Atoyac

Atoyac is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 23,461 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 729 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years.

Demographics of Atoyac

Demographic structure of Atoyac according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,642 people under 15 years old (24%), 15,182 people of working age (64.7%) and 2,637 elderly over 65 years old (11.2%).

0-14 years

5,642

24% of the population

15-64 years

15,182

64.7% - Working age

65+ years

2,637

11.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Atoyac

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	861	832	1,693	7.2%
5-9 years	1,035	949	1,984	8.5%
10-14 years	1,021	944	1,965	8.4%
15-19 years	901	896	1,797	7.7%
20-24 years	803	856	1,659	7.1%
25-29 years	789	885	1,674	7.1%
30-34 years	777	927	1,704	7.3%
35-39 years	743	869	1,612	6.9%
40-44 years	701	800	1,501	6.4%
45-49 years	684	732	1,416	6%
50-54 years	704	795	1,499	6.4%
55-59 years	590	623	1,213	5.2%
60-64 years	511	596	1,107	4.7%
65-69 years	440	454	894	3.8%
70-74 years	323	356	679	2.9%
75-79 years	212	237	449	1.9%
80-84 years	143	190	333	1.4%
85+ years	113	169	282	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Atoyac

Population Origin

Born in State

21,897

93.3%

Born in Another State

1,459

6.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

450

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

90

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

89

98.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

217

3.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

709

3% of the population

Men / Women

346 / 363

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,547

6.6%

With Limitation

3,321

14.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	788
Visual	646
Hearing	318
Speech	250
Mental	281

Education in Atoyac

Literacy and Schooling

In Atoyac, 1,150 people aged 15 and over can read and write (115000%), while 1,279 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years (8.3 men, 8.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	549	730	1,279	127900%
Incomplete primary	1,227	1,323	2,550	255000%
Complete primary	1,610	1,658	3,268	326800%
Incomplete secondary	353	338	691	69100%
Complete secondary	1,905	2,308	4,213	421300%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,586	2,788	5,374	537400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	513
6-11 years	105
12-14 years	124

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 61 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	21	0	21
Primaria	29	0	29
Secundaria	8	0	8
Media Superior	3	1	4

Employment and Social Security in Atoyac

In Atoyac, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,145 people. Of those, 10,988 are employed and 157 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

11,145

H: 6,821 / M: 4,324

Employed Population

10,988

H: 6,701 / M: 4,287

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

157 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,841

H: 2,219 / M: 5,622

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	18,384	78.4%
IMSS	10,776	45.9%
ISSSTE	523	2.2%
ISSSTE estatal	12	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	36	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,679	28.5%
IMSS Bienestar	83	0.4%
Private insurance	399	1.7%
Other institution	83	0.4%
Without health coverage	5,073	21.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Atoyac

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

10,316

1031600%

Single

5,948

594800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,752

275200%

Households

Total Households

7,094

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

4,858

68.5%

Female-headed

2,236

31.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	19,280	82.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,162	13.5%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	1,015	4.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Atoyac

Atoyac has 8,705 total dwellings, of which 7,094 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,805	98.9%
Earthen floor	280	4.1%
1 bedroom	2,868	41.7%
2+ bedrooms	4,217	61.3%
1 room	763	11.1%
2 rooms	1,263	18.4%
3+ rooms	5,059	73.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.6%

6,991 dwellings

Piped Water

88.5%

6,085 dwellings

With Drainage

94.7%

6,513 dwellings

All Services

86.3%

5,936 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,991	101.6%
Without electricity	94	1.4%
Public water network	6,085	88.5%
Hauled water	5,171	75.2%
Other water source	1,000	14.5%
With water tank	3,622	52.7%
With cistern	1,555	22.6%
With toilet	6,382	92.8%
With latrine	495	7.2%
With drainage	6,513	94.7%
Without drainage	572	8.3%
With all services	5,936	86.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	39	0.6%

Goods and Technology in Atoyac

Household equipment in Atoyac according to the 2020 Census. 29.9% of dwellings have internet and 85.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,786	84.1%
Washing machine	4,325	62.9%
Microwave oven	1,927	28%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,747	25.4%
Motorcycle	1,625	23.6%
Bicycle	945	13.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,311	91.7%
Radio	4,826	70.2%
Landline phone	1,771	25.7%
Cell phone	5,891	85.6%
Computer	1,432	20.8%
Internet	2,060	29.9%
Pay TV	3,798	55.2%
Streaming platforms	417	6.1%
Video game console	264	3.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

430

6.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

945

13.7%

No Computer or Internet

4,614

67.1%

No ICT at All

223

3.2%

Companies and Economy in Atoyac

The main economic sectors of Atoyac are Comercio al por menor with 484 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	484
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	212
Industrias manufactureras	75
Industrias manufactureras	34
Servicios educativos	28

Poverty and Social Development in Atoyac

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Atoyac has a poverty rate of 63.4% and extreme poverty of 10.7%.

Poverty

63.4%

13,136 people

Extreme Poverty

10.7%

2,225 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

17.8%

3,694 people

Vulnerable by Income

9.6%

1,978 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

9.2%

1,899 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.5%	5,905
Lack of access to health services	13.6%	2,820
Lack of access to social security	56.3%	11,657
Lack of housing quality and spaces	15%	3,101
Lack of access to basic housing services	39.8%	8,239
Lack of access to food	23%	4,762
Income below welfare line	73%	15,114
Income below minimum welfare line	30.8%	6,383

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	64.6%	19.9%	17.1%	9.8%	0
2015	63.4%	10.7%	17.8%	9.2%	0

Crime in Atoyac

In the last 12 months, 203 crimes were recorded in Atoyac. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	20
2025/11	24
2025/10	28
2025/09	14
2025/08	13
2025/07	13
2025/06	13
2025/05	10
2025/04	13
2025/03	22
2025/02	10
2025/01	23

Health in Atoyac

Atoyac has 14 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 13 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Atoyac

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
General Miguel Alemán (Potrero Nuevo)	14,299	515
Atoyac	2,809	484
Corral de Piedra	937	445
La Charca	627	866
Progreso	527	1,027
La Aurora	418	1,099
El Mirador	376	890
La Angostura	348	521
Manzanillo	304	847
Mata Larga (San Sebastián)	246	511

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