Acultzingo

Acultzingo is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 23,100 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,913 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of Acultzingo

Demographic structure of Acultzingo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,932 people under 15 years old (30%), 14,559 people of working age (63%) and 1,609 elderly over 65 years old (7%).

0-14 years

6,932

30% of the population

15-64 years

14,559

63% - Working age

65+ years

1,609

7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Acultzingo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,134	1,125	2,259	9.8%
5-9 years	1,183	1,151	2,334	10.1%
10-14 years	1,170	1,169	2,339	10.1%
15-19 years	1,152	1,205	2,357	10.2%
20-24 years	1,022	1,051	2,073	9%
25-29 years	958	1,018	1,976	8.6%
30-34 years	745	821	1,566	6.8%
35-39 years	729	847	1,576	6.8%
40-44 years	640	720	1,360	5.9%
45-49 years	605	619	1,224	5.3%
50-54 years	416	546	962	4.2%
55-59 years	381	430	811	3.5%
60-64 years	297	357	654	2.8%
65-69 years	248	285	533	2.3%
70-74 years	182	217	399	1.7%
75-79 years	131	142	273	1.2%
80-84 years	75	98	173	0.7%
85+ years	110	121	231	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Acultzingo

Population Origin

Born in State

22,077

95.6%

Born in Another State

977

4.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

211

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,763

16.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,689

98% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

69

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

6,256

104.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

72

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

31 / 41

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,275

5.5%

With Limitation

2,352

10.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	513
Visual	516
Hearing	295
Speech	228
Mental	196

Education in Acultzingo

Literacy and Schooling

In Acultzingo, 1,721 people aged 15 and over can read and write (172100%), while 1,301 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.4 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	541	760	1,301	130100%
Incomplete primary	1,438	1,574	3,012	301200%
Complete primary	1,746	1,819	3,565	356500%
Incomplete secondary	318	302	620	62000%
Complete secondary	1,636	1,821	3,457	345700%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,781	1,955	3,736	373600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	617
6-11 years	138
12-14 years	260

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 73 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	28	1	29
Primaria	31	1	32
Secundaria	11	0	11
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in Acultzingo

In Acultzingo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,541 people. Of those, 9,247 are employed and 294 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

Total EAP

9,541

H: 6,402 / M: 3,139

Employed Population

9,247

H: 6,145 / M: 3,102

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

294 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,955

H: 1,947 / M: 6,008

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	14,606	63.2%
IMSS	3,746	16.2%
ISSSTE	400	1.7%
ISSSTE estatal	4	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	39	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,310	40.3%
IMSS Bienestar	947	4.1%
Private insurance	244	1.1%
Other institution	14	0.1%
Without health coverage	8,494	36.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Acultzingo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

10,255

1025500%

Single

5,530

553000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,764

176400%

Households

Total Households

5,990

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

4,056

67.7%

Female-headed

1,934

32.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	21,129	91.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,648	7.1%
Other religions	13	0.1%
No religion	307	1.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Acultzingo

Acultzingo has 7,284 total dwellings, of which 5,991 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,005	83.6%
Earthen floor	977	16.3%
1 bedroom	2,955	49.3%
2+ bedrooms	3,027	50.6%
1 room	621	10.4%
2 rooms	1,621	27.1%
3+ rooms	3,740	62.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.5%

5,901 dwellings

Piped Water

77%

4,613 dwellings

With Drainage

78.5%

4,702 dwellings

All Services

69.7%

4,171 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,901	98.5%
Without electricity	81	1.4%
Public water network	4,613	77%
Hauled water	4,145	69.2%
Other water source	1,369	22.9%
With water tank	2,378	39.7%
With cistern	907	15.1%
With toilet	3,469	57.9%
With latrine	2,142	35.8%
With drainage	4,702	78.5%
Without drainage	1,280	21.4%
With all services	4,171	69.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	26	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Acultzingo

Household equipment in Acultzingo according to the 2020 Census. 17.1% of dwellings have internet and 73.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,430	57.3%
Washing machine	2,415	40.3%
Microwave oven	802	13.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,302	21.7%
Motorcycle	277	4.6%
Bicycle	652	10.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,924	82.2%
Radio	3,004	50.2%
Landline phone	162	2.7%
Cell phone	4,393	73.4%
Computer	556	9.3%
Internet	1,025	17.1%
Pay TV	1,262	21.1%
Streaming platforms	96	1.6%
Video game console	87	1.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

788

13.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,548

25.9%

No Computer or Internet

4,779

79.8%

No ICT at All

516

8.6%

Companies and Economy in Acultzingo

The main economic sectors of Acultzingo are Comercio al por menor with 257 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	257
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	45
Industrias manufactureras	13
Servicios educativos	12
Servicios inmobiliarios	9

Poverty and Social Development in Acultzingo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Acultzingo has a poverty rate of 72.7% and extreme poverty of 23.1%.

Poverty

72.7%

15,257 people

Extreme Poverty

23.1%

4,852 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

20.3%

4,264 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.2%

466 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.7%

993 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.5%	6,824
Lack of access to health services	24.7%	5,179
Lack of access to social security	82.4%	17,294
Lack of housing quality and spaces	25.8%	5,410
Lack of access to basic housing services	53.5%	11,217
Lack of access to food	34.4%	7,207
Income below welfare line	74.9%	15,724
Income below minimum welfare line	37.2%	7,810

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	74.8%	30.9%	18.1%	4%	0
2015	72.7%	23.1%	20.3%	4.7%	0

Crime in Acultzingo

In the last 12 months, 173 crimes were recorded in Acultzingo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	8
2025/11	13
2025/10	14
2025/09	16
2025/08	20
2025/07	12
2025/06	11
2025/05	24
2025/04	15
2025/03	15
2025/02	15
2025/01	10

Health in Acultzingo

Acultzingo has 16 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 14 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Acultzingo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Acultzingo	7,773	1,659
Tecamalucan	2,173	1,361
El Potrero	1,489	2,074
Acatla	1,252	1,439
Sierra de Agua	1,102	1,383
Coxolitla de Abajo	1,093	1,431
Puente de Guadalupe	967	1,436
Aguachinola	910	1,355
Próspero Pineda	803	1,415
Coxolitla de Arriba	753	1,792

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