Tlacolulan

Tlacolulan is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 11,685 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,016 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7 years.

Demographics of Tlacolulan

Demographic structure of Tlacolulan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,855 people under 15 years old (33%), 7,145 people of working age (61.1%) and 685 elderly over 65 years old (5.9%).

0-14 years

3,855

33% of the population

15-64 years

7,145

61.1% - Working age

65+ years

685

5.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tlacolulan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	596	611	1,207	10.3%
5-9 years	690	692	1,382	11.8%
10-14 years	616	650	1,266	10.8%
15-19 years	609	588	1,197	10.2%
20-24 years	545	525	1,070	9.2%
25-29 years	496	496	992	8.5%
30-34 years	395	445	840	7.2%
35-39 years	364	370	734	6.3%
40-44 years	329	353	682	5.8%
45-49 years	268	291	559	4.8%
50-54 years	218	236	454	3.9%
55-59 years	168	186	354	3%
60-64 years	128	135	263	2.3%
65-69 years	104	119	223	1.9%
70-74 years	86	107	193	1.7%
75-79 years	68	69	137	1.2%
80-84 years	39	35	74	0.6%
85+ years	32	26	58	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tlacolulan

Population Origin

Born in State

11,588

99.2%

Born in Another State

92

0.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

43

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

8

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

8

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

23

0.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

77

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

38 / 39

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

606

5.2%

With Limitation

1,134

9.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	264
Visual	262
Hearing	135
Speech	99
Mental	80

Education in Tlacolulan

Literacy and Schooling

In Tlacolulan, 917 people aged 15 and over can read and write (91700%), while 817 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7 years (7 men, 7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	339	478	817	81700%
Incomplete primary	821	742	1,563	156300%
Complete primary	656	662	1,318	131800%
Incomplete secondary	195	143	338	33800%
Complete secondary	1,050	1,049	2,099	209900%
Post-basic education (18+)	667	793	1,460	146000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	328
6-11 years	57
12-14 years	93

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 73 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	22	22
Primaria	31	31
Secundaria	16	16
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Tlacolulan

In Tlacolulan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,952 people. Of those, 4,906 are employed and 46 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.9%.

Total EAP

4,952

H: 3,457 / M: 1,495

Employed Population

4,906

H: 3,420 / M: 1,486

Unemployment Rate

0.9%

46 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,584

H: 724 / M: 2,860

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,368	80.2%
IMSS	893	7.6%
ISSSTE	220	1.9%
ISSSTE estatal	11	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	81	0.7%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,158	69.8%
IMSS Bienestar	20	0.2%
Private insurance	21	0.2%
Other institution	21	0.2%
Without health coverage	2,309	19.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Tlacolulan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,250

525000%

Single

2,631

263100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

679

67900%

Households

Total Households

2,821

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

2,186

77.5%

Female-headed

635

22.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,405	89%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	860	7.4%
No religion	420	3.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Tlacolulan

Tlacolulan has 3,508 total dwellings, of which 2,821 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,591	92.1%
Earthen floor	227	8.1%
1 bedroom	1,396	49.6%
2+ bedrooms	1,422	50.5%
1 room	197	7%
2 rooms	765	27.2%
3+ rooms	1,856	66%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.5%

2,772 dwellings

Piped Water

94.7%

2,665 dwellings

With Drainage

90.9%

2,558 dwellings

All Services

86.3%

2,429 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,772	98.5%
Without electricity	46	1.6%
Public water network	2,665	94.7%
Hauled water	495	17.6%
Other water source	153	5.4%
With water tank	947	33.7%
With cistern	672	23.9%
With toilet	2,123	75.4%
With latrine	613	21.8%
With drainage	2,558	90.9%
Without drainage	260	9.2%
With all services	2,429	86.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	11	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Tlacolulan

Household equipment in Tlacolulan according to the 2020 Census. 17.7% of dwellings have internet and 62.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,697	60.3%
Washing machine	749	26.6%
Microwave oven	457	16.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	536	19%
Motorcycle	318	11.3%
Bicycle	69	2.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,312	82.2%
Radio	1,875	66.6%
Landline phone	152	5.4%
Cell phone	1,750	62.2%
Computer	210	7.5%
Internet	498	17.7%
Pay TV	348	12.4%
Streaming platforms	31	1.1%
Video game console	29	1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

253

9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,029

36.6%

No Computer or Internet

2,249

79.9%

No ICT at All

169

6%

Companies and Economy in Tlacolulan

The main economic sectors of Tlacolulan are Comercio al por menor with 61 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	61
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	17
Industrias manufactureras	14
Servicios educativos	7
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	6

Poverty and Social Development in Tlacolulan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tlacolulan has a poverty rate of 75.5% and extreme poverty of 12.5%.

Poverty

75.5%

7,617 people

Extreme Poverty

12.5%

1,267 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

21%

2,118 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.8%

78 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.8%

281 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.7%	3,296
Lack of access to health services	13.9%	1,406
Lack of access to social security	90.5%	9,135
Lack of housing quality and spaces	25%	2,527
Lack of access to basic housing services	25.3%	2,549
Lack of access to food	16.8%	1,699
Income below welfare line	76.2%	7,695
Income below minimum welfare line	37.4%	3,777

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	79.1%	34.6%	17.3%	2.4%	0
2015	75.5%	12.5%	21%	2.8%	0

Crime in Tlacolulan

In the last 12 months, 86 crimes were recorded in Tlacolulan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	11
2025/10	10
2025/09	7
2025/08	6
2025/07	4
2025/05	11
2025/04	15
2025/03	6
2025/02	2
2025/01	7
2024/12	4

Health in Tlacolulan

Tlacolulan has 10 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 10 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tlacolulan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tlacolulan	1,539	1,746
El Fresno	1,111	1,772
Huichila	946	1,927
Atalpa Chico	787	1,809
Etlantepec	698	2,181
Tengonapa	597	1,708
Cebollana	569	2,169
Duraznal	509	1,687
Arellano	503	2,520
Cumbres de Cebollana	377	2,250

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