Zautla

Zautla is a municipality of Puebla with 20,717 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,194 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7 years.

Demographics of Zautla

Demographic structure of Zautla according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,465 people under 15 years old (31.2%), 12,561 people of working age (60.6%) and 1,691 elderly over 65 years old (8.2%).

0-14 years

6,465

31.2% of the population

15-64 years

12,561

60.6% - Working age

65+ years

1,691

8.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Zautla

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,079	960	2,039	9.8%
5-9 years	1,110	1,047	2,157	10.4%
10-14 years	1,124	1,145	2,269	11%
15-19 years	1,071	1,059	2,130	10.3%
20-24 years	725	781	1,506	7.3%
25-29 years	758	825	1,583	7.6%
30-34 years	611	715	1,326	6.4%
35-39 years	613	758	1,371	6.6%
40-44 years	554	690	1,244	6%
45-49 years	546	588	1,134	5.5%
50-54 years	404	498	902	4.4%
55-59 years	334	383	717	3.5%
60-64 years	266	382	648	3.1%
65-69 years	222	320	542	2.6%
70-74 years	157	250	407	2%
75-79 years	111	228	339	1.6%
80-84 years	89	124	213	1%
85+ years	54	136	190	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Zautla

Population Origin

Born in State

19,670

94.9%

Born in Another State

1,022

4.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

481

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

7,876

38% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

7,702

97.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

164

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

13,274

257.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

173

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

83 / 90

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,084

5.2%

With Limitation

2,279

11%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	514
Visual	431
Hearing	291
Speech	216
Mental	251

Education in Zautla

Literacy and Schooling

In Zautla, 1,964 people aged 15 and over can read and write (196400%), while 1,574 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7 years (7.5 men, 6.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	371	1,203	1,574	157400%
Incomplete primary	999	1,140	2,139	213900%
Complete primary	1,969	2,065	4,034	403400%
Incomplete secondary	191	169	360	36000%
Complete secondary	1,462	1,531	2,993	299300%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,278	1,333	2,611	261100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	399
6-11 years	55
12-14 years	173

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 98 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	35	0	35
Primaria	34	0	34
Secundaria	19	0	19
Media Superior	9	0	9
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Zautla

In Zautla, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,943 people. Of those, 9,762 are employed and 181 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

9,943

H: 5,792 / M: 4,151

Employed Population

9,762

H: 5,634 / M: 4,128

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

181 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,625

H: 1,393 / M: 4,232

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	16,183	78.1%
IMSS	1,154	5.6%
ISSSTE	261	1.3%
ISSSTE estatal	69	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	10	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	14,554	70.3%
IMSS Bienestar	348	1.7%
Private insurance	17	0.1%
Other institution	19	0.1%
Without health coverage	4,533	21.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Zautla

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,841

884100%

Single

5,036

503600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,747

174700%

Households

Total Households

5,151

4 average occupants

Male-headed

3,724

72.3%

Female-headed

1,427

27.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	17,918	86.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,180	5.7%
Other religions	49	0.2%
No religion	1,539	7.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Zautla

Zautla has 7,432 total dwellings, of which 5,151 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,162	81.8%
Earthen floor	966	19%
1 bedroom	2,538	49.9%
2+ bedrooms	2,589	50.9%
1 room	322	6.3%
2 rooms	1,265	24.9%
3+ rooms	3,540	69.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.4%

5,010 dwellings

Piped Water

96%

4,883 dwellings

With Drainage

73.1%

3,718 dwellings

All Services

71.4%

3,632 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,010	98.4%
Without electricity	117	2.3%
Public water network	4,883	96%
Hauled water	4,013	78.9%
Other water source	244	4.8%
With water tank	2,905	57.1%
With cistern	471	9.3%
With toilet	2,755	54.1%
With latrine	2,245	44.1%
With drainage	3,718	73.1%
Without drainage	1,409	27.7%
With all services	3,632	71.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	42	0.8%

Goods and Technology in Zautla

Household equipment in Zautla according to the 2020 Census. 10.1% of dwellings have internet and 73.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,426	28%
Washing machine	1,683	33.1%
Microwave oven	330	6.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,244	24.4%
Motorcycle	188	3.7%
Bicycle	828	16.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,826	75.2%
Radio	3,346	65.7%
Landline phone	319	6.3%
Cell phone	3,733	73.4%
Computer	261	5.1%
Internet	516	10.1%
Pay TV	969	19%
Streaming platforms	7	0.1%
Video game console	13	0.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

679

13.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,262

24.8%

No Computer or Internet

4,477

88%

No ICT at All

384

7.5%

Companies and Economy in Zautla

The main economic sectors of Zautla are Industrias manufactureras with 725 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	725
Comercio al por menor	401
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	69
Industrias manufactureras	55
Minería	22

Poverty and Social Development in Zautla

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Zautla has a poverty rate of 81.8% and extreme poverty of 23%.

Poverty

81.8%

10,852 people

Extreme Poverty

23%

3,047 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

13.5%

1,785 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.2%

425 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.6%

206 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	31.2%	4,141
Lack of access to health services	10.7%	1,424
Lack of access to social security	78.4%	10,397
Lack of housing quality and spaces	26.2%	3,481
Lack of access to basic housing services	61.3%	8,127
Lack of access to food	26.6%	3,532
Income below welfare line	85%	11,277
Income below minimum welfare line	49%	6,504

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	74.5%	30.3%	19.7%	3.9%	0
2015	81.8%	23%	13.5%	1.6%	0

Crime in Zautla

In the last 12 months, 59 crimes were recorded in Zautla. View detailed crime statistics.

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

Health in Zautla

Zautla has 18 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 16 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Zautla

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Miguel Tenextatiloyan	4,597	2,431
Emilio Carranza (Santa Cruz)	1,527	2,085
San Isidro	1,187	2,424
Tlamanca	1,184	1,987
San Andrés Yahuitlalpan	1,153	2,067
San Francisco del Progreso	997	2,391
Contla	785	1,993
Chilapa de Vicente Guerrero	763	2,132
Santiago Zautla	632	1,976
Huitzitzilapan	579	2,540

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