San José Miahuatlán

San José Miahuatlán is a municipality of Puebla with 14,018 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,103 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.7 years.

Demographics of San José Miahuatlán

Demographic structure of San José Miahuatlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,821 people under 15 years old (27.3%), 8,971 people of working age (64%) and 1,213 elderly over 65 years old (8.7%).

0-14 years

3,821

27.3% of the population

15-64 years

8,971

64% - Working age

65+ years

1,213

8.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San José Miahuatlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	625	549	1,174	8.4%
5-9 years	671	666	1,337	9.5%
10-14 years	650	660	1,310	9.3%
15-19 years	679	662	1,341	9.6%
20-24 years	561	586	1,147	8.2%
25-29 years	461	552	1,013	7.2%
30-34 years	409	534	943	6.7%
35-39 years	520	576	1,096	7.8%
40-44 years	453	548	1,001	7.1%
45-49 years	342	426	768	5.5%
50-54 years	276	331	607	4.3%
55-59 years	276	298	574	4.1%
60-64 years	235	246	481	3.4%
65-69 years	178	225	403	2.9%
70-74 years	130	145	275	2%
75-79 years	102	132	234	1.7%
80-84 years	79	70	149	1.1%
85+ years	67	85	152	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San José Miahuatlán

Population Origin

Born in State

13,634

97.3%

Born in Another State

336

2.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

123

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

10,561

75.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

10,067

95.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

449

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

13,453

381% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

141

1% of the population

Men / Women

79 / 62

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

743

5.3%

With Limitation

1,569

11.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	385
Visual	303
Hearing	166
Speech	124
Mental	105

Education in San José Miahuatlán

Literacy and Schooling

In San José Miahuatlán, 1,376 people aged 15 and over can read and write (137600%), while 1,108 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.7 years (7.1 men, 6.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	385	723	1,108	110800%
Incomplete primary	928	1,110	2,038	203800%
Complete primary	1,034	1,304	2,338	233800%
Incomplete secondary	223	172	395	39500%
Complete secondary	1,237	1,267	2,504	250400%
Post-basic education (18+)	807	691	1,498	149800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	367
6-11 years	34
12-14 years	106

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	6	6
Primaria	7	7
Secundaria	6	6
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in San José Miahuatlán

In San José Miahuatlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,268 people. Of those, 6,156 are employed and 112 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

6,268

H: 3,996 / M: 2,272

Employed Population

6,156

H: 3,893 / M: 2,263

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

112 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,621

H: 1,114 / M: 3,507

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,685	69.1%
IMSS	997	7.1%
ISSSTE	188	1.3%
ISSSTE estatal	21	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,305	59.2%
IMSS Bienestar	193	1.4%
Private insurance	55	0.4%
Other institution	11	0.1%
Without health coverage	4,319	30.8%

Marital Status and Religion in San José Miahuatlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,842

684200%

Single

3,201

320100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

893

89300%

Households

Total Households

3,531

4 average occupants

Male-headed

2,843

80.5%

Female-headed

688

19.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	11,686	83.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,352	9.6%
Other religions	10	0.1%
No religion	953	6.8%

Housing and Basic Services in San José Miahuatlán

San José Miahuatlán has 4,783 total dwellings, of which 3,531 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,105	88%
Earthen floor	421	11.9%
1 bedroom	1,501	42.5%
2+ bedrooms	2,025	57.4%
1 room	398	11.3%
2 rooms	1,000	28.3%
3+ rooms	2,128	60.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.4%

3,507 dwellings

Piped Water

99%

3,494 dwellings

With Drainage

97.7%

3,448 dwellings

All Services

96.8%

3,416 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,507	99.4%
Without electricity	19	0.5%
Public water network	3,494	99%
Hauled water	3,322	94.2%
Other water source	32	0.9%
With water tank	1,830	51.9%
With cistern	1,715	48.6%
With toilet	3,397	96.3%
With latrine	86	2.4%
With drainage	3,448	97.7%
Without drainage	78	2.2%
With all services	3,416	96.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.1%

Goods and Technology in San José Miahuatlán

Household equipment in San José Miahuatlán according to the 2020 Census. 21.8% of dwellings have internet and 82.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,714	76.9%
Washing machine	1,847	52.4%
Microwave oven	349	9.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	636	18%
Motorcycle	539	15.3%
Bicycle	2,679	75.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,061	86.8%
Radio	2,675	75.8%
Landline phone	184	5.2%
Cell phone	2,900	82.2%
Computer	429	12.2%
Internet	770	21.8%
Pay TV	825	23.4%
Streaming platforms	27	0.8%
Video game console	25	0.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

222

6.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

582

16.5%

No Computer or Internet

2,643

74.9%

No ICT at All

119

3.4%

Companies and Economy in San José Miahuatlán

The main economic sectors of San José Miahuatlán are Industrias manufactureras with 704 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	704
Comercio al por menor	409
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	69
Industrias manufactureras	12
Servicios educativos	8

Poverty and Social Development in San José Miahuatlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San José Miahuatlán has a poverty rate of 76.8% and extreme poverty of 17.7%.

Poverty

76.8%

11,105 people

Extreme Poverty

17.7%

2,552 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

22.1%

3,192 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.4%

60 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.6%

93 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36%	5,195
Lack of access to health services	14.1%	2,032
Lack of access to social security	86.4%	12,485
Lack of housing quality and spaces	16.9%	2,443
Lack of access to basic housing services	69.9%	10,101
Lack of access to food	34.9%	5,042
Income below welfare line	77.3%	11,165
Income below minimum welfare line	31.6%	4,568

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	75.7%	19.8%	21.6%	1.5%	0
2015	76.8%	17.7%	22.1%	0.6%	0

Crime in San José Miahuatlán

In the last 12 months, 84 crimes were recorded in San José Miahuatlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	6
2025/11	3
2025/10	8
2025/09	4
2025/08	6
2025/07	12
2025/06	6
2025/05	8
2025/04	7
2025/03	13
2025/02	6
2025/01	5

Health in San José Miahuatlán

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

Main Localities of San José Miahuatlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San José Miahuatlán	8,786	1,109
San José Axuxco	1,882	961
San Pedro Tetitlán	1,244	1,179
San Jerónimo Axochitlán	1,164	1,076
San Mateo Tlacoxcalco	878	1,171
San José Miahuatlán	34	1,119
Miahuatlán	22	1,103
Barrio Atzacoalco	8	1,107

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