Zinacatepec

Zinacatepec is a municipality of Puebla with 18,359 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,114 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years.

Demographics of Zinacatepec

Demographic structure of Zinacatepec according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,892 people under 15 years old (26.6%), 12,138 people of working age (66.1%) and 1,323 elderly over 65 years old (7.2%).

0-14 years

4,892

26.6% of the population

15-64 years

12,138

66.1% - Working age

65+ years

1,323

7.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

51.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Zinacatepec

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	813	754	1,567	8.5%
5-9 years	858	869	1,727	9.4%
10-14 years	794	804	1,598	8.7%
15-19 years	851	847	1,698	9.2%
20-24 years	783	832	1,615	8.8%
25-29 years	757	807	1,564	8.5%
30-34 years	625	712	1,337	7.3%
35-39 years	612	738	1,350	7.4%
40-44 years	550	656	1,206	6.6%
45-49 years	462	586	1,048	5.7%
50-54 years	404	543	947	5.2%
55-59 years	356	404	760	4.1%
60-64 years	288	325	613	3.3%
65-69 years	249	252	501	2.7%
70-74 years	135	168	303	1.7%
75-79 years	107	104	211	1.1%
80-84 years	72	91	163	0.9%
85+ years	62	83	145	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Zinacatepec

Population Origin

Born in State

17,501

95.3%

Born in Another State

818

4.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

301

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

7,412

40.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

7,254

97.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

138

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

15,163

344.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,006

5.5% of the population

Men / Women

478 / 528

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

948

5.2%

With Limitation

2,235

12.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	417
Visual	416
Hearing	201
Speech	142
Mental	184

Education in Zinacatepec

Literacy and Schooling

In Zinacatepec, 1,803 people aged 15 and over can read and write (180300%), while 1,353 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years (7.4 men, 7.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	549	804	1,353	135300%
Incomplete primary	1,179	1,296	2,475	247500%
Complete primary	1,422	1,694	3,116	311600%
Incomplete secondary	315	258	573	57300%
Complete secondary	1,082	1,314	2,396	239600%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,581	1,599	3,180	318000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	396
6-11 years	85
12-14 years	179

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 16 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	6	1	7
Primaria	5	0	5
Secundaria	2	0	2
Media Superior	2	0	2
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Zinacatepec

In Zinacatepec, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,667 people. Of those, 9,577 are employed and 90 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.9%.

Total EAP

9,667

H: 5,603 / M: 4,064

Employed Population

9,577

H: 5,537 / M: 4,040

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

90 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,735

H: 1,152 / M: 3,583

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,255	66.8%
IMSS	1,560	8.5%
ISSSTE	439	2.4%
ISSSTE estatal	90	0.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	22	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,098	55%
IMSS Bienestar	18	0.1%
Private insurance	58	0.3%
Other institution	19	0.1%
Without health coverage	6,088	33.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Zinacatepec

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,240

824000%

Single

4,701

470100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,494

149400%

Households

Total Households

4,407

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

3,207

72.8%

Female-headed

1,200

27.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	16,234	88.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,463	8%
Other religions	6	0%
No religion	633	3.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Zinacatepec

Zinacatepec has 5,215 total dwellings, of which 4,409 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,871	92.4%
Earthen floor	516	12.3%
1 bedroom	1,808	43.2%
2+ bedrooms	2,580	61.6%
1 room	611	14.6%
2 rooms	1,251	29.9%
3+ rooms	2,526	60.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

104.3%

4,371 dwellings

Piped Water

103.9%

4,353 dwellings

With Drainage

103.8%

4,349 dwellings

All Services

102.9%

4,310 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,371	104.3%
Without electricity	17	0.4%
Public water network	4,353	103.9%
Hauled water	4,288	102.4%
Other water source	35	0.8%
With water tank	1,871	44.7%
With cistern	1,811	43.2%
With toilet	4,327	103.3%
With latrine	24	0.6%
With drainage	4,349	103.8%
Without drainage	39	0.9%
With all services	4,310	102.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0%

Goods and Technology in Zinacatepec

Household equipment in Zinacatepec according to the 2020 Census. 29.7% of dwellings have internet and 89.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,602	86%
Washing machine	2,387	57%
Microwave oven	687	16.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	978	23.3%
Motorcycle	880	21%
Bicycle	3,108	74.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,942	94.1%
Radio	3,468	82.8%
Landline phone	383	9.1%
Cell phone	3,767	89.9%
Computer	742	17.7%
Internet	1,246	29.7%
Pay TV	1,153	27.5%
Streaming platforms	116	2.8%
Video game console	78	1.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

196

4.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

566

13.5%

No Computer or Internet

2,958

70.6%

No ICT at All

92

2.2%

Companies and Economy in Zinacatepec

The main economic sectors of Zinacatepec are Comercio al por menor with 853 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	853
Industrias manufactureras	389
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	175
Industrias manufactureras	38
Servicios inmobiliarios	25

Poverty and Social Development in Zinacatepec

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Zinacatepec has a poverty rate of 78.4% and extreme poverty of 17.1%.

Poverty

78.4%

12,062 people

Extreme Poverty

17.1%

2,636 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

16.9%

2,601 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.8%

430 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.9%

294 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	35.4%	5,454
Lack of access to health services	21.2%	3,269
Lack of access to social security	85.3%	13,120
Lack of housing quality and spaces	24%	3,688
Lack of access to basic housing services	40.4%	6,211
Lack of access to food	25.6%	3,946
Income below welfare line	81.2%	12,492
Income below minimum welfare line	35.7%	5,500

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	77.5%	16.4%	18.7%	1.8%	0
2015	78.4%	17.1%	16.9%	1.9%	0

Crime in Zinacatepec

In the last 12 months, 85 crimes were recorded in Zinacatepec. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	10
2025/11	7
2025/10	7
2025/09	11
2025/08	9
2025/07	6
2025/06	8
2025/05	7
2025/04	5
2025/03	4
2025/02	5
2025/01	6

Health in Zinacatepec

Zinacatepec has 5 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Zinacatepec

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Sebastián Zinacatepec	17,918	1,128
Colonia del Carmen	315	1,143
Tlatzala [Colonia]	56	1,122
Los Mezquites	18	1,074
Zinacatepec	15	1,121
La Purísima Concepción (Chichicaxtla)	11	1,027
Rancho la Tía	11	1,101
Las Flores [Colonia]	9	1,152
El Calvario (El Cerrito)	6	1,161

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