Panotla

Panotla is a municipality of Tlaxcala with 28,357 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,340 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 10.9 years.

Demographics of Panotla

Demographic structure of Panotla according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,677 people under 15 years old (23.5%), 18,905 people of working age (66.7%) and 2,756 elderly over 65 years old (9.7%).

0-14 years

6,677

23.5% of the population

15-64 years

18,905

66.7% - Working age

65+ years

2,756

9.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

49.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Panotla

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,039	1,060	2,099	7.4%
5-9 years	1,107	1,086	2,193	7.7%
10-14 years	1,153	1,232	2,385	8.4%
15-19 years	1,239	1,341	2,580	9.1%
20-24 years	1,176	1,266	2,442	8.6%
25-29 years	1,120	1,105	2,225	7.8%
30-34 years	923	1,019	1,942	6.8%
35-39 years	948	1,073	2,021	7.1%
40-44 years	910	1,122	2,032	7.2%
45-49 years	821	987	1,808	6.4%
50-54 years	683	883	1,566	5.5%
55-59 years	580	697	1,277	4.5%
60-64 years	493	519	1,012	3.6%
65-69 years	336	474	810	2.9%
70-74 years	310	390	700	2.5%
75-79 years	224	260	484	1.7%
80-84 years	175	189	364	1.3%
85+ years	173	225	398	1.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Panotla

Population Origin

Born in State

23,422

82.6%

Born in Another State

4,835

17.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,249

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

231

0.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

226

97.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

3

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

591

7.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

453

1.6% of the population

Men / Women

179 / 274

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,066

3.8%

With Limitation

2,986

10.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	505
Visual	445
Hearing	300
Speech	165
Mental	187

Education in Panotla

Literacy and Schooling

In Panotla, 589 people aged 15 and over can read and write (58900%), while 561 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	184	377	561	56100%
Incomplete primary	405	558	963	96300%
Complete primary	1,062	1,180	2,242	224200%
Incomplete secondary	221	175	396	39600%
Complete secondary	2,608	2,816	5,424	542400%
Post-basic education (18+)	5,237	5,955	11,192	1119200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	484
6-11 years	63
12-14 years	58

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 39 are public and 8 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	14	2	16
Primaria	11	2	13
Secundaria	6	2	8
Media Superior	3	1	4
Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Panotla

In Panotla, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 14,180 people. Of those, 13,894 are employed and 286 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

14,180

H: 7,962 / M: 6,218

Employed Population

13,894

H: 7,772 / M: 6,122

Unemployment Rate

2%

286 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,845

H: 2,807 / M: 6,038

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	20,529	72.4%
IMSS	5,836	20.6%
ISSSTE	4,682	16.5%
ISSSTE estatal	279	1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1,031	3.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,331	29.4%
IMSS Bienestar	46	0.2%
Private insurance	320	1.1%
Other institution	325	1.1%
Without health coverage	7,795	27.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Panotla

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

12,125

1212500%

Single

7,975

797500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,982

298200%

Households

Total Households

7,677

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

5,298

69%

Female-headed

2,379

31%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	23,037	81.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,216	7.8%
Other religions	69	0.2%
No religion	2,987	10.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Panotla

Panotla has 9,860 total dwellings, of which 7,680 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,468	103.7%
Earthen floor	194	2.7%
1 bedroom	2,232	31%
2+ bedrooms	5,430	75.4%
1 room	267	3.7%
2 rooms	936	13%
3+ rooms	6,458	89.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

105.6%

7,612 dwellings

Piped Water

105.5%

7,600 dwellings

With Drainage

103%

7,418 dwellings

All Services

102.3%

7,368 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,612	105.6%
Without electricity	50	0.7%
Public water network	7,600	105.5%
Hauled water	6,340	88%
Other water source	60	0.8%
With water tank	6,648	92.3%
With cistern	1,802	25%
With toilet	7,214	100.1%
With latrine	284	3.9%
With drainage	7,418	103%
Without drainage	244	3.4%
With all services	7,368	102.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	11	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Panotla

Household equipment in Panotla according to the 2020 Census. 48.2% of dwellings have internet and 92.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,047	83.9%
Washing machine	4,854	67.4%
Microwave oven	2,658	36.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,484	48.4%
Motorcycle	512	7.1%
Bicycle	2,383	33.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,008	97.3%
Radio	5,669	78.7%
Landline phone	2,547	35.4%
Cell phone	6,633	92.1%
Computer	2,808	39%
Internet	3,472	48.2%
Pay TV	2,668	37%
Streaming platforms	791	11%
Video game console	501	7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

335

4.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

789

11%

No Computer or Internet

3,671

51%

No ICT at All

182

2.5%

Companies and Economy in Panotla

The main economic sectors of Panotla are Comercio al por menor with 568 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	568
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	178
Industrias manufactureras	131
Industrias manufactureras	57
Industrias manufactureras	35

Poverty and Social Development in Panotla

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Panotla has a poverty rate of 37.1% and extreme poverty of 2.7%.

Poverty

37.1%

9,619 people

Extreme Poverty

2.7%

689 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27%

7,015 people

Vulnerable by Income

10%

2,594 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

25.9%

6,733 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	9.2%	2,379
Lack of access to health services	18%	4,681
Lack of access to social security	54.2%	14,064
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.2%	1,597
Lack of access to basic housing services	13.4%	3,476
Lack of access to food	12.7%	3,309
Income below welfare line	47%	12,213
Income below minimum welfare line	12%	3,122

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	49%	6.7%	22.7%	19.4%	0
2015	37.1%	2.7%	27%	25.9%	0

Crime in Panotla

In the last 12 months, 55 crimes were recorded in Panotla. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	4
2025/11	3
2025/10	9
2025/09	4
2025/08	4
2025/07	2
2025/06	5
2025/05	7
2025/04	4
2025/03	3
2025/02	4
2025/01	6

Health in Panotla

Panotla has 14 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 14 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Panotla

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Panotla	8,696	2,241
San Jorge Tezoquipan	4,881	2,214
San Tadeo Huiloapan	3,647	2,544
San Francisco Temetzontla	2,490	2,567
Santa Cruz Techachalco	2,167	2,241
San Mateo Huexoyucan	1,690	2,528
Fraccionamiento la Virgen	1,645	2,260
Jesús Acatitla	1,008	2,240
San Ambrosio Texantla	978	2,362
Unidad Habitacional II	516	2,234

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