Tehuitzingo

Tehuitzingo is a municipality of Puebla with 12,672 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,085 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years.

Demographics of Tehuitzingo

Demographic structure of Tehuitzingo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,587 people under 15 years old (28.3%), 7,307 people of working age (57.7%) and 1,778 elderly over 65 years old (14%).

0-14 years

3,587

28.3% of the population

15-64 years

7,307

57.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,778

14% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

73.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tehuitzingo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	578	628	1,206	9.5%
5-9 years	647	598	1,245	9.8%
10-14 years	556	580	1,136	9%
15-19 years	501	495	996	7.9%
20-24 years	482	518	1,000	7.9%
25-29 years	426	497	923	7.3%
30-34 years	362	470	832	6.6%
35-39 years	338	335	673	5.3%
40-44 years	298	313	611	4.8%
45-49 years	268	299	567	4.5%
50-54 years	272	307	579	4.6%
55-59 years	253	308	561	4.4%
60-64 years	260	305	565	4.5%
65-69 years	207	226	433	3.4%
70-74 years	187	224	411	3.2%
75-79 years	190	185	375	3%
80-84 years	123	134	257	2%
85+ years	145	157	302	2.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tehuitzingo

Population Origin

Born in State

11,800

93.1%

Born in Another State

666

5.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

230

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

79

0.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

78

98.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

188

5.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

412

3.3% of the population

Men / Women

203 / 209

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

906

7.1%

With Limitation

1,844

14.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	528
Visual	316
Hearing	234
Speech	151
Mental	193

Education in Tehuitzingo

Literacy and Schooling

In Tehuitzingo, 1,369 people aged 15 and over can read and write (136900%), while 1,138 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years (7.3 men, 7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	485	653	1,138	113800%
Incomplete primary	854	934	1,788	178800%
Complete primary	723	822	1,545	154500%
Incomplete secondary	198	179	377	37700%
Complete secondary	884	962	1,846	184600%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,013	1,075	2,088	208800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	191
6-11 years	68
12-14 years	97

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 72 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	24	1	25
Primaria	25	1	26
Secundaria	16	0	16
Media Superior	6	0	6

Employment and Social Security in Tehuitzingo

In Tehuitzingo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,777 people. Of those, 4,728 are employed and 49 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

4,777

H: 3,220 / M: 1,557

Employed Population

4,728

H: 3,179 / M: 1,549

Unemployment Rate

1%

49 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,953

H: 1,394 / M: 3,559

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,381	74%
IMSS	269	2.1%
ISSSTE	479	3.8%
ISSSTE estatal	120	0.9%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	22	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,446	66.7%
IMSS Bienestar	60	0.5%
Private insurance	31	0.2%
Other institution	22	0.2%
Without health coverage	3,277	25.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Tehuitzingo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,503

550300%

Single

2,926

292600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,334

133400%

Households

Total Households

3,410

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

2,413

70.8%

Female-headed

997

29.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,979	86.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	969	7.6%
Other religions	7	0.1%
No religion	690	5.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Tehuitzingo

Tehuitzingo has 5,541 total dwellings, of which 3,410 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,190	94.5%
Earthen floor	175	5.2%
1 bedroom	1,364	40.4%
2+ bedrooms	2,001	59.3%
1 room	243	7.2%
2 rooms	797	23.6%
3+ rooms	2,325	68.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.7%

3,297 dwellings

Piped Water

82.4%

2,783 dwellings

With Drainage

93.9%

3,169 dwellings

All Services

79.1%

2,669 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,297	97.7%
Without electricity	68	2%
Public water network	2,783	82.4%
Hauled water	1,750	51.8%
Other water source	582	17.2%
With water tank	2,448	72.5%
With cistern	1,614	47.8%
With toilet	3,124	92.5%
With latrine	79	2.3%
With drainage	3,169	93.9%
Without drainage	196	5.8%
With all services	2,669	79.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	22	0.7%

Goods and Technology in Tehuitzingo

Household equipment in Tehuitzingo according to the 2020 Census. 16.7% of dwellings have internet and 68.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,819	83.5%
Washing machine	2,292	67.9%
Microwave oven	562	16.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,033	30.6%
Motorcycle	271	8%
Bicycle	519	15.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,703	80.1%
Radio	1,469	43.5%
Landline phone	853	25.3%
Cell phone	2,298	68.1%
Computer	343	10.2%
Internet	565	16.7%
Pay TV	1,950	57.8%
Streaming platforms	67	2%
Video game console	46	1.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

452

13.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

709

21%

No Computer or Internet

2,656

78.7%

No ICT at All

216

6.4%

Companies and Economy in Tehuitzingo

The main economic sectors of Tehuitzingo are Comercio al por menor with 380 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	380
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	99
Industrias manufactureras	53
Servicios educativos	19
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	18

Poverty and Social Development in Tehuitzingo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tehuitzingo has a poverty rate of 75.7% and extreme poverty of 17.4%.

Poverty

75.7%

6,874 people

Extreme Poverty

17.4%

1,581 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

17.9%

1,630 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.4%

221 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4%

361 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.2%	2,929
Lack of access to health services	14.9%	1,355
Lack of access to social security	78.8%	7,156
Lack of housing quality and spaces	12.4%	1,123
Lack of access to basic housing services	49.8%	4,529
Lack of access to food	18.1%	1,643
Income below welfare line	78.1%	7,094
Income below minimum welfare line	39.1%	3,553

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	76.1%	27.7%	22.8%	0.8%	0
2015	75.7%	17.4%	17.9%	4%	0

Crime in Tehuitzingo

In the last 12 months, 90 crimes were recorded in Tehuitzingo. View detailed crime statistics.

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

Health in Tehuitzingo

Tehuitzingo has 5 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 5 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tehuitzingo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tehuitzingo	6,644	1,065
La Noria Hidalgo	924	1,177
Santa Cruz Tejalpa	679	971
Atopoltitlán (Santa Cruz Atopoltitlán)	641	1,177
San Francisco de Asís	636	1,040
Tecolutla	371	1,113
Boqueroncito (Santa Cruz)	345	1,144
Los Hornos de Zaragoza	309	1,162
Tuzantlán (Mariano Escobedo)	298	1,001
Guadalupe Allende (El Pitayo)	206	1,167

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