Amaxac de Guerrero

Amaxac de Guerrero is a municipality of Tlaxcala with 11,403 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,422 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 10.9 years.

Demographics of Amaxac de Guerrero

Demographic structure of Amaxac de Guerrero according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,783 people under 15 years old (24.4%), 7,666 people of working age (67.2%) and 943 elderly over 65 years old (8.3%).

0-14 years

2,783

24.4% of the population

15-64 years

7,666

67.2% - Working age

65+ years

943

8.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

48.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Amaxac de Guerrero

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	429	392	821	7.2%
5-9 years	526	478	1,004	8.8%
10-14 years	517	441	958	8.4%
15-19 years	535	478	1,013	8.9%
20-24 years	447	473	920	8.1%
25-29 years	422	465	887	7.8%
30-34 years	405	453	858	7.5%
35-39 years	372	473	845	7.4%
40-44 years	352	425	777	6.8%
45-49 years	345	398	743	6.5%
50-54 years	301	347	648	5.7%
55-59 years	252	286	538	4.7%
60-64 years	209	228	437	3.8%
65-69 years	149	156	305	2.7%
70-74 years	90	118	208	1.8%
75-79 years	85	88	173	1.5%
80-84 years	53	65	118	1%
85+ years	60	79	139	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Amaxac de Guerrero

Population Origin

Born in State

9,750

85.5%

Born in Another State

1,612

14.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

390

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

139

1.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

138

99.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

429

14.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

113

1% of the population

Men / Women

60 / 53

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

473

4.1%

With Limitation

1,293

11.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	226
Visual	209
Hearing	123
Speech	72
Mental	96

Education in Amaxac de Guerrero

Literacy and Schooling

In Amaxac de Guerrero, 128 people aged 15 and over can read and write (12800%), while 118 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 10.9 years (11 men, 10.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	39	79	118	11800%
Incomplete primary	136	222	358	35800%
Complete primary	426	537	963	96300%
Incomplete secondary	107	82	189	18900%
Complete secondary	1,025	1,032	2,057	205700%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,157	2,396	4,553	455300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	216
6-11 years	37
12-14 years	28

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 15 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	6	2	8
Primaria	6	0	6
Secundaria	1	0	1
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Amaxac de Guerrero

In Amaxac de Guerrero, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 5,521 people. Of those, 5,389 are employed and 132 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.4%.

Total EAP

5,521

H: 3,168 / M: 2,353

Employed Population

5,389

H: 3,073 / M: 2,316

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

132 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,628

H: 1,197 / M: 2,431

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,500	74.5%
IMSS	3,928	34.4%
ISSSTE	1,230	10.8%
ISSSTE estatal	32	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	66	0.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,155	27.7%
IMSS Bienestar	7	0.1%
Private insurance	107	0.9%
Other institution	81	0.7%
Without health coverage	2,887	25.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Amaxac de Guerrero

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,882

488200%

Single

3,234

323400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,048

104800%

Households

Total Households

3,009

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

2,121

70.5%

Female-headed

888

29.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,968	78.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,535	13.5%
Other religions	8	0.1%
No religion	872	7.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Amaxac de Guerrero

Amaxac de Guerrero has 3,767 total dwellings, of which 3,010 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,974	99.9%
Earthen floor	27	0.9%
1 bedroom	847	28.5%
2+ bedrooms	2,154	72.4%
1 room	149	5%
2 rooms	362	12.2%
3+ rooms	2,490	83.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.6%

2,994 dwellings

Piped Water

100.5%

2,991 dwellings

With Drainage

99.3%

2,956 dwellings

All Services

99%

2,947 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,994	100.6%
Without electricity	7	0.2%
Public water network	2,991	100.5%
Hauled water	2,962	99.5%
Other water source	10	0.3%
With water tank	2,662	89.4%
With cistern	710	23.9%
With toilet	2,938	98.7%
With latrine	18	0.6%
With drainage	2,956	99.3%
Without drainage	45	1.5%
With all services	2,947	99%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0%

Goods and Technology in Amaxac de Guerrero

Household equipment in Amaxac de Guerrero according to the 2020 Census. 52.9% of dwellings have internet and 90.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,447	82.2%
Washing machine	1,805	60.7%
Microwave oven	1,007	33.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,299	43.6%
Motorcycle	261	8.8%
Bicycle	1,026	34.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,796	94%
Radio	2,250	75.6%
Landline phone	1,059	35.6%
Cell phone	2,699	90.7%
Computer	1,108	37.2%
Internet	1,575	52.9%
Pay TV	1,285	43.2%
Streaming platforms	318	10.7%
Video game console	189	6.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

99

3.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

193

6.5%

No Computer or Internet

1,227

41.2%

No ICT at All

29

1%

Companies and Economy in Amaxac de Guerrero

The main economic sectors of Amaxac de Guerrero are Comercio al por menor with 366 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	366
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	129
Industrias manufactureras	84
Industrias manufactureras	25
Industrias manufactureras	15

Poverty and Social Development in Amaxac de Guerrero

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Amaxac de Guerrero has a poverty rate of 43% and extreme poverty of 2.5%.

Poverty

43%

4,835 people

Extreme Poverty

2.5%

285 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

21.9%

2,459 people

Vulnerable by Income

16.5%

1,856 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

18.6%

2,087 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	8.5%	960
Lack of access to health services	13.5%	1,519
Lack of access to social security	53.7%	6,033
Lack of housing quality and spaces	10.5%	1,183
Lack of access to basic housing services	6.3%	706
Lack of access to food	17.8%	1,997
Income below welfare line	59.5%	6,691
Income below minimum welfare line	15.1%	1,695

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	52.9%	6.1%	15.8%	18.6%	0
2015	43%	2.5%	21.9%	18.6%	0

Crime in Amaxac de Guerrero

In the last 12 months, 27 crimes were recorded in Amaxac de Guerrero. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/07	2
2025/05	2
2025/04	2
2025/03	1
2025/01	3
2024/12	1
2024/10	2
2024/09	3
2024/08	2
2024/06	4
2024/05	2
2024/04	3

Health in Amaxac de Guerrero

Amaxac de Guerrero has 7 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Amaxac de Guerrero

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Amaxac de Guerrero	10,417	2,299
San Damián Tlacocalpan	972	2,505
La Preciosa [Rancho]	9	2,405
Amintla	5	2,478

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