Acajete

Acajete is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 9,701 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,260 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of Acajete

Demographic structure of Acajete according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,675 people under 15 years old (27.6%), 6,309 people of working age (65%) and 717 elderly over 65 years old (7.4%).

0-14 years

2,675

27.6% of the population

15-64 years

6,309

65% - Working age

65+ years

717

7.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

53.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Acajete

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	438	398	836	8.6%
5-9 years	470	458	928	9.6%
10-14 years	465	446	911	9.4%
15-19 years	530	446	976	10.1%
20-24 years	456	404	860	8.9%
25-29 years	402	418	820	8.5%
30-34 years	320	326	646	6.7%
35-39 years	284	346	630	6.5%
40-44 years	303	336	639	6.6%
45-49 years	325	291	616	6.3%
50-54 years	249	253	502	5.2%
55-59 years	160	171	331	3.4%
60-64 years	160	129	289	3%
65-69 years	112	119	231	2.4%
70-74 years	99	95	194	2%
75-79 years	73	63	136	1.4%
80-84 years	41	47	88	0.9%
85+ years	33	35	68	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Acajete

Population Origin

Born in State

9,499

97.9%

Born in Another State

199

2.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

66

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

9

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

9

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

32

1.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

52

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

25 / 27

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

461

4.8%

With Limitation

984

10.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	166
Visual	195
Hearing	114
Speech	98
Mental	78

Education in Acajete

Literacy and Schooling

In Acajete, 805 people aged 15 and over can read and write (80500%), while 767 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years (7.1 men, 7.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	405	362	767	76700%
Incomplete primary	655	605	1,260	126000%
Complete primary	693	648	1,341	134100%
Incomplete secondary	200	172	372	37200%
Complete secondary	739	791	1,530	153000%
Post-basic education (18+)	768	812	1,580	158000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	231
6-11 years	65
12-14 years	76

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 44 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	15	15
Primaria	17	17
Secundaria	9	9
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Acajete

In Acajete, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,559 people. Of those, 4,467 are employed and 92 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

4,559

H: 3,152 / M: 1,407

Employed Population

4,467

H: 3,072 / M: 1,395

Unemployment Rate

2%

92 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,986

H: 657 / M: 2,329

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,691	79.3%
IMSS	1,141	11.8%
ISSSTE	218	2.2%
ISSSTE estatal	2	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	9	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,282	64.8%
IMSS Bienestar	6	0.1%
Private insurance	9	0.1%
Other institution	48	0.5%
Without health coverage	2,010	20.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Acajete

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,341

434100%

Single

2,420

242000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

809

80900%

Households

Total Households

2,630

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

1,981

75.3%

Female-headed

649

24.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,257	95.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	200	2.1%
No religion	229	2.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Acajete

Acajete has 3,256 total dwellings, of which 2,630 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,488	96.1%
Earthen floor	138	5.3%
1 bedroom	1,293	50%
2+ bedrooms	1,333	51.5%
1 room	207	8%
2 rooms	637	24.6%
3+ rooms	1,782	68.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.3%

2,570 dwellings

Piped Water

98.1%

2,539 dwellings

With Drainage

91.2%

2,361 dwellings

All Services

87.9%

2,274 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,570	99.3%
Without electricity	56	2.2%
Public water network	2,539	98.1%
Hauled water	1,186	45.8%
Other water source	87	3.4%
With water tank	1,127	43.5%
With cistern	711	27.5%
With toilet	1,889	73%
With latrine	697	26.9%
With drainage	2,361	91.2%
Without drainage	265	10.2%
With all services	2,274	87.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	6	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Acajete

Household equipment in Acajete according to the 2020 Census. 19.3% of dwellings have internet and 71.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,604	62%
Washing machine	987	38.1%
Microwave oven	642	24.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	598	23.1%
Motorcycle	225	8.7%
Bicycle	289	11.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,216	85.6%
Radio	1,959	75.7%
Landline phone	251	9.7%
Cell phone	1,861	71.9%
Computer	355	13.7%
Internet	500	19.3%
Pay TV	598	23.1%
Streaming platforms	128	4.9%
Video game console	70	2.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

204

7.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

709

27.4%

No Computer or Internet

2,033

78.6%

No ICT at All

142

5.5%

Companies and Economy in Acajete

The main economic sectors of Acajete are Comercio al por menor with 128 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	128
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	28
Industrias manufactureras	23
Servicios educativos	11
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	6

Poverty and Social Development in Acajete

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Acajete has a poverty rate of 62.3% and extreme poverty of 13.2%.

Poverty

62.3%

5,466 people

Extreme Poverty

13.2%

1,158 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

28.5%

2,503 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.2%

196 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6.9%

608 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	33.3%	2,921
Lack of access to health services	18.7%	1,641
Lack of access to social security	82.1%	7,208
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17.6%	1,540
Lack of access to basic housing services	18.5%	1,624
Lack of access to food	19.2%	1,684
Income below welfare line	64.5%	5,663
Income below minimum welfare line	29.7%	2,604

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	69.2%	29.2%	24%	5%	0
2015	62.3%	13.2%	28.5%	6.9%	0

Crime in Acajete

In the last 12 months, 122 crimes were recorded in Acajete. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	8
2025/11	12
2025/10	11
2025/09	4
2025/08	8
2025/07	9
2025/06	4
2025/05	21
2025/04	8
2025/03	20
2025/02	13
2025/01	4

Health in Acajete

Acajete has 10 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Acajete

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Acajete	1,810	2,019
La Joya	1,489	2,149
Mazatepec	1,234	2,035
Plan de Sedeño	654	1,859
Acocota	646	2,637
Puentecillas	570	2,258
Mesa de la Yerba	509	2,017
La Joya Chica	464	2,136
El Rodeo	352	2,165
Dos Veredas	193	2,499

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