Zacualpan

Zacualpan is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 6,788 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,683 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.9 years.

Demographics of Zacualpan

Demographic structure of Zacualpan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,928 people under 15 years old (28.4%), 4,004 people of working age (59%) and 856 elderly over 65 years old (12.6%).

0-14 years

1,928

28.4% of the population

15-64 years

4,004

59% - Working age

65+ years

856

12.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

69.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Zacualpan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	272	291	563	8.3%
5-9 years	338	342	680	10%
10-14 years	332	353	685	10.1%
15-19 years	282	314	596	8.8%
20-24 years	214	203	417	6.1%
25-29 years	170	210	380	5.6%
30-34 years	172	199	371	5.5%
35-39 years	198	239	437	6.4%
40-44 years	217	236	453	6.7%
45-49 years	195	215	410	6%
50-54 years	154	186	340	5%
55-59 years	171	155	326	4.8%
60-64 years	137	137	274	4%
65-69 years	121	134	255	3.8%
70-74 years	101	115	216	3.2%
75-79 years	76	86	162	2.4%
80-84 years	42	63	105	1.5%
85+ years	46	72	118	1.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Zacualpan

Population Origin

Born in State

5,124

75.5%

Born in Another State

1,639

24.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

232

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

106

1.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

105

99.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

302

15.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

23

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

9 / 14

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

636

9.4%

With Limitation

1,202

17.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	304
Visual	276
Hearing	180
Speech	75
Mental	133

Education in Zacualpan

Literacy and Schooling

In Zacualpan, 1,062 people aged 15 and over can read and write (106200%), while 1,012 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.9 years (6 men, 5.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	416	596	1,012	101200%
Incomplete primary	497	456	953	95300%
Complete primary	447	487	934	93400%
Incomplete secondary	86	71	157	15700%
Complete secondary	467	451	918	91800%
Post-basic education (18+)	336	429	765	76500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	182
6-11 years	19
12-14 years	71

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 61 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	23	23
Primaria	26	26
Secundaria	8	8
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Zacualpan

In Zacualpan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,776 people. Of those, 2,746 are employed and 30 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

2,776

H: 1,908 / M: 868

Employed Population

2,746

H: 1,883 / M: 863

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

30 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,479

H: 584 / M: 1,895

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,084	74.9%
IMSS	151	2.2%
ISSSTE	153	2.3%
ISSSTE estatal	2	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	12	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,725	69.6%
IMSS Bienestar	25	0.4%
Private insurance	38	0.6%
Other institution	3	0%
Without health coverage	1,704	25.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Zacualpan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,053

305300%

Single

1,525

152500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

703

70300%

Households

Total Households

1,997

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

1,401

70.2%

Female-headed

596

29.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,921	87.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	476	7%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	389	5.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Zacualpan

Zacualpan has 2,771 total dwellings, of which 1,998 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,796	95.2%
Earthen floor	197	10.4%
1 bedroom	950	50.4%
2+ bedrooms	1,043	55.3%
1 room	114	6%
2 rooms	553	29.3%
3+ rooms	1,326	70.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

95.1%

1,794 dwellings

Piped Water

99%

1,867 dwellings

With Drainage

81.4%

1,536 dwellings

All Services

75.1%

1,417 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,794	95.1%
Without electricity	199	10.6%
Public water network	1,867	99%
Hauled water	879	46.6%
Other water source	126	6.7%
With water tank	952	50.5%
With cistern	271	14.4%
With toilet	1,225	65%
With latrine	698	37%
With drainage	1,536	81.4%
Without drainage	457	24.2%
With all services	1,417	75.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	29	1.5%

Goods and Technology in Zacualpan

Household equipment in Zacualpan according to the 2020 Census. 6.6% of dwellings have internet and 65.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	941	49.9%
Washing machine	587	31.1%
Microwave oven	178	9.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	470	24.9%
Motorcycle	134	7.1%
Bicycle	62	3.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,282	68%
Radio	1,255	66.5%
Landline phone	64	3.4%
Cell phone	1,240	65.7%
Computer	128	6.8%
Internet	124	6.6%
Pay TV	322	17.1%
Streaming platforms	12	0.6%
Video game console	13	0.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

360

19.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

724

38.4%

No Computer or Internet

1,803

95.6%

No ICT at All

258

13.7%

Companies and Economy in Zacualpan

The main economic sectors of Zacualpan are Comercio al por menor with 51 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	51
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	11
Industrias manufactureras	10
Servicios educativos	4
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	4

Poverty and Social Development in Zacualpan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Zacualpan has a poverty rate of 84.5% and extreme poverty of 32.8%.

Poverty

84.5%

6,048 people

Extreme Poverty

32.8%

2,345 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

13.3%

952 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.8%

54 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.4%

100 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	44.6%	3,192
Lack of access to health services	14.9%	1,065
Lack of access to social security	83.9%	6,002
Lack of housing quality and spaces	18.5%	1,324
Lack of access to basic housing services	66.1%	4,729
Lack of access to food	37.1%	2,652
Income below welfare line	85.3%	6,102
Income below minimum welfare line	53.9%	3,858

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	86.8%	44.4%	12.5%	0.4%	0
2015	84.5%	32.8%	13.3%	1.4%	0

Crime in Zacualpan

In the last 12 months, 43 crimes were recorded in Zacualpan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	4
2025/11	6
2025/10	1
2025/09	4
2025/08	6
2025/06	7
2025/05	6
2025/04	2
2025/03	1
2025/02	1
2025/01	1
2024/12	4

Health in Zacualpan

Zacualpan has 14 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 12 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Zacualpan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Zacualpan	757	1,695
General Prim (San Francisco)	441	1,469
Canalejas de Otates	350	2,535
Atixtaca	321	1,885
Tlachichilquillo	265	1,756
Carrizal Chico	256	1,271
Ejido Tlachichilquillo (Las Jarillas)	246	2,631
El Demantza	244	1,832
Cuarta Manzana	238	1,808
El Cojolite	231	1,429

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