Tepeyanco

Tepeyanco is a municipality of Tlaxcala with 13,328 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,286 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 10.3 years.

Demographics of Tepeyanco

Demographic structure of Tepeyanco according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,408 people under 15 years old (25.6%), 8,783 people of working age (65.9%) and 1,079 elderly over 65 years old (8.1%).

0-14 years

3,408

25.6% of the population

15-64 years

8,783

65.9% - Working age

65+ years

1,079

8.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

51.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tepeyanco

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	463	518	981	7.4%
5-9 years	586	600	1,186	8.9%
10-14 years	652	589	1,241	9.3%
15-19 years	639	590	1,229	9.2%
20-24 years	548	519	1,067	8%
25-29 years	484	547	1,031	7.7%
30-34 years	437	506	943	7.1%
35-39 years	414	535	949	7.1%
40-44 years	417	522	939	7%
45-49 years	356	425	781	5.9%
50-54 years	340	394	734	5.5%
55-59 years	295	320	615	4.6%
60-64 years	222	273	495	3.7%
65-69 years	180	190	370	2.8%
70-74 years	95	146	241	1.8%
75-79 years	103	104	207	1.6%
80-84 years	55	69	124	0.9%
85+ years	44	93	137	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tepeyanco

Population Origin

Born in State

11,819

88.7%

Born in Another State

1,410

10.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

202

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

150

1.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

146

97.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

4

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

382

11.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

96

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

45 / 51

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

349

2.6%

With Limitation

736

5.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	178
Visual	122
Hearing	90
Speech	84
Mental	95

Education in Tepeyanco

Literacy and Schooling

In Tepeyanco, 193 people aged 15 and over can read and write (19300%), while 224 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 10.3 years (10.4 men, 10.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	77	147	224	22400%
Incomplete primary	160	263	423	42300%
Complete primary	594	755	1,349	134900%
Incomplete secondary	116	71	187	18700%
Complete secondary	1,425	1,533	2,958	295800%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,061	2,268	4,329	432900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	232
6-11 years	84
12-14 years	52

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 19 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	7	1	8
Primaria	6	1	7
Secundaria	3	0	3
Media Superior	2	0	2
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Tepeyanco

In Tepeyanco, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,638 people. Of those, 6,539 are employed and 99 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

Total EAP

6,638

H: 3,770 / M: 2,868

Employed Population

6,539

H: 3,703 / M: 2,836

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

99 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,944

H: 1,234 / M: 2,710

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,780	73.4%
IMSS	3,842	28.8%
ISSSTE	942	7.1%
ISSSTE estatal	103	0.8%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	56	0.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,552	34.2%
IMSS Bienestar	14	0.1%
Private insurance	297	2.2%
Other institution	113	0.8%
Without health coverage	3,486	26.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Tepeyanco

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,682

568200%

Single

3,672

367200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,245

124500%

Households

Total Households

3,254

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

2,291

70.4%

Female-headed

963

29.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	11,228	84.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,045	7.8%
Other religions	27	0.2%
No religion	967	7.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Tepeyanco

Tepeyanco has 4,074 total dwellings, of which 3,254 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,174	98.3%
Earthen floor	58	1.8%
1 bedroom	811	25.1%
2+ bedrooms	2,421	75%
1 room	122	3.8%
2 rooms	324	10%
3+ rooms	2,786	86.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.8%

3,222 dwellings

Piped Water

99.6%

3,215 dwellings

With Drainage

99.6%

3,214 dwellings

All Services

99%

3,195 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,222	99.8%
Without electricity	10	0.3%
Public water network	3,215	99.6%
Hauled water	3,110	96.3%
Other water source	17	0.5%
With water tank	2,927	90.7%
With cistern	802	24.8%
With toilet	3,204	99.3%
With latrine	13	0.4%
With drainage	3,214	99.6%
Without drainage	18	0.6%
With all services	3,195	99%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tepeyanco

Household equipment in Tepeyanco according to the 2020 Census. 56% of dwellings have internet and 89% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,610	80.9%
Washing machine	1,858	57.6%
Microwave oven	935	29%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,504	46.6%
Motorcycle	266	8.2%
Bicycle	1,302	40.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,020	93.6%
Radio	2,674	82.8%
Landline phone	947	29.3%
Cell phone	2,874	89%
Computer	1,056	32.7%
Internet	1,807	56%
Pay TV	828	25.7%
Streaming platforms	201	6.2%
Video game console	120	3.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

79

2.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

273

8.5%

No Computer or Internet

1,242

38.5%

No ICT at All

40

1.2%

Companies and Economy in Tepeyanco

The main economic sectors of Tepeyanco are Comercio al por menor with 208 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	208
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	45
Industrias manufactureras	31
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	25
Industrias manufactureras	11

Poverty and Social Development in Tepeyanco

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tepeyanco has a poverty rate of 40.2% and extreme poverty of 2.2%.

Poverty

40.2%

4,951 people

Extreme Poverty

2.2%

267 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

36.4%

4,484 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.1%

754 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

17.2%

2,119 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	10.7%	1,314
Lack of access to health services	19.9%	2,445
Lack of access to social security	67.9%	8,362
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.1%	1,115
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.7%	707
Lack of access to food	18.4%	2,271
Income below welfare line	46.4%	5,705
Income below minimum welfare line	10.7%	1,317

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	47.9%	6.1%	29.6%	17.4%	0
2015	40.2%	2.2%	36.4%	17.2%	0

Crime in Tepeyanco

In the last 12 months, 28 crimes were recorded in Tepeyanco. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	1
2025/10	4
2025/09	2
2025/07	1
2025/06	1
2025/03	3
2025/02	5
2025/01	2
2024/12	1
2024/11	2
2024/10	3

Health in Tepeyanco

Tepeyanco has 8 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tepeyanco

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tepeyanco	3,613	2,247
San Cosme Atlamaxac	3,019	2,245
San Pedro Xalcaltzinco	2,322	2,235
La Aurora	1,402	2,277
Santiago Tlacochcalco	1,159	2,280
Colonia Guerrero	864	2,314
Antorcha Campesina	474	2,311
Las Águilas [Colonia]	391	2,318
Colonia Guadalupe	52	2,294
El Potrero	18	2,301

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