1.7%
With water tank	2,074	64.1%
With cistern	301	9.3%
With toilet	2,768	85.6%
With latrine	310	9.6%
With drainage	2,972	91.9%
Without drainage	263	8.1%
With all services	2,933	90.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	13	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Atzitzihuacán

Household equipment in Atzitzihuacán according to the 2020 Census. 14% of dwellings have internet and 71.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,969	60.9%
Washing machine	1,268	39.2%
Microwave oven	359	11.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	889	27.5%
Motorcycle	263	8.1%
Bicycle	908	28.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,667	82.4%
Radio	2,069	64%
Landline phone	800	24.7%
Cell phone	2,300	71.1%
Computer	268	8.3%
Internet	454	14%
Pay TV	274	8.5%
Streaming platforms	17	0.5%
Video game console	21	0.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

321

9.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

601

18.6%

No Computer or Internet

2,647

81.8%

No ICT at All

167

5.2%

Companies and Economy in Atzitzihuacán

The main economic sectors of Atzitzihuacán are Comercio al por menor with 349 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	349
Industrias manufactureras	76
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	55
Servicios educativos	15
Industrias manufactureras	14

Poverty and Social Development in Atzitzihuacán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Atzitzihuacán has a poverty rate of 86.3% and extreme poverty of 21.6%.

Poverty

86.3%

7,026 people

Extreme Poverty

21.6%

1,755 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

11.9%

969 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.1%

88 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.7%

58 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	33.9%	2,757
Lack of access to health services	17.3%	1,407
Lack of access to social security	87.1%	7,089
Lack of housing quality and spaces	14%	1,140
Lack of access to basic housing services	53%	4,319
Lack of access to food	18.7%	1,524
Income below welfare line	87.4%	7,115
Income below minimum welfare line	52.8%	4,299

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	84.3%	25.4%	15.1%	0.3%	0
2015	86.3%	21.6%	11.9%	0.7%	0

Crime in Atzitzihuacán

In the last 12 months, 56 crimes were recorded in Atzitzihuacán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	2
2025/10	4
2025/09	1
2025/08	2
2025/07	5
2025/06	5
2025/05	10
2025/04	2
2025/03	7
2025/02	8
2025/01	9

Health in Atzitzihuacán

Atzitzihuacán has 8 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Atzitzihuacán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Juan Amecac	4,557	2,072
San Juan Tejupa	2,687	1,842
San Miguel Aguacomulican	1,440	1,737
San Francisco Xochiteopan	1,047	1,986
Santiago Atzitzihuacán	1,002	1,808
San Pedro Ixhuatepec	652	1,969
San Mateo Coatepec	582	2,037
Agrarista Emiliano Zapata	323	2,016
San Juan Amecac (La Zanja)	242	2,057
San Juan Amecac	114	2,052

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