San José Teacalco

San José Teacalco is a municipality of Tlaxcala with 6,436 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,681 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years.

Demographics of San José Teacalco

Demographic structure of San José Teacalco according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,792 people under 15 years old (27.8%), 4,095 people of working age (63.6%) and 549 elderly over 65 years old (8.5%).

0-14 years

1,792

27.8% of the population

15-64 years

4,095

63.6% - Working age

65+ years

549

8.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

57.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San José Teacalco

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	314	225	539	8.4%
5-9 years	288	313	601	9.3%
10-14 years	321	331	652	10.1%
15-19 years	351	278	629	9.8%
20-24 years	268	265	533	8.3%
25-29 years	224	241	465	7.2%
30-34 years	193	257	450	7%
35-39 years	189	226	415	6.4%
40-44 years	167	225	392	6.1%
45-49 years	174	197	371	5.8%
50-54 years	155	182	337	5.2%
55-59 years	126	140	266	4.1%
60-64 years	119	118	237	3.7%
65-69 years	86	90	176	2.7%
70-74 years	64	57	121	1.9%
75-79 years	53	51	104	1.6%
80-84 years	32	45	77	1.2%
85+ years	33	38	71	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San José Teacalco

Population Origin

Born in State

6,002

93.3%

Born in Another State

419

6.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

150

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

23

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

23

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

67

4.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

34

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

14 / 20

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

289

4.5%

With Limitation

759

11.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	128
Visual	153
Hearing	55
Speech	34
Mental	41

Education in San José Teacalco

Literacy and Schooling

In San José Teacalco, 233 people aged 15 and over can read and write (23300%), while 251 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years (8.8 men, 8.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	96	155	251	25100%
Incomplete primary	191	242	433	43300%
Complete primary	342	415	757	75700%
Incomplete secondary	63	39	102	10200%
Complete secondary	809	828	1,637	163700%
Post-basic education (18+)	637	639	1,276	127600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	159
6-11 years	38
12-14 years	38

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 17 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	6	6
Primaria	7	7
Secundaria	2	2
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in San José Teacalco

In San José Teacalco, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,476 people. Of those, 2,394 are employed and 82 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.3%.

Total EAP

2,476

H: 1,705 / M: 771

Employed Population

2,394

H: 1,631 / M: 763

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

82 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,579

H: 730 / M: 1,849

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	4,344	67.5%
IMSS	771	12%
ISSSTE	68	1.1%
ISSSTE estatal	19	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,356	52.1%
IMSS Bienestar	20	0.3%
Private insurance	84	1.3%
Other institution	62	1%
Without health coverage	2,092	32.5%

Marital Status and Religion in San José Teacalco

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,863

286300%

Single

1,675

167500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

524

52400%

Households

Total Households

1,399

4.6 average occupants

Male-headed

999

71.4%

Female-headed

400

28.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,231	81.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,002	15.6%
No religion	203	3.2%

Housing and Basic Services in San José Teacalco

San José Teacalco has 1,752 total dwellings, of which 1,399 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,379	99.6%
Earthen floor	18	1.3%
1 bedroom	418	30.2%
2+ bedrooms	979	70.7%
1 room	102	7.4%
2 rooms	202	14.6%
3+ rooms	1,093	79%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.8%

1,381 dwellings

Piped Water

100.1%

1,385 dwellings

With Drainage

93.1%

1,289 dwellings

All Services

92.7%

1,283 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,381	99.8%
Without electricity	16	1.2%
Public water network	1,385	100.1%
Hauled water	1,365	98.6%
Other water source	12	0.9%
With water tank	1,189	85.9%
With cistern	317	22.9%
With toilet	1,268	91.6%
With latrine	63	4.6%
With drainage	1,289	93.1%
Without drainage	108	7.8%
With all services	1,283	92.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	4	0.3%

Goods and Technology in San José Teacalco

Household equipment in San José Teacalco according to the 2020 Census. 20.2% of dwellings have internet and 87.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	993	71.7%
Washing machine	671	48.5%
Microwave oven	328	23.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	533	38.5%
Motorcycle	239	17.3%
Bicycle	356	25.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,242	89.7%
Radio	967	69.9%
Landline phone	93	6.7%
Cell phone	1,209	87.4%
Computer	209	15.1%
Internet	280	20.2%
Pay TV	411	29.7%
Streaming platforms	20	1.4%
Video game console	19	1.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

79

5.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

170

12.3%

No Computer or Internet

1,031

74.5%

No ICT at All

30

2.2%

Companies and Economy in San José Teacalco

The main economic sectors of San José Teacalco are Comercio al por menor with 193 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	193
Industrias manufactureras	75
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	67
Industrias manufactureras	12
Servicios educativos	12

Poverty and Social Development in San José Teacalco

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San José Teacalco has a poverty rate of 81.5% and extreme poverty of 13.2%.

Poverty

81.5%

4,870 people

Extreme Poverty

13.2%

790 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

12.9%

773 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.1%

187 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.4%

144 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	20.1%	1,201
Lack of access to health services	12.4%	739
Lack of access to social security	86.3%	5,155
Lack of housing quality and spaces	14.6%	874
Lack of access to basic housing services	23.5%	1,404
Lack of access to food	23.9%	1,430
Income below welfare line	84.7%	5,057
Income below minimum welfare line	44.6%	2,663

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	81.7%	18%	14.5%	1.6%	0
2015	81.5%	13.2%	12.9%	2.4%	0

Crime in San José Teacalco

In the last 12 months, 21 crimes were recorded in San José Teacalco. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	1
2025/03	4
2024/09	1
2024/08	1
2024/06	2
2024/03	1
2024/01	1
2023/10	1
2023/06	1
2023/04	4
2023/02	2
2022/11	2

Health in San José Teacalco

San José Teacalco has 2 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 2 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San José Teacalco

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San José Teacalco	6,178	2,605
El Encinal Dos de Mayo	134	2,528
Colonia Ecológica	70	2,623
San Pedro Mártir	13	2,629
Ex-Rancho San Nicolás Cuatlapanga	9	2,605
Dolores	9	2,616
San Rafael [Rancho]	4	2,894
Altos de Mesa	4	2,692
Yolican Malintzi	4	2,730
San Luis	3	2,742

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