Ixhuatlancillo

Ixhuatlancillo is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 27,295 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,390 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of Ixhuatlancillo

Demographic structure of Ixhuatlancillo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,943 people under 15 years old (25.4%), 18,571 people of working age (68%) and 1,781 elderly over 65 years old (6.5%).

0-14 years

6,943

25.4% of the population

15-64 years

18,571

68% - Working age

65+ years

1,781

6.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

47%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Ixhuatlancillo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	979	1,045	2,024	7.4%
5-9 years	1,214	1,154	2,368	8.7%
10-14 years	1,329	1,222	2,551	9.3%
15-19 years	1,255	1,243	2,498	9.2%
20-24 years	1,084	1,166	2,250	8.2%
25-29 years	1,005	1,183	2,188	8%
30-34 years	938	1,177	2,115	7.7%
35-39 years	986	1,133	2,119	7.8%
40-44 years	825	1,077	1,902	7%
45-49 years	813	986	1,799	6.6%
50-54 years	719	886	1,605	5.9%
55-59 years	516	651	1,167	4.3%
60-64 years	412	516	928	3.4%
65-69 years	329	367	696	2.5%
70-74 years	226	212	438	1.6%
75-79 years	139	164	303	1.1%
80-84 years	76	102	178	0.7%
85+ years	64	102	166	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Ixhuatlancillo

Population Origin

Born in State

24,933

91.3%

Born in Another State

2,309

8.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

494

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

6,112

22.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

5,773

94.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

321

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

8,415

107.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

483

1.8% of the population

Men / Women

235 / 248

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,357

5%

With Limitation

3,192

11.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	574
Visual	543
Hearing	301
Speech	270
Mental	256

Education in Ixhuatlancillo

Literacy and Schooling

In Ixhuatlancillo, 2,325 people aged 15 and over can read and write (232500%), while 2,370 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (8.8 men, 8.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	994	1,376	2,370	237000%
Incomplete primary	969	1,202	2,171	217100%
Complete primary	1,321	1,554	2,875	287500%
Incomplete secondary	412	386	798	79800%
Complete secondary	1,716	1,890	3,606	360600%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,717	4,217	7,934	793400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	533
6-11 years	147
12-14 years	216

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 24 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	10	0	10
Primaria	10	0	10
Secundaria	3	0	3
Media Superior	1	1	2

Employment and Social Security in Ixhuatlancillo

In Ixhuatlancillo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 14,032 people. Of those, 13,603 are employed and 429 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

Total EAP

14,032

H: 7,817 / M: 6,215

Employed Population

13,603

H: 7,478 / M: 6,125

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

429 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,798

H: 2,352 / M: 5,446

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	18,765	68.7%
IMSS	8,508	31.2%
ISSSTE	1,473	5.4%
ISSSTE estatal	17	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	77	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,583	27.8%
IMSS Bienestar	754	2.8%
Private insurance	540	2%
Other institution	121	0.4%
Without health coverage	8,528	31.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Ixhuatlancillo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,919

1191900%

Single

7,312

731200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,661

266100%

Households

Total Households

7,851

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

5,113

65.1%

Female-headed

2,738

34.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	21,711	79.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	4,115	15.1%
Other religions	27	0.1%
No religion	1,429	5.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Ixhuatlancillo

Ixhuatlancillo has 9,603 total dwellings, of which 7,851 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,205	98.5%
Earthen floor	642	8.8%
1 bedroom	3,106	42.4%
2+ bedrooms	4,741	64.8%
1 room	1,258	17.2%
2 rooms	1,256	17.2%
3+ rooms	5,333	72.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

106.3%

7,780 dwellings

Piped Water

101.5%

7,429 dwellings

With Drainage

104.4%

7,636 dwellings

All Services

98.6%

7,216 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,780	106.3%
Without electricity	67	0.9%
Public water network	7,429	101.5%
Hauled water	5,871	80.2%
Other water source	418	5.7%
With water tank	5,144	70.3%
With cistern	1,343	18.4%
With toilet	7,470	102.1%
With latrine	322	4.4%
With drainage	7,636	104.4%
Without drainage	211	2.9%
With all services	7,216	98.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0%

Goods and Technology in Ixhuatlancillo

Household equipment in Ixhuatlancillo according to the 2020 Census. 40.7% of dwellings have internet and 94.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,617	76.8%
Washing machine	4,272	58.4%
Microwave oven	2,321	31.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,162	29.5%
Motorcycle	877	12%
Bicycle	1,373	18.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	7,091	96.9%
Radio	5,542	75.7%
Landline phone	1,963	26.8%
Cell phone	6,904	94.4%
Computer	2,222	30.4%
Internet	2,976	40.7%
Pay TV	2,077	28.4%
Streaming platforms	994	13.6%
Video game console	682	9.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

399

5.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

873

11.9%

No Computer or Internet

4,508

61.6%

No ICT at All

203

2.8%

Companies and Economy in Ixhuatlancillo

The main economic sectors of Ixhuatlancillo are Comercio al por menor with 420 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	420
Industrias manufactureras	95
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	95
Industrias manufactureras	63
Industrias manufactureras	32

Poverty and Social Development in Ixhuatlancillo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Ixhuatlancillo has a poverty rate of 60.4% and extreme poverty of 14.2%.

Poverty

60.4%

12,701 people

Extreme Poverty

14.2%

2,989 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

18.2%

3,822 people

Vulnerable by Income

7.1%

1,488 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

14.4%

3,022 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	26%	5,470
Lack of access to health services	18.9%	3,983
Lack of access to social security	66.6%	14,018
Lack of housing quality and spaces	21.2%	4,451
Lack of access to basic housing services	27.6%	5,805
Lack of access to food	27%	5,671
Income below welfare line	67.5%	14,188
Income below minimum welfare line	32.2%	6,776

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	53.1%	16%	22.4%	18.6%	0
2015	60.4%	14.2%	18.2%	14.4%	0

Crime in Ixhuatlancillo

In the last 12 months, 236 crimes were recorded in Ixhuatlancillo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	20
2025/11	28
2025/10	17
2025/09	26
2025/08	13
2025/07	18
2025/06	19
2025/05	22
2025/04	28
2025/03	19
2025/02	16
2025/01	10

Health in Ixhuatlancillo

Ixhuatlancillo has 6 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Ixhuatlancillo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Unión y Progreso	10,209	1,320
Ixhuatlancillo	5,182	1,431
San Isidro	4,460	1,418
Fraccionamiento Valle Dorado	3,545	1,301
Rancho de Pala	1,290	1,380
Las Sirenas	457	1,344
Chicola Dos	448	1,304
Dos Caminos	418	1,422
Rancho del Cristo	409	1,333
El Manantial	245	1,400

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