Totolac

Totolac is a municipality of Tlaxcala with 22,529 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,265 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 11.5 years.

Demographics of Totolac

Demographic structure of Totolac according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,338 people under 15 years old (23.7%), 15,136 people of working age (67.2%) and 1,952 elderly over 65 years old (8.7%).

0-14 years

5,338

23.7% of the population

15-64 years

15,136

67.2% - Working age

65+ years

1,952

8.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

48.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Totolac

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	831	812	1,643	7.3%
5-9 years	938	890	1,828	8.1%
10-14 years	936	931	1,867	8.3%
15-19 years	958	933	1,891	8.4%
20-24 years	975	955	1,930	8.6%
25-29 years	867	850	1,717	7.6%
30-34 years	771	923	1,694	7.5%
35-39 years	766	919	1,685	7.5%
40-44 years	681	857	1,538	6.8%
45-49 years	651	751	1,402	6.2%
50-54 years	568	752	1,320	5.9%
55-59 years	498	588	1,086	4.8%
60-64 years	379	494	873	3.9%
65-69 years	310	383	693	3.1%
70-74 years	212	271	483	2.1%
75-79 years	145	186	331	1.5%
80-84 years	95	128	223	1%
85+ years	97	125	222	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Totolac

Population Origin

Born in State

18,684

82.9%

Born in Another State

3,678

16.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

745

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

297

1.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

293

98.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

850

14.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

668

3% of the population

Men / Women

324 / 344

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

864

3.8%

With Limitation

2,427

10.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	410
Visual	368
Hearing	197
Speech	152
Mental	161

Education in Totolac

Literacy and Schooling

In Totolac, 288 people aged 15 and over can read and write (28800%), while 335 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 11.5 years (11.6 men, 11.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	97	238	335	33500%
Incomplete primary	212	313	525	52500%
Complete primary	658	832	1,490	149000%
Incomplete secondary	181	127	308	30800%
Complete secondary	1,911	1,972	3,883	388300%
Post-basic education (18+)	4,655	5,254	9,909	990900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	382
6-11 years	57
12-14 years	43

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 23 are public and 6 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	8	1	9
Primaria	8	1	9
Secundaria	4	1	5
Media Superior	1	0	1
Superior	1	2	3

Employment and Social Security in Totolac

In Totolac, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,425 people. Of those, 11,156 are employed and 269 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.4%.

Total EAP

11,425

H: 6,209 / M: 5,216

Employed Population

11,156

H: 6,030 / M: 5,126

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

269 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,757

H: 2,323 / M: 4,434

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	16,345	72.6%
IMSS	4,994	22.2%
ISSSTE	4,232	18.8%
ISSSTE estatal	178	0.8%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	412	1.8%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,693	25.3%
IMSS Bienestar	25	0.1%
Private insurance	553	2.5%
Other institution	467	2.1%
Without health coverage	6,074	27%

Marital Status and Religion in Totolac

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,301

930100%

Single

6,286

628600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,629

262900%

Households

Total Households

5,920

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

3,886

65.6%

Female-headed

2,034

34.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	18,697	83%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,278	5.7%
Other religions	31	0.1%
No religion	2,392	10.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Totolac

Totolac has 7,134 total dwellings, of which 5,921 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,831	102.5%
Earthen floor	53	0.9%
1 bedroom	1,520	26.7%
2+ bedrooms	4,364	76.7%
1 room	287	5%
2 rooms	597	10.5%
3+ rooms	5,000	87.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103.1%

5,866 dwellings

Piped Water

102.7%

5,846 dwellings

With Drainage

102.5%

5,830 dwellings

All Services

101.7%

5,786 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,866	103.1%
Without electricity	18	0.3%
Public water network	5,846	102.7%
Hauled water	5,288	92.9%
Other water source	38	0.7%
With water tank	5,263	92.5%
With cistern	1,799	31.6%
With toilet	5,767	101.4%
With latrine	68	1.2%
With drainage	5,830	102.5%
Without drainage	54	0.9%
With all services	5,786	101.7%

Goods and Technology in Totolac

Household equipment in Totolac according to the 2020 Census. 54.3% of dwellings have internet and 93% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,089	89.4%
Washing machine	3,859	67.8%
Microwave oven	2,484	43.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,871	50.5%
Motorcycle	430	7.6%
Bicycle	1,229	21.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,536	97.3%
Radio	4,365	76.7%
Landline phone	2,532	44.5%
Cell phone	5,294	93%
Computer	2,629	46.2%
Internet	3,092	54.3%
Pay TV	2,133	37.5%
Streaming platforms	834	14.7%
Video game console	487	8.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

161

2.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

362

6.4%

No Computer or Internet

2,300

40.4%

No ICT at All

55

1%

Companies and Economy in Totolac

The main economic sectors of Totolac are Comercio al por menor with 472 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	472
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	170
Industrias manufactureras	168
Industrias manufactureras	27
Servicios educativos	22

Poverty and Social Development in Totolac

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Totolac has a poverty rate of 31.4% and extreme poverty of 1.6%.

Poverty

31.4%

7,088 people

Extreme Poverty

1.6%

352 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.9%

7,444 people

Vulnerable by Income

9.1%

2,056 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

26.6%

6,005 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	8.1%	1,828
Lack of access to health services	17.6%	3,966
Lack of access to social security	56%	12,647
Lack of housing quality and spaces	7.7%	1,744
Lack of access to basic housing services	4.7%	1,063
Lack of access to food	20%	4,515
Income below welfare line	40.5%	9,144
Income below minimum welfare line	8.6%	1,949

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	38.9%	4.8%	26.5%	27.5%	0
2015	31.4%	1.6%	32.9%	26.6%	0

Crime in Totolac

In the last 12 months, 31 crimes were recorded in Totolac. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	2
2025/10	2
2025/09	1
2025/08	3
2025/07	4
2025/06	2
2025/05	3
2025/04	7
2025/03	1
2025/02	2
2025/01	2
2024/12	2

Health in Totolac

Totolac has 7 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 5 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Totolac

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Juan Totolac	7,584	2,244
Acxotla del Río	2,747	2,228
Los Reyes Quiahuixtlán	2,606	2,302
San Francisco Ocotelulco	2,316	2,305
La Candelaria Teotlalpan	1,766	2,242
Zaragoza	1,706	2,238
Santiago Tepeticpac	1,556	2,246
La Trinidad Chimalpa	1,132	2,238
San Miguel Tlamahuco	1,108	2,263
Cerro del Metecatzi	8	2,344

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