Tlaquilpa

Tlaquilpa is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 7,933 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,296 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.7 years.

Demographics of Tlaquilpa

Demographic structure of Tlaquilpa according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,549 people under 15 years old (32.1%), 4,879 people of working age (61.5%) and 505 elderly over 65 years old (6.4%).

0-14 years

2,549

32.1% of the population

15-64 years

4,879

61.5% - Working age

65+ years

505

6.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

62.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tlaquilpa

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	406	436	842	10.6%
5-9 years	429	439	868	10.9%
10-14 years	423	416	839	10.6%
15-19 years	429	416	845	10.7%
20-24 years	302	393	695	8.8%
25-29 years	219	381	600	7.6%
30-34 years	267	321	588	7.4%
35-39 years	228	278	506	6.4%
40-44 years	232	246	478	6%
45-49 years	180	198	378	4.8%
50-54 years	148	177	325	4.1%
55-59 years	116	129	245	3.1%
60-64 years	101	118	219	2.8%
65-69 years	87	106	193	2.4%
70-74 years	38	61	99	1.2%
75-79 years	61	47	108	1.4%
80-84 years	22	26	48	0.6%
85+ years	23	34	57	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tlaquilpa

Population Origin

Born in State

7,799

98.3%

Born in Another State

115

1.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

135

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

6,831

86.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

6,295

92.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

522

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

7,851

413.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

33

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

21 / 12

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

217

2.7%

With Limitation

550

6.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	86
Visual	104
Hearing	42
Speech	32
Mental	30

Education in Tlaquilpa

Literacy and Schooling

In Tlaquilpa, 1,360 people aged 15 and over can read and write (136000%), while 1,357 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.7 years (5.6 men, 5.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	548	809	1,357	135700%
Incomplete primary	435	352	787	78700%
Complete primary	603	621	1,224	122400%
Incomplete secondary	116	103	219	21900%
Complete secondary	350	468	818	81800%
Post-basic education (18+)	332	492	824	82400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	223
6-11 years	23
12-14 years	77

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 49 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	21	21
Primaria	22	22
Secundaria	3	3
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Tlaquilpa

In Tlaquilpa, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,292 people. Of those, 2,227 are employed and 65 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.8%.

Total EAP

2,292

H: 1,829 / M: 463

Employed Population

2,227

H: 1,765 / M: 462

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

65 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,600

H: 877 / M: 2,723

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,276	91.7%
IMSS	47	0.6%
ISSSTE	39	0.5%
ISSSTE estatal	11	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,140	90%
IMSS Bienestar	47	0.6%
Private insurance	6	0.1%
Other institution	5	0.1%
Without health coverage	656	8.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Tlaquilpa

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,395

339500%

Single

1,900

190000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

613

61300%

Households

Total Households

1,897

4.2 average occupants

Male-headed

1,268

66.8%

Female-headed

629

33.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	7,448	93.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	407	5.1%
Other religions	21	0.3%
No religion	56	0.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Tlaquilpa

Tlaquilpa has 2,251 total dwellings, of which 1,897 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,421	74.9%
Earthen floor	475	25%
1 bedroom	590	31.1%
2+ bedrooms	1,306	68.8%
1 room	75	4%
2 rooms	490	25.8%
3+ rooms	1,331	70.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.9%

1,877 dwellings

Piped Water

88.6%

1,680 dwellings

With Drainage

10.5%

200 dwellings

All Services

10.5%

200 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,877	98.9%
Without electricity	19	1%
Public water network	1,680	88.6%
Hauled water	1,102	58.1%
Other water source	216	11.4%
With water tank	1,023	53.9%
With cistern	128	6.7%
With toilet	222	11.7%
With latrine	1,657	87.3%
With drainage	200	10.5%
Without drainage	1,696	89.4%
With all services	200	10.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	10	0.5%

Goods and Technology in Tlaquilpa

Household equipment in Tlaquilpa according to the 2020 Census. 5.5% of dwellings have internet and 71.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	394	20.8%
Washing machine	160	8.4%
Microwave oven	199	10.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	230	12.1%
Motorcycle	14	0.7%
Bicycle	13	0.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,096	57.8%
Radio	921	48.6%
Landline phone	29	1.5%
Cell phone	1,356	71.5%
Computer	49	2.6%
Internet	104	5.5%
Pay TV	298	15.7%
Streaming platforms	9	0.5%
Video game console	2	0.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

497

26.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

528

27.8%

No Computer or Internet

1,766

93.1%

No ICT at All

289

15.2%

Companies and Economy in Tlaquilpa

The main economic sectors of Tlaquilpa are Comercio al por menor with 93 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	93
Industrias manufactureras	7
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	7
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	5
Servicios educativos	4

Poverty and Social Development in Tlaquilpa

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tlaquilpa has a poverty rate of 93.2% and extreme poverty of 47.5%.

Poverty

93.2%

7,149 people

Extreme Poverty

47.5%

3,639 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

6.5%

497 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.1%

8 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.2%

15 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	46.4%	3,559
Lack of access to health services	4%	307
Lack of access to social security	88.7%	6,805
Lack of housing quality and spaces	39.7%	3,042
Lack of access to basic housing services	93.1%	7,138
Lack of access to food	16.4%	1,256
Income below welfare line	93.3%	7,157
Income below minimum welfare line	68.3%	5,238

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	89.9%	59.3%	10%	0.1%	0
2015	93.2%	47.5%	6.5%	0.2%	0

Crime in Tlaquilpa

In the last 12 months, 64 crimes were recorded in Tlaquilpa. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	6
2025/11	3
2025/10	1
2025/09	5
2025/08	6
2025/07	5
2025/06	3
2025/05	8
2025/04	8
2025/03	5
2025/02	7
2025/01	7

Health in Tlaquilpa

Tlaquilpa has 10 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 8 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tlaquilpa

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tlaquilpa	808	2,380
Pitzcuautla	573	2,246
Tlaquetzaltitla	499	2,430
Vista Hermosa	403	2,548
Loma de Xocuapa	366	2,538
Tenexcalco	361	2,037
Barrio de San Pedro Tepepa	310	2,471
Arbistagca (Arbistaga)	283	2,264
Eyitepec	268	2,410
Zacatlamanca	265	2,216

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