Juan N. Méndez

Juan N. Méndez is a municipality of Puebla with 5,293 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,004 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.4 years.

Demographics of Juan N. Méndez

Demographic structure of Juan N. Méndez according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,616 people under 15 years old (30.5%), 3,060 people of working age (57.8%) and 617 elderly over 65 years old (11.7%).

0-14 years

1,616

30.5% of the population

15-64 years

3,060

57.8% - Working age

65+ years

617

11.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

73%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Juan N. Méndez

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	241	276	517	9.8%
5-9 years	297	271	568	10.7%
10-14 years	282	249	531	10%
15-19 years	247	253	500	9.4%
20-24 years	177	199	376	7.1%
25-29 years	147	210	357	6.7%
30-34 years	145	182	327	6.2%
35-39 years	133	160	293	5.5%
40-44 years	153	149	302	5.7%
45-49 years	123	148	271	5.1%
50-54 years	123	125	248	4.7%
55-59 years	106	97	203	3.8%
60-64 years	94	89	183	3.5%
65-69 years	74	82	156	2.9%
70-74 years	52	59	111	2.1%
75-79 years	55	72	127	2.4%
80-84 years	55	45	100	1.9%
85+ years	51	72	123	2.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Juan N. Méndez

Population Origin

Born in State

5,010

94.7%

Born in Another State

247

4.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

158

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

59

1.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

58

98.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

159

10.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

193

3.6% of the population

Men / Women

97 / 96

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

394

7.4%

With Limitation

809

15.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	218
Visual	167
Hearing	98
Speech	50
Mental	71

Education in Juan N. Méndez

Literacy and Schooling

In Juan N. Méndez, 540 people aged 15 and over can read and write (54000%), while 493 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.4 years (6.5 men, 6.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	179	314	493	49300%
Incomplete primary	396	399	795	79500%
Complete primary	397	370	767	76700%
Incomplete secondary	68	59	127	12700%
Complete secondary	369	432	801	80100%
Post-basic education (18+)	266	298	564	56400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	68
6-11 years	14
12-14 years	37

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 23 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	8	8
Primaria	7	7
Secundaria	5	5
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Juan N. Méndez

In Juan N. Méndez, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,939 people. Of those, 1,925 are employed and 14 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

1,939

H: 1,362 / M: 577

Employed Population

1,925

H: 1,351 / M: 574

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

14 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,022

H: 524 / M: 1,498

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	4,374	82.6%
IMSS	133	2.5%
ISSSTE	29	0.5%
ISSSTE estatal	10	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	5	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,010	75.8%
IMSS Bienestar	32	0.6%
Private insurance	20	0.4%
Other institution	188	3.6%
Without health coverage	914	17.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Juan N. Méndez

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,385

238500%

Single

1,170

117000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

420

42000%

Households

Total Households

1,477

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

762

51.6%

Female-headed

715

48.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	4,631	87.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	301	5.7%
No religion	356	6.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Juan N. Méndez

Juan N. Méndez has 2,417 total dwellings, of which 1,477 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,362	92.3%
Earthen floor	113	7.7%
1 bedroom	745	50.5%
2+ bedrooms	729	49.4%
1 room	179	12.1%
2 rooms	402	27.3%
3+ rooms	893	60.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.6%

1,455 dwellings

Piped Water

94%

1,387 dwellings

With Drainage

92.8%

1,369 dwellings

All Services

87.7%

1,294 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,455	98.6%
Without electricity	19	1.3%
Public water network	1,387	94%
Hauled water	730	49.5%
Other water source	87	5.9%
With water tank	1,114	75.5%
With cistern	258	17.5%
With toilet	1,258	85.3%
With latrine	148	10%
With drainage	1,369	92.8%
Without drainage	105	7.1%
With all services	1,294	87.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Juan N. Méndez

Household equipment in Juan N. Méndez according to the 2020 Census. 13.3% of dwellings have internet and 38.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	860	58.3%
Washing machine	740	50.2%
Microwave oven	146	9.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	366	24.8%
Motorcycle	101	6.8%
Bicycle	365	24.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,146	77.7%
Radio	793	53.8%
Landline phone	364	24.7%
Cell phone	568	38.5%
Computer	77	5.2%
Internet	196	13.3%
Pay TV	95	6.4%
Streaming platforms	3	0.2%
Video game console	4	0.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

207

14%

No Landline or Cell Phone

657

44.5%

No Computer or Internet

1,239

84%

No ICT at All

157

10.6%

Companies and Economy in Juan N. Méndez

The main economic sectors of Juan N. Méndez are Industrias manufactureras with 147 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	147
Comercio al por menor	107
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	18
Servicios educativos	5
Industrias manufactureras	2

Poverty and Social Development in Juan N. Méndez

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Juan N. Méndez has a poverty rate of 87.2% and extreme poverty of 33.7%.

Poverty

87.2%

4,567 people

Extreme Poverty

33.7%

1,767 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

12.2%

638 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.3%

13 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.4%

22 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	38.4%	2,013
Lack of access to health services	10.7%	560
Lack of access to social security	86.5%	4,532
Lack of housing quality and spaces	26.7%	1,398
Lack of access to basic housing services	76.1%	3,986
Lack of access to food	23.7%	1,243
Income below welfare line	87.4%	4,581
Income below minimum welfare line	55.9%	2,929

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	87.7%	39.1%	11.9%	0.2%	0
2015	87.2%	33.7%	12.2%	0.4%	0

Crime in Juan N. Méndez

In the last 12 months, 23 crimes were recorded in Juan N. Méndez. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	1
2025/10	1
2025/09	3
2025/08	2
2025/07	1
2025/06	2
2025/04	2
2025/03	1
2025/02	2
2025/01	2
2024/12	3

Health in Juan N. Méndez

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

Main Localities of Juan N. Méndez

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Atenayuca	1,827	1,924
Guadalupe Victoria	906	1,881
Magdalena Alquizapán	902	1,957
Zamarrilla de Álvaro Obregón	815	2,041
San Jerónimo Zoyatitlanapan	424	2,161
Ánimas Guadalupe	348	1,922
Colonia Miguel Hidalgo	45	2,130
Sección Tercera	18	1,933
Panuncio Ramírez Sánchez	3	2,100
El Sauce (El Pozo)	3	2,070

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