Chiautzingo

Chiautzingo is a municipality of Puebla with 22,039 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,453 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.5 years.

Demographics of Chiautzingo

Demographic structure of Chiautzingo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,133 people under 15 years old (27.8%), 14,156 people of working age (64.2%) and 1,749 elderly over 65 years old (7.9%).

0-14 years

6,133

27.8% of the population

15-64 years

14,156

64.2% - Working age

65+ years

1,749

7.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

55.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Chiautzingo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	998	1,071	2,069	9.4%
5-9 years	1,049	988	2,037	9.2%
10-14 years	962	1,065	2,027	9.2%
15-19 years	1,058	1,070	2,128	9.7%
20-24 years	993	1,010	2,003	9.1%
25-29 years	799	983	1,782	8.1%
30-34 years	744	790	1,534	7%
35-39 years	634	762	1,396	6.3%
40-44 years	638	708	1,346	6.1%
45-49 years	562	671	1,233	5.6%
50-54 years	500	592	1,092	5%
55-59 years	422	462	884	4%
60-64 years	342	416	758	3.4%
65-69 years	224	305	529	2.4%
70-74 years	212	194	406	1.8%
75-79 years	137	163	300	1.4%
80-84 years	119	141	260	1.2%
85+ years	103	151	254	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Chiautzingo

Population Origin

Born in State

20,664

93.8%

Born in Another State

1,210

5.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

402

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

236

1.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

234

99.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

608

12.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

55

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

21 / 34

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

965

4.4%

With Limitation

2,138

9.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	441
Visual	355
Hearing	251
Speech	192
Mental	174

Education in Chiautzingo

Literacy and Schooling

In Chiautzingo, 588 people aged 15 and over can read and write (58800%), while 427 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.5 years (8.6 men, 8.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	154	273	427	42700%
Incomplete primary	780	1,002	1,782	178200%
Complete primary	1,759	1,977	3,736	373600%
Incomplete secondary	285	195	480	48000%
Complete secondary	2,109	2,115	4,224	422400%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,118	2,519	4,637	463700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	461
6-11 years	66
12-14 years	84

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 29 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	11	1	12
Primaria	8	1	9
Secundaria	6	0	6
Media Superior	4	0	4

Employment and Social Security in Chiautzingo

In Chiautzingo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,328 people. Of those, 11,241 are employed and 87 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

11,328

H: 6,709 / M: 4,619

Employed Population

11,241

H: 6,645 / M: 4,596

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

87 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,750

H: 1,335 / M: 4,415

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	13,391	60.8%
IMSS	2,895	13.1%
ISSSTE	396	1.8%
ISSSTE estatal	81	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	68	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,706	44%
IMSS Bienestar	28	0.1%
Private insurance	59	0.3%
Other institution	219	1%
Without health coverage	8,644	39.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Chiautzingo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,613

961300%

Single

5,495

549500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,002

200200%

Households

Total Households

5,003

4.4 average occupants

Male-headed

3,676

73.5%

Female-headed

1,327

26.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	17,916	81.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,520	11.4%
Other religions	313	1.4%
No religion	1,277	5.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Chiautzingo

Chiautzingo has 6,086 total dwellings, of which 5,004 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,535	92.5%
Earthen floor	459	9.4%
1 bedroom	1,503	30.6%
2+ bedrooms	3,491	71.2%
1 room	209	4.3%
2 rooms	827	16.9%
3+ rooms	3,957	80.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.1%

4,958 dwellings

Piped Water

101%

4,951 dwellings

With Drainage

99.2%

4,867 dwellings

All Services

98.2%

4,818 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,958	101.1%
Without electricity	35	0.7%
Public water network	4,951	101%
Hauled water	4,873	99.4%
Other water source	42	0.9%
With water tank	3,663	74.7%
With cistern	856	17.5%
With toilet	4,648	94.8%
With latrine	270	5.5%
With drainage	4,867	99.2%
Without drainage	126	2.6%
With all services	4,818	98.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Chiautzingo

Household equipment in Chiautzingo according to the 2020 Census. 33.4% of dwellings have internet and 85.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,493	71.2%
Washing machine	2,698	55%
Microwave oven	1,045	21.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,936	39.5%
Motorcycle	957	19.5%
Bicycle	1,743	35.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,422	90.2%
Radio	3,960	80.8%
Landline phone	1,098	22.4%
Cell phone	4,190	85.4%
Computer	841	17.1%
Internet	1,640	33.4%
Pay TV	1,161	23.7%
Streaming platforms	155	3.2%
Video game console	114	2.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

237

4.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

605

12.3%

No Computer or Internet

3,157

64.4%

No ICT at All

121

2.5%

Companies and Economy in Chiautzingo

The main economic sectors of Chiautzingo are Comercio al por menor with 636 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	636
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	183
Industrias manufactureras	135
Industrias manufactureras	34
Servicios educativos	30

Poverty and Social Development in Chiautzingo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Chiautzingo has a poverty rate of 78% and extreme poverty of 12%.

Poverty

78%

13,704 people

Extreme Poverty

12%

2,100 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

14.4%

2,526 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.8%

852 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.7%

479 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	18.5%	3,248
Lack of access to health services	22.9%	4,022
Lack of access to social security	83.8%	14,721
Lack of housing quality and spaces	11.6%	2,042
Lack of access to basic housing services	28.3%	4,971
Lack of access to food	22.3%	3,914
Income below welfare line	82.9%	14,555
Income below minimum welfare line	39%	6,852

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	79.3%	20.4%	15.6%	2.1%	0
2015	78%	12%	14.4%	2.7%	0

Crime in Chiautzingo

In the last 12 months, 92 crimes were recorded in Chiautzingo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	9
2025/11	7
2025/10	8
2025/09	3
2025/08	8
2025/07	14
2025/06	7
2025/05	8
2025/04	5
2025/03	7
2025/02	9
2025/01	7

Health in Chiautzingo

Chiautzingo has 10 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Chiautzingo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Lorenzo Chiautzingo	9,197	2,360
San Juan Tetla	3,963	2,491
San Antonio Tlatenco	3,645	2,584
San Nicolás Zecalacoayan	2,806	2,473
San Agustín Atzompa	2,074	2,548
Santiago	131	2,373
Huixtla	47	2,394
Texcacoa	25	2,503
Tlacolhuian	24	2,697
La Trinidad	24	2,342

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