Tecate

Tecate is a municipality of Baja California with 108,440 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 741 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.8 years.

Demographics of Tecate

Demographic structure of Tecate according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 25,657 people under 15 years old (23.7%), 74,969 people of working age (69.1%) and 7,576 elderly over 65 years old (7%).

0-14 years

25,657

23.7% of the population

15-64 years

74,969

69.1% - Working age

65+ years

7,576

7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

44.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tecate

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	4,227	4,075	8,302	7.7%
5-9 years	4,272	4,209	8,481	7.8%
10-14 years	4,481	4,393	8,874	8.2%
15-19 years	4,483	4,231	8,714	8%
20-24 years	4,845	4,494	9,339	8.6%
25-29 years	4,669	4,152	8,821	8.1%
30-34 years	4,630	3,945	8,575	7.9%
35-39 years	4,582	3,802	8,384	7.7%
40-44 years	4,442	3,549	7,991	7.4%
45-49 years	4,217	3,332	7,549	7%
50-54 years	3,501	2,936	6,437	5.9%
55-59 years	2,753	2,447	5,200	4.8%
60-64 years	2,110	1,849	3,959	3.7%
65-69 years	1,487	1,502	2,989	2.8%
70-74 years	1,040	999	2,039	1.9%
75-79 years	631	606	1,237	1.1%
80-84 years	337	349	686	0.6%
85+ years	305	320	625	0.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tecate

Population Origin

Born in State

60,613

55.9%

Born in Another State

42,115

38.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

4,622

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

690

0.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

685

99.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

3

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,596

5.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,841

1.7% of the population

Men / Women

932 / 909

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

4,104

3.8%

With Limitation

10,625

9.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,860
Visual	1,774
Hearing	823
Speech	728
Mental	848

Education in Tecate

Literacy and Schooling

In Tecate, 1,586 people aged 15 and over can read and write (158600%), while 2,749 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.8 years (9.7 men, 9.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,529	1,220	2,749	274900%
Incomplete primary	3,454	2,473	5,927	592700%
Complete primary	5,588	4,921	10,509	1050900%
Incomplete secondary	2,967	1,309	4,276	427600%
Complete secondary	11,057	10,033	21,090	2109000%
Post-basic education (18+)	17,849	16,860	34,709	3470900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	2,353
6-11 years	542
12-14 years	400

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 161 are public and 38 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	47	10	57
Primaria	71	9	80
Secundaria	20	3	23
Media Superior	12	7	19
Superior	2	4	6

Employment and Social Security in Tecate

In Tecate, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 52,804 people. Of those, 52,095 are employed and 709 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.3%.

Total EAP

52,804

H: 31,386 / M: 21,418

Employed Population

52,095

H: 30,889 / M: 21,206

Unemployment Rate

1.3%

709 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

30,333

H: 10,626 / M: 19,707

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	83,697	77.2%
IMSS	55,663	51.3%
ISSSTE	4,526	4.2%
ISSSTE estatal	2,533	2.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	63	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	18,222	16.8%
IMSS Bienestar	693	0.6%
Private insurance	2,126	2%
Other institution	1,106	1%
Without health coverage	19,715	18.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Tecate

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

46,623

4662300%

Single

30,998

3099800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

10,287

1028700%

Households

Total Households

31,140

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

21,037

67.6%

Female-headed

10,103

32.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	62,534	57.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	22,851	21.1%
Other religions	123	0.1%
No religion	22,472	20.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Tecate

Tecate has 42,401 total dwellings, of which 31,176 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	30,297	103.4%
Earthen floor	568	1.9%
1 bedroom	8,789	30%
2+ bedrooms	22,078	75.4%
1 room	1,591	5.4%
2 rooms	4,818	16.5%
3+ rooms	24,456	83.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103.7%

30,379 dwellings

Piped Water

101.4%

29,710 dwellings

With Drainage

102.8%

30,115 dwellings

All Services

99.3%

29,077 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	30,379	103.7%
Without electricity	488	1.7%
Public water network	29,710	101.4%
Hauled water	27,423	93.6%
Other water source	1,157	4%
With water tank	3,084	10.5%
With cistern	1,825	6.2%
With toilet	29,809	101.8%
With latrine	800	2.7%
With drainage	30,115	102.8%
Without drainage	752	2.6%
With all services	29,077	99.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	113	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Tecate

Household equipment in Tecate according to the 2020 Census. 69.4% of dwellings have internet and 98.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	29,418	100.4%
Washing machine	26,554	90.7%
Microwave oven	21,066	71.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	24,121	82.4%
Motorcycle	2,183	7.5%
Bicycle	3,930	13.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	28,797	98.3%
Radio	18,829	64.3%
Landline phone	14,787	50.5%
Cell phone	28,884	98.6%
Computer	14,687	50.1%
Internet	20,323	69.4%
Pay TV	18,245	62.3%
Streaming platforms	9,318	31.8%
Video game console	5,425	18.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,196

4.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,292

4.4%

No Computer or Internet

9,144

31.2%

No ICT at All

349

1.2%

Companies and Economy in Tecate

The main economic sectors of Tecate are Comercio al por menor with 1,557 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,557
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	858
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	608
Industrias manufactureras	175
Servicios educativos	166

Poverty and Social Development in Tecate

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tecate has a poverty rate of 26.6% and extreme poverty of 1.7%.

Poverty

26.6%

29,534 people

Extreme Poverty

1.7%

1,932 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

37.5%

41,536 people

Vulnerable by Income

7.1%

7,913 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

28.8%

31,887 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	14%	15,471
Lack of access to health services	11.5%	12,700
Lack of access to social security	44.4%	49,185
Lack of housing quality and spaces	11.7%	12,935
Lack of access to basic housing services	17.1%	18,985
Lack of access to food	13.3%	14,702
Income below welfare line	33.8%	37,447
Income below minimum welfare line	8.6%	9,507

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	29.6%	2.6%	37.6%	25.8%	0
2015	26.6%	1.7%	37.5%	28.8%	0

Crime in Tecate

In the last 12 months, 3,522 crimes were recorded in Tecate. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	317
2025/11	285
2025/10	319
2025/09	293
2025/08	285
2025/07	375
2025/06	356
2025/05	305
2025/04	273
2025/03	279
2025/02	232
2025/01	203

Health in Tecate

Tecate has 37 health facilities, including 7 hospitals, 30 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tecate

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tecate	81,059	526
Nueva Colonia Hindú	5,254	746
Cereso del Hongo	4,679	1,162
Hacienda Tecate	2,572	611
Luis Echeverría Álvarez (El Hongo)	2,459	1,038
Valle de las Palmas	1,685	280
La Rumorosa	1,677	1,252
Mi Ranchito (Chula Vista)	557	987
El Testerazo	424	365
Paso del Águila	396	478

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