Xaloztoc

Xaloztoc is a municipality of Tlaxcala with 25,607 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,503 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.4 years.

Demographics of Xaloztoc

Demographic structure of Xaloztoc according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 7,254 people under 15 years old (28.3%), 16,682 people of working age (65.1%) and 1,645 elderly over 65 years old (6.4%).

0-14 years

7,254

28.3% of the population

15-64 years

16,682

65.1% - Working age

65+ years

1,645

6.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

53.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Xaloztoc

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,128	1,160	2,288	8.9%
5-9 years	1,243	1,205	2,448	9.6%
10-14 years	1,354	1,164	2,518	9.8%
15-19 years	1,370	1,229	2,599	10.1%
20-24 years	1,139	1,083	2,222	8.7%
25-29 years	973	1,000	1,973	7.7%
30-34 years	952	1,000	1,952	7.6%
35-39 years	912	944	1,856	7.2%
40-44 years	850	914	1,764	6.9%
45-49 years	642	739	1,381	5.4%
50-54 years	567	683	1,250	4.9%
55-59 years	453	491	944	3.7%
60-64 years	350	391	741	2.9%
65-69 years	253	292	545	2.1%
70-74 years	198	201	399	1.6%
75-79 years	157	142	299	1.2%
80-84 years	100	98	198	0.8%
85+ years	92	112	204	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Xaloztoc

Population Origin

Born in State

23,653

92.4%

Born in Another State

1,882

7.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

471

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

82

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

81

98.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

249

4.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,130

4.4% of the population

Men / Women

571 / 559

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,086

4.2%

With Limitation

3,153

12.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	478
Visual	502
Hearing	255
Speech	135
Mental	189

Education in Xaloztoc

Literacy and Schooling

In Xaloztoc, 517 people aged 15 and over can read and write (51700%), while 500 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.4 years (9.8 men, 9.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	158	342	500	50000%
Incomplete primary	482	709	1,191	119100%
Complete primary	1,215	1,607	2,822	282200%
Incomplete secondary	218	154	372	37200%
Complete secondary	3,071	3,121	6,192	619200%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,447	2,997	6,444	644400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	582
6-11 years	63
12-14 years	90

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 32 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	12	1	13
Primaria	10	0	10
Secundaria	4	0	4
Media Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in Xaloztoc

In Xaloztoc, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,558 people. Of those, 11,141 are employed and 417 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.6%.

Total EAP

11,558

H: 7,423 / M: 4,135

Employed Population

11,141

H: 7,085 / M: 4,056

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

417 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,233

H: 2,357 / M: 5,876

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	18,744	73.2%
IMSS	8,199	32%
ISSSTE	614	2.4%
ISSSTE estatal	11	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	61	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,607	37.5%
IMSS Bienestar	30	0.1%
Private insurance	357	1.4%
Other institution	28	0.1%
Without health coverage	6,830	26.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Xaloztoc

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,431

1143100%

Single

6,631

663100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,769

176900%

Households

Total Households

5,993

4.3 average occupants

Male-headed

4,465

74.5%

Female-headed

1,528

25.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	23,027	89.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,397	5.5%
Other religions	10	0%
No religion	1,139	4.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Xaloztoc

Xaloztoc has 7,214 total dwellings, of which 5,994 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,897	98.6%
Earthen floor	76	1.3%
1 bedroom	1,694	28.3%
2+ bedrooms	4,279	71.5%
1 room	229	3.8%
2 rooms	817	13.7%
3+ rooms	4,927	82.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.2%

5,933 dwellings

Piped Water

99.1%

5,929 dwellings

With Drainage

96.6%

5,778 dwellings

All Services

95.8%

5,732 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,933	99.2%
Without electricity	40	0.7%
Public water network	5,929	99.1%
Hauled water	5,821	97.3%
Other water source	44	0.7%
With water tank	4,991	83.4%
With cistern	2,199	36.8%
With toilet	5,677	94.9%
With latrine	144	2.4%
With drainage	5,778	96.6%
Without drainage	195	3.3%
With all services	5,732	95.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Xaloztoc

Household equipment in Xaloztoc according to the 2020 Census. 33% of dwellings have internet and 85.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,547	76%
Washing machine	3,552	59.4%
Microwave oven	1,501	25.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,333	39%
Motorcycle	465	7.8%
Bicycle	1,822	30.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,575	93.2%
Radio	4,437	74.2%
Landline phone	1,260	21.1%
Cell phone	5,131	85.8%
Computer	1,228	20.5%
Internet	1,975	33%
Pay TV	2,833	47.4%
Streaming platforms	208	3.5%
Video game console	178	3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

196

3.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

646

10.8%

No Computer or Internet

3,642

60.9%

No ICT at All

87

1.5%

Companies and Economy in Xaloztoc

The main economic sectors of Xaloztoc are Comercio al por menor with 1,110 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,110
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	274
Industrias manufactureras	255
Industrias manufactureras	67
Industrias manufactureras	35

Poverty and Social Development in Xaloztoc

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Xaloztoc has a poverty rate of 53.7% and extreme poverty of 3.1%.

Poverty

53.7%

11,884 people

Extreme Poverty

3.1%

679 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

19.9%

4,398 people

Vulnerable by Income

15%

3,310 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

11.5%

2,536 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	11.8%	2,608
Lack of access to health services	10.3%	2,283
Lack of access to social security	61.2%	13,549
Lack of housing quality and spaces	8.6%	1,908
Lack of access to basic housing services	8.5%	1,887
Lack of access to food	18.9%	4,174
Income below welfare line	68.7%	15,194
Income below minimum welfare line	19.8%	4,376

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	66.8%	10.6%	16.5%	7.9%	0
2015	53.7%	3.1%	19.9%	11.5%	0

Crime in Xaloztoc

In the last 12 months, 30 crimes were recorded in Xaloztoc. View detailed crime statistics.

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

Health in Xaloztoc

Xaloztoc has 14 health facilities, including 5 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Xaloztoc

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Xaloztoc	11,838	2,506
San Pedro Tlacotepec	4,202	2,536
Guadalupe Texmolac	3,478	2,496
Colonia Venustiano Carranza	3,107	2,470
Colonia José López Portillo	1,027	2,484
Colonia Velazco	1,015	2,490
Santa Cruz Zacatzontetla	828	2,558
Florencia Sánchez Nava	40	2,491
El Jagüey Prieto	29	2,484
Los Corrales	8	2,501

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