Maltrata

Maltrata is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 18,327 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,177 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years.

Demographics of Maltrata

Demographic structure of Maltrata according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,489 people under 15 years old (30%), 11,474 people of working age (62.6%) and 1,364 elderly over 65 years old (7.4%).

0-14 years

5,489

30% of the population

15-64 years

11,474

62.6% - Working age

65+ years

1,364

7.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Maltrata

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	906	861	1,767	9.6%
5-9 years	1,006	901	1,907	10.4%
10-14 years	899	916	1,815	9.9%
15-19 years	891	907	1,798	9.8%
20-24 years	806	830	1,636	8.9%
25-29 years	647	844	1,491	8.1%
30-34 years	581	674	1,255	6.8%
35-39 years	563	645	1,208	6.6%
40-44 years	464	552	1,016	5.5%
45-49 years	400	521	921	5%
50-54 years	404	465	869	4.7%
55-59 years	335	394	729	4%
60-64 years	259	292	551	3%
65-69 years	177	222	399	2.2%
70-74 years	165	188	353	1.9%
75-79 years	111	127	238	1.3%
80-84 years	70	93	163	0.9%
85+ years	94	117	211	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Maltrata

Population Origin

Born in State

17,581

95.9%

Born in Another State

661

3.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

194

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

44

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

44

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

95

2.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

904

4.9% of the population

Men / Women

430 / 474

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

969

5.3%

With Limitation

1,850

10.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	436
Visual	436
Hearing	297
Speech	150
Mental	200

Education in Maltrata

Literacy and Schooling

In Maltrata, 1,459 people aged 15 and over can read and write (145900%), while 1,535 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years (7.6 men, 7.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	671	864	1,535	153500%
Incomplete primary	806	1,017	1,823	182300%
Complete primary	1,037	1,249	2,286	228600%
Incomplete secondary	262	226	488	48800%
Complete secondary	1,471	1,601	3,072	307200%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,563	1,723	3,286	328600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	547
6-11 years	72
12-14 years	160

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 52 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	19	19
Primaria	23	23
Secundaria	8	8
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Maltrata

In Maltrata, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,789 people. Of those, 7,627 are employed and 162 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

Total EAP

7,789

H: 5,112 / M: 2,677

Employed Population

7,627

H: 4,986 / M: 2,641

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

162 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,090

H: 1,358 / M: 4,732

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	10,440	57%
IMSS	3,438	18.8%
ISSSTE	274	1.5%
ISSSTE estatal	6	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,355	34.7%
IMSS Bienestar	122	0.7%
Private insurance	56	0.3%
Other institution	227	1.2%
Without health coverage	7,887	43%

Marital Status and Religion in Maltrata

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

8,096

809600%

Single

4,405

440500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,437

143700%

Households

Total Households

4,504

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

3,040

67.5%

Female-headed

1,464

32.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	17,068	93.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	955	5.2%
No religion	299	1.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Maltrata

Maltrata has 5,583 total dwellings, of which 4,504 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,077	93.7%
Earthen floor	421	9.7%
1 bedroom	1,917	44%
2+ bedrooms	2,581	59.3%
1 room	359	8.2%
2 rooms	1,012	23.2%
3+ rooms	3,127	71.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.6%

4,421 dwellings

Piped Water

83.3%

3,628 dwellings

With Drainage

94.8%

4,128 dwellings

All Services

79.1%

3,445 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,421	101.6%
Without electricity	77	1.8%
Public water network	3,628	83.3%
Hauled water	3,035	69.7%
Other water source	870	20%
With water tank	2,326	53.4%
With cistern	466	10.7%
With toilet	3,484	80%
With latrine	939	21.6%
With drainage	4,128	94.8%
Without drainage	370	8.5%
With all services	3,445	79.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	48	1.1%

Goods and Technology in Maltrata

Household equipment in Maltrata according to the 2020 Census. 20.7% of dwellings have internet and 78.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,873	66%
Washing machine	2,243	51.5%
Microwave oven	934	21.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	990	22.7%
Motorcycle	466	10.7%
Bicycle	1,434	32.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,921	90.1%
Radio	2,534	58.2%
Landline phone	737	16.9%
Cell phone	3,399	78.1%
Computer	661	15.2%
Internet	900	20.7%
Pay TV	918	21.1%
Streaming platforms	129	3%
Video game console	115	2.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

417

9.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

986

22.7%

No Computer or Internet

3,407

78.3%

No ICT at All

256

5.9%

Companies and Economy in Maltrata

The main economic sectors of Maltrata are Comercio al por menor with 502 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	502
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	96
Industrias manufactureras	67
Industrias manufactureras	61
Industrias manufactureras	15

Poverty and Social Development in Maltrata

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Maltrata has a poverty rate of 79.5% and extreme poverty of 20.4%.

Poverty

79.5%

11,119 people

Extreme Poverty

20.4%

2,850 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

12.9%

1,809 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.2%

590 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.3%

461 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	29.6%	4,132
Lack of access to health services	25.5%	3,564
Lack of access to social security	82.6%	11,543
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17.6%	2,456
Lack of access to basic housing services	41.6%	5,813
Lack of access to food	22.9%	3,207
Income below welfare line	83.8%	11,709
Income below minimum welfare line	46.4%	6,484

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	76.6%	29%	15.1%	4.5%	0
2015	79.5%	20.4%	12.9%	3.3%	0

Crime in Maltrata

In the last 12 months, 204 crimes were recorded in Maltrata. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	18
2025/11	24
2025/10	19
2025/09	18
2025/08	6
2025/07	19
2025/06	12
2025/05	18
2025/04	15
2025/03	25
2025/02	15
2025/01	15

Health in Maltrata

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

Main Localities of Maltrata

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Maltrata	13,206	1,727
San José Súchil	1,773	2,482
Heriberto Jara Corona	448	1,753
Guadalupe Magueyes	371	2,260
El Mirador Agua Rosa	359	2,495
Rodolfo Lozada Vallejo (Plan de San José)	348	2,549
Carlos Salinas de Gortari (La Estancia)	312	1,899
Nuevo Magueyes	232	2,280
La Estancia	201	1,960
Agua Cercada	180	2,616

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