Huatlatlauca

Huatlatlauca is a municipality of Puebla with 6,111 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,609 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.9 years.

Demographics of Huatlatlauca

Demographic structure of Huatlatlauca according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,564 people under 15 years old (25.6%), 3,631 people of working age (59.4%) and 916 elderly over 65 years old (15%).

0-14 years

1,564

25.6% of the population

15-64 years

3,631

59.4% - Working age

65+ years

916

15% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

68.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Huatlatlauca

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	227	229	456	7.5%
5-9 years	242	262	504	8.2%
10-14 years	315	289	604	9.9%
15-19 years	274	276	550	9%
20-24 years	205	196	401	6.6%
25-29 years	150	211	361	5.9%
30-34 years	121	206	327	5.4%
35-39 years	157	185	342	5.6%
40-44 years	138	191	329	5.4%
45-49 years	146	191	337	5.5%
50-54 years	162	191	353	5.8%
55-59 years	128	221	349	5.7%
60-64 years	110	172	282	4.6%
65-69 years	125	126	251	4.1%
70-74 years	95	117	212	3.5%
75-79 years	76	109	185	3%
80-84 years	59	68	127	2.1%
85+ years	54	87	141	2.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Huatlatlauca

Population Origin

Born in State

5,699

93.3%

Born in Another State

387

6.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

251

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,576

58.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,439

96.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

128

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

5,202

293.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

26

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

11 / 15

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

721

11.8%

With Limitation

1,140

18.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	414
Visual	352
Hearing	206
Speech	111
Mental	160

Education in Huatlatlauca

Literacy and Schooling

In Huatlatlauca, 1,043 people aged 15 and over can read and write (104300%), while 962 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.9 years (6.4 men, 5.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	284	678	962	96200%
Incomplete primary	454	454	908	90800%
Complete primary	419	473	892	89200%
Incomplete secondary	97	69	166	16600%
Complete secondary	323	391	714	71400%
Post-basic education (18+)	353	401	754	75400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	64
6-11 years	5
12-14 years	33

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 49 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	18	18
Primaria	17	17
Secundaria	8	8
Media Superior	5	5
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Huatlatlauca

In Huatlatlauca, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,742 people. Of those, 2,733 are employed and 9 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.3%.

Total EAP

2,742

H: 1,504 / M: 1,238

Employed Population

2,733

H: 1,495 / M: 1,238

Unemployment Rate

0.3%

9 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,157

H: 675 / M: 1,482

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	4,455	72.9%
IMSS	307	5%
ISSSTE	47	0.8%
ISSSTE estatal	11	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	6	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,837	62.8%
IMSS Bienestar	210	3.4%
Private insurance	67	1.1%
Other institution	60	1%
Without health coverage	1,651	27%

Marital Status and Religion in Huatlatlauca

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,635

263500%

Single

1,689

168900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

593

59300%

Households

Total Households

1,773

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

1,192

67.2%

Female-headed

581

32.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,291	86.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	691	11.3%
Other religions	4	0.1%
No religion	114	1.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Huatlatlauca

Huatlatlauca has 3,786 total dwellings, of which 1,773 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,712	98.2%
Earthen floor	58	3.3%
1 bedroom	993	56.9%
2+ bedrooms	777	44.6%
1 room	200	11.5%
2 rooms	528	30.3%
3+ rooms	1,042	59.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100%

1,744 dwellings

Piped Water

97.9%

1,708 dwellings

With Drainage

91.2%

1,591 dwellings

All Services

89%

1,552 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,744	100%
Without electricity	26	1.5%
Public water network	1,708	97.9%
Hauled water	1,589	91.1%
Other water source	62	3.6%
With water tank	1,240	71.1%
With cistern	332	19%
With toilet	1,449	83.1%
With latrine	145	8.3%
With drainage	1,591	91.2%
Without drainage	179	10.3%
With all services	1,552	89%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Huatlatlauca

Household equipment in Huatlatlauca according to the 2020 Census. 14.2% of dwellings have internet and 66.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,128	64.7%
Washing machine	650	37.3%
Microwave oven	117	6.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	444	25.5%
Motorcycle	81	4.6%
Bicycle	238	13.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,352	77.5%
Radio	963	55.2%
Landline phone	209	12%
Cell phone	1,164	66.7%
Computer	99	5.7%
Internet	247	14.2%
Pay TV	72	4.1%
Streaming platforms	5	0.3%
Video game console	4	0.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

273

15.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

504

28.9%

No Computer or Internet

1,480

84.9%

No ICT at All

165

9.5%

Companies and Economy in Huatlatlauca

The main economic sectors of Huatlatlauca are Industrias manufactureras with 69 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	69
Industrias manufactureras	51
Comercio al por menor	30
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	19
Servicios educativos	7

Poverty and Social Development in Huatlatlauca

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Huatlatlauca has a poverty rate of 90.3% and extreme poverty of 35.2%.

Poverty

90.3%

5,761 people

Extreme Poverty

35.2%

2,246 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

8.7%

555 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.5%

35 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.4%

25 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	41.2%	2,629
Lack of access to health services	20.7%	1,321
Lack of access to social security	85.3%	5,441
Lack of housing quality and spaces	22.3%	1,419
Lack of access to basic housing services	71.9%	4,587
Lack of access to food	14.5%	926
Income below welfare line	90.9%	5,796
Income below minimum welfare line	63.8%	4,071

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	81.6%	35.9%	15.6%	0.8%	0
2015	90.3%	35.2%	8.7%	0.4%	0

Crime in Huatlatlauca

In the last 12 months, 28 crimes were recorded in Huatlatlauca. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	1
2025/10	1
2025/08	5
2025/07	2
2025/06	1
2025/05	1
2025/04	3
2025/03	4
2025/02	4
2025/01	1
2024/10	2

Health in Huatlatlauca

Huatlatlauca has 6 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Huatlatlauca

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tepetzitzintla	1,352	1,567
Huatlatlauca	770	1,567
San Pablo Zoyatitlanapan	470	1,439
San Nicolás Atlalpan	412	1,653
Emiliano Zapata	390	1,744
Quetzalapa (San Baltazar Quetzalapa)	333	1,604
San Miguel Cosahuatla	318	1,523
Tepanacitla (Guadalupe Tepanacitla)	301	1,650
Ahuatempan (San Lucas Ahuatempan)	291	1,603
Copalcotitla	276	1,625

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