Tepezalá

Tepezalá is a municipality of Aguascalientes with 22,485 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,950 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years.

Demographics of Tepezalá

Demographic structure of Tepezalá according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,858 people under 15 years old (30.5%), 14,007 people of working age (62.3%) and 1,566 elderly over 65 years old (7%).

0-14 years

6,858

30.5% of the population

15-64 years

14,007

62.3% - Working age

65+ years

1,566

7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

60.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tepezalá

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,128	1,091	2,219	9.9%
5-9 years	1,211	1,199	2,410	10.7%
10-14 years	1,146	1,083	2,229	9.9%
15-19 years	1,155	1,161	2,316	10.3%
20-24 years	1,003	1,016	2,019	9%
25-29 years	911	922	1,833	8.2%
30-34 years	752	820	1,572	7%
35-39 years	669	720	1,389	6.2%
40-44 years	626	695	1,321	5.9%
45-49 years	596	612	1,208	5.4%
50-54 years	459	486	945	4.2%
55-59 years	383	429	812	3.6%
60-64 years	305	287	592	2.6%
65-69 years	217	253	470	2.1%
70-74 years	187	195	382	1.7%
75-79 years	157	164	321	1.4%
80-84 years	85	100	185	0.8%
85+ years	97	111	208	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tepezalá

Population Origin

Born in State

20,972

93.3%

Born in Another State

1,267

5.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

288

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

18

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

18

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

35

0.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

83

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

39 / 44

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,063

4.7%

With Limitation

2,067

9.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	562
Visual	405
Hearing	200
Speech	154
Mental	154

Education in Tepezalá

Literacy and Schooling

In Tepezalá, 659 people aged 15 and over can read and write (65900%), while 528 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years (8.4 men, 8.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	269	259	528	52800%
Incomplete primary	1,082	935	2,017	201700%
Complete primary	1,277	1,178	2,455	245500%
Incomplete secondary	252	198	450	45000%
Complete secondary	2,339	2,827	5,166	516600%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,071	2,232	4,303	430300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	512
6-11 years	87
12-14 years	137

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 72 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	20	20
Primaria	22	22
Secundaria	16	16
Media Superior	12	12

Employment and Social Security in Tepezalá

In Tepezalá, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 9,185 people. Of those, 8,902 are employed and 283 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.1%.

Total EAP

9,185

H: 6,263 / M: 2,922

Employed Population

8,902

H: 6,016 / M: 2,886

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

283 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,653

H: 2,001 / M: 5,652

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	19,068	84.8%
IMSS	6,938	30.9%
ISSSTE	965	4.3%
ISSSTE estatal	47	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	11	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,179	49.7%
IMSS Bienestar	9	0%
Private insurance	37	0.2%
Other institution	9	0%
Without health coverage	3,358	14.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Tepezalá

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,902

990200%

Single

5,449

544900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,526

152600%

Households

Total Households

5,422

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

4,075

75.2%

Female-headed

1,347

24.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	21,290	94.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	807	3.6%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	332	1.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Tepezalá

Tepezalá has 6,592 total dwellings, of which 5,425 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,310	98%
Earthen floor	89	1.6%
1 bedroom	1,568	29%
2+ bedrooms	3,831	70.7%
1 room	158	2.9%
2 rooms	732	13.5%
3+ rooms	4,509	83.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.9%

5,355 dwellings

Piped Water

98.5%

5,335 dwellings

With Drainage

97.8%

5,296 dwellings

All Services

96.5%

5,227 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,355	98.9%
Without electricity	44	0.8%
Public water network	5,335	98.5%
Hauled water	3,978	73.4%
Other water source	64	1.2%
With water tank	4,690	86.6%
With cistern	751	13.9%
With toilet	5,256	97%
With latrine	13	0.2%
With drainage	5,296	97.8%
Without drainage	103	1.9%
With all services	5,227	96.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tepezalá

Household equipment in Tepezalá according to the 2020 Census. 37.9% of dwellings have internet and 85.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,916	90.8%
Washing machine	4,547	84%
Microwave oven	2,386	44.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,810	51.9%
Motorcycle	766	14.1%
Bicycle	2,699	49.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,100	94.2%
Radio	3,943	72.8%
Landline phone	590	10.9%
Cell phone	4,610	85.1%
Computer	1,179	21.8%
Internet	2,055	37.9%
Pay TV	1,326	24.5%
Streaming platforms	258	4.8%
Video game console	240	4.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

126

2.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

654

12.1%

No Computer or Internet

3,037

56.1%

No ICT at All

56

1%

Companies and Economy in Tepezalá

The main economic sectors of Tepezalá are Comercio al por menor with 289 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	289
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	159
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	105
Industrias manufactureras	31
Servicios inmobiliarios	18

Poverty and Social Development in Tepezalá

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tepezalá has a poverty rate of 50.7% and extreme poverty of 3.1%.

Poverty

50.7%

10,378 people

Extreme Poverty

3.1%

643 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

31.2%

6,393 people

Vulnerable by Income

7.1%

1,447 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

11.1%

2,266 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	20.8%	4,258
Lack of access to health services	8.3%	1,690
Lack of access to social security	68.2%	13,965
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.1%	1,257
Lack of access to basic housing services	10.5%	2,142
Lack of access to food	21.4%	4,391
Income below welfare line	57.7%	11,825
Income below minimum welfare line	21%	4,305

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	65.8%	9%	22.8%	5.7%	0
2015	50.7%	3.1%	31.2%	11.1%	0

Crime in Tepezalá

In the last 12 months, 338 crimes were recorded in Tepezalá. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	26
2025/11	33
2025/10	40
2025/09	35
2025/08	24
2025/07	22
2025/06	24
2025/05	32
2025/04	25
2025/03	23
2025/02	29
2025/01	25

Health in Tepezalá

Tepezalá has 8 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 7 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tepezalá

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tepezalá	5,225	2,101
San Antonio	3,889	1,914
El Chayote	1,754	1,927
Carboneras	1,494	1,910
Los Alamitos	1,197	1,922
Ojo de Agua de los Montes	966	1,964
Mesillas	943	2,003
El Gigante	778	1,910
El Tepozán	777	2,170
La Victoria	719	1,926

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