Coacoatzintla

Coacoatzintla is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 11,018 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,733 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of Coacoatzintla

Demographic structure of Coacoatzintla according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,291 people under 15 years old (29.9%), 7,008 people of working age (63.6%) and 719 elderly over 65 years old (6.5%).

0-14 years

3,291

29.9% of the population

15-64 years

7,008

63.6% - Working age

65+ years

719

6.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

57.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Coacoatzintla

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	500	525	1,025	9.3%
5-9 years	592	562	1,154	10.5%
10-14 years	560	552	1,112	10.1%
15-19 years	528	559	1,087	9.9%
20-24 years	495	484	979	8.9%
25-29 years	402	467	869	7.9%
30-34 years	362	414	776	7%
35-39 years	343	434	777	7.1%
40-44 years	341	367	708	6.4%
45-49 years	281	333	614	5.6%
50-54 years	211	251	462	4.2%
55-59 years	196	205	401	3.6%
60-64 years	146	189	335	3%
65-69 years	138	127	265	2.4%
70-74 years	82	76	158	1.4%
75-79 years	82	67	149	1.4%
80-84 years	39	38	77	0.7%
85+ years	31	39	70	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Coacoatzintla

Population Origin

Born in State

10,633

96.5%

Born in Another State

316

2.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

108

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

20

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

20

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

66

2.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,090

9.9% of the population

Men / Women

555 / 535

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

600

5.4%

With Limitation

1,188

10.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	235
Visual	274
Hearing	151
Speech	95
Mental	128

Education in Coacoatzintla

Literacy and Schooling

In Coacoatzintla, 744 people aged 15 and over can read and write (74400%), while 806 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.5 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	333	473	806	80600%
Incomplete primary	648	696	1,344	134400%
Complete primary	719	748	1,467	146700%
Incomplete secondary	156	160	316	31600%
Complete secondary	767	845	1,612	161200%
Post-basic education (18+)	938	998	1,936	193600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	364
6-11 years	67
12-14 years	79

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 32 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	8	8
Primaria	16	16
Secundaria	6	6
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Coacoatzintla

In Coacoatzintla, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 5,283 people. Of those, 5,222 are employed and 61 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

5,283

H: 3,207 / M: 2,076

Employed Population

5,222

H: 3,164 / M: 2,058

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

61 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,099

H: 809 / M: 2,290

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,301	75.3%
IMSS	1,317	12%
ISSSTE	302	2.7%
ISSSTE estatal	14	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	28	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,533	59.3%
IMSS Bienestar	55	0.5%
Private insurance	76	0.7%
Other institution	13	0.1%
Without health coverage	2,713	24.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Coacoatzintla

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,747

474700%

Single

2,713

271300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

944

94400%

Households

Total Households

2,873

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

1,993

69.4%

Female-headed

880

30.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,695	78.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,430	13%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	882	8%

Housing and Basic Services in Coacoatzintla

Coacoatzintla has 3,720 total dwellings, of which 2,873 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,730	95.2%
Earthen floor	142	5%
1 bedroom	1,314	45.8%
2+ bedrooms	1,558	54.3%
1 room	250	8.7%
2 rooms	658	22.9%
3+ rooms	1,964	68.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.8%

2,834 dwellings

Piped Water

97.5%

2,796 dwellings

With Drainage

95.8%

2,748 dwellings

All Services

93.2%

2,674 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,834	98.8%
Without electricity	38	1.3%
Public water network	2,796	97.5%
Hauled water	2,505	87.3%
Other water source	76	2.6%
With water tank	1,519	53%
With cistern	1,125	39.2%
With toilet	2,670	93.1%
With latrine	162	5.6%
With drainage	2,748	95.8%
Without drainage	124	4.3%
With all services	2,674	93.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	4	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Coacoatzintla

Household equipment in Coacoatzintla according to the 2020 Census. 24.8% of dwellings have internet and 85.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,096	73.1%
Washing machine	1,284	44.8%
Microwave oven	657	22.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	648	22.6%
Motorcycle	314	10.9%
Bicycle	382	13.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,464	85.9%
Radio	1,998	69.7%
Landline phone	299	10.4%
Cell phone	2,454	85.6%
Computer	393	13.7%
Internet	712	24.8%
Pay TV	933	32.5%
Streaming platforms	103	3.6%
Video game console	73	2.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

208

7.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

396

13.8%

No Computer or Internet

2,049

71.4%

No ICT at All

94

3.3%

Companies and Economy in Coacoatzintla

The main economic sectors of Coacoatzintla are Comercio al por menor with 313 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	313
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	94
Industrias manufactureras	47
Industrias manufactureras	15
Industrias manufactureras	13

Poverty and Social Development in Coacoatzintla

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Coacoatzintla has a poverty rate of 77.9% and extreme poverty of 16.9%.

Poverty

77.9%

6,939 people

Extreme Poverty

16.9%

1,504 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

16.6%

1,478 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.2%

200 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.3%

290 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	34.4%	3,063
Lack of access to health services	18.3%	1,633
Lack of access to social security	86.7%	7,720
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17.8%	1,583
Lack of access to basic housing services	34.1%	3,039
Lack of access to food	22.9%	2,037
Income below welfare line	80.1%	7,139
Income below minimum welfare line	40.4%	3,598

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	75.6%	20%	19.2%	3.5%	0
2015	77.9%	16.9%	16.6%	3.3%	0

Crime in Coacoatzintla

In the last 12 months, 92 crimes were recorded in Coacoatzintla. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	15
2025/10	7
2025/09	7
2025/08	8
2025/07	10
2025/06	5
2025/05	7
2025/04	5
2025/03	8
2025/02	3
2025/01	9
2024/12	8

Health in Coacoatzintla

Coacoatzintla has 3 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Coacoatzintla

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Coacoatzintla	7,977	1,415
Los Planes (Cerro Gordo)	616	1,478
Paxtepec	466	1,420
Pueblo Viejo	325	1,933
Tlachinola	265	1,422
Chapultepec	201	1,565
Las Coles	185	2,181
La Ventana	180	2,275
Casa Blanca	165	1,539
Rincón de Chapultepec	134	1,587

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