Atzacan

Atzacan is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 22,651 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,381 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of Atzacan

Demographic structure of Atzacan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,492 people under 15 years old (28.7%), 14,524 people of working age (64.1%) and 1,635 elderly over 65 years old (7.2%).

0-14 years

6,492

28.7% of the population

15-64 years

14,524

64.1% - Working age

65+ years

1,635

7.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Atzacan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	977	977	1,954	8.6%
5-9 years	1,157	1,116	2,273	10%
10-14 years	1,136	1,129	2,265	10%
15-19 years	1,228	1,185	2,413	10.7%
20-24 years	997	1,000	1,997	8.8%
25-29 years	886	909	1,795	7.9%
30-34 years	780	876	1,656	7.3%
35-39 years	768	875	1,643	7.3%
40-44 years	688	757	1,445	6.4%
45-49 years	601	637	1,238	5.5%
50-54 years	452	518	970	4.3%
55-59 years	362	372	734	3.2%
60-64 years	314	319	633	2.8%
65-69 years	274	297	571	2.5%
70-74 years	167	207	374	1.7%
75-79 years	159	158	317	1.4%
80-84 years	99	117	216	1%
85+ years	80	77	157	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Atzacan

Population Origin

Born in State

22,061

97.4%

Born in Another State

552

2.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

250

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

103

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

102

99% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

290

5.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

351

1.5% of the population

Men / Women

182 / 169

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,245

5.5%

With Limitation

2,161

9.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	559
Visual	495
Hearing	334
Speech	199
Mental	275

Education in Atzacan

Literacy and Schooling

In Atzacan, 2,161 people aged 15 and over can read and write (216100%), while 2,016 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.6 men, 7.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	894	1,122	2,016	201600%
Incomplete primary	1,135	1,272	2,407	240700%
Complete primary	1,458	1,700	3,158	315800%
Incomplete secondary	270	243	513	51300%
Complete secondary	1,650	1,663	3,313	331300%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,273	2,079	4,352	435200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	635
6-11 years	157
12-14 years	226

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	14	14
Primaria	20	20
Secundaria	7	7
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Atzacan

In Atzacan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,477 people. Of those, 10,369 are employed and 108 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

10,477

H: 6,797 / M: 3,680

Employed Population

10,369

H: 6,710 / M: 3,659

Unemployment Rate

1%

108 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,046

H: 1,760 / M: 5,286

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	14,686	64.8%
IMSS	6,276	27.7%
ISSSTE	344	1.5%
ISSSTE estatal	3	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	11	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,035	35.5%
IMSS Bienestar	31	0.1%
Private insurance	70	0.3%
Other institution	29	0.1%
Without health coverage	7,962	35.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Atzacan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,819

981900%

Single

5,851

585100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,888

188800%

Households

Total Households

5,630

4 average occupants

Male-headed

3,849

68.4%

Female-headed

1,781

31.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	21,532	95.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	914	4%
Other religions	4	0%
No religion	194	0.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Atzacan

Atzacan has 6,731 total dwellings, of which 5,631 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,873	86.7%
Earthen floor	744	13.2%
1 bedroom	2,812	50%
2+ bedrooms	2,805	49.9%
1 room	769	13.7%
2 rooms	1,340	23.8%
3+ rooms	3,508	62.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.9%

5,507 dwellings

Piped Water

96.4%

5,422 dwellings

With Drainage

89.7%

5,044 dwellings

All Services

87.2%

4,904 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,507	97.9%
Without electricity	110	2%
Public water network	5,422	96.4%
Hauled water	4,976	88.5%
Other water source	195	3.5%
With water tank	1,718	30.6%
With cistern	151	2.7%
With toilet	4,570	81.3%
With latrine	870	15.5%
With drainage	5,044	89.7%
Without drainage	573	10.2%
With all services	4,904	87.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	13	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Atzacan

Household equipment in Atzacan according to the 2020 Census. 24.6% of dwellings have internet and 74.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,961	52.7%
Washing machine	1,791	31.9%
Microwave oven	793	14.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	746	13.3%
Motorcycle	569	10.1%
Bicycle	1,697	30.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,693	83.5%
Radio	3,730	66.3%
Landline phone	820	14.6%
Cell phone	4,211	74.9%
Computer	721	12.8%
Internet	1,381	24.6%
Pay TV	1,212	21.6%
Streaming platforms	214	3.8%
Video game console	115	2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

544

9.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,292

23%

No Computer or Internet

4,068

72.3%

No ICT at All

392

7%

Companies and Economy in Atzacan

The main economic sectors of Atzacan are Comercio al por menor with 504 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	504
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	88
Industrias manufactureras	50
Industrias manufactureras	18
Servicios educativos	18

Poverty and Social Development in Atzacan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Atzacan has a poverty rate of 77% and extreme poverty of 21.3%.

Poverty

77%

14,525 people

Extreme Poverty

21.3%

4,025 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

14.3%

2,690 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.2%

793 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.5%

852 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.3%	6,091
Lack of access to health services	14.6%	2,762
Lack of access to social security	76.7%	14,464
Lack of housing quality and spaces	27.5%	5,193
Lack of access to basic housing services	43.9%	8,281
Lack of access to food	37.7%	7,104
Income below welfare line	81.2%	15,318
Income below minimum welfare line	41.1%	7,757

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	75.9%	28%	12.5%	5.3%	0
2015	77%	21.3%	14.3%	4.5%	0

Crime in Atzacan

In the last 12 months, 143 crimes were recorded in Atzacan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	16
2025/11	11
2025/10	6
2025/09	10
2025/08	6
2025/07	9
2025/06	15
2025/05	23
2025/04	15
2025/03	6
2025/02	17
2025/01	9

Health in Atzacan

Atzacan has 8 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Atzacan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Atzacan	10,146	1,283
Dos Ríos (Tocuila)	5,224	1,212
La Sidra	2,036	1,324
Rincón Grande	1,072	1,380
Contla	1,063	1,742
Revolución	892	1,274
Matlalapa	555	1,295
Capizayo	473	1,720
Huacapan	357	1,240
San José	276	1,701

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