Xalapa

Xalapa is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 488,531 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,217 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 11.3 years.

Demographics of Xalapa

Demographic structure of Xalapa according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 100,456 people under 15 years old (20.6%), 339,509 people of working age (69.5%) and 48,285 elderly over 65 years old (9.9%).

0-14 years

100,456

20.6% of the population

15-64 years

339,509

69.5% - Working age

65+ years

48,285

9.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

43.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Xalapa

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	15,117	14,822	29,939	6.1%
5-9 years	17,413	17,425	34,838	7.1%
10-14 years	18,170	17,509	35,679	7.3%
15-19 years	20,061	19,832	39,893	8.2%
20-24 years	20,560	21,236	41,796	8.6%
25-29 years	18,902	20,476	39,378	8.1%
30-34 years	16,868	19,694	36,562	7.5%
35-39 years	15,776	18,994	34,770	7.1%
40-44 years	15,169	18,972	34,141	7%
45-49 years	14,294	18,527	32,821	6.7%
50-54 years	13,557	17,867	31,424	6.4%
55-59 years	11,151	14,663	25,814	5.3%
60-64 years	9,859	13,051	22,910	4.7%
65-69 years	7,559	10,039	17,598	3.6%
70-74 years	5,259	7,238	12,497	2.6%
75-79 years	3,309	4,653	7,962	1.6%
80-84 years	1,949	3,305	5,254	1.1%
85+ years	1,708	3,266	4,974	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Xalapa

Population Origin

Born in State

443,215

90.7%

Born in Another State

42,465

8.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

8,591

Recent migration

Average Live Births

1.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2,673

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2,646

99% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

12

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

6,542

4.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

16,457

3.4% of the population

Men / Women

7,873 / 8,584

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

24,805

5.1%

With Limitation

66,719

13.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	10,805
Visual	11,625
Hearing	5,554
Speech	3,418
Mental	4,822

Education in Xalapa

Literacy and Schooling

In Xalapa, 10,591 people aged 15 and over can read and write (1059100%), while 12,951 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 11.3 years (11.4 men, 11.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	5,048	7,903	12,951	1295100%
Incomplete primary	9,820	13,960	23,780	2378000%
Complete primary	15,981	21,267	37,248	3724800%
Incomplete secondary	5,824	5,232	11,056	1105600%
Complete secondary	28,704	33,935	62,639	6263900%
Post-basic education (18+)	104,784	122,313	227,097	22709700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	6,290
6-11 years	1,373
12-14 years	1,191

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 590 are public and 322 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	156	65	221
Primaria	223	42	265
Secundaria	59	30	89
Media Superior	42	43	85
Superior	83	78	161

Employment and Social Security in Xalapa

In Xalapa, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 253,837 people. Of those, 247,911 are employed and 5,926 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.3%.

Total EAP

253,837

H: 134,994 / M: 118,843

Employed Population

247,911

H: 131,129 / M: 116,782

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

5,926 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

154,690

H: 51,571 / M: 103,119

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	352,281	72.1%
IMSS	200,807	41.1%
ISSSTE	46,557	9.5%
ISSSTE estatal	788	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3,160	0.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	94,328	19.3%
IMSS Bienestar	1,356	0.3%
Private insurance	8,405	1.7%
Other institution	3,813	0.8%
Without health coverage	135,605	27.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Xalapa

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

195,777

19577700%

Single

155,339

15533900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

57,895

5789500%

Households

Total Households

151,258

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

85,963

56.8%

Female-headed

65,295

43.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	371,671	76.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	50,005	10.2%
Other religions	911	0.2%
No religion	65,015	13.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Xalapa

Xalapa has 195,268 total dwellings, of which 151,306 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	148,362	103.2%
Earthen floor	2,579	1.8%
1 bedroom	50,629	35.2%
2+ bedrooms	100,324	69.8%
1 room	12,538	8.7%
2 rooms	21,088	14.7%
3+ rooms	117,326	81.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

104.5%

150,330 dwellings

Piped Water

103.9%

149,365 dwellings

With Drainage

104.4%

150,164 dwellings

All Services

103.3%

148,598 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	150,330	104.5%
Without electricity	625	0.4%
Public water network	149,365	103.9%
Hauled water	147,282	102.4%
Other water source	1,590	1.1%
With water tank	131,374	91.3%
With cistern	28,699	20%
With toilet	149,539	104%
With latrine	918	0.6%
With drainage	150,164	104.4%
Without drainage	785	0.5%
With all services	148,598	103.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	103	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Xalapa

Household equipment in Xalapa according to the 2020 Census. 72.5% of dwellings have internet and 98.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	135,880	94.5%
Washing machine	111,402	77.5%
Microwave oven	81,217	56.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	63,687	44.3%
Motorcycle	11,550	8%
Bicycle	9,576	6.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	140,164	97.5%
Radio	109,993	76.5%
Landline phone	70,177	48.8%
Cell phone	141,352	98.3%
Computer	80,046	55.7%
Internet	104,212	72.5%
Pay TV	70,643	49.1%
Streaming platforms	41,043	28.5%
Video game console	22,114	15.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

4,933

3.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

5,669

3.9%

No Computer or Internet

40,385

28.1%

No ICT at All

1,010

0.7%

Companies and Economy in Xalapa

The main economic sectors of Xalapa are Comercio al por menor with 11,110 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	11,110
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	5,715
Industrias manufactureras	1,395
Servicios educativos	1,201
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	785

Poverty and Social Development in Xalapa

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Xalapa has a poverty rate of 37.6% and extreme poverty of 3.6%.

Poverty

37.6%

169,722 people

Extreme Poverty

3.6%

16,443 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

28.2%

127,623 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.1%

27,336 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

28.1%

127,087 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	13.9%	62,889
Lack of access to health services	24.1%	108,974
Lack of access to social security	52.8%	238,392
Lack of housing quality and spaces	10.5%	47,395
Lack of access to basic housing services	6%	27,274
Lack of access to food	18.6%	84,081
Income below welfare line	43.6%	197,058
Income below minimum welfare line	12.8%	57,660

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	34.2%	5.5%	26.2%	32.1%	0
2015	37.6%	3.6%	28.2%	28.1%	0

Crime in Xalapa

In the last 12 months, 7,668 crimes were recorded in Xalapa. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	624
2025/11	659
2025/10	637
2025/09	697
2025/08	639
2025/07	672
2025/06	607
2025/05	684
2025/04	659
2025/03	648
2025/02	644
2025/01	498

Health in Xalapa

Xalapa has 160 health facilities, including 23 hospitals, 121 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Xalapa

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Xalapa-Enríquez	443,063	1,392
Colonia Santa Bárbara	13,738	1,261
El Castillo	6,957	1,163
Lomas Verdes	6,502	1,300
Fraccionamiento las Fuentes	3,614	1,308
Chiltoyac	2,715	1,043
La Haciendita	1,329	1,330
Tronconal	1,311	1,179
Colonia Ignacio Zaragoza	1,101	1,309
Colonia Seis de Enero	865	907

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