Domingo Arenas

Domingo Arenas is a municipality of Puebla with 7,982 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,368 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of Domingo Arenas

Demographic structure of Domingo Arenas according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,477 people under 15 years old (31%), 4,999 people of working age (62.6%) and 506 elderly over 65 years old (6.3%).

0-14 years

2,477

31% of the population

15-64 years

4,999

62.6% - Working age

65+ years

506

6.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Domingo Arenas

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	459	466	925	11.6%
5-9 years	414	396	810	10.1%
10-14 years	369	373	742	9.3%
15-19 years	401	447	848	10.6%
20-24 years	417	412	829	10.4%
25-29 years	336	339	675	8.5%
30-34 years	218	255	473	5.9%
35-39 years	212	280	492	6.2%
40-44 years	222	261	483	6.1%
45-49 years	192	188	380	4.8%
50-54 years	150	166	316	4%
55-59 years	129	153	282	3.5%
60-64 years	102	119	221	2.8%
65-69 years	88	83	171	2.1%
70-74 years	48	66	114	1.4%
75-79 years	42	46	88	1.1%
80-84 years	15	45	60	0.8%
85+ years	18	55	73	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Domingo Arenas

Population Origin

Born in State

7,609

95.3%

Born in Another State

323

4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

169

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

188

2.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

188

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

609

32.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

110

1.4% of the population

Men / Women

62 / 48

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

276

3.5%

With Limitation

725

9.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	122
Visual	80
Hearing	76
Speech	88
Mental	70

Education in Domingo Arenas

Literacy and Schooling

In Domingo Arenas, 281 people aged 15 and over can read and write (28100%), while 217 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.6 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	66	151	217	21700%
Incomplete primary	421	560	981	98100%
Complete primary	866	852	1,718	171800%
Incomplete secondary	110	95	205	20500%
Complete secondary	515	571	1,086	108600%
Post-basic education (18+)	518	570	1,088	108800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	309
6-11 years	39
12-14 years	66

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 11 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	3	3
Primaria	4	4
Secundaria	3	3
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Domingo Arenas

In Domingo Arenas, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,727 people. Of those, 3,666 are employed and 61 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

3,727

H: 2,247 / M: 1,480

Employed Population

3,666

H: 2,195 / M: 1,471

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

61 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,198

H: 551 / M: 1,647

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	4,233	53%
IMSS	473	5.9%
ISSSTE	90	1.1%
ISSSTE estatal	41	0.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	6	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,581	44.9%
IMSS Bienestar	47	0.6%
Private insurance	31	0.4%
Other institution	6	0.1%
Without health coverage	3,746	46.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Domingo Arenas

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,445

344500%

Single

1,900

190000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

600

60000%

Households

Total Households

1,857

4.3 average occupants

Male-headed

1,261

67.9%

Female-headed

596

32.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	6,375	79.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	973	12.2%
Other religions	32	0.4%
No religion	600	7.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Domingo Arenas

Domingo Arenas has 2,626 total dwellings, of which 1,857 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,690	91.1%
Earthen floor	153	8.2%
1 bedroom	672	36.2%
2+ bedrooms	1,171	63.1%
1 room	138	7.4%
2 rooms	317	17.1%
3+ rooms	1,388	74.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.4%

1,825 dwellings

Piped Water

95.3%

1,768 dwellings

With Drainage

92.7%

1,720 dwellings

All Services

89.6%

1,662 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,825	98.4%
Without electricity	18	1%
Public water network	1,768	95.3%
Hauled water	1,567	84.5%
Other water source	75	4%
With water tank	1,238	66.7%
With cistern	1,114	60.1%
With toilet	1,667	89.9%
With latrine	107	5.8%
With drainage	1,720	92.7%
Without drainage	123	6.6%
With all services	1,662	89.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Domingo Arenas

Household equipment in Domingo Arenas according to the 2020 Census. 32.4% of dwellings have internet and 79.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	824	44.4%
Washing machine	619	33.4%
Microwave oven	178	9.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	582	31.4%
Motorcycle	224	12.1%
Bicycle	983	53%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,496	80.6%
Radio	1,375	74.1%
Landline phone	287	15.5%
Cell phone	1,481	79.8%
Computer	217	11.7%
Internet	601	32.4%
Pay TV	127	6.8%
Streaming platforms	16	0.9%
Video game console	7	0.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

159

8.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

304

16.4%

No Computer or Internet

1,191

64.2%

No ICT at All

70

3.8%

Companies and Economy in Domingo Arenas

The main economic sectors of Domingo Arenas are Comercio al por menor with 172 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	172
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	50
Industrias manufactureras	35
Servicios educativos	7
Industrias manufactureras	6

Poverty and Social Development in Domingo Arenas

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Domingo Arenas has a poverty rate of 83.3% and extreme poverty of 25.5%.

Poverty

83.3%

6,237 people

Extreme Poverty

25.5%

1,912 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

15.2%

1,139 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.5%

35 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.1%

79 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	34.9%	2,617
Lack of access to health services	50.2%	3,758
Lack of access to social security	90.9%	6,808
Lack of housing quality and spaces	20%	1,498
Lack of access to basic housing services	39.6%	2,970
Lack of access to food	21.2%	1,588
Income below welfare line	83.7%	6,272
Income below minimum welfare line	46.4%	3,473

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	86.9%	44.8%	11.7%	0.7%	0
2015	83.3%	25.5%	15.2%	1.1%	0

Crime in Domingo Arenas

In the last 12 months, 42 crimes were recorded in Domingo Arenas. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	2
2025/10	3
2025/09	4
2025/08	3
2025/07	1
2025/06	1
2025/05	4
2025/04	8
2025/03	5
2025/02	4
2025/01	4

Health in Domingo Arenas

Domingo Arenas has 3 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Domingo Arenas

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Domingo Arenas	6,552	2,454
Cháhuac	998	2,282
Axaxalpa	100	2,481
Jagüey	88	2,298
La Trinchera	57	2,361
La Puerta	49	2,303
Ramón	45	2,336
Domingo Arenas	31	2,360
Buenavista	29	2,451
Ahuatepec	16	2,320

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