Oriental

Oriental is a municipality of Puebla with 19,903 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,353 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years.

Demographics of Oriental

Demographic structure of Oriental according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,119 people under 15 years old (30.7%), 12,538 people of working age (63%) and 1,246 elderly over 65 years old (6.3%).

0-14 years

6,119

30.7% of the population

15-64 years

12,538

63% - Working age

65+ years

1,246

6.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Oriental

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	989	967	1,956	9.8%
5-9 years	1,009	1,058	2,067	10.4%
10-14 years	1,061	1,035	2,096	10.5%
15-19 years	1,001	893	1,894	9.5%
20-24 years	824	874	1,698	8.5%
25-29 years	729	842	1,571	7.9%
30-34 years	720	774	1,494	7.5%
35-39 years	685	740	1,425	7.2%
40-44 years	546	667	1,213	6.1%
45-49 years	508	565	1,073	5.4%
50-54 years	409	460	869	4.4%
55-59 years	363	386	749	3.8%
60-64 years	279	273	552	2.8%
65-69 years	187	225	412	2.1%
70-74 years	132	160	292	1.5%
75-79 years	109	136	245	1.2%
80-84 years	60	83	143	0.7%
85+ years	67	87	154	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Oriental

Population Origin

Born in State

16,739

84.1%

Born in Another State

3,143

15.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

855

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

96

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

95

99% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

283

6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

256

1.3% of the population

Men / Women

116 / 140

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,180

5.9%

With Limitation

2,967

14.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	501
Visual	558
Hearing	253
Speech	151
Mental	228

Education in Oriental

Literacy and Schooling

In Oriental, 1,048 people aged 15 and over can read and write (104800%), while 1,031 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years (8.4 men, 8.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	435	596	1,031	103100%
Incomplete primary	683	767	1,450	145000%
Complete primary	1,197	1,321	2,518	251800%
Incomplete secondary	254	260	514	51400%
Complete secondary	2,004	2,102	4,106	410600%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,833	1,898	3,731	373100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	420
6-11 years	62
12-14 years	101

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 39 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	10	10
Primaria	11	11
Secundaria	11	11
Media Superior	2	2
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Oriental

In Oriental, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 8,895 people. Of those, 8,673 are employed and 222 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.5%.

Total EAP

8,895

H: 5,634 / M: 3,261

Employed Population

8,673

H: 5,464 / M: 3,209

Unemployment Rate

2.5%

222 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,125

H: 1,606 / M: 4,519

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	15,463	77.7%
IMSS	3,799	19.1%
ISSSTE	383	1.9%
ISSSTE estatal	193	1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	106	0.5%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,216	56.4%
IMSS Bienestar	60	0.3%
Private insurance	16	0.1%
Other institution	59	0.3%
Without health coverage	4,435	22.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Oriental

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,375

837500%

Single

4,985

498500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,698

169800%

Households

Total Households

4,719

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

3,274

69.4%

Female-headed

1,445

30.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	17,430	87.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	685	3.4%
Other religions	157	0.8%
No religion	1,617	8.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Oriental

Oriental has 5,804 total dwellings, of which 4,719 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,619	98.1%
Earthen floor	91	1.9%
1 bedroom	1,778	37.8%
2+ bedrooms	2,932	62.3%
1 room	351	7.5%
2 rooms	993	21.1%
3+ rooms	3,366	71.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.2%

4,673 dwellings

Piped Water

98.5%

4,640 dwellings

With Drainage

90.5%

4,261 dwellings

All Services

89.6%

4,220 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,673	99.2%
Without electricity	37	0.8%
Public water network	4,640	98.5%
Hauled water	4,232	89.9%
Other water source	70	1.5%
With water tank	3,091	65.6%
With cistern	307	6.5%
With toilet	4,164	88.4%
With latrine	373	7.9%
With drainage	4,261	90.5%
Without drainage	449	9.5%
With all services	4,220	89.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	12	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Oriental

Household equipment in Oriental according to the 2020 Census. 25.8% of dwellings have internet and 85% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,056	64.9%
Washing machine	2,452	52.1%
Microwave oven	1,020	21.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,313	27.9%
Motorcycle	396	8.4%
Bicycle	2,275	48.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,352	92.4%
Radio	3,264	69.3%
Landline phone	787	16.7%
Cell phone	4,001	85%
Computer	769	16.3%
Internet	1,214	25.8%
Pay TV	1,873	39.8%
Streaming platforms	216	4.6%
Video game console	150	3.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

209

4.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

616

13.1%

No Computer or Internet

3,318

70.5%

No ICT at All

82

1.7%

Companies and Economy in Oriental

The main economic sectors of Oriental are Comercio al por menor with 428 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	428
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	151
Industrias manufactureras	104
Industrias manufactureras	24
Servicios educativos	19

Poverty and Social Development in Oriental

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Oriental has a poverty rate of 71.8% and extreme poverty of 8.6%.

Poverty

71.8%

12,519 people

Extreme Poverty

8.6%

1,492 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

17.9%

3,127 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.2%

1,074 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.1%

721 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	23.3%	4,059
Lack of access to health services	9.4%	1,643
Lack of access to social security	81.6%	14,225
Lack of housing quality and spaces	16.7%	2,915
Lack of access to basic housing services	17.5%	3,048
Lack of access to food	23%	4,004
Income below welfare line	77.9%	13,593
Income below minimum welfare line	32.2%	5,620

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	68.1%	16.4%	21.3%	4.5%	0
2015	71.8%	8.6%	17.9%	4.1%	0

Crime in Oriental

In the last 12 months, 313 crimes were recorded in Oriental. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	20
2025/11	24
2025/10	34
2025/09	35
2025/08	23
2025/07	32
2025/06	18
2025/05	22
2025/04	7
2025/03	27
2025/02	42
2025/01	29

Health in Oriental

Oriental has 11 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Oriental

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Oriental	11,276	2,340
San Antonio Virreyes	2,148	2,355
San José Zacatepec	1,694	2,359
Miravalles	1,463	2,379
Nuevo Centro de Población Tlachichuca	901	2,348
Santa Cruz Magdalena	834	2,379
San Isidro Patrimonio Ejidal	536	2,347
Jesús Carranza	427	2,354
Bosques del Paraíso	210	2,349
Los Pinos	70	2,346

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