Atzitzintla

Atzitzintla is a municipality of Puebla with 9,051 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,808 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years.

Demographics of Atzitzintla

Demographic structure of Atzitzintla according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,032 people under 15 years old (33.5%), 5,353 people of working age (59.1%) and 666 elderly over 65 years old (7.4%).

0-14 years

3,032

33.5% of the population

15-64 years

5,353

59.1% - Working age

65+ years

666

7.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

69.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Atzitzintla

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	524	516	1,040	11.5%
5-9 years	551	513	1,064	11.8%
10-14 years	455	473	928	10.3%
15-19 years	471	446	917	10.1%
20-24 years	378	398	776	8.6%
25-29 years	310	377	687	7.6%
30-34 years	254	326	580	6.4%
35-39 years	240	315	555	6.1%
40-44 years	230	250	480	5.3%
45-49 years	223	218	441	4.9%
50-54 years	189	177	366	4%
55-59 years	152	162	314	3.5%
60-64 years	117	120	237	2.6%
65-69 years	80	95	175	1.9%
70-74 years	74	78	152	1.7%
75-79 years	75	81	156	1.7%
80-84 years	43	40	83	0.9%
85+ years	55	45	100	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Atzitzintla

Population Origin

Born in State

8,168

90.2%

Born in Another State

858

9.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

73

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

4

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3

75% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

8

0.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

33

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

18 / 15

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

504

5.6%

With Limitation

717

7.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	238
Visual	214
Hearing	143
Speech	67
Mental	76

Education in Atzitzintla

Literacy and Schooling

In Atzitzintla, 841 people aged 15 and over can read and write (84100%), while 740 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years (6.3 men, 6.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	333	407	740	74000%
Incomplete primary	635	555	1,190	119000%
Complete primary	703	654	1,357	135700%
Incomplete secondary	130	126	256	25600%
Complete secondary	608	754	1,362	136200%
Post-basic education (18+)	399	534	933	93300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	307
6-11 years	52
12-14 years	105

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 41 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	14	14
Primaria	12	12
Secundaria	11	11
Media Superior	4	4

Employment and Social Security in Atzitzintla

In Atzitzintla, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,737 people. Of those, 3,691 are employed and 46 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

3,737

H: 2,600 / M: 1,137

Employed Population

3,691

H: 2,564 / M: 1,127

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

46 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,783

H: 530 / M: 2,253

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,805	86.2%
IMSS	161	1.8%
ISSSTE	51	0.6%
ISSSTE estatal	9	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	10	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,439	82.2%
IMSS Bienestar	121	1.3%
Private insurance	29	0.3%
Other institution	19	0.2%
Without health coverage	1,243	13.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Atzitzintla

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,889

388900%

Single

2,017

201700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

635

63500%

Households

Total Households

2,081

4.4 average occupants

Male-headed

1,594

76.6%

Female-headed

487

23.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,885	98.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	100	1.1%
No religion	61	0.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Atzitzintla

Atzitzintla has 2,618 total dwellings, of which 2,081 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,908	92.1%
Earthen floor	173	8.3%
1 bedroom	982	47.4%
2+ bedrooms	1,099	53%
1 room	190	9.2%
2 rooms	609	29.4%
3+ rooms	1,282	61.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.2%

2,055 dwellings

Piped Water

97.5%

2,020 dwellings

With Drainage

85.4%

1,769 dwellings

All Services

83%

1,720 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,055	99.2%
Without electricity	26	1.3%
Public water network	2,020	97.5%
Hauled water	1,835	88.6%
Other water source	61	2.9%
With water tank	1,581	76.3%
With cistern	585	28.2%
With toilet	1,427	68.9%
With latrine	613	29.6%
With drainage	1,769	85.4%
Without drainage	312	15.1%
With all services	1,720	83%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Atzitzintla

Household equipment in Atzitzintla according to the 2020 Census. 9.6% of dwellings have internet and 69.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	822	39.7%
Washing machine	1,049	50.6%
Microwave oven	226	10.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	682	32.9%
Motorcycle	71	3.4%
Bicycle	275	13.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,786	86.2%
Radio	1,164	56.2%
Landline phone	227	11%
Cell phone	1,446	69.8%
Computer	102	4.9%
Internet	198	9.6%
Pay TV	530	25.6%
Streaming platforms	8	0.4%
Video game console	14	0.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

203

9.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

540

26.1%

No Computer or Internet

1,830

88.3%

No ICT at All

131

6.3%

Companies and Economy in Atzitzintla

The main economic sectors of Atzitzintla are Comercio al por menor with 164 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	164
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	29
Industrias manufactureras	19
Industrias manufactureras	10
Servicios educativos	6

Poverty and Social Development in Atzitzintla

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Atzitzintla has a poverty rate of 93.2% and extreme poverty of 38.8%.

Poverty

93.2%

8,791 people

Extreme Poverty

38.8%

3,657 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

6.1%

572 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.6%

53 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.2%

17 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	37.2%	3,508
Lack of access to health services	19.1%	1,802
Lack of access to social security	91.9%	8,671
Lack of housing quality and spaces	29.2%	2,755
Lack of access to basic housing services	51.9%	4,899
Lack of access to food	38.6%	3,642
Income below welfare line	93.8%	8,844
Income below minimum welfare line	69.7%	6,573

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	91.5%	50.5%	7%	0.4%	0
2015	93.2%	38.8%	6.1%	0.2%	0

Crime in Atzitzintla

In the last 12 months, 49 crimes were recorded in Atzitzintla. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	8
2025/10	1
2025/09	8
2025/08	3
2025/07	2
2025/06	2
2025/05	3
2025/04	3
2025/03	3
2025/02	3
2025/01	11

Health in Atzitzintla

Atzitzintla has 5 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 5 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Atzitzintla

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Atzitzintla	3,524	2,670
Santa Cruz Texmalaquilla	1,349	2,996
Paso Carretas	1,039	2,725
Santa Cruz Cuyachapa	560	2,553
Guadalupe Xochiloma	535	2,955
San Juan Huiloapan	534	2,762
Plan del Capulín	515	2,552
Toluca	301	2,498
San José el Despacho (Despacho Aserradero)	217	2,967
San Manuel de la Sierra	202	2,997

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