San Juan Atenco

San Juan Atenco is a municipality of Puebla with 3,604 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,437 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years.

Demographics of San Juan Atenco

Demographic structure of San Juan Atenco according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 939 people under 15 years old (26.1%), 2,158 people of working age (59.9%) and 507 elderly over 65 years old (14.1%).

0-14 years

939

26.1% of the population

15-64 years

2,158

59.9% - Working age

65+ years

507

14.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

67%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Juan Atenco

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	147	167	314	8.7%
5-9 years	158	149	307	8.5%
10-14 years	135	183	318	8.8%
15-19 years	130	139	269	7.5%
20-24 years	143	167	310	8.6%
25-29 years	115	137	252	7%
30-34 years	99	129	228	6.3%
35-39 years	103	112	215	6%
40-44 years	95	120	215	6%
45-49 years	97	95	192	5.3%
50-54 years	81	103	184	5.1%
55-59 years	77	80	157	4.4%
60-64 years	62	74	136	3.8%
65-69 years	60	90	150	4.2%
70-74 years	59	62	121	3.4%
75-79 years	42	40	82	2.3%
80-84 years	27	43	70	1.9%
85+ years	30	54	84	2.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Juan Atenco

Population Origin

Born in State

3,383

93.9%

Born in Another State

188

5.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

117

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

7

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

7

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

12

1.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

22

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

10 / 12

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

266

7.4%

With Limitation

558

15.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	146
Visual	107
Hearing	69
Speech	30
Mental	50

Education in San Juan Atenco

Literacy and Schooling

In San Juan Atenco, 273 people aged 15 and over can read and write (27300%), while 213 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years (7.7 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	73	140	213	21300%
Incomplete primary	232	322	554	55400%
Complete primary	271	218	489	48900%
Incomplete secondary	38	46	84	8400%
Complete secondary	251	327	578	57800%
Post-basic education (18+)	316	349	665	66500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	57
6-11 years	14
12-14 years	18

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 14 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	5	5
Primaria	5	5
Secundaria	3	3
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in San Juan Atenco

In San Juan Atenco, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,371 people. Of those, 1,350 are employed and 21 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

Total EAP

1,371

H: 926 / M: 445

Employed Population

1,350

H: 907 / M: 443

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

21 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,475

H: 371 / M: 1,104

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	2,844	78.9%
IMSS	154	4.3%
ISSSTE	22	0.6%
ISSSTE estatal	52	1.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	12	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,564	71.1%
Private insurance	3	0.1%
Other institution	48	1.3%
Without health coverage	760	21.1%

Marital Status and Religion in San Juan Atenco

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,629

162900%

Single

865

86500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

361

36100%

Households

Total Households

964

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

690

71.6%

Female-headed

274

28.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	3,252	90.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	138	3.8%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	213	5.9%

Housing and Basic Services in San Juan Atenco

San Juan Atenco has 1,417 total dwellings, of which 964 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	931	96.6%
Earthen floor	33	3.4%
1 bedroom	368	38.2%
2+ bedrooms	596	61.8%
1 room	51	5.3%
2 rooms	179	18.6%
3+ rooms	734	76.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.3%

957 dwellings

Piped Water

98.2%

947 dwellings

With Drainage

94.3%

909 dwellings

All Services

93.5%

901 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	957	99.3%
Without electricity	7	0.7%
Public water network	947	98.2%
Hauled water	683	70.9%
Other water source	17	1.8%
With water tank	765	79.4%
With cistern	223	23.1%
With toilet	870	90.2%
With latrine	80	8.3%
With drainage	909	94.3%
Without drainage	55	5.7%
With all services	901	93.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.2%

Goods and Technology in San Juan Atenco

Household equipment in San Juan Atenco according to the 2020 Census. 18.6% of dwellings have internet and 80.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	633	65.7%
Washing machine	530	55%
Microwave oven	198	20.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	314	32.6%
Motorcycle	35	3.6%
Bicycle	435	45.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	868	90%
Radio	692	71.8%
Landline phone	113	11.7%
Cell phone	773	80.2%
Computer	142	14.7%
Internet	179	18.6%
Pay TV	165	17.1%
Streaming platforms	23	2.4%
Video game console	16	1.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

53

5.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

142

14.7%

No Computer or Internet

729

75.6%

No ICT at All

35

3.6%

Companies and Economy in San Juan Atenco

The main economic sectors of San Juan Atenco are Comercio al por menor with 98 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	98
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	21
Industrias manufactureras	13
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	6
Servicios inmobiliarios	5

Poverty and Social Development in San Juan Atenco

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Juan Atenco has a poverty rate of 78.6% and extreme poverty of 17.2%.

Poverty

78.6%

2,667 people

Extreme Poverty

17.2%

585 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

17.9%

609 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.6%

55 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.9%

63 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	33.2%	1,128
Lack of access to health services	17.6%	597
Lack of access to social security	82.8%	2,810
Lack of housing quality and spaces	16.5%	560
Lack of access to basic housing services	26.6%	904
Lack of access to food	25.4%	862
Income below welfare line	80.2%	2,722
Income below minimum welfare line	41.1%	1,394

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	73.7%	18.2%	23.7%	1.7%	0
2015	78.6%	17.2%	17.9%	1.9%	0

Crime in San Juan Atenco

In the last 12 months, 40 crimes were recorded in San Juan Atenco. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	3
2025/10	4
2025/09	2
2025/08	4
2025/07	1
2025/06	3
2025/05	4
2025/04	3
2025/03	6
2025/02	2
2025/01	5

Health in San Juan Atenco

San Juan Atenco has 2 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 2 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Juan Atenco

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Juan Atenco	2,111	2,437
San José Guerrero	622	2,414
Santa Cruz Coyotepec	596	2,413
Tres Cruces Ocotepec	196	2,420
El Llano	39	2,459
San Juan Atenco	20	2,439
Salida a Tres Cruces	17	2,434
Guadalupe	2	2,404
San Antonio de Arcos	1	2,516

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