Cuautempan

Cuautempan is a municipality of Puebla with 9,837 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,598 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years.

Demographics of Cuautempan

Demographic structure of Cuautempan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,956 people under 15 years old (30%), 5,969 people of working age (60.7%) and 911 elderly over 65 years old (9.3%).

0-14 years

2,956

30% of the population

15-64 years

5,969

60.7% - Working age

65+ years

911

9.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cuautempan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	443	499	942	9.6%
5-9 years	496	512	1,008	10.2%
10-14 years	493	513	1,006	10.2%
15-19 years	433	471	904	9.2%
20-24 years	356	376	732	7.4%
25-29 years	330	398	728	7.4%
30-34 years	354	345	699	7.1%
35-39 years	283	355	638	6.5%
40-44 years	274	328	602	6.1%
45-49 years	249	266	515	5.2%
50-54 years	231	224	455	4.6%
55-59 years	171	202	373	3.8%
60-64 years	142	181	323	3.3%
65-69 years	127	153	280	2.8%
70-74 years	97	100	197	2%
75-79 years	84	107	191	1.9%
80-84 years	58	91	149	1.5%
85+ years	37	57	94	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cuautempan

Population Origin

Born in State

9,313

94.7%

Born in Another State

496

5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

269

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

6,050

61.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

5,868

97% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

157

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

9,068

317.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

90

0.9% of the population

Men / Women

48 / 42

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

692

7%

With Limitation

1,210

12.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	294
Visual	283
Hearing	223
Speech	104
Mental	119

Education in Cuautempan

Literacy and Schooling

In Cuautempan, 1,048 people aged 15 and over can read and write (104800%), while 719 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years (7.2 men, 7.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	267	452	719	71900%
Incomplete primary	724	667	1,391	139100%
Complete primary	621	580	1,201	120100%
Incomplete secondary	67	69	136	13600%
Complete secondary	815	1,086	1,901	190100%
Post-basic education (18+)	633	676	1,309	130900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	115
6-11 years	41
12-14 years	78

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	16	16
Primaria	13	13
Secundaria	7	7
Media Superior	4	4

Employment and Social Security in Cuautempan

In Cuautempan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,813 people. Of those, 4,774 are employed and 39 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

4,813

H: 2,856 / M: 1,957

Employed Population

4,774

H: 2,823 / M: 1,951

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

39 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,628

H: 654 / M: 1,974

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,859	90.1%
IMSS	195	2%
ISSSTE	247	2.5%
ISSSTE estatal	56	0.6%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	16	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,929	80.6%
IMSS Bienestar	492	5%
Private insurance	9	0.1%
Other institution	6	0.1%
Without health coverage	978	9.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Cuautempan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,243

424300%

Single

2,289

228900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

944

94400%

Households

Total Households

2,859

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

1,931

67.5%

Female-headed

928

32.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	6,942	70.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,315	23.5%
Other religions	8	0.1%
No religion	572	5.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Cuautempan

Cuautempan has 4,160 total dwellings, of which 2,860 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,499	87.7%
Earthen floor	355	12.5%
1 bedroom	1,402	49.2%
2+ bedrooms	1,454	51.1%
1 room	162	5.7%
2 rooms	704	24.7%
3+ rooms	1,990	69.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.2%

2,796 dwellings

Piped Water

97.9%

2,789 dwellings

With Drainage

85.5%

2,435 dwellings

All Services

83.9%

2,390 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,796	98.2%
Without electricity	60	2.1%
Public water network	2,789	97.9%
Hauled water	1,902	66.8%
Other water source	67	2.4%
With water tank	1,922	67.5%
With cistern	695	24.4%
With toilet	2,175	76.4%
With latrine	571	20%
With drainage	2,435	85.5%
Without drainage	421	14.8%
With all services	2,390	83.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	8	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Cuautempan

Household equipment in Cuautempan according to the 2020 Census. 6.4% of dwellings have internet and 70% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,028	36.1%
Washing machine	609	21.4%
Microwave oven	272	9.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	350	12.3%
Motorcycle	144	5.1%
Bicycle	173	6.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,116	74.3%
Radio	1,863	65.4%
Landline phone	279	9.8%
Cell phone	1,993	70%
Computer	206	7.2%
Internet	182	6.4%
Pay TV	856	30.1%
Streaming platforms	17	0.6%
Video game console	16	0.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

359

12.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

766

26.9%

No Computer or Internet

2,561

89.9%

No ICT at All

231

8.1%

Companies and Economy in Cuautempan

The main economic sectors of Cuautempan are Comercio al por menor with 139 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	139
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	35
Industrias manufactureras	13
Servicios educativos	10
Industrias manufactureras	8

Poverty and Social Development in Cuautempan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cuautempan has a poverty rate of 81.4% and extreme poverty of 24.4%.

Poverty

81.4%

7,671 people

Extreme Poverty

24.4%

2,303 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

16.8%

1,581 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.3%

31 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.5%

142 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36.6%	3,454
Lack of access to health services	7.2%	679
Lack of access to social security	89.5%	8,436
Lack of housing quality and spaces	25%	2,353
Lack of access to basic housing services	74.1%	6,981
Lack of access to food	18.4%	1,736
Income below welfare line	81.7%	7,702
Income below minimum welfare line	44.5%	4,193

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	91%	55.4%	8.3%	0.7%	0
2015	81.4%	24.4%	16.8%	1.5%	0

Crime in Cuautempan

In the last 12 months, 34 crimes were recorded in Cuautempan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	7
2025/10	4
2025/09	3
2025/08	2
2025/07	3
2025/06	2
2025/05	3
2025/04	3
2025/03	3
2025/02	2
2025/01	1

Health in Cuautempan

Cuautempan has 7 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Cuautempan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Esteban Cuautempan	1,232	1,503
Ixtolco de Morelos	1,156	1,540
Tenepanigia (Santa Elena)	890	1,136
Hueytentan	887	1,610
Cerro Verde (Ejecatepeco)	779	1,743
Vista Hermosa	766	1,703
Totomoxtla	754	1,262
Ahuatlán	615	1,429
Tlapacholoya	591	1,451
Tecapagco	410	1,718

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