Coxcatlán

Coxcatlán is a municipality of Puebla with 20,653 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,417 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years.

Demographics of Coxcatlán

Demographic structure of Coxcatlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,644 people under 15 years old (27.3%), 13,095 people of working age (63.4%) and 1,914 elderly over 65 years old (9.3%).

0-14 years

5,644

27.3% of the population

15-64 years

13,095

63.4% - Working age

65+ years

1,914

9.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

57.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Coxcatlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	868	892	1,760	8.5%
5-9 years	950	963	1,913	9.3%
10-14 years	954	1,017	1,971	9.5%
15-19 years	953	992	1,945	9.4%
20-24 years	809	859	1,668	8.1%
25-29 years	793	787	1,580	7.7%
30-34 years	612	748	1,360	6.6%
35-39 years	636	759	1,395	6.8%
40-44 years	577	638	1,215	5.9%
45-49 years	556	685	1,241	6%
50-54 years	456	573	1,029	5%
55-59 years	446	452	898	4.3%
60-64 years	342	422	764	3.7%
65-69 years	262	361	623	3%
70-74 years	205	248	453	2.2%
75-79 years	158	204	362	1.8%
80-84 years	107	141	248	1.2%
85+ years	91	137	228	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Coxcatlán

Population Origin

Born in State

19,512

94.5%

Born in Another State

1,097

5.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

319

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

6,780

32.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

6,470

95.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

292

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

9,189

179.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

94

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

39 / 55

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,202

5.8%

With Limitation

2,485

12%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	565
Visual	514
Hearing	303
Speech	214
Mental	204

Education in Coxcatlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Coxcatlán, 1,603 people aged 15 and over can read and write (160300%), while 1,297 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years (8.5 men, 8.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	477	820	1,297	129700%
Incomplete primary	854	992	1,846	184600%
Complete primary	1,244	1,364	2,608	260800%
Incomplete secondary	253	205	458	45800%
Complete secondary	1,703	1,746	3,449	344900%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,243	2,584	4,827	482700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	260
6-11 years	92
12-14 years	114

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 73 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	25	0	25
Primaria	24	0	24
Secundaria	14	0	14
Media Superior	9	1	10
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Coxcatlán

In Coxcatlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,316 people. Of those, 9,002 are employed and 314 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.4%.

Total EAP

9,316

H: 5,615 / M: 3,701

Employed Population

9,002

H: 5,333 / M: 3,669

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

314 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,858

H: 1,948 / M: 4,910

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	17,474	84.6%
IMSS	3,568	17.3%
ISSSTE	1,153	5.6%
ISSSTE estatal	147	0.7%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	66	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	12,440	60.2%
IMSS Bienestar	105	0.5%
Private insurance	43	0.2%
Other institution	90	0.4%
Without health coverage	3,175	15.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Coxcatlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,541

854100%

Single

5,804

580400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,861

186100%

Households

Total Households

5,121

4 average occupants

Male-headed

3,488

68.1%

Female-headed

1,633

31.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	17,329	83.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,227	10.8%
Other religions	20	0.1%
No religion	1,064	5.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Coxcatlán

Coxcatlán has 6,519 total dwellings, of which 5,121 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,266	84.9%
Earthen floor	846	16.8%
1 bedroom	1,651	32.9%
2+ bedrooms	3,461	68.9%
1 room	278	5.5%
2 rooms	1,099	21.9%
3+ rooms	3,735	74.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.9%

5,069 dwellings

Piped Water

97.4%

4,891 dwellings

With Drainage

95.7%

4,805 dwellings

All Services

91.7%

4,604 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,069	100.9%
Without electricity	43	0.9%
Public water network	4,891	97.4%
Hauled water	3,365	67%
Other water source	221	4.4%
With water tank	3,375	67.2%
With cistern	1,272	25.3%
With toilet	4,407	87.7%
With latrine	637	12.7%
With drainage	4,805	95.7%
Without drainage	307	6.1%
With all services	4,604	91.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	8	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Coxcatlán

Household equipment in Coxcatlán according to the 2020 Census. 27% of dwellings have internet and 76.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,504	69.8%
Washing machine	2,366	47.1%
Microwave oven	937	18.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,128	22.5%
Motorcycle	589	11.7%
Bicycle	358	7.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,451	88.6%
Radio	3,646	72.6%
Landline phone	700	13.9%
Cell phone	3,820	76.1%
Computer	934	18.6%
Internet	1,356	27%
Pay TV	1,399	27.9%
Streaming platforms	247	4.9%
Video game console	128	2.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

326

6.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,138

22.7%

No Computer or Internet

3,565

71%

No ICT at All

209

4.2%

Companies and Economy in Coxcatlán

The main economic sectors of Coxcatlán are Comercio al por menor with 415 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	415
Industrias manufactureras	128
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	98
Servicios educativos	23
Industrias manufactureras	16

Poverty and Social Development in Coxcatlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Coxcatlán has a poverty rate of 66.3% and extreme poverty of 12.5%.

Poverty

66.3%

12,350 people

Extreme Poverty

12.5%

2,334 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

21%

3,901 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.7%

1,066 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7%

1,298 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.5%	4,011
Lack of access to health services	5.1%	943
Lack of access to social security	75%	13,953
Lack of housing quality and spaces	18.7%	3,479
Lack of access to basic housing services	42.8%	7,968
Lack of access to food	19.3%	3,592
Income below welfare line	72.1%	13,416
Income below minimum welfare line	31.3%	5,834

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	71.7%	24.1%	15.2%	6.4%	0
2015	66.3%	12.5%	21%	7%	0

Crime in Coxcatlán

In the last 12 months, 102 crimes were recorded in Coxcatlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	17
2025/11	5
2025/10	5
2025/09	7
2025/08	11
2025/07	6
2025/06	11
2025/05	3
2025/04	11
2025/03	11
2025/02	11
2025/01	4

Health in Coxcatlán

Coxcatlán has 18 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 14 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Coxcatlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Coxcatlán	6,916	1,177
Calipan	4,238	1,117
San José Tilapa	2,045	905
Tecoltepec	1,320	2,214
Ocotlamanic	1,261	2,359
Xacalco	939	2,182
Chichiltepec	578	2,119
Tepeyoloc	463	2,385
Guadalupe Victoria (Pueblo Nuevo)	435	900
Tequexpalco	398	2,160

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