Alpatláhuac

Alpatláhuac is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 10,338 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,195 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.4 years.

Demographics of Alpatláhuac

Demographic structure of Alpatláhuac according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,403 people under 15 years old (32.9%), 6,086 people of working age (58.9%) and 849 elderly over 65 years old (8.2%).

0-14 years

3,403

32.9% of the population

15-64 years

6,086

58.9% - Working age

65+ years

849

8.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

69.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Alpatláhuac

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	574	569	1,143	11.1%
5-9 years	568	536	1,104	10.7%
10-14 years	602	554	1,156	11.2%
15-19 years	538	540	1,078	10.4%
20-24 years	351	421	772	7.5%
25-29 years	342	421	763	7.4%
30-34 years	308	364	672	6.5%
35-39 years	297	318	615	5.9%
40-44 years	275	325	600	5.8%
45-49 years	232	227	459	4.4%
50-54 years	212	235	447	4.3%
55-59 years	186	221	407	3.9%
60-64 years	131	142	273	2.6%
65-69 years	116	132	248	2.4%
70-74 years	101	112	213	2.1%
75-79 years	82	79	161	1.6%
80-84 years	61	60	121	1.2%
85+ years	58	48	106	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Alpatláhuac

Population Origin

Born in State

9,875

95.5%

Born in Another State

420

4.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

279

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

32

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

32

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

107

4.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

30

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

12 / 18

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

513

5%

With Limitation

1,021

9.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	238
Visual	164
Hearing	132
Speech	91
Mental	123

Education in Alpatláhuac

Literacy and Schooling

In Alpatláhuac, 1,207 people aged 15 and over can read and write (120700%), while 1,217 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.4 years (6.3 men, 6.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	574	643	1,217	121700%
Incomplete primary	678	685	1,363	136300%
Complete primary	544	641	1,185	118500%
Incomplete secondary	159	132	291	29100%
Complete secondary	663	762	1,425	142500%
Post-basic education (18+)	593	685	1,278	127800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	340
6-11 years	55
12-14 years	108

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 58 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	18	0	18
Primaria	26	0	26
Secundaria	11	1	12
Media Superior	2	1	3

Employment and Social Security in Alpatláhuac

In Alpatláhuac, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,606 people. Of those, 4,582 are employed and 24 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.5%.

Total EAP

4,606

H: 3,043 / M: 1,563

Employed Population

4,582

H: 3,022 / M: 1,560

Unemployment Rate

0.5%

24 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,991

H: 574 / M: 2,417

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	6,656	64.4%
IMSS	461	4.5%
ISSSTE	55	0.5%
ISSSTE estatal	5	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	5	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,079	58.8%
IMSS Bienestar	71	0.7%
Private insurance	10	0.1%
Other institution	12	0.1%
Without health coverage	3,680	35.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Alpatláhuac

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,384

438400%

Single

2,460

246000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

772

77200%

Households

Total Households

2,513

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

1,911

76%

Female-headed

602

24%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,831	95.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	274	2.7%
Other religions	5	0%
No religion	225	2.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Alpatláhuac

Alpatláhuac has 3,191 total dwellings, of which 2,514 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,325	97.9%
Earthen floor	185	7.8%
1 bedroom	847	35.7%
2+ bedrooms	1,663	70%
1 room	82	3.5%
2 rooms	335	14.1%
3+ rooms	2,093	88.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.6%

2,436 dwellings

Piped Water

92.8%

2,203 dwellings

With Drainage

71.5%

1,697 dwellings

All Services

65.9%

1,564 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,436	102.6%
Without electricity	74	3.1%
Public water network	2,203	92.8%
Hauled water	1,420	59.8%
Other water source	307	12.9%
With water tank	718	30.2%
With cistern	501	21.1%
With toilet	1,263	53.2%
With latrine	1,211	51%
With drainage	1,697	71.5%
Without drainage	813	34.2%
With all services	1,564	65.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	21	0.9%

Goods and Technology in Alpatláhuac

Household equipment in Alpatláhuac according to the 2020 Census. 21% of dwellings have internet and 58.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,152	48.5%
Washing machine	633	26.7%
Microwave oven	320	13.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	460	19.4%
Motorcycle	99	4.2%
Bicycle	67	2.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,026	85.3%
Radio	1,628	68.5%
Landline phone	251	10.6%
Cell phone	1,391	58.6%
Computer	166	7%
Internet	498	21%
Pay TV	559	23.5%
Streaming platforms	17	0.7%
Video game console	14	0.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

253

10.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,020

42.9%

No Computer or Internet

1,983

83.5%

No ICT at All

201

8.5%

Companies and Economy in Alpatláhuac

The main economic sectors of Alpatláhuac are Comercio al por menor with 75 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	75
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	21
Industrias manufactureras	9
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	8
Industrias manufactureras	4

Poverty and Social Development in Alpatláhuac

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Alpatláhuac has a poverty rate of 86% and extreme poverty of 32.2%.

Poverty

86%

7,037 people

Extreme Poverty

32.2%

2,637 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

12.7%

1,037 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.2%

20 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1%

84 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36.3%	2,966
Lack of access to health services	23.5%	1,919
Lack of access to social security	90.8%	7,425
Lack of housing quality and spaces	20.5%	1,673
Lack of access to basic housing services	76.5%	6,259
Lack of access to food	30.6%	2,503
Income below welfare line	86.3%	7,057
Income below minimum welfare line	52.8%	4,322

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	88.5%	55.6%	9.9%	0.9%	0
2015	86%	32.2%	12.7%	1%	0

Crime in Alpatláhuac

In the last 12 months, 54 crimes were recorded in Alpatláhuac. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	6
2025/10	6
2025/09	1
2025/08	1
2025/07	5
2025/06	8
2025/05	1
2025/04	6
2025/03	9
2025/02	5
2025/01	5

Health in Alpatláhuac

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

Main Localities of Alpatláhuac

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ayahualulco	1,371	2,320
Alpatláhuac	1,295	1,846
Acolco	620	1,782
Ixtaquilitla (El Rincón)	616	2,140
San José Teacalco	592	1,812
Ateopa	582	1,857
Malacatepec	541	2,353
Xicola	492	1,704
La Ventana (La Huistla)	421	2,032
Rancho Nuevo	379	2,521

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