El Túnel

El Túnel is a locality of Ixhuatlán del Sureste, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 787 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 40 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of El Túnel

Demographic structure of El Túnel according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 235 under 15 years old (29.9%), 513 working-age people (65.2%) and 39 adults over 65 years old (5%).

0-14 years

235

29.9% of the population

15-64 years

513

65.2% - Working age

65+ years

39

5% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

53.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of El Túnel

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	34	46	80	10.2%
5-9 years	44	41	85	10.8%
10-14 years	35	35	70	8.9%
15-19 years	34	32	66	8.4%
20-24 years	32	46	78	9.9%
25-29 years	36	42	78	9.9%
30-34 years	30	18	48	6.1%
35-39 years	29	29	58	7.4%
40-44 years	17	34	51	6.5%
45-49 years	19	26	45	5.7%
50-54 years	15	19	34	4.3%
55-59 years	14	19	33	4.2%
60-64 years	11	11	22	2.8%
65-69 years	5	6	11	1.4%
70-74 years	6	3	9	1.1%
75-79 years	4	4	8	1%
80-84 years	1	3	4	0.5%
85+ years	5	2	7	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in El Túnel

Population Origin

Born in the State

708

90%

Born in Another State

77

9.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

9

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

4

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

4

100% of indigenous speakers

Indigenous Households

10

4.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

17

2.2% of the population

Men / Women

6 / 11

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

40

5.1%

With Limitation

69

8.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	21
Visual	18
Hearing	7
Speech	6
Mental	7

Education in El Túnel

Literacy and Schooling

In El Túnel, 68 people aged 15+ are literate (6800%), while 71 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years (8 men, 6.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	21	50	71	7100%
Incomplete primary	28	44	72	7200%
Complete primary	45	53	98	9800%
Incomplete secondary	18	9	27	2700%
Complete secondary	68	74	142	14200%
Post-basic education (18+)	69	58	127	12700%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	22
6-11 years	6
12-14 years	5

Employment and Social Security in El Túnel

In El Túnel, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 298 people. Of them, 271 are employed and 27 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 9.1%.

Total EAP

298

M: 195 / W: 103

Employed Population

271

M: 173 / W: 98

Unemployment Rate

9.1%

27 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

291

M: 81 / W: 210

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	715	90.9%
IMSS	187	23.8%
ISSSTE	3	0.4%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	43	5.5%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	490	62.3%
IMSS Bienestar	1	0.1%
Without health coverage	72	9.1%

Marital Status and Religion in El Túnel

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

331

33100%

Single

169

16900%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

90

9000%

Households

Total Households

228

3.5 average occupants

Male-Headed

159

69.7%

Female-Headed

69

30.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	328	41.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	263	33.4%
No religion	196	24.9%

Housing and Basic Services in El Túnel

El Túnel has 270 total dwellings, of which 228 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	222	97.4%
Dirt floor	6	2.6%
1 bedroom	129	56.6%
2 or more bedrooms	99	43.4%
1 room	76	33.3%
2 rooms	41	18%
3 or more rooms	111	48.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.7%

225 dwellings

Piped Water

87.3%

199 dwellings

With Drainage

98.2%

224 dwellings

All Services

85.1%

194 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	225	98.7%
Without electricity	3	1.3%
Public water network	199	87.3%
Other water source	29	12.7%
With water tank	35	15.4%
With cistern	7	3.1%
With toilet	223	97.8%
With drainage	224	98.2%
Without drainage	4	1.8%
With all services	194	85.1%

Goods and Technology in El Túnel

Household equipment in El Túnel according to the 2020 Census. 7% of dwellings have internet and 86.4% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	183	80.3%
Washing machine	161	70.6%
Microwave oven	33	14.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	34	14.9%
Motorcycle	33	14.5%
Bicycle	6	2.6%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	196	86%
Radio	145	63.6%
Landline phone	1	0.4%
Cell phone	197	86.4%
Computer	23	10.1%
Internet	16	7%
Pay TV	56	24.6%
Streaming platforms	1	0.4%
Video game console	2	0.9%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

23

10.1%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

31

13.6%

Without Computer or Internet

194

85.1%

Without Any ICT

12

5.3%

Location of El Túnel

Coordinates: 18.0215272, -94.3378878
Altitude: 40 m