Tochtepec

Tochtepec is a municipality of Puebla with 22,454 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,980 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years.

Demographics of Tochtepec

Demographic structure of Tochtepec according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,763 people under 15 years old (30.1%), 14,099 people of working age (62.8%) and 1,520 elderly over 65 years old (6.8%).

0-14 years

6,763

30.1% of the population

15-64 years

14,099

62.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,520

6.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tochtepec

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,135	1,149	2,284	10.2%
5-9 years	1,162	1,125	2,287	10.2%
10-14 years	1,170	1,022	2,192	9.8%
15-19 years	1,053	1,015	2,068	9.2%
20-24 years	868	1,061	1,929	8.6%
25-29 years	906	954	1,860	8.3%
30-34 years	735	897	1,632	7.3%
35-39 years	653	803	1,456	6.5%
40-44 years	626	738	1,364	6.1%
45-49 years	542	590	1,132	5%
50-54 years	498	577	1,075	4.8%
55-59 years	419	464	883	3.9%
60-64 years	341	359	700	3.1%
65-69 years	228	297	525	2.3%
70-74 years	171	162	333	1.5%
75-79 years	128	157	285	1.3%
80-84 years	75	95	170	0.8%
85+ years	82	125	207	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tochtepec

Population Origin

Born in State

21,490

95.7%

Born in Another State

812

3.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

212

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

90

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

90

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

201

3.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

60

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

29 / 31

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

995

4.4%

With Limitation

1,929

8.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	493
Visual	384
Hearing	266
Speech	221
Mental	207

Education in Tochtepec

Literacy and Schooling

In Tochtepec, 903 people aged 15 and over can read and write (90300%), while 792 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years (8.3 men, 8.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	312	480	792	79200%
Incomplete primary	989	1,105	2,094	209400%
Complete primary	1,625	1,681	3,306	330600%
Incomplete secondary	362	246	608	60800%
Complete secondary	1,766	2,076	3,842	384200%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,012	2,405	4,417	441700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	515
6-11 years	107
12-14 years	156

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 35 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	12	1	13
Primaria	12	0	12
Secundaria	4	0	4
Media Superior	5	0	5

Employment and Social Security in Tochtepec

In Tochtepec, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,381 people. Of those, 10,316 are employed and 65 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.6%.

Total EAP

10,381

H: 6,436 / M: 3,945

Employed Population

10,316

H: 6,391 / M: 3,925

Unemployment Rate

0.6%

65 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,513

H: 1,579 / M: 4,934

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	14,764	65.8%
IMSS	1,174	5.2%
ISSSTE	312	1.4%
ISSSTE estatal	173	0.8%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	19	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	12,852	57.2%
IMSS Bienestar	88	0.4%
Private insurance	144	0.6%
Other institution	109	0.5%
Without health coverage	7,609	33.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Tochtepec

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,652

965200%

Single

5,499

549900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,792

179200%

Households

Total Households

5,308

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

3,860

72.7%

Female-headed

1,448

27.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,499	91.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	923	4.1%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	950	4.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Tochtepec

Tochtepec has 6,362 total dwellings, of which 5,309 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,017	96%
Earthen floor	270	5.2%
1 bedroom	2,040	39.1%
2+ bedrooms	3,247	62.2%
1 room	303	5.8%
2 rooms	1,146	21.9%
3+ rooms	3,838	73.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.5%

5,249 dwellings

Piped Water

95.3%

4,978 dwellings

With Drainage

96.3%

5,033 dwellings

All Services

91.4%

4,774 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,249	100.5%
Without electricity	38	0.7%
Public water network	4,978	95.3%
Hauled water	3,551	68%
Other water source	309	5.9%
With water tank	3,858	73.9%
With cistern	1,667	31.9%
With toilet	4,656	89.1%
With latrine	466	8.9%
With drainage	5,033	96.3%
Without drainage	254	4.9%
With all services	4,774	91.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tochtepec

Household equipment in Tochtepec according to the 2020 Census. 26% of dwellings have internet and 82.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,549	67.9%
Washing machine	2,930	56.1%
Microwave oven	824	15.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,948	37.3%
Motorcycle	1,037	19.9%
Bicycle	3,522	67.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,593	87.9%
Radio	3,183	60.9%
Landline phone	344	6.6%
Cell phone	4,295	82.2%
Computer	793	15.2%
Internet	1,358	26%
Pay TV	489	9.4%
Streaming platforms	111	2.1%
Video game console	56	1.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

431

8.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

927

17.7%

No Computer or Internet

3,733

71.5%

No ICT at All

227

4.3%

Companies and Economy in Tochtepec

The main economic sectors of Tochtepec are Comercio al por menor with 764 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	764
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	246
Industrias manufactureras	154
Industrias manufactureras	51
Industrias manufactureras	29

Poverty and Social Development in Tochtepec

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tochtepec has a poverty rate of 77.8% and extreme poverty of 10.4%.

Poverty

77.8%

14,790 people

Extreme Poverty

10.4%

1,982 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

16.9%

3,210 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.3%

446 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.9%

560 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	24.5%	4,651
Lack of access to health services	18%	3,424
Lack of access to social security	88.1%	16,747
Lack of housing quality and spaces	11.7%	2,232
Lack of access to basic housing services	17.8%	3,376
Lack of access to food	24.5%	4,650
Income below welfare line	80.2%	15,236
Income below minimum welfare line	36.6%	6,952

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	74.2%	19.8%	21.1%	2.9%	0
2015	77.8%	10.4%	16.9%	2.9%	0

Crime in Tochtepec

In the last 12 months, 121 crimes were recorded in Tochtepec. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	12
2025/11	11
2025/10	6
2025/09	11
2025/08	10
2025/07	7
2025/06	7
2025/05	10
2025/04	12
2025/03	10
2025/02	14
2025/01	11

Health in Tochtepec

Tochtepec has 10 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tochtepec

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tochtepec	7,443	1,970
San Martín Caltenco	5,598	2,007
San Lorenzo Ometepec	4,303	1,992
San Bartolomé Tepetlacaltechco	2,283	1,982
Chipiltepec	974	2,016
Rancho Bautista	260	2,015
Santa Cecilia	258	1,984
Ejido Veracrucito (San Felipe la Nopalera)	230	1,960
San Felipe la Nopalera	205	1,962
San José Buenavista	190	1,964

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