Yehualtepec

Yehualtepec is a municipality of Puebla with 26,392 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,015 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of Yehualtepec

Demographic structure of Yehualtepec according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 8,601 people under 15 years old (32.6%), 16,289 people of working age (61.7%) and 1,414 elderly over 65 years old (5.4%).

0-14 years

8,601

32.6% of the population

15-64 years

16,289

61.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,414

5.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Yehualtepec

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,503	1,508	3,011	11.4%
5-9 years	1,450	1,462	2,912	11%
10-14 years	1,352	1,326	2,678	10.1%
15-19 years	1,318	1,348	2,666	10.1%
20-24 years	1,050	1,183	2,233	8.5%
25-29 years	1,061	1,158	2,219	8.4%
30-34 years	888	985	1,873	7.1%
35-39 years	815	938	1,753	6.6%
40-44 years	746	826	1,572	6%
45-49 years	648	732	1,380	5.2%
50-54 years	502	585	1,087	4.1%
55-59 years	407	405	812	3.1%
60-64 years	329	365	694	2.6%
65-69 years	242	298	540	2%
70-74 years	162	179	341	1.3%
75-79 years	87	131	218	0.8%
80-84 years	54	94	148	0.6%
85+ years	51	116	167	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Yehualtepec

Population Origin

Born in State

25,429

96.4%

Born in Another State

768

2.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

275

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

126

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

126

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

406

6.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

67

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

35 / 32

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,153

4.4%

With Limitation

2,161

8.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	580
Visual	439
Hearing	276
Speech	188
Mental	191

Education in Yehualtepec

Literacy and Schooling

In Yehualtepec, 1,341 people aged 15 and over can read and write (134100%), while 1,174 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.5 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	418	756	1,174	117400%
Incomplete primary	1,463	1,676	3,139	313900%
Complete primary	2,057	2,176	4,233	423300%
Incomplete secondary	386	316	702	70200%
Complete secondary	2,140	2,229	4,369	436900%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,600	1,856	3,456	345600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	910
6-11 years	122
12-14 years	149

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 42 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	15	1	16
Primaria	17	0	17
Secundaria	6	0	6
Media Superior	3	0	3
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Yehualtepec

In Yehualtepec, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,907 people. Of those, 11,771 are employed and 136 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

11,907

H: 7,518 / M: 4,389

Employed Population

11,771

H: 7,411 / M: 4,360

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

136 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,296

H: 1,585 / M: 5,711

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	19,858	75.2%
IMSS	1,258	4.8%
ISSSTE	153	0.6%
ISSSTE estatal	56	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	21	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	18,099	68.6%
IMSS Bienestar	219	0.8%
Private insurance	72	0.3%
Other institution	105	0.4%
Without health coverage	6,439	24.4%

Marital Status and Religion in Yehualtepec

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,580

1158000%

Single

6,101

610100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,565

156500%

Households

Total Households

6,528

4 average occupants

Male-headed

4,800

73.5%

Female-headed

1,728

26.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	23,567	89.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,231	8.5%
No religion	498	1.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Yehualtepec

Yehualtepec has 7,936 total dwellings, of which 6,528 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,196	95%
Earthen floor	306	4.7%
1 bedroom	2,736	41.9%
2+ bedrooms	3,766	57.7%
1 room	460	7.1%
2 rooms	1,544	23.7%
3+ rooms	4,498	69%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.7%

6,439 dwellings

Piped Water

90.5%

5,904 dwellings

With Drainage

92.4%

6,026 dwellings

All Services

85.3%

5,567 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,439	98.7%
Without electricity	63	1%
Public water network	5,904	90.5%
Hauled water	5,160	79.1%
Other water source	598	9.2%
With water tank	4,582	70.2%
With cistern	3,914	60%
With toilet	5,096	78.1%
With latrine	1,245	19.1%
With drainage	6,026	92.4%
Without drainage	476	7.3%
With all services	5,567	85.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	17	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Yehualtepec

Household equipment in Yehualtepec according to the 2020 Census. 17.4% of dwellings have internet and 82.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,765	73%
Washing machine	3,757	57.6%
Microwave oven	902	13.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,200	33.7%
Motorcycle	510	7.8%
Bicycle	2,193	33.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,787	88.7%
Radio	3,532	54.1%
Landline phone	506	7.8%
Cell phone	5,383	82.5%
Computer	627	9.6%
Internet	1,134	17.4%
Pay TV	446	6.8%
Streaming platforms	66	1%
Video game console	55	0.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

471

7.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,020

15.6%

No Computer or Internet

5,158

79.1%

No ICT at All

188

2.9%

Companies and Economy in Yehualtepec

The main economic sectors of Yehualtepec are Comercio al por menor with 846 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	846
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	139
Industrias manufactureras	131
Industrias manufactureras	40
Industrias manufactureras	35

Poverty and Social Development in Yehualtepec

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Yehualtepec has a poverty rate of 80.6% and extreme poverty of 14.6%.

Poverty

80.6%

18,991 people

Extreme Poverty

14.6%

3,440 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

17%

4,010 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.3%

304 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.1%

269 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.8%	7,727
Lack of access to health services	20.2%	4,752
Lack of access to social security	91.5%	21,567
Lack of housing quality and spaces	13.1%	3,090
Lack of access to basic housing services	35.5%	8,369
Lack of access to food	25.3%	5,969
Income below welfare line	81.8%	19,295
Income below minimum welfare line	36.1%	8,504

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	80.8%	23.7%	18.3%	0.4%	0
2015	80.6%	14.6%	17%	1.1%	0

Crime in Yehualtepec

In the last 12 months, 101 crimes were recorded in Yehualtepec. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	10
2025/11	6
2025/10	9
2025/09	8
2025/08	8
2025/07	11
2025/06	7
2025/05	14
2025/04	6
2025/03	9
2025/02	7
2025/01	6

Health in Yehualtepec

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

Main Localities of Yehualtepec

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Yehualtepec	7,961	2,110
San Gabriel Tetzoyocan	6,667	2,006
San Miguel Zozutla	5,077	2,038
Rancho Chico	2,099	2,007
Ocotlán de Venustiano Carranza	1,828	2,081
San Mateo Tlacomulco	1,041	2,006
Benito Juárez [Colonia]	308	1,981
El Zorrillal (San Isidro)	306	1,986
San Pedro el Chico	209	1,971
Llano Grande	202	2,007

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