San Gabriel Chilac

San Gabriel Chilac is a municipality of Puebla with 15,954 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,277 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of San Gabriel Chilac

Demographic structure of San Gabriel Chilac according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,376 people under 15 years old (27.4%), 10,302 people of working age (64.6%) and 1,275 elderly over 65 years old (8%).

0-14 years

4,376

27.4% of the population

15-64 years

10,302

64.6% - Working age

65+ years

1,275

8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Gabriel Chilac

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	732	769	1,501	9.4%
5-9 years	748	747	1,495	9.4%
10-14 years	677	703	1,380	8.6%
15-19 years	767	680	1,447	9.1%
20-24 years	628	672	1,300	8.1%
25-29 years	627	764	1,391	8.7%
30-34 years	575	603	1,178	7.4%
35-39 years	560	617	1,177	7.4%
40-44 years	477	574	1,051	6.6%
45-49 years	405	475	880	5.5%
50-54 years	357	428	785	4.9%
55-59 years	257	324	581	3.6%
60-64 years	216	296	512	3.2%
65-69 years	164	219	383	2.4%
70-74 years	126	182	308	1.9%
75-79 years	101	133	234	1.5%
80-84 years	76	90	166	1%
85+ years	75	109	184	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Gabriel Chilac

Population Origin

Born in State

14,922

93.5%

Born in Another State

999

6.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

303

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

6,438

40.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

6,241

96.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

168

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

12,359

317.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

58

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

28 / 30

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

885

5.5%

With Limitation

1,707

10.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	431
Visual	398
Hearing	210
Speech	182
Mental	203

Education in San Gabriel Chilac

Literacy and Schooling

In San Gabriel Chilac, 1,332 people aged 15 and over can read and write (133200%), while 1,375 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.6 men, 7.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	528	847	1,375	137500%
Incomplete primary	766	924	1,690	169000%
Complete primary	1,182	1,396	2,578	257800%
Incomplete secondary	168	140	308	30800%
Complete secondary	1,286	1,326	2,612	261200%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,292	1,354	2,646	264600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	331
6-11 years	86
12-14 years	123

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 22 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	6	2	8
Primaria	7	0	7
Secundaria	4	0	4
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in San Gabriel Chilac

In San Gabriel Chilac, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,647 people. Of those, 7,527 are employed and 120 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

7,647

H: 4,473 / M: 3,174

Employed Population

7,527

H: 4,378 / M: 3,149

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

120 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,718

H: 1,310 / M: 3,408

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	10,429	65.4%
IMSS	892	5.6%
ISSSTE	425	2.7%
ISSSTE estatal	48	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	9	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,990	50.1%
IMSS Bienestar	483	3%
Private insurance	632	4%
Other institution	45	0.3%
Without health coverage	5,521	34.6%

Marital Status and Religion in San Gabriel Chilac

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,708

670800%

Single

4,322

432200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,398

139800%

Households

Total Households

3,895

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

2,703

69.4%

Female-headed

1,192

30.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	13,338	83.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,904	11.9%
Other religions	7	0%
No religion	695	4.4%

Housing and Basic Services in San Gabriel Chilac

San Gabriel Chilac has 4,904 total dwellings, of which 3,897 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,358	86.3%
Earthen floor	527	13.5%
1 bedroom	1,795	46.1%
2+ bedrooms	2,090	53.7%
1 room	549	14.1%
2 rooms	1,140	29.3%
3+ rooms	2,196	56.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.2%

3,861 dwellings

Piped Water

99.2%

3,862 dwellings

With Drainage

96.3%

3,748 dwellings

All Services

95.6%

3,719 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,861	99.2%
Without electricity	24	0.6%
Public water network	3,862	99.2%
Hauled water	2,977	76.5%
Other water source	23	0.6%
With water tank	1,532	39.4%
With cistern	377	9.7%
With toilet	3,733	95.9%
With latrine	102	2.6%
With drainage	3,748	96.3%
Without drainage	137	3.5%
With all services	3,719	95.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.1%

Goods and Technology in San Gabriel Chilac

Household equipment in San Gabriel Chilac according to the 2020 Census. 29.3% of dwellings have internet and 82.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,858	73.4%
Washing machine	1,789	46%
Microwave oven	464	11.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	916	23.5%
Motorcycle	686	17.6%
Bicycle	2,399	61.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,276	84.2%
Radio	3,020	77.6%
Landline phone	662	17%
Cell phone	3,208	82.4%
Computer	613	15.8%
Internet	1,141	29.3%
Pay TV	1,217	31.3%
Streaming platforms	93	2.4%
Video game console	46	1.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

282

7.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

592

15.2%

No Computer or Internet

2,618

67.3%

No ICT at All

139

3.6%

Companies and Economy in San Gabriel Chilac

The main economic sectors of San Gabriel Chilac are Industrias manufactureras with 633 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	633
Comercio al por menor	572
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	163
Industrias manufactureras	25
Servicios educativos	20

Poverty and Social Development in San Gabriel Chilac

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Gabriel Chilac has a poverty rate of 76.1% and extreme poverty of 17.2%.

Poverty

76.1%

12,769 people

Extreme Poverty

17.2%

2,887 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

20.8%

3,495 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.4%

229 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.7%

283 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.5%	5,457
Lack of access to health services	28.3%	4,747
Lack of access to social security	88.2%	14,792
Lack of housing quality and spaces	27.8%	4,659
Lack of access to basic housing services	45%	7,541
Lack of access to food	31.7%	5,319
Income below welfare line	77.5%	12,998
Income below minimum welfare line	29.8%	4,993

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	74.4%	20.8%	21.6%	2.5%	0
2015	76.1%	17.2%	20.8%	1.7%	0

Crime in San Gabriel Chilac

In the last 12 months, 76 crimes were recorded in San Gabriel Chilac. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	11
2025/11	7
2025/10	3
2025/09	7
2025/08	4
2025/07	5
2025/06	4
2025/05	2
2025/04	5
2025/03	10
2025/02	10
2025/01	8

Health in San Gabriel Chilac

San Gabriel Chilac has 7 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Gabriel Chilac

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Gabriel Chilac	13,687	1,228
San Juan Atzingo	1,923	1,462
Guadalupe	189	1,230
San Gabriel Chilac	114	1,236
San Gabriel Chilac	30	1,209
Vista Hermosa	11	1,299

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