Honey

Honey is a municipality of Puebla with 6,687 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,046 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.6 years.

Demographics of Honey

Demographic structure of Honey according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,157 people under 15 years old (32.3%), 3,918 people of working age (58.6%) and 612 elderly over 65 years old (9.2%).

0-14 years

2,157

32.3% of the population

15-64 years

3,918

58.6% - Working age

65+ years

612

9.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

70.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Honey

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	377	366	743	11.1%
5-9 years	389	347	736	11%
10-14 years	354	324	678	10.1%
15-19 years	280	356	636	9.5%
20-24 years	207	243	450	6.7%
25-29 years	221	301	522	7.8%
30-34 years	196	237	433	6.5%
35-39 years	172	229	401	6%
40-44 years	164	184	348	5.2%
45-49 years	183	199	382	5.7%
50-54 years	157	148	305	4.6%
55-59 years	107	117	224	3.3%
60-64 years	111	106	217	3.2%
65-69 years	77	99	176	2.6%
70-74 years	80	96	176	2.6%
75-79 years	62	56	118	1.8%
80-84 years	35	36	71	1.1%
85+ years	33	38	71	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Honey

Population Origin

Born in State

4,262

63.7%

Born in Another State

2,357

35.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

164

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

451

6.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

434

96.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

10

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

906

53.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

20

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

11 / 9

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

345

5.2%

With Limitation

741

11.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	143
Visual	137
Hearing	93
Speech	54
Mental	66

Education in Honey

Literacy and Schooling

In Honey, 783 people aged 15 and over can read and write (78300%), while 678 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.6 years (6.5 men, 6.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	306	372	678	67800%
Incomplete primary	393	378	771	77100%
Complete primary	394	449	843	84300%
Incomplete secondary	93	71	164	16400%
Complete secondary	540	630	1,170	117000%
Post-basic education (18+)	290	432	722	72200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	122
6-11 years	38
12-14 years	31

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 35 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	11	11
Primaria	12	12
Secundaria	7	7
Media Superior	4	4
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Honey

In Honey, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,693 people. Of those, 2,598 are employed and 95 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

Total EAP

2,693

H: 1,728 / M: 965

Employed Population

2,598

H: 1,645 / M: 953

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

95 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,198

H: 545 / M: 1,653

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	4,636	69.3%
IMSS	378	5.7%
ISSSTE	28	0.4%
ISSSTE estatal	21	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,256	48.7%
IMSS Bienestar	949	14.2%
Private insurance	18	0.3%
Other institution	25	0.4%
Without health coverage	2,041	30.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Honey

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,939

293900%

Single

1,487

148700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

487

48700%

Households

Total Households

1,683

4 average occupants

Male-headed

1,250

74.3%

Female-headed

433

25.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	6,427	96.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	136	2%
No religion	93	1.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Honey

Honey has 2,390 total dwellings, of which 1,683 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,610	97%
Earthen floor	70	4.2%
1 bedroom	663	39.9%
2+ bedrooms	1,017	61.3%
1 room	76	4.6%
2 rooms	384	23.1%
3+ rooms	1,221	73.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.3%

1,648 dwellings

Piped Water

96.5%

1,602 dwellings

With Drainage

87.8%

1,457 dwellings

All Services

84.6%

1,404 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,648	99.3%
Without electricity	33	2%
Public water network	1,602	96.5%
Hauled water	1,160	69.9%
Other water source	79	4.8%
With water tank	1,162	70%
With cistern	195	11.7%
With toilet	1,367	82.3%
With latrine	268	16.1%
With drainage	1,457	87.8%
Without drainage	224	13.5%
With all services	1,404	84.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	9	0.5%

Goods and Technology in Honey

Household equipment in Honey according to the 2020 Census. 17.2% of dwellings have internet and 66.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,078	64.9%
Washing machine	715	43.1%
Microwave oven	198	11.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	632	38.1%
Motorcycle	221	13.3%
Bicycle	252	15.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,337	80.5%
Radio	975	58.7%
Landline phone	131	7.9%
Cell phone	1,108	66.7%
Computer	95	5.7%
Internet	285	17.2%
Pay TV	343	20.7%
Streaming platforms	20	1.2%
Video game console	15	0.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

208

12.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

519

31.3%

No Computer or Internet

1,358

81.8%

No ICT at All

144

8.7%

Companies and Economy in Honey

The main economic sectors of Honey are Comercio al por menor with 79 establishments, followed by Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	79
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	25
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	24
Industrias manufactureras	17
Servicios educativos	6

Poverty and Social Development in Honey

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Honey has a poverty rate of 84.4% and extreme poverty of 25%.

Poverty

84.4%

6,697 people

Extreme Poverty

25%

1,983 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

13.1%

1,039 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.5%

119 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1%

76 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36.5%	2,896
Lack of access to health services	16.5%	1,311
Lack of access to social security	84.6%	6,711
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17%	1,349
Lack of access to basic housing services	49%	3,890
Lack of access to food	24.9%	1,978
Income below welfare line	85.9%	6,816
Income below minimum welfare line	53.4%	4,233

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	80.5%	33.9%	17.5%	1.1%	0
2015	84.4%	25%	13.1%	1%	0

Crime in Honey

In the last 12 months, 43 crimes were recorded in Honey. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	3
2025/10	3
2025/09	3
2025/08	4
2025/07	5
2025/06	4
2025/05	3
2025/04	2
2025/03	7
2025/02	4
2025/01	3

Health in Honey

Honey has 5 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 5 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Honey

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Chila de Juárez	1,220	1,595
La Magdalena	1,208	2,222
Tonalixco	1,133	2,254
Honey	1,122	2,097
Amapoloa	594	2,124
La Cumbre del Manzano	488	2,109
Rincón de Chila	292	2,184
Buena Vista	269	2,198
Vista Hermosa	154	2,195
Huehuetlilla	111	1,641

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