Xicohtzinco

Xicohtzinco is a municipality of Tlaxcala with 14,197 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,202 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 10.5 years.

Demographics of Xicohtzinco

Demographic structure of Xicohtzinco according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,451 people under 15 years old (24.3%), 9,487 people of working age (66.8%) and 1,239 elderly over 65 years old (8.7%).

0-14 years

3,451

24.3% of the population

15-64 years

9,487

66.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,239

8.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

49.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Xicohtzinco

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	545	557	1,102	7.8%
5-9 years	592	577	1,169	8.2%
10-14 years	595	585	1,180	8.3%
15-19 years	604	586	1,190	8.4%
20-24 years	606	563	1,169	8.2%
25-29 years	526	571	1,097	7.7%
30-34 years	476	529	1,005	7.1%
35-39 years	443	583	1,026	7.2%
40-44 years	464	541	1,005	7.1%
45-49 years	464	479	943	6.6%
50-54 years	359	467	826	5.8%
55-59 years	297	362	659	4.6%
60-64 years	264	303	567	4%
65-69 years	188	244	432	3%
70-74 years	142	194	336	2.4%
75-79 years	82	119	201	1.4%
80-84 years	67	89	156	1.1%
85+ years	39	75	114	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Xicohtzinco

Population Origin

Born in State

10,957

77.2%

Born in Another State

3,138

22.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

523

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

100

0.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

98

98% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

250

6.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

819

5.8% of the population

Men / Women

372 / 447

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

665

4.7%

With Limitation

1,474

10.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	338
Visual	313
Hearing	175
Speech	98
Mental	135

Education in Xicohtzinco

Literacy and Schooling

In Xicohtzinco, 181 people aged 15 and over can read and write (18100%), while 220 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 10.5 years (10.7 men, 10.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	70	150	220	22000%
Incomplete primary	155	321	476	47600%
Complete primary	642	852	1,494	149400%
Incomplete secondary	141	79	220	22000%
Complete secondary	1,296	1,520	2,816	281600%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,512	2,574	5,086	508600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	257
6-11 years	45
12-14 years	32

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 15 are public and 11 are private. View complete list of schools.

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

Employment and Social Security in Xicohtzinco

In Xicohtzinco, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,464 people. Of those, 6,254 are employed and 210 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

Total EAP

6,464

H: 3,867 / M: 2,597

Employed Population

6,254

H: 3,733 / M: 2,521

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

210 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,973

H: 1,502 / M: 3,471

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	10,623	74.8%
IMSS	6,879	48.5%
ISSSTE	545	3.8%
ISSSTE estatal	118	0.8%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	17	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,910	20.5%
IMSS Bienestar	14	0.1%
Private insurance	159	1.1%
Other institution	52	0.4%
Without health coverage	3,547	25%

Marital Status and Religion in Xicohtzinco

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

6,031

603100%

Single

3,979

397900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,445

144500%

Households

Total Households

3,633

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

2,455

67.6%

Female-headed

1,178

32.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	12,390	87.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	947	6.7%
Other religions	25	0.2%
No religion	801	5.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Xicohtzinco

Xicohtzinco has 4,224 total dwellings, of which 3,634 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,513	99.2%
Earthen floor	108	3%
1 bedroom	888	25.1%
2+ bedrooms	2,733	77.2%
1 room	110	3.1%
2 rooms	459	13%
3+ rooms	3,052	86.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.9%

3,608 dwellings

Piped Water

101.9%

3,609 dwellings

With Drainage

101.2%

3,582 dwellings

All Services

100.8%

3,568 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,608	101.9%
Without electricity	13	0.4%
Public water network	3,609	101.9%
Hauled water	3,565	100.7%
Other water source	12	0.3%
With water tank	3,198	90.3%
With cistern	510	14.4%
With toilet	3,570	100.8%
With latrine	18	0.5%
With drainage	3,582	101.2%
Without drainage	39	1.1%
With all services	3,568	100.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0%

Goods and Technology in Xicohtzinco

Household equipment in Xicohtzinco according to the 2020 Census. 51.7% of dwellings have internet and 86.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,019	85.3%
Washing machine	2,266	64%
Microwave oven	1,206	34.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,560	44.1%
Motorcycle	334	9.4%
Bicycle	2,217	62.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,329	94%
Radio	2,693	76.1%
Landline phone	1,719	48.5%
Cell phone	3,069	86.7%
Computer	1,310	37%
Internet	1,829	51.7%
Pay TV	760	21.5%
Streaming platforms	335	9.5%
Video game console	239	6.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

130

3.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

305

8.6%

No Computer or Internet

1,585

44.8%

No ICT at All

54

1.5%

Companies and Economy in Xicohtzinco

The main economic sectors of Xicohtzinco are Comercio al por menor with 586 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	586
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	173
Industrias manufactureras	117
Industrias manufactureras	48
Servicios educativos	22

Poverty and Social Development in Xicohtzinco

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Xicohtzinco has a poverty rate of 37.9% and extreme poverty of 2.1%.

Poverty

37.9%

5,394 people

Extreme Poverty

2.1%

305 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

17.3%

2,465 people

Vulnerable by Income

22.9%

3,263 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

21.8%

3,096 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	8.7%	1,238
Lack of access to health services	14.6%	2,075
Lack of access to social security	42.9%	6,094
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.8%	962
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.7%	811
Lack of access to food	13.2%	1,871
Income below welfare line	60.9%	8,656
Income below minimum welfare line	14.2%	2,013

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	48.2%	6%	16.3%	17.7%	0
2015	37.9%	2.1%	17.3%	21.8%	0

Crime in Xicohtzinco

In the last 12 months, 25 crimes were recorded in Xicohtzinco. View detailed crime statistics.

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

Health in Xicohtzinco

Xicohtzinco has 6 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 4 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Xicohtzinco

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Xicohtzinco	14,197	2,202

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