Nopalucan

Nopalucan is a municipality of Puebla with 32,772 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,439 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years.

Demographics of Nopalucan

Demographic structure of Nopalucan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 10,598 people under 15 years old (32.3%), 20,469 people of working age (62.5%) and 1,703 elderly over 65 years old (5.2%).

0-14 years

10,598

32.3% of the population

15-64 years

20,469

62.5% - Working age

65+ years

1,703

5.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

60.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Nopalucan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,813	1,837	3,650	11.1%
5-9 years	1,844	1,774	3,618	11%
10-14 years	1,665	1,665	3,330	10.2%
15-19 years	1,669	1,662	3,331	10.2%
20-24 years	1,550	1,615	3,165	9.7%
25-29 years	1,383	1,443	2,826	8.6%
30-34 years	1,118	1,232	2,350	7.2%
35-39 years	1,044	1,199	2,243	6.8%
40-44 years	849	1,060	1,909	5.8%
45-49 years	743	791	1,534	4.7%
50-54 years	652	728	1,380	4.2%
55-59 years	447	527	974	3%
60-64 years	348	409	757	2.3%
65-69 years	273	338	611	1.9%
70-74 years	194	196	390	1.2%
75-79 years	140	171	311	0.9%
80-84 years	75	104	179	0.5%
85+ years	83	129	212	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Nopalucan

Population Origin

Born in State

27,997

85.4%

Born in Another State

4,686

14.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

539

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

70

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

70

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

207

2.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,410

4.3% of the population

Men / Women

706 / 704

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

992

3%

With Limitation

2,393

7.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	464
Visual	373
Hearing	211
Speech	193
Mental	187

Education in Nopalucan

Literacy and Schooling

In Nopalucan, 1,770 people aged 15 and over can read and write (177000%), while 1,694 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years (7.9 men, 7.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	646	1,048	1,694	169400%
Incomplete primary	1,357	1,589	2,946	294600%
Complete primary	2,340	2,584	4,924	492400%
Incomplete secondary	442	400	842	84200%
Complete secondary	3,034	3,204	6,238	623800%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,447	2,441	4,888	488800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,227
6-11 years	166
12-14 years	303

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 41 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	12	1	13
Primaria	14	0	14
Secundaria	9	0	9
Media Superior	4	0	4
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Nopalucan

In Nopalucan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 14,119 people. Of those, 13,596 are employed and 523 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

Total EAP

14,119

H: 9,081 / M: 5,038

Employed Population

13,596

H: 8,620 / M: 4,976

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

523 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,958

H: 2,406 / M: 7,552

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	26,643	81.3%
IMSS	5,258	16%
ISSSTE	322	1%
ISSSTE estatal	94	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	60	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	20,453	62.4%
IMSS Bienestar	131	0.4%
Private insurance	265	0.8%
Other institution	215	0.7%
Without health coverage	6,112	18.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Nopalucan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

14,167

1416700%

Single

7,636

763600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,343

234300%

Households

Total Households

7,230

4.5 average occupants

Male-headed

5,262

72.8%

Female-headed

1,968

27.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	29,357	89.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,867	5.7%
Other religions	25	0.1%
No religion	1,500	4.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Nopalucan

Nopalucan has 8,776 total dwellings, of which 7,230 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,042	97.8%
Earthen floor	175	2.4%
1 bedroom	2,673	37.1%
2+ bedrooms	4,544	63.1%
1 room	630	8.7%
2 rooms	1,534	21.3%
3+ rooms	5,053	70.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.4%

7,162 dwellings

Piped Water

99.3%

7,151 dwellings

With Drainage

97.4%

7,014 dwellings

All Services

96.4%

6,942 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,162	99.4%
Without electricity	55	0.8%
Public water network	7,151	99.3%
Hauled water	6,355	88.2%
Other water source	66	0.9%
With water tank	4,105	57%
With cistern	2,936	40.8%
With toilet	6,777	94.1%
With latrine	302	4.2%
With drainage	7,014	97.4%
Without drainage	203	2.8%
With all services	6,942	96.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Nopalucan

Household equipment in Nopalucan according to the 2020 Census. 29.8% of dwellings have internet and 82.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,123	57.2%
Washing machine	3,731	51.8%
Microwave oven	1,278	17.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,865	25.9%
Motorcycle	330	4.6%
Bicycle	2,557	35.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,479	89.9%
Radio	5,132	71.2%
Landline phone	914	12.7%
Cell phone	5,932	82.4%
Computer	888	12.3%
Internet	2,143	29.8%
Pay TV	2,309	32.1%
Streaming platforms	294	4.1%
Video game console	161	2.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

366

5.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,164

16.2%

No Computer or Internet

4,826

67%

No ICT at All

162

2.2%

Companies and Economy in Nopalucan

The main economic sectors of Nopalucan are Comercio al por menor with 775 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	775
Industrias manufactureras	211
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	169
Industrias manufactureras	49
Industrias manufactureras	31

Poverty and Social Development in Nopalucan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Nopalucan has a poverty rate of 71.8% and extreme poverty of 11.6%.

Poverty

71.8%

20,128 people

Extreme Poverty

11.6%

3,247 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

19.5%

5,462 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.6%

1,009 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.1%

1,420 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.2%	7,896
Lack of access to health services	12.7%	3,571
Lack of access to social security	83.7%	23,446
Lack of housing quality and spaces	19.4%	5,439
Lack of access to basic housing services	21.8%	6,109
Lack of access to food	21.5%	6,020
Income below welfare line	75.4%	21,136
Income below minimum welfare line	32.4%	9,065

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	67.3%	16.8%	19.2%	8%	0
2015	71.8%	11.6%	19.5%	5.1%	0

Crime in Nopalucan

In the last 12 months, 204 crimes were recorded in Nopalucan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	8
2025/11	9
2025/10	22
2025/09	12
2025/08	12
2025/07	18
2025/06	22
2025/05	17
2025/04	13
2025/03	28
2025/02	18
2025/01	25

Health in Nopalucan

Nopalucan has 9 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Nopalucan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Santa María Ixtiyucan	8,707	2,417
Nopalucan de la Granja	7,699	2,456
El Rincón Citlaltépetl	6,596	2,594
Colonia Obrera	1,981	2,374
Juan de la Granja	1,957	2,401
Santa Cruz del Bosque	1,029	2,521
Unidad Grajales INFONAVIT	973	2,391
Eréndira	870	2,368
Manuel Ávila Camacho (La Cima)	819	2,536
La Joya	550	2,379

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