Xaltocan

Xaltocan is a municipality of Tlaxcala with 10,601 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,504 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.2 years.

Demographics of Xaltocan

Demographic structure of Xaltocan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,673 people under 15 years old (25.2%), 6,822 people of working age (64.4%) and 1,073 elderly over 65 years old (10.1%).

0-14 years

2,673

25.2% of the population

15-64 years

6,822

64.4% - Working age

65+ years

1,073

10.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Xaltocan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	415	420	835	7.9%
5-9 years	427	467	894	8.4%
10-14 years	459	485	944	8.9%
15-19 years	462	484	946	8.9%
20-24 years	436	457	893	8.4%
25-29 years	341	409	750	7.1%
30-34 years	337	416	753	7.1%
35-39 years	319	362	681	6.4%
40-44 years	314	365	679	6.4%
45-49 years	327	375	702	6.6%
50-54 years	270	310	580	5.5%
55-59 years	213	256	469	4.4%
60-64 years	185	184	369	3.5%
65-69 years	133	169	302	2.8%
70-74 years	115	136	251	2.4%
75-79 years	84	119	203	1.9%
80-84 years	88	69	157	1.5%
85+ years	72	88	160	1.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Xaltocan

Population Origin

Born in State

9,369

88.4%

Born in Another State

1,160

10.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

312

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

22

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

22

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

52

1.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

134

1.3% of the population

Men / Women

59 / 75

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

480

4.5%

With Limitation

1,484

14%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	210
Visual	226
Hearing	136
Speech	86
Mental	96

Education in Xaltocan

Literacy and Schooling

In Xaltocan, 288 people aged 15 and over can read and write (28800%), while 311 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.2 years (9.2 men, 9.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	144	167	311	31100%
Incomplete primary	268	282	550	55000%
Complete primary	550	568	1,118	111800%
Incomplete secondary	77	90	167	16700%
Complete secondary	1,252	1,448	2,700	270000%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,272	1,493	2,765	276500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	218
6-11 years	45
12-14 years	41

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 25 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	11	11
Primaria	10	10
Secundaria	2	2
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Xaltocan

In Xaltocan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,602 people. Of those, 4,451 are employed and 151 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.3%.

Total EAP

4,602

H: 2,867 / M: 1,735

Employed Population

4,451

H: 2,758 / M: 1,693

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

151 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,830

H: 1,082 / M: 2,748

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,571	71.4%
IMSS	2,037	19.2%
ISSSTE	302	2.8%
ISSSTE estatal	38	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	24	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,123	48.3%
IMSS Bienestar	28	0.3%
Private insurance	78	0.7%
Other institution	35	0.3%
Without health coverage	2,992	28.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Xaltocan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,569

456900%

Single

2,872

287200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,012

101200%

Households

Total Households

2,961

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

2,016

68.1%

Female-headed

945

31.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,378	88.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	593	5.6%
Other religions	6	0.1%
No religion	582	5.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Xaltocan

Xaltocan has 3,994 total dwellings, of which 2,961 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,892	103%
Earthen floor	56	2%
1 bedroom	1,057	37.6%
2+ bedrooms	1,891	67.3%
1 room	140	5%
2 rooms	445	15.8%
3+ rooms	2,363	84.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103.8%

2,916 dwellings

Piped Water

103.7%

2,912 dwellings

With Drainage

102.7%

2,886 dwellings

All Services

101.2%

2,843 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,916	103.8%
Without electricity	32	1.1%
Public water network	2,912	103.7%
Hauled water	2,402	85.5%
Other water source	36	1.3%
With water tank	2,591	92.2%
With cistern	858	30.5%
With toilet	2,805	99.9%
With latrine	71	2.5%
With drainage	2,886	102.7%
Without drainage	62	2.2%
With all services	2,843	101.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	4	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Xaltocan

Household equipment in Xaltocan according to the 2020 Census. 22% of dwellings have internet and 85.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,413	85.9%
Washing machine	1,626	57.9%
Microwave oven	714	25.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,067	38%
Motorcycle	135	4.8%
Bicycle	510	18.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,688	95.7%
Radio	1,981	70.5%
Landline phone	528	18.8%
Cell phone	2,395	85.3%
Computer	469	16.7%
Internet	617	22%
Pay TV	1,263	45%
Streaming platforms	74	2.6%
Video game console	68	2.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

148

5.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

444

15.8%

No Computer or Internet

2,162

77%

No ICT at All

79

2.8%

Companies and Economy in Xaltocan

The main economic sectors of Xaltocan are Comercio al por menor with 139 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	139
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	34
Industrias manufactureras	20
Servicios educativos	14
Industrias manufactureras	10

Poverty and Social Development in Xaltocan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Xaltocan has a poverty rate of 49% and extreme poverty of 3.7%.

Poverty

49%

6,106 people

Extreme Poverty

3.7%

458 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

38.9%

4,845 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.4%

551 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.6%

952 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	15.6%	1,937
Lack of access to health services	14.2%	1,770
Lack of access to social security	72.5%	9,032
Lack of housing quality and spaces	13.6%	1,693
Lack of access to basic housing services	23.1%	2,876
Lack of access to food	34.5%	4,302
Income below welfare line	53.5%	6,657
Income below minimum welfare line	12.2%	1,523

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	61.2%	8.4%	24.3%	9%	0
2015	49%	3.7%	38.9%	7.6%	0

Crime in Xaltocan

In the last 12 months, 17 crimes were recorded in Xaltocan. View detailed crime statistics.

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

Health in Xaltocan

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

Main Localities of Xaltocan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Simón Tlatlahuquitepec	3,217	2,541
Topilco de Juárez	2,385	2,501
Xaltocan	1,328	2,446
Cuatla	1,029	2,474
La Ascensión Huitzcolotepec	884	2,538
Santa Bárbara Acuicuizcatepec	846	2,575
San José Texopa	497	2,545
Las Mesas [Colonia]	196	2,599
Cañada de Chipila	46	2,498
La Retama	45	2,615

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