Sochiapa

Sochiapa is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 3,925 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,185 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years.

Demographics of Sochiapa

Demographic structure of Sochiapa according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,157 people under 15 years old (29.5%), 2,502 people of working age (63.7%) and 266 elderly over 65 years old (6.8%).

0-14 years

1,157

29.5% of the population

15-64 years

2,502

63.7% - Working age

65+ years

266

6.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Sochiapa

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	195	176	371	9.5%
5-9 years	218	187	405	10.3%
10-14 years	184	197	381	9.7%
15-19 years	196	183	379	9.7%
20-24 years	177	190	367	9.4%
25-29 years	149	158	307	7.8%
30-34 years	166	151	317	8.1%
35-39 years	152	142	294	7.5%
40-44 years	115	121	236	6%
45-49 years	90	99	189	4.8%
50-54 years	93	83	176	4.5%
55-59 years	59	68	127	3.2%
60-64 years	48	62	110	2.8%
65-69 years	41	44	85	2.2%
70-74 years	27	35	62	1.6%
75-79 years	16	26	42	1.1%
80-84 years	11	23	34	0.9%
85+ years	19	24	43	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Sochiapa

Population Origin

Born in State

3,851

98.1%

Born in Another State

62

1.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

60

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

12

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

11

91.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

41

4.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

84

2.1% of the population

Men / Women

44 / 40

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

159

4.1%

With Limitation

530

13.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	63
Visual	80
Hearing	40
Speech	20
Mental	31

Education in Sochiapa

Literacy and Schooling

In Sochiapa, 262 people aged 15 and over can read and write (26200%), while 211 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.8 years (6.8 men, 6.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	78	133	211	21100%
Incomplete primary	369	328	697	69700%
Complete primary	262	293	555	55500%
Incomplete secondary	86	54	140	14000%
Complete secondary	298	301	599	59900%
Post-basic education (18+)	240	258	498	49800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	91
6-11 years	32
12-14 years	55

Educational Facilities

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

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	7	7
Primaria	7	7
Secundaria	3	3
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Sochiapa

In Sochiapa, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,736 people. Of those, 1,731 are employed and 5 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.3%.

Total EAP

1,736

H: 1,241 / M: 495

Employed Population

1,731

H: 1,236 / M: 495

Unemployment Rate

0.3%

5 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,248

H: 220 / M: 1,028

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	2,644	67.4%
IMSS	304	7.7%
ISSSTE	27	0.7%
ISSSTE estatal	1	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,273	57.9%
IMSS Bienestar	34	0.9%
Private insurance	16	0.4%
Other institution	4	0.1%
Without health coverage	1,281	32.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Sochiapa

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,625

162500%

Single

1,078

107800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

290

29000%

Households

Total Households

941

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

690

73.3%

Female-headed

251

26.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	3,818	97.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	78	2%
No religion	29	0.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Sochiapa

Sochiapa has 1,172 total dwellings, of which 941 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	916	97.4%
Earthen floor	25	2.7%
1 bedroom	312	33.2%
2+ bedrooms	629	66.9%
1 room	41	4.4%
2 rooms	125	13.3%
3+ rooms	775	82.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.2%

923 dwellings

Piped Water

99.4%

934 dwellings

With Drainage

97.3%

915 dwellings

All Services

95.6%

899 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	923	98.2%
Without electricity	18	1.9%
Public water network	934	99.4%
Hauled water	837	89%
Other water source	7	0.7%
With water tank	673	71.6%
With cistern	66	7%
With toilet	902	96%
With latrine	13	1.4%
With drainage	915	97.3%
Without drainage	26	2.8%
With all services	899	95.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Sochiapa

Household equipment in Sochiapa according to the 2020 Census. 10.6% of dwellings have internet and 82.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	661	70.3%
Washing machine	459	48.8%
Microwave oven	163	17.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	281	29.9%
Motorcycle	90	9.6%
Bicycle	60	6.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	818	87%
Radio	697	74.1%
Landline phone	56	6%
Cell phone	772	82.1%
Computer	88	9.4%
Internet	100	10.6%
Pay TV	92	9.8%
Streaming platforms	21	2.2%
Video game console	15	1.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

47

5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

157

16.7%

No Computer or Internet

799

85%

No ICT at All

24

2.6%

Companies and Economy in Sochiapa

The main economic sectors of Sochiapa are Comercio al por menor with 47 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	47
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	12
Industrias manufactureras	9
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	5
Servicios educativos	4

Poverty and Social Development in Sochiapa

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Sochiapa has a poverty rate of 70.8% and extreme poverty of 12.4%.

Poverty

70.8%

2,574 people

Extreme Poverty

12.4%

452 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27.8%

1,012 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.4%

15 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1%

36 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	37.7%	1,373
Lack of access to health services	16.6%	605
Lack of access to social security	91.3%	3,320
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.7%	352
Lack of access to basic housing services	48.8%	1,775
Lack of access to food	12.3%	446
Income below welfare line	71.2%	2,589
Income below minimum welfare line	30.5%	1,110

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	74.8%	20%	24.4%	0.5%	0
2015	70.8%	12.4%	27.8%	1%	0

Crime in Sochiapa

In the last 12 months, 23 crimes were recorded in Sochiapa. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	2
2025/10	1
2025/09	1
2025/08	2
2025/07	3
2025/06	2
2025/05	1
2025/04	2
2025/03	2
2025/02	3
2025/01	2

Health in Sochiapa

Sochiapa has 2 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 2 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Sochiapa

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Sochiapa	1,288	1,333
Tomatlancillo	600	1,244
Guadalupe Victoria	464	1,102
Rancho Nuevo	382	1,117
Limón	303	1,040
La Aurora	302	1,142
La Raya (Rancho Viejo)	252	1,020
La Carolina	206	1,202
Colonia Dos de Abril	83	1,361
Santa María	45	1,291

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