Huatusco

Huatusco is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 59,920 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,231 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years.

Demographics of Huatusco

Demographic structure of Huatusco according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 16,003 people under 15 years old (26.7%), 39,312 people of working age (65.6%) and 4,601 elderly over 65 years old (7.7%).

0-14 years

16,003

26.7% of the population

15-64 years

39,312

65.6% - Working age

65+ years

4,601

7.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

52.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Huatusco

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,408	2,422	4,830	8.1%
5-9 years	2,832	2,701	5,533	9.2%
10-14 years	2,899	2,741	5,640	9.4%
15-19 years	2,826	2,795	5,621	9.4%
20-24 years	2,613	2,764	5,377	9%
25-29 years	2,256	2,489	4,745	7.9%
30-34 years	2,082	2,415	4,497	7.5%
35-39 years	1,891	2,255	4,146	6.9%
40-44 years	1,821	2,148	3,969	6.6%
45-49 years	1,542	1,895	3,437	5.7%
50-54 years	1,385	1,628	3,013	5%
55-59 years	1,144	1,327	2,471	4.1%
60-64 years	949	1,087	2,036	3.4%
65-69 years	729	867	1,596	2.7%
70-74 years	463	643	1,106	1.8%
75-79 years	348	456	804	1.3%
80-84 years	216	346	562	0.9%
85+ years	204	329	533	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Huatusco

Population Origin

Born in State

57,633

96.2%

Born in Another State

2,160

3.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

902

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

184

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

182

98.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

494

3.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

678

1.1% of the population

Men / Women

356 / 322

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,396

4%

With Limitation

6,206

10.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,082
Visual	973
Hearing	616
Speech	383
Mental	529

Education in Huatusco

Literacy and Schooling

In Huatusco, 3,921 people aged 15 and over can read and write (392100%), while 3,843 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years (8.2 men, 8.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,556	2,287	3,843	384300%
Incomplete primary	3,615	3,765	7,380	738000%
Complete primary	3,385	3,787	7,172	717200%
Incomplete secondary	875	762	1,637	163700%
Complete secondary	4,039	4,670	8,709	870900%
Post-basic education (18+)	6,493	7,548	14,041	1404100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,348
6-11 years	361
12-14 years	499

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 164 are public and 18 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	58	3	61
Primaria	59	3	62
Secundaria	31	2	33
Media Superior	12	2	14
Superior	2	2	4

Employment and Social Security in Huatusco

In Huatusco, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 31,091 people. Of those, 30,832 are employed and 259 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

31,091

H: 18,450 / M: 12,641

Employed Population

30,832

H: 18,273 / M: 12,559

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

259 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

16,078

H: 3,696 / M: 12,382

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	33,519	55.9%
IMSS	9,011	15%
ISSSTE	2,375	4%
ISSSTE estatal	65	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	105	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	20,030	33.4%
IMSS Bienestar	1,597	2.7%
Private insurance	140	0.2%
Other institution	499	0.8%
Without health coverage	26,389	44%

Marital Status and Religion in Huatusco

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

25,102

2510200%

Single

16,924

1692400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

5,229

522900%

Households

Total Households

16,093

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

10,677

66.3%

Female-headed

5,416

33.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	57,037	95.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,773	3%
Other religions	27	0%
No religion	1,054	1.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Huatusco

Huatusco has 20,404 total dwellings, of which 16,101 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	15,026	93.5%
Earthen floor	1,051	6.5%
1 bedroom	6,503	40.5%
2+ bedrooms	9,575	59.6%
1 room	1,660	10.3%
2 rooms	2,943	18.3%
3+ rooms	11,475	71.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.7%

15,863 dwellings

Piped Water

96.2%

15,455 dwellings

With Drainage

95.7%

15,371 dwellings

All Services

92.9%

14,933 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	15,863	98.7%
Without electricity	215	1.3%
Public water network	15,455	96.2%
Hauled water	13,810	86%
Other water source	623	3.9%
With water tank	9,759	60.7%
With cistern	1,198	7.5%
With toilet	14,779	92%
With latrine	1,057	6.6%
With drainage	15,371	95.7%
Without drainage	707	4.4%
With all services	14,933	92.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	35	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Huatusco

Household equipment in Huatusco according to the 2020 Census. 28.7% of dwellings have internet and 83.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	11,500	71.6%
Washing machine	7,790	48.5%
Microwave oven	4,251	26.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	4,748	29.6%
Motorcycle	1,637	10.2%
Bicycle	1,090	6.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	14,306	89%
Radio	11,275	70.2%
Landline phone	3,520	21.9%
Cell phone	13,436	83.6%
Computer	4,110	25.6%
Internet	4,612	28.7%
Pay TV	4,437	27.6%
Streaming platforms	1,206	7.5%
Video game console	846	5.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

910

5.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,338

14.6%

No Computer or Internet

10,285

64%

No ICT at All

475

3%

Companies and Economy in Huatusco

The main economic sectors of Huatusco are Comercio al por menor with 1,814 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,814
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	628
Industrias manufactureras	199
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	96
Industrias manufactureras	87

Poverty and Social Development in Huatusco

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Huatusco has a poverty rate of 67.6% and extreme poverty of 13.3%.

Poverty

67.6%

40,544 people

Extreme Poverty

13.3%

7,946 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

22.7%

13,585 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.2%

1,300 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.6%

4,540 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	31.9%	19,124
Lack of access to health services	20.9%	12,538
Lack of access to social security	79.8%	47,850
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17.4%	10,429
Lack of access to basic housing services	37.5%	22,493
Lack of access to food	27.3%	16,372
Income below welfare line	69.8%	41,844
Income below minimum welfare line	28.6%	17,142

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	66.7%	21.4%	21.9%	8.7%	0
2015	67.6%	13.3%	22.7%	7.6%	0

Crime in Huatusco

In the last 12 months, 583 crimes were recorded in Huatusco. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	46
2025/11	67
2025/10	52
2025/09	52
2025/08	41
2025/07	52
2025/06	37
2025/05	47
2025/04	33
2025/03	49
2025/02	67
2025/01	40

Health in Huatusco

Huatusco has 22 health facilities, including 4 hospitals, 18 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Huatusco

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	33,402	1,286
Elotepec	2,116	1,839
Tlamatoca	1,771	1,040
Ixpila	1,591	1,150
Chavaxtla	1,433	838
Amatiopa (Mesa Limón)	1,157	1,107
Sabanas	1,120	1,139
Tepampa	1,104	1,744
Capulapa	1,009	943
Colonia Pastoría Cuatro	943	1,382

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