Atltzayanca

Atltzayanca is a municipality of Tlaxcala with 18,111 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,586 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years.

Demographics of Atltzayanca

Demographic structure of Atltzayanca according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,196 people under 15 years old (28.7%), 11,367 people of working age (62.8%) and 1,539 elderly over 65 years old (8.5%).

0-14 years

5,196

28.7% of the population

15-64 years

11,367

62.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,539

8.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Atltzayanca

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	836	884	1,720	9.5%
5-9 years	891	863	1,754	9.7%
10-14 years	880	842	1,722	9.5%
15-19 years	888	855	1,743	9.6%
20-24 years	745	721	1,466	8.1%
25-29 years	646	697	1,343	7.4%
30-34 years	633	740	1,373	7.6%
35-39 years	562	596	1,158	6.4%
40-44 years	566	585	1,151	6.4%
45-49 years	459	485	944	5.2%
50-54 years	424	454	878	4.8%
55-59 years	361	359	720	4%
60-64 years	299	292	591	3.3%
65-69 years	223	241	464	2.6%
70-74 years	174	170	344	1.9%
75-79 years	144	130	274	1.5%
80-84 years	104	111	215	1.2%
85+ years	104	138	242	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Atltzayanca

Population Origin

Born in State

16,601

91.7%

Born in Another State

1,486

8.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

356

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

27

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

27

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

84

1.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

344

1.9% of the population

Men / Women

196 / 148

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

725

4%

With Limitation

1,814

10%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	342
Visual	258
Hearing	183
Speech	135
Mental	141

Education in Atltzayanca

Literacy and Schooling

In Atltzayanca, 788 people aged 15 and over can read and write (78800%), while 738 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years (8.1 men, 8.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	329	409	738	73800%
Incomplete primary	805	769	1,574	157400%
Complete primary	1,253	1,254	2,507	250700%
Incomplete secondary	192	133	325	32500%
Complete secondary	2,043	2,121	4,164	416400%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,487	1,661	3,148	314800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	410
6-11 years	94
12-14 years	102

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 72 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	30	30
Primaria	26	26
Secundaria	11	11
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Atltzayanca

In Atltzayanca, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,271 people. Of those, 9,181 are employed and 90 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

9,271

H: 5,803 / M: 3,468

Employed Population

9,181

H: 5,743 / M: 3,438

Unemployment Rate

1%

90 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,651

H: 1,063 / M: 3,588

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	13,375	73.9%
IMSS	1,904	10.5%
ISSSTE	283	1.6%
ISSSTE estatal	26	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	49	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,905	60.2%
IMSS Bienestar	21	0.1%
Private insurance	173	1%
Other institution	118	0.7%
Without health coverage	4,722	26.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Atltzayanca

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,260

826000%

Single

4,539

453900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,151

115100%

Households

Total Households

4,535

4 average occupants

Male-headed

3,562

78.5%

Female-headed

973

21.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	17,035	94.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	327	1.8%
Other religions	129	0.7%
No religion	608	3.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Atltzayanca

Atltzayanca has 5,434 total dwellings, of which 4,536 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,449	98.4%
Earthen floor	82	1.8%
1 bedroom	1,879	41.6%
2+ bedrooms	2,652	58.6%
1 room	311	6.9%
2 rooms	1,074	23.8%
3+ rooms	3,146	69.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.5%

4,499 dwellings

Piped Water

98.5%

4,452 dwellings

With Drainage

91.8%

4,151 dwellings

All Services

90.3%

4,082 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,499	99.5%
Without electricity	32	0.7%
Public water network	4,452	98.5%
Hauled water	3,747	82.9%
Other water source	79	1.7%
With water tank	3,556	78.6%
With cistern	1,351	29.9%
With toilet	3,759	83.1%
With latrine	597	13.2%
With drainage	4,151	91.8%
Without drainage	380	8.4%
With all services	4,082	90.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Atltzayanca

Household equipment in Atltzayanca according to the 2020 Census. 7.4% of dwellings have internet and 80.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,737	60.5%
Washing machine	2,034	45%
Microwave oven	646	14.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,559	34.5%
Motorcycle	684	15.1%
Bicycle	1,445	32%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,196	92.8%
Radio	3,185	70.4%
Landline phone	268	5.9%
Cell phone	3,642	80.5%
Computer	384	8.5%
Internet	333	7.4%
Pay TV	941	20.8%
Streaming platforms	42	0.9%
Video game console	40	0.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

169

3.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

814

18%

No Computer or Internet

3,972

87.8%

No ICT at All

100

2.2%

Companies and Economy in Atltzayanca

The main economic sectors of Atltzayanca are Comercio al por menor with 367 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	367
Industrias manufactureras	111
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	85
Industrias manufactureras	30
Industrias manufactureras	26

Poverty and Social Development in Atltzayanca

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Atltzayanca has a poverty rate of 67.8% and extreme poverty of 8.1%.

Poverty

67.8%

8,737 people

Extreme Poverty

8.1%

1,039 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

25.9%

3,338 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.1%

395 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.3%

420 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	23%	2,961
Lack of access to health services	9%	1,154
Lack of access to social security	83.8%	10,808
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17.2%	2,223
Lack of access to basic housing services	32.8%	4,222
Lack of access to food	13.9%	1,788
Income below welfare line	70.8%	9,132
Income below minimum welfare line	25.6%	3,302

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	78.8%	15.1%	18.6%	1.7%	0
2015	67.8%	8.1%	25.9%	3.3%	0

Crime in Atltzayanca

In the last 12 months, 17 crimes were recorded in Atltzayanca. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/10	1
2025/04	1
2024/12	1
2024/11	1
2024/06	2
2024/04	1
2024/02	1
2024/01	4
2023/12	1
2023/09	2
2023/08	1

Health in Atltzayanca

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

Main Localities of Atltzayanca

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Atlzayanca	4,387	2,599
Concepción Hidalgo	2,845	2,591
Santa Cruz Pocitos	1,573	2,445
Ranchería de Pocitos	1,498	2,460
Felipe Carrillo Puerto	1,142	2,487
Santa María las Cuevas	978	2,432
Nexnopala	727	2,483
Colonia Delicias	680	2,497
Xaltitla	586	2,574
San Antonio Tecopilco	514	2,556

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