Tulcingo

Tulcingo is a municipality of Puebla with 9,871 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,158 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years.

Demographics of Tulcingo

Demographic structure of Tulcingo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,794 people under 15 years old (28.3%), 5,822 people of working age (59%) and 1,255 elderly over 65 years old (12.7%).

0-14 years

2,794

28.3% of the population

15-64 years

5,822

59% - Working age

65+ years

1,255

12.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

69.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tulcingo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	493	505	998	10.1%
5-9 years	430	453	883	8.9%
10-14 years	457	456	913	9.2%
15-19 years	389	424	813	8.2%
20-24 years	342	432	774	7.8%
25-29 years	320	416	736	7.5%
30-34 years	301	416	717	7.3%
35-39 years	287	278	565	5.7%
40-44 years	251	254	505	5.1%
45-49 years	182	221	403	4.1%
50-54 years	226	257	483	4.9%
55-59 years	184	221	405	4.1%
60-64 years	189	232	421	4.3%
65-69 years	170	203	373	3.8%
70-74 years	131	168	299	3%
75-79 years	144	115	259	2.6%
80-84 years	76	73	149	1.5%
85+ years	69	106	175	1.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tulcingo

Population Origin

Born in State

8,554

86.7%

Born in Another State

1,144

11.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

288

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

156

1.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

153

98.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

3

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

386

13.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

151

1.5% of the population

Men / Women

71 / 80

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

914

9.3%

With Limitation

1,551

15.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	501
Visual	365
Hearing	218
Speech	143
Mental	176

Education in Tulcingo

Literacy and Schooling

In Tulcingo, 1,281 people aged 15 and over can read and write (128100%), while 1,317 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years (6.6 men, 6.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	515	802	1,317	131700%
Incomplete primary	592	558	1,150	115000%
Complete primary	644	767	1,411	141100%
Incomplete secondary	145	119	264	26400%
Complete secondary	684	706	1,390	139000%
Post-basic education (18+)	614	773	1,387	138700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	143
6-11 years	30
12-14 years	87

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 37 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	13	13
Primaria	12	12
Secundaria	6	6
Media Superior	4	4
Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Tulcingo

In Tulcingo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,539 people. Of those, 4,496 are employed and 43 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.9%.

Total EAP

4,539

H: 2,786 / M: 1,753

Employed Population

4,496

H: 2,746 / M: 1,750

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

43 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,017

H: 706 / M: 2,311

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,890	79.9%
IMSS	128	1.3%
ISSSTE	190	1.9%
ISSSTE estatal	69	0.7%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	6	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,445	75.4%
IMSS Bienestar	6	0.1%
Private insurance	33	0.3%
Other institution	44	0.4%
Without health coverage	1,973	20%

Marital Status and Religion in Tulcingo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,227

422700%

Single

2,317

231700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,071

107100%

Households

Total Households

2,791

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

1,978

70.9%

Female-headed

813

29.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	7,901	80%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,207	12.2%
Other religions	7	0.1%
No religion	741	7.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Tulcingo

Tulcingo has 5,010 total dwellings, of which 2,792 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,610	93.9%
Earthen floor	140	5%
1 bedroom	1,258	45.2%
2+ bedrooms	1,491	53.6%
1 room	257	9.2%
2 rooms	602	21.6%
3+ rooms	1,890	68%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.1%

2,727 dwellings

Piped Water

85.4%

2,375 dwellings

With Drainage

91.9%

2,557 dwellings

All Services

81.3%

2,260 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,727	98.1%
Without electricity	22	0.8%
Public water network	2,375	85.4%
Hauled water	1,923	69.1%
Other water source	374	13.4%
With water tank	2,234	80.3%
With cistern	600	21.6%
With toilet	2,602	93.6%
With latrine	28	1%
With drainage	2,557	91.9%
Without drainage	192	6.9%
With all services	2,260	81.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	14	0.5%

Goods and Technology in Tulcingo

Household equipment in Tulcingo according to the 2020 Census. 31.8% of dwellings have internet and 66.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,421	87.1%
Washing machine	2,030	73%
Microwave oven	577	20.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	900	32.4%
Motorcycle	227	8.2%
Bicycle	203	7.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,348	84.4%
Radio	1,646	59.2%
Landline phone	1,094	39.3%
Cell phone	1,847	66.4%
Computer	467	16.8%
Internet	885	31.8%
Pay TV	1,308	47%
Streaming platforms	92	3.3%
Video game console	82	2.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

234

8.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

443

15.9%

No Computer or Internet

1,736

62.4%

No ICT at All

101

3.6%

Companies and Economy in Tulcingo

The main economic sectors of Tulcingo are Comercio al por menor with 451 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	451
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	145
Industrias manufactureras	65
Industrias manufactureras	34
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento	22

Poverty and Social Development in Tulcingo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tulcingo has a poverty rate of 85.7% and extreme poverty of 28.8%.

Poverty

85.7%

7,906 people

Extreme Poverty

28.8%

2,654 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

11.7%

1,084 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.1%

101 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.5%

138 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	38.3%	3,534
Lack of access to health services	10%	921
Lack of access to social security	85.8%	7,922
Lack of housing quality and spaces	15.7%	1,446
Lack of access to basic housing services	52.8%	4,875
Lack of access to food	26.4%	2,433
Income below welfare line	86.8%	8,007
Income below minimum welfare line	54.7%	5,048

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	74.1%	27.3%	24.8%	0.9%	0
2015	85.7%	28.8%	11.7%	1.5%	0

Crime in Tulcingo

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

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	5
2025/10	2
2025/09	4
2025/08	3
2025/07	7
2025/06	3
2025/05	1
2025/04	6
2025/03	5
2025/02	4
2025/01	7

Health in Tulcingo

Tulcingo has 8 health facilities, including 3 hospitals, 5 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tulcingo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tulcingo de Valle	6,048	1,096
Xixingo de los Reyes	1,057	1,146
San Miguel Tlaltepexi	743	1,130
Zaragoza de la Luz	501	1,051
Guadalupe Victoria	404	1,399
Atzompa	279	1,066
Aguacatitlán	233	1,100
Guadalupe Tulcingo	210	1,141
Francisco Villa	102	1,084
La Ciénega	90	1,126

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