Tlanepantla

Tlanepantla is a municipality of Puebla with 5,390 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,981 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years.

Demographics of Tlanepantla

Demographic structure of Tlanepantla according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,699 people under 15 years old (31.5%), 3,393 people of working age (62.9%) and 298 elderly over 65 years old (5.5%).

0-14 years

1,699

31.5% of the population

15-64 years

3,393

62.9% - Working age

65+ years

298

5.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tlanepantla

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	304	307	611	11.3%
5-9 years	279	287	566	10.5%
10-14 years	259	263	522	9.7%
15-19 years	264	268	532	9.9%
20-24 years	262	262	524	9.7%
25-29 years	232	227	459	8.5%
30-34 years	178	222	400	7.4%
35-39 years	181	184	365	6.8%
40-44 years	128	167	295	5.5%
45-49 years	124	155	279	5.2%
50-54 years	104	125	229	4.2%
55-59 years	76	88	164	3%
60-64 years	68	78	146	2.7%
65-69 years	45	49	94	1.7%
70-74 years	29	46	75	1.4%
75-79 years	22	28	50	0.9%
80-84 years	14	20	34	0.6%
85+ years	13	32	45	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tlanepantla

Population Origin

Born in State

5,152

95.6%

Born in Another State

227

4.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

64

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

70

1.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

68

97.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

293

26.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

24

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

12 / 12

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

202

3.7%

With Limitation

451

8.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	82
Visual	101
Hearing	54
Speech	37
Mental	41

Education in Tlanepantla

Literacy and Schooling

In Tlanepantla, 141 people aged 15 and over can read and write (14100%), while 100 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years (8.2 men, 8.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	36	64	100	10000%
Incomplete primary	191	211	402	40200%
Complete primary	506	527	1,033	103300%
Incomplete secondary	104	71	175	17500%
Complete secondary	453	488	941	94100%
Post-basic education (18+)	406	504	910	91000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	131
6-11 years	29
12-14 years	42

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 6 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

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

Employment and Social Security in Tlanepantla

In Tlanepantla, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,066 people. Of those, 2,031 are employed and 35 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

2,066

H: 1,471 / M: 595

Employed Population

2,031

H: 1,448 / M: 583

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

35 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,912

H: 423 / M: 1,489

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	3,850	71.4%
IMSS	107	2%
ISSSTE	53	1%
ISSSTE estatal	11	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	11	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,584	66.5%
IMSS Bienestar	11	0.2%
Private insurance	36	0.7%
Other institution	42	0.8%
Without health coverage	1,538	28.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Tlanepantla

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,347

234700%

Single

1,314

131400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

335

33500%

Households

Total Households

1,122

4.8 average occupants

Male-headed

817

72.8%

Female-headed

305

27.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,211	96.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	95	1.8%
No religion	82	1.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Tlanepantla

Tlanepantla has 1,349 total dwellings, of which 1,122 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,049	93.6%
Earthen floor	72	6.4%
1 bedroom	423	37.7%
2+ bedrooms	698	62.3%
1 room	111	9.9%
2 rooms	254	22.7%
3+ rooms	756	67.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.1%

1,111 dwellings

Piped Water

92.5%

1,037 dwellings

With Drainage

96.3%

1,079 dwellings

All Services

89.7%

1,006 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,111	99.1%
Without electricity	11	1%
Public water network	1,037	92.5%
Hauled water	838	74.8%
Other water source	84	7.5%
With water tank	841	75%
With cistern	579	51.7%
With toilet	1,051	93.8%
With latrine	48	4.3%
With drainage	1,079	96.3%
Without drainage	42	3.7%
With all services	1,006	89.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Tlanepantla

Household equipment in Tlanepantla according to the 2020 Census. 33.1% of dwellings have internet and 76.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	758	67.6%
Washing machine	374	33.4%
Microwave oven	166	14.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	405	36.1%
Motorcycle	86	7.7%
Bicycle	584	52.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,003	89.5%
Radio	583	52%
Landline phone	106	9.5%
Cell phone	859	76.6%
Computer	140	12.5%
Internet	371	33.1%
Pay TV	108	9.6%
Streaming platforms	13	1.2%
Video game console	8	0.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

81

7.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

234

20.9%

No Computer or Internet

714

63.7%

No ICT at All

46

4.1%

Companies and Economy in Tlanepantla

The main economic sectors of Tlanepantla are Comercio al por menor with 192 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	192
Industrias manufactureras	92
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	67
Industrias manufactureras	63
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	8

Poverty and Social Development in Tlanepantla

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tlanepantla has a poverty rate of 92.2% and extreme poverty of 21.3%.

Poverty

92.2%

4,609 people

Extreme Poverty

21.3%

1,063 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

5.8%

292 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.3%

67 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.7%

33 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	24.4%	1,221
Lack of access to health services	20%	999
Lack of access to social security	93%	4,650
Lack of housing quality and spaces	23.3%	1,166
Lack of access to basic housing services	22.4%	1,119
Lack of access to food	19.1%	955
Income below welfare line	93.5%	4,677
Income below minimum welfare line	64.8%	3,241

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	85.3%	24.2%	13.6%	0.8%	0
2015	92.2%	21.3%	5.8%	0.7%	0

Crime in Tlanepantla

In the last 12 months, 49 crimes were recorded in Tlanepantla. View detailed crime statistics.

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

Health in Tlanepantla

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

Main Localities of Tlanepantla

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tlanepantla	5,164	1,993
Tlanepantla	136	1,982
Tlanepantla	32	1,992
Los Pinos	18	1,985
La Purísima	10	1,963
Guadalupe	10	2,000
Santa Julia	8	1,970
San Antonio	5	1,955
El Cacique	4	1,957
Ostoyo	2	1,995

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