Texhuacán

Texhuacán is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 5,575 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,725 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.7 years.

Demographics of Texhuacán

Demographic structure of Texhuacán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,657 people under 15 years old (29.7%), 3,478 people of working age (62.4%) and 440 elderly over 65 years old (7.9%).

0-14 years

1,657

29.7% of the population

15-64 years

3,478

62.4% - Working age

65+ years

440

7.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

60.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Texhuacán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	277	281	558	10%
5-9 years	275	273	548	9.8%
10-14 years	266	285	551	9.9%
15-19 years	282	303	585	10.5%
20-24 years	198	265	463	8.3%
25-29 years	192	220	412	7.4%
30-34 years	184	237	421	7.6%
35-39 years	166	217	383	6.9%
40-44 years	148	190	338	6.1%
45-49 years	143	133	276	5%
50-54 years	119	109	228	4.1%
55-59 years	90	111	201	3.6%
60-64 years	83	88	171	3.1%
65-69 years	76	58	134	2.4%
70-74 years	53	53	106	1.9%
75-79 years	39	50	89	1.6%
80-84 years	22	30	52	0.9%
85+ years	31	28	59	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Texhuacán

Population Origin

Born in State

5,491

98.5%

Born in Another State

73

1.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

67

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,463

62.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,372

97.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

89

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

5,208

359.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

324

5.8% of the population

Men / Women

144 / 180

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

328

5.9%

With Limitation

602

10.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	132
Visual	128
Hearing	93
Speech	57
Mental	62

Education in Texhuacán

Literacy and Schooling

In Texhuacán, 849 people aged 15 and over can read and write (84900%), while 745 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.7 years (6.4 men, 7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	316	429	745	74500%
Incomplete primary	404	295	699	69900%
Complete primary	274	285	559	55900%
Incomplete secondary	100	81	181	18100%
Complete secondary	324	335	659	65900%
Post-basic education (18+)	377	604	981	98100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	78
6-11 years	12
12-14 years	50

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 29 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	13	13
Primaria	12	12
Secundaria	2	2
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Texhuacán

In Texhuacán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,137 people. Of those, 2,098 are employed and 39 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

2,137

H: 1,507 / M: 630

Employed Population

2,098

H: 1,476 / M: 622

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

39 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,090

H: 471 / M: 1,619

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	3,959	71%
IMSS	169	3%
ISSSTE	263	4.7%
ISSSTE estatal	7	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,017	54.1%
IMSS Bienestar	535	9.6%
Private insurance	1	0%
Other institution	3	0.1%
Without health coverage	1,615	29%

Marital Status and Religion in Texhuacán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,432

243200%

Single

1,378

137800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

436

43600%

Households

Total Households

1,449

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

1,111

76.7%

Female-headed

338

23.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,188	93.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	293	5.3%
Other religions	3	0.1%
No religion	86	1.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Texhuacán

Texhuacán has 1,816 total dwellings, of which 1,451 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,234	85.2%
Earthen floor	212	14.6%
1 bedroom	698	48.2%
2+ bedrooms	748	51.7%
1 room	102	7%
2 rooms	403	27.8%
3+ rooms	941	65%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97%

1,405 dwellings

Piped Water

85.9%

1,244 dwellings

With Drainage

72.9%

1,055 dwellings

All Services

62.9%

911 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,405	97%
Without electricity	41	2.8%
Public water network	1,244	85.9%
Hauled water	774	53.5%
Other water source	202	14%
With water tank	755	52.1%
With cistern	226	15.6%
With toilet	653	45.1%
With latrine	776	53.6%
With drainage	1,055	72.9%
Without drainage	391	27%
With all services	911	62.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	13	0.9%

Goods and Technology in Texhuacán

Household equipment in Texhuacán according to the 2020 Census. 4.6% of dwellings have internet and 77.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	374	25.8%
Washing machine	229	15.8%
Microwave oven	109	7.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	121	8.4%
Motorcycle	34	2.3%
Bicycle	36	2.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,049	72.4%
Radio	857	59.2%
Landline phone	38	2.6%
Cell phone	1,123	77.6%
Computer	93	6.4%
Internet	67	4.6%
Pay TV	307	21.2%
Streaming platforms	6	0.4%
Video game console	6	0.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

221

15.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

313

21.6%

No Computer or Internet

1,326

91.6%

No ICT at All

113

7.8%

Companies and Economy in Texhuacán

The main economic sectors of Texhuacán are Comercio al por menor with 103 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	103
Industrias manufactureras	15
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	13
Servicios educativos	7
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	6

Poverty and Social Development in Texhuacán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Texhuacán has a poverty rate of 86.4% and extreme poverty of 42.3%.

Poverty

86.4%

4,543 people

Extreme Poverty

42.3%

2,224 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

13%

684 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.1%

6 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.5%

24 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	38.8%	2,038
Lack of access to health services	20.3%	1,066
Lack of access to social security	87%	4,576
Lack of housing quality and spaces	28.9%	1,517
Lack of access to basic housing services	98.3%	5,167
Lack of access to food	28.4%	1,493
Income below welfare line	86.5%	4,549
Income below minimum welfare line	56.9%	2,993

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	86.4%	55.6%	11.7%	1.4%	0
2015	86.4%	42.3%	13%	0.5%	0

Crime in Texhuacán

In the last 12 months, 31 crimes were recorded in Texhuacán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	1
2025/10	3
2025/08	2
2025/07	1
2025/06	2
2025/05	8
2025/04	3
2025/03	1
2025/02	3
2024/12	1
2024/11	5

Health in Texhuacán

Texhuacán has 1 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 1 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Texhuacán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Texhuacán	1,739	1,968
Tlalca	703	2,062
Cuauhtempa	499	2,008
Atzingo	350	808
Xochititla	310	1,577
El Mirador	288	2,063
Texutzingo (Los Pinos)	275	2,021
Tzatzaca	273	1,872
El Pedregal	217	2,019
Apoxteca	171	1,442

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