Citlaltépetl

Citlaltépetl is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 11,165 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 194 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years.

Demographics of Citlaltépetl

Demographic structure of Citlaltépetl according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,028 people under 15 years old (27.1%), 6,481 people of working age (58%) and 1,650 elderly over 65 years old (14.8%).

0-14 years

3,028

27.1% of the population

15-64 years

6,481

58% - Working age

65+ years

1,650

14.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

72.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Citlaltépetl

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	462	476	938	8.4%
5-9 years	510	510	1,020	9.1%
10-14 years	528	542	1,070	9.6%
15-19 years	488	480	968	8.7%
20-24 years	294	313	607	5.4%
25-29 years	260	311	571	5.1%
30-34 years	255	305	560	5%
35-39 years	317	343	660	5.9%
40-44 years	323	350	673	6%
45-49 years	329	348	677	6.1%
50-54 years	328	339	667	6%
55-59 years	267	295	562	5%
60-64 years	253	283	536	4.8%
65-69 years	262	234	496	4.4%
70-74 years	218	180	398	3.6%
75-79 years	179	175	354	3.2%
80-84 years	91	98	189	1.7%
85+ years	111	102	213	1.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Citlaltépetl

Population Origin

Born in State

10,319

92.4%

Born in Another State

834

7.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

446

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,483

13.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,453

98% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

26

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

3,211

95.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

111

1% of the population

Men / Women

55 / 56

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

994

8.9%

With Limitation

2,008

18%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	431
Visual	456
Hearing	261
Speech	126
Mental	204

Education in Citlaltépetl

Literacy and Schooling

In Citlaltépetl, 1,067 people aged 15 and over can read and write (106700%), while 1,012 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.2 years (7.4 men, 7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	383	629	1,012	101200%
Incomplete primary	803	774	1,577	157700%
Complete primary	695	701	1,396	139600%
Incomplete secondary	119	76	195	19500%
Complete secondary	896	856	1,752	175200%
Post-basic education (18+)	948	960	1,908	190800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	278
6-11 years	27
12-14 years	32

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 47 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	19	0	19
Primaria	21	0	21
Secundaria	5	0	5
Media Superior	2	1	3

Employment and Social Security in Citlaltépetl

In Citlaltépetl, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,774 people. Of those, 4,730 are employed and 44 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.9%.

Total EAP

4,774

H: 3,227 / M: 1,547

Employed Population

4,730

H: 3,197 / M: 1,533

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

44 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,981

H: 1,047 / M: 2,934

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,765	51.6%
IMSS	393	3.5%
ISSSTE	325	2.9%
ISSSTE estatal	12	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	51	0.5%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,756	42.6%
IMSS Bienestar	146	1.3%
Private insurance	71	0.6%
Other institution	25	0.2%
Without health coverage	5,391	48.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Citlaltépetl

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,043

504300%

Single

2,752

275200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

983

98300%

Households

Total Households

3,355

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

2,474

73.7%

Female-headed

881

26.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,624	95.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	341	3.1%
Other religions	13	0.1%
No religion	171	1.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Citlaltépetl

Citlaltépetl has 4,184 total dwellings, of which 3,356 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,951	98.5%
Earthen floor	376	12.6%
1 bedroom	1,459	48.7%
2+ bedrooms	1,868	62.4%
1 room	276	9.2%
2 rooms	748	25%
3+ rooms	2,303	76.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

107.5%

3,219 dwellings

Piped Water

107.2%

3,212 dwellings

With Drainage

99.3%

2,974 dwellings

All Services

96%

2,874 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,219	107.5%
Without electricity	108	3.6%
Public water network	3,212	107.2%
Hauled water	3,142	104.9%
Other water source	115	3.8%
With water tank	1,022	34.1%
With cistern	610	20.4%
With toilet	2,843	94.9%
With latrine	320	10.7%
With drainage	2,974	99.3%
Without drainage	353	11.8%
With all services	2,874	96%
Without water, drainage or electricity	25	0.8%

Goods and Technology in Citlaltépetl

Household equipment in Citlaltépetl according to the 2020 Census. 11.6% of dwellings have internet and 89.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,459	82.1%
Washing machine	1,067	35.6%
Microwave oven	409	13.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	564	18.8%
Motorcycle	296	9.9%
Bicycle	333	11.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,619	87.4%
Radio	1,793	59.9%
Landline phone	204	6.8%
Cell phone	2,672	89.2%
Computer	298	9.9%
Internet	346	11.6%
Pay TV	1,033	34.5%
Streaming platforms	33	1.1%
Video game console	17	0.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

484

16.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

627

20.9%

No Computer or Internet

2,874

96%

No ICT at All

251

8.4%

Companies and Economy in Citlaltépetl

The main economic sectors of Citlaltépetl are Comercio al por menor with 272 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	272
Industrias manufactureras	72
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	70
Industrias manufactureras	11
Servicios de apoyo a los negocios	8

Poverty and Social Development in Citlaltépetl

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Citlaltépetl has a poverty rate of 78.3% and extreme poverty of 25.3%.

Poverty

78.3%

8,881 people

Extreme Poverty

25.3%

2,874 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

17.9%

2,026 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.9%

98 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3%

344 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	31.5%	3,573
Lack of access to health services	25.1%	2,852
Lack of access to social security	83.6%	9,486
Lack of housing quality and spaces	28.9%	3,281
Lack of access to basic housing services	66.4%	7,531
Lack of access to food	36.3%	4,119
Income below welfare line	79.1%	8,978
Income below minimum welfare line	40.9%	4,638

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	85.6%	41%	12%	1.6%	0
2015	78.3%	25.3%	17.9%	3%	0

Crime in Citlaltépetl

In the last 12 months, 72 crimes were recorded in Citlaltépetl. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	12
2025/10	4
2025/09	6
2025/08	5
2025/07	3
2025/06	5
2025/05	5
2025/04	8
2025/03	5
2025/02	11
2025/01	6

Health in Citlaltépetl

Citlaltépetl has 5 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 5 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Citlaltépetl

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Citlaltépec	5,070	221
Las Sabinas	1,252	241
El Naranjal	579	197
Rancho Nuevo	576	122
La Mesa Tlanchinol	468	156
La Ceiba	390	136
El Ciruelar	357	104
Rincón del Higo	320	98
Ceiba Nueva	278	139
San Jerónimo	263	386

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