Moloacán

Moloacán is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 16,493 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 37 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years.

Demographics of Moloacán

Demographic structure of Moloacán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,313 people under 15 years old (26.2%), 10,557 people of working age (64%) and 1,623 elderly over 65 years old (9.8%).

0-14 years

4,313

26.2% of the population

15-64 years

10,557

64% - Working age

65+ years

1,623

9.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Moloacán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	677	652	1,329	8.1%
5-9 years	751	753	1,504	9.1%
10-14 years	783	697	1,480	9%
15-19 years	674	663	1,337	8.1%
20-24 years	544	605	1,149	7%
25-29 years	600	645	1,245	7.5%
30-34 years	548	644	1,192	7.2%
35-39 years	539	685	1,224	7.4%
40-44 years	465	544	1,009	6.1%
45-49 years	472	512	984	6%
50-54 years	433	524	957	5.8%
55-59 years	368	419	787	4.8%
60-64 years	319	354	673	4.1%
65-69 years	279	305	584	3.5%
70-74 years	192	205	397	2.4%
75-79 years	125	147	272	1.6%
80-84 years	96	88	184	1.1%
85+ years	88	98	186	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Moloacán

Population Origin

Born in State

14,785

89.6%

Born in Another State

1,674

10.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

237

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

161

1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

159

98.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

431

8.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

145

0.9% of the population

Men / Women

68 / 77

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

838

5.1%

With Limitation

1,919

11.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	404
Visual	363
Hearing	187
Speech	120
Mental	154

Education in Moloacán

Literacy and Schooling

In Moloacán, 1,068 people aged 15 and over can read and write (106800%), while 1,200 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.1 years (8.4 men, 7.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	427	773	1,200	120000%
Incomplete primary	844	956	1,800	180000%
Complete primary	923	1,120	2,043	204300%
Incomplete secondary	211	194	405	40500%
Complete secondary	1,158	1,279	2,437	243700%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,946	1,889	3,835	383500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	466
6-11 years	92
12-14 years	71

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 51 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	17	0	17
Primaria	22	0	22
Secundaria	8	0	8
Media Superior	4	1	5

Employment and Social Security in Moloacán

In Moloacán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 6,623 people. Of those, 6,155 are employed and 468 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 7.1%.

Total EAP

6,623

H: 4,196 / M: 2,427

Employed Population

6,155

H: 3,786 / M: 2,369

Unemployment Rate

7.1%

468 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,374

H: 1,964 / M: 4,410

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	13,086	79.3%
IMSS	2,607	15.8%
ISSSTE	446	2.7%
ISSSTE estatal	15	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2,294	13.9%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,753	47%
IMSS Bienestar	11	0.1%
Private insurance	66	0.4%
Other institution	44	0.3%
Without health coverage	3,406	20.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Moloacán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

7,443

744300%

Single

3,841

384100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,772

177200%

Households

Total Households

4,959

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

3,215

64.8%

Female-headed

1,744

35.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,103	49.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	4,669	28.3%
Other religions	56	0.3%
No religion	3,663	22.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Moloacán

Moloacán has 5,765 total dwellings, of which 4,960 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	4,662	101.3%
Earthen floor	246	5.3%
1 bedroom	2,190	47.6%
2+ bedrooms	2,723	59.2%
1 room	803	17.4%
2 rooms	936	20.3%
3+ rooms	3,174	69%

Basic Services

With Electricity

104.6%

4,813 dwellings

Piped Water

95.8%

4,410 dwellings

With Drainage

103.3%

4,755 dwellings

All Services

93.1%

4,285 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	4,813	104.6%
Without electricity	100	2.2%
Public water network	4,410	95.8%
Hauled water	3,599	78.2%
Other water source	503	10.9%
With water tank	2,145	46.6%
With cistern	951	20.7%
With toilet	4,745	103.1%
With latrine	22	0.5%
With drainage	4,755	103.3%
Without drainage	158	3.4%
With all services	4,285	93.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	23	0.5%

Goods and Technology in Moloacán

Household equipment in Moloacán according to the 2020 Census. 29.6% of dwellings have internet and 89.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,069	88.4%
Washing machine	3,682	80%
Microwave oven	1,054	22.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,294	28.1%
Motorcycle	940	20.4%
Bicycle	536	11.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,184	90.9%
Radio	2,626	57%
Landline phone	759	16.5%
Cell phone	4,131	89.7%
Computer	766	16.6%
Internet	1,363	29.6%
Pay TV	2,155	46.8%
Streaming platforms	295	6.4%
Video game console	109	2.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

495

10.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

718

15.6%

No Computer or Internet

3,321

72.1%

No ICT at All

214

4.6%

Companies and Economy in Moloacán

The main economic sectors of Moloacán are Comercio al por menor with 292 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	292
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	91
Industrias manufactureras	27
Servicios educativos	17
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	10

Poverty and Social Development in Moloacán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Moloacán has a poverty rate of 53.2% and extreme poverty of 9.9%.

Poverty

53.2%

10,970 people

Extreme Poverty

9.9%

2,044 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

35.4%

7,314 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.6%

539 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

8.8%

1,814 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.7%	5,927
Lack of access to health services	11.1%	2,291
Lack of access to social security	70.6%	14,578
Lack of housing quality and spaces	23.1%	4,758
Lack of access to basic housing services	52.4%	10,810
Lack of access to food	33.6%	6,934
Income below welfare line	55.8%	11,509
Income below minimum welfare line	18.4%	3,791

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	63.2%	17.6%	28.4%	6.2%	0
2015	53.2%	9.9%	35.4%	8.8%	0

Crime in Moloacán

In the last 12 months, 124 crimes were recorded in Moloacán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	7
2025/11	9
2025/10	14
2025/09	11
2025/08	5
2025/07	16
2025/06	12
2025/05	11
2025/04	12
2025/03	7
2025/02	13
2025/01	7

Health in Moloacán

Moloacán has 11 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 11 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Moloacán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Cuichapa	8,239	24
Moloacán	2,038	91
Tlacuilolapan	1,197	31
Nuevo Teapa	1,125	26
Ejido Popotla	478	57
Ejido Arroyo Blanco (El Ágata)	416	38
Nuevo Teapa (Santa Cecilia)	393	45
Trancas Viejas	352	27
San Lorenzo Mezcalapa	284	25
San Juan de los Reyes (Los Caimanes)	243	48

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