Cuapiaxtla

Cuapiaxtla is a municipality of Tlaxcala with 16,222 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,460 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years.

Demographics of Cuapiaxtla

Demographic structure of Cuapiaxtla according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,727 people under 15 years old (29.1%), 10,432 people of working age (64.3%) and 1,059 elderly over 65 years old (6.5%).

0-14 years

4,727

29.1% of the population

15-64 years

10,432

64.3% - Working age

65+ years

1,059

6.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

55.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Cuapiaxtla

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	724	768	1,492	9.2%
5-9 years	797	785	1,582	9.8%
10-14 years	832	821	1,653	10.2%
15-19 years	901	848	1,749	10.8%
20-24 years	650	665	1,315	8.1%
25-29 years	639	712	1,351	8.3%
30-34 years	595	616	1,211	7.5%
35-39 years	570	589	1,159	7.1%
40-44 years	498	578	1,076	6.6%
45-49 years	414	399	813	5%
50-54 years	344	360	704	4.3%
55-59 years	290	310	600	3.7%
60-64 years	222	232	454	2.8%
65-69 years	163	195	358	2.2%
70-74 years	134	144	278	1.7%
75-79 years	89	87	176	1.1%
80-84 years	54	60	114	0.7%
85+ years	54	79	133	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Cuapiaxtla

Population Origin

Born in State

14,525

89.5%

Born in Another State

1,677

10.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

444

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

15

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

15

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

45

1.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

160

1% of the population

Men / Women

78 / 82

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

677

4.2%

With Limitation

1,486

9.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	285
Visual	322
Hearing	152
Speech	105
Mental	109

Education in Cuapiaxtla

Literacy and Schooling

In Cuapiaxtla, 649 people aged 15 and over can read and write (64900%), while 643 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.3 years (8.3 men, 8.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	253	390	643	64300%
Incomplete primary	596	552	1,148	114800%
Complete primary	1,143	1,139	2,282	228200%
Incomplete secondary	229	141	370	37000%
Complete secondary	1,817	1,944	3,761	376100%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,404	1,494	2,898	289800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	381
6-11 years	58
12-14 years	123

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 30 are public and 7 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	11	3	14
Primaria	10	3	13
Secundaria	6	1	7
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Cuapiaxtla

In Cuapiaxtla, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,285 people. Of those, 7,027 are employed and 258 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

Total EAP

7,285

H: 4,809 / M: 2,476

Employed Population

7,027

H: 4,583 / M: 2,444

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

258 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,171

H: 1,287 / M: 3,884

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	12,825	79.1%
IMSS	1,566	9.7%
ISSSTE	157	1%
ISSSTE estatal	24	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	31	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,021	67.9%
IMSS Bienestar	13	0.1%
Private insurance	32	0.2%
Other institution	56	0.3%
Without health coverage	3,392	20.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Cuapiaxtla

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,223

722300%

Single

4,234

423400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,034

103400%

Households

Total Households

3,875

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

2,826

72.9%

Female-headed

1,049

27.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	14,948	92.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	581	3.6%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	686	4.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Cuapiaxtla

Cuapiaxtla has 4,619 total dwellings, of which 3,875 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,813	99.7%
Earthen floor	46	1.2%
1 bedroom	1,393	36.4%
2+ bedrooms	2,465	64.5%
1 room	273	7.1%
2 rooms	849	22.2%
3+ rooms	2,737	71.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.5%

3,843 dwellings

Piped Water

100.4%

3,840 dwellings

With Drainage

98.8%

3,779 dwellings

All Services

98.3%

3,759 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,843	100.5%
Without electricity	16	0.4%
Public water network	3,840	100.4%
Hauled water	3,376	88.3%
Other water source	19	0.5%
With water tank	2,871	75.1%
With cistern	691	18.1%
With toilet	3,637	95.1%
With latrine	120	3.1%
With drainage	3,779	98.8%
Without drainage	80	2.1%
With all services	3,759	98.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0%

Goods and Technology in Cuapiaxtla

Household equipment in Cuapiaxtla according to the 2020 Census. 13.5% of dwellings have internet and 83.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,501	65.4%
Washing machine	1,976	51.7%
Microwave oven	720	18.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,067	27.9%
Motorcycle	289	7.6%
Bicycle	1,907	49.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,610	94.4%
Radio	2,812	73.6%
Landline phone	425	11.1%
Cell phone	3,197	83.6%
Computer	460	12%
Internet	517	13.5%
Pay TV	750	19.6%
Streaming platforms	87	2.3%
Video game console	83	2.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

126

3.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

609

15.9%

No Computer or Internet

3,161

82.7%

No ICT at All

81

2.1%

Companies and Economy in Cuapiaxtla

The main economic sectors of Cuapiaxtla are Comercio al por menor with 429 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	429
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	135
Industrias manufactureras	92
Servicios inmobiliarios	18
Servicios educativos	15

Poverty and Social Development in Cuapiaxtla

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Cuapiaxtla has a poverty rate of 68.7% and extreme poverty of 4.5%.

Poverty

68.7%

10,074 people

Extreme Poverty

4.5%

654 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

25.4%

3,718 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.8%

412 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.1%

458 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	23.6%	3,468
Lack of access to health services	8.8%	1,294
Lack of access to social security	87%	12,756
Lack of housing quality and spaces	16.9%	2,472
Lack of access to basic housing services	9.6%	1,411
Lack of access to food	22.3%	3,271
Income below welfare line	71.5%	10,486
Income below minimum welfare line	20.3%	2,972

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	77.4%	6.4%	18%	2.4%	0
2015	68.7%	4.5%	25.4%	3.1%	0

Crime in Cuapiaxtla

In the last 12 months, 32 crimes were recorded in Cuapiaxtla. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	4
2025/09	2
2025/08	2
2025/07	1
2025/06	1
2025/05	1
2025/04	4
2025/03	1
2025/02	5
2025/01	5
2024/11	4

Health in Cuapiaxtla

Cuapiaxtla has 6 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Cuapiaxtla

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Cuapiaxtla	10,070	2,452
Colonia Ignacio Allende	2,093	2,478
San Francisco Cuexcontzi	1,271	2,424
Colonia José María Morelos	697	2,405
Plan de Ayala	574	2,436
Colonia Manuel Ávila Camacho	397	2,467
Santa Beatriz la Nueva	358	2,519
Colonia Loma Bonita	258	2,494
La Granja (Camino a Franco)	199	2,450
Colonia del Valle	173	2,429

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