Cuautinchán

Cuautinchán is a municipality of Puebla with 12,340 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,145 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years.

Demographics of Cuautinchán

Demographic structure of Cuautinchán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,899 people under 15 years old (31.6%), 7,750 people of working age (62.8%) and 680 elderly over 65 years old (5.5%).

0-14 years

3,899

31.6% of the population

15-64 years

7,750

62.8% - Working age

65+ years

680

5.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cuautinchán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	671	627	1,298	10.5%
5-9 years	704	623	1,327	10.8%
10-14 years	635	639	1,274	10.3%
15-19 years	641	632	1,273	10.3%
20-24 years	564	560	1,124	9.1%
25-29 years	462	560	1,022	8.3%
30-34 years	462	492	954	7.7%
35-39 years	413	454	867	7%
40-44 years	344	327	671	5.4%
45-49 years	269	350	619	5%
50-54 years	245	258	503	4.1%
55-59 years	226	204	430	3.5%
60-64 years	131	156	287	2.3%
65-69 years	108	121	229	1.9%
70-74 years	96	73	169	1.4%
75-79 years	64	65	129	1%
80-84 years	34	34	68	0.6%
85+ years	30	55	85	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cuautinchán

Population Origin

Born in State

11,823

95.8%

Born in Another State

487

3.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

166

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

221

1.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

217

98.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

4

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

645

22.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

76

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

41 / 35

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

675

5.5%

With Limitation

1,471

11.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	312
Visual	302
Hearing	166
Speech	104
Mental	139

Education in Cuautinchán

Literacy and Schooling

In Cuautinchán, 653 people aged 15 and over can read and write (65300%), while 632 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years (7.7 men, 7.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	269	363	632	63200%
Incomplete primary	570	621	1,191	119100%
Complete primary	882	946	1,828	182800%
Incomplete secondary	163	141	304	30400%
Complete secondary	1,220	1,222	2,442	244200%
Post-basic education (18+)	879	919	1,798	179800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	307
6-11 years	47
12-14 years	86

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 33 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	12	12
Primaria	11	11
Secundaria	6	6
Media Superior	4	4

Employment and Social Security in Cuautinchán

In Cuautinchán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 5,902 people. Of those, 5,802 are employed and 100 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

5,902

H: 3,617 / M: 2,285

Employed Population

5,802

H: 3,531 / M: 2,271

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

100 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,245

H: 828 / M: 2,417

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	6,508	52.7%
IMSS	972	7.9%
ISSSTE	109	0.9%
ISSSTE estatal	66	0.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	41	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,060	41%
IMSS Bienestar	31	0.3%
Private insurance	250	2%
Other institution	14	0.1%
Without health coverage	5,818	47.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Cuautinchán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,398

539800%

Single

3,012

301200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

768

76800%

Households

Total Households

2,914

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

2,155

74%

Female-headed

759

26%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,588	85.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	392	3.2%
Other religions	4	0%
No religion	1,337	10.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Cuautinchán

Cuautinchán has 3,800 total dwellings, of which 2,914 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,728	93.9%
Earthen floor	175	6%
1 bedroom	1,214	41.8%
2+ bedrooms	1,690	58.2%
1 room	286	9.8%
2 rooms	619	21.3%
3+ rooms	1,999	68.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.8%

2,840 dwellings

Piped Water

83.1%

2,415 dwellings

With Drainage

90.8%

2,638 dwellings

All Services

77.2%

2,242 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,840	97.8%
Without electricity	64	2.2%
Public water network	2,415	83.1%
Hauled water	1,910	65.7%
Other water source	489	16.8%
With water tank	1,672	57.6%
With cistern	1,313	45.2%
With toilet	2,435	83.8%
With latrine	219	7.5%
With drainage	2,638	90.8%
Without drainage	266	9.2%
With all services	2,242	77.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	21	0.7%

Goods and Technology in Cuautinchán

Household equipment in Cuautinchán according to the 2020 Census. 12.7% of dwellings have internet and 84.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,863	64.1%
Washing machine	1,213	41.8%
Microwave oven	502	17.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	943	32.5%
Motorcycle	147	5.1%
Bicycle	859	29.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,568	88.4%
Radio	1,905	65.6%
Landline phone	81	2.8%
Cell phone	2,448	84.3%
Computer	293	10.1%
Internet	370	12.7%
Pay TV	317	10.9%
Streaming platforms	37	1.3%
Video game console	30	1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

197

6.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

439

15.1%

No Computer or Internet

2,411

83%

No ICT at All

82

2.8%

Companies and Economy in Cuautinchán

The main economic sectors of Cuautinchán are Comercio al por menor with 206 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	206
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	59
Industrias manufactureras	25
Industrias manufactureras	13
Industrias manufactureras	11

Poverty and Social Development in Cuautinchán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cuautinchán has a poverty rate of 62.8% and extreme poverty of 10.8%.

Poverty

62.8%

8,306 people

Extreme Poverty

10.8%

1,424 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

35.2%

4,661 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.5%

65 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.5%

193 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	27.5%	3,640
Lack of access to health services	29.2%	3,858
Lack of access to social security	90.6%	11,988
Lack of housing quality and spaces	16%	2,114
Lack of access to basic housing services	51.1%	6,758
Lack of access to food	21.6%	2,854
Income below welfare line	63.3%	8,371
Income below minimum welfare line	20.1%	2,664

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	67.4%	15.6%	30.4%	1.5%	0
2015	62.8%	10.8%	35.2%	1.5%	0

Crime in Cuautinchán

In the last 12 months, 118 crimes were recorded in Cuautinchán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	11
2025/11	7
2025/10	15
2025/09	11
2025/08	8
2025/07	10
2025/06	2
2025/05	9
2025/04	11
2025/03	10
2025/02	13
2025/01	11

Health in Cuautinchán

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

Main Localities of Cuautinchán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Jerónimo Almoloya	3,036	2,136
Cuautinchán	2,879	2,145
Torija (San Baltazar Torija)	1,547	2,153
Concepción Pardiñas	1,113	2,195
Alpatláhuac (San Pedro Alpatláhuac)	905	2,087
Santa Cruz Alpuyeca	630	2,201
José María Morelos	477	2,064
Zapotetla	204	2,123
San José (Colonia del Piojo)	200	2,180
Cuautenco	189	2,122

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