Tlapanalá

Tlapanalá is a municipality of Puebla with 10,344 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,421 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.7 years.

Demographics of Tlapanalá

Demographic structure of Tlapanalá according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,202 people under 15 years old (31%), 6,236 people of working age (60.3%) and 906 elderly over 65 years old (8.8%).

0-14 years

3,202

31% of the population

15-64 years

6,236

60.3% - Working age

65+ years

906

8.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

65.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tlapanalá

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	609	581	1,190	11.5%
5-9 years	549	546	1,095	10.6%
10-14 years	473	444	917	8.9%
15-19 years	440	458	898	8.7%
20-24 years	430	459	889	8.6%
25-29 years	408	475	883	8.5%
30-34 years	340	380	720	7%
35-39 years	282	301	583	5.6%
40-44 years	240	257	497	4.8%
45-49 years	211	259	470	4.5%
50-54 years	196	277	473	4.6%
55-59 years	207	249	456	4.4%
60-64 years	173	194	367	3.5%
65-69 years	172	132	304	2.9%
70-74 years	115	108	223	2.2%
75-79 years	86	73	159	1.5%
80-84 years	56	54	110	1.1%
85+ years	63	47	110	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tlapanalá

Population Origin

Born in State

9,839

95.1%

Born in Another State

374

3.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

145

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

37

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

37

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

107

4.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

18

0.2% of the population

Men / Women

7 / 11

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

635

6.1%

With Limitation

1,085

10.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	328
Visual	203
Hearing	159
Speech	103
Mental	126

Education in Tlapanalá

Literacy and Schooling

In Tlapanalá, 581 people aged 15 and over can read and write (58100%), while 474 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.7 years (6.5 men, 7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	225	249	474	47400%
Incomplete primary	792	805	1,597	159700%
Complete primary	1,049	895	1,944	194400%
Incomplete secondary	158	130	288	28800%
Complete secondary	747	921	1,668	166800%
Post-basic education (18+)	396	647	1,043	104300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	193
6-11 years	39
12-14 years	110

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 27 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	9	9
Primaria	8	8
Secundaria	6	6
Media Superior	4	4

Employment and Social Security in Tlapanalá

In Tlapanalá, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,516 people. Of those, 4,457 are employed and 59 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.3%.

Total EAP

4,516

H: 2,974 / M: 1,542

Employed Population

4,457

H: 2,925 / M: 1,532

Unemployment Rate

1.3%

59 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,104

H: 689 / M: 2,415

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,554	73%
IMSS	895	8.7%
ISSSTE	65	0.6%
ISSSTE estatal	41	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,543	63.3%
IMSS Bienestar	38	0.4%
Private insurance	6	0.1%
Other institution	1	0%
Without health coverage	2,790	27%

Marital Status and Religion in Tlapanalá

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,384

438400%

Single

2,382

238200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

914

91400%

Households

Total Households

2,545

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

1,834

72.1%

Female-headed

711

27.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,649	83.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,299	12.6%
Other religions	5	0%
No religion	388	3.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Tlapanalá

Tlapanalá has 3,285 total dwellings, of which 2,545 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,308	92.1%
Earthen floor	228	9.1%
1 bedroom	943	37.6%
2+ bedrooms	1,593	63.6%
1 room	170	6.8%
2 rooms	543	21.7%
3+ rooms	1,823	72.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.7%

2,523 dwellings

Piped Water

99%

2,481 dwellings

With Drainage

97%

2,430 dwellings

All Services

95.3%

2,388 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,523	100.7%
Without electricity	13	0.5%
Public water network	2,481	99%
Hauled water	2,006	80%
Other water source	55	2.2%
With water tank	1,541	61.5%
With cistern	890	35.5%
With toilet	2,386	95.2%
With latrine	59	2.4%
With drainage	2,430	97%
Without drainage	106	4.2%
With all services	2,388	95.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	4	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Tlapanalá

Household equipment in Tlapanalá according to the 2020 Census. 17.7% of dwellings have internet and 80.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,074	82.8%
Washing machine	1,717	68.5%
Microwave oven	375	15%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	758	30.2%
Motorcycle	664	26.5%
Bicycle	1,311	52.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,014	80.4%
Radio	1,682	67.1%
Landline phone	655	26.1%
Cell phone	2,017	80.5%
Computer	262	10.5%
Internet	443	17.7%
Pay TV	567	22.6%
Streaming platforms	35	1.4%
Video game console	37	1.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

255

10.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

311

12.4%

No Computer or Internet

1,984

79.2%

No ICT at All

92

3.7%

Companies and Economy in Tlapanalá

The main economic sectors of Tlapanalá are Comercio al por menor with 160 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	160
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	42
Industrias manufactureras	35
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	6
Industrias manufactureras	5

Poverty and Social Development in Tlapanalá

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tlapanalá has a poverty rate of 77.4% and extreme poverty of 21.3%.

Poverty

77.4%

6,594 people

Extreme Poverty

21.3%

1,818 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

21%

1,790 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.8%

67 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.9%

73 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	39.6%	3,378
Lack of access to health services	28.2%	2,404
Lack of access to social security	84.4%	7,193
Lack of housing quality and spaces	20.8%	1,773
Lack of access to basic housing services	45.3%	3,861
Lack of access to food	25.1%	2,135
Income below welfare line	78.1%	6,660
Income below minimum welfare line	38.6%	3,287

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	70%	18.2%	28.6%	0.9%	0
2015	77.4%	21.3%	21%	0.9%	0

Crime in Tlapanalá

In the last 12 months, 52 crimes were recorded in Tlapanalá. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	4
2025/11	3
2025/10	5
2025/09	5
2025/08	7
2025/07	1
2025/06	4
2025/05	7
2025/04	4
2025/03	4
2025/02	5
2025/01	3

Health in Tlapanalá

Tlapanalá has 4 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 4 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tlapanalá

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tlapanalá	3,163	1,404
Santa Catarina Coatepec	1,831	1,379
Tepapayeca	1,670	1,362
Colonia las Palmas	883	1,398
Santo Domingo Ayotlicha	824	1,441
Rancho de Tepetzingo	527	1,422
Rancho de Aztla	480	1,457
San Luis Chalma	416	1,403
Los Tepetates	284	1,422
Colonia los Ángeles (Ex-Hacienda de Costilla)	101	1,381

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