Tecpatán

Tecpatán is a municipality of Chiapas with 21,426 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 427 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years.

Demographics of Tecpatán

Demographic structure of Tecpatán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,668 people under 15 years old (31.1%), 13,005 people of working age (60.7%) and 1,752 elderly over 65 years old (8.2%).

0-14 years

6,668

31.1% of the population

15-64 years

13,005

60.7% - Working age

65+ years

1,752

8.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tecpatán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,201	1,136	2,337	10.9%
5-9 years	1,116	1,073	2,189	10.2%
10-14 years	1,092	1,050	2,142	10%
15-19 years	1,030	994	2,024	9.4%
20-24 years	745	761	1,506	7%
25-29 years	661	811	1,472	6.9%
30-34 years	634	791	1,425	6.7%
35-39 years	669	768	1,437	6.7%
40-44 years	617	746	1,363	6.4%
45-49 years	645	574	1,219	5.7%
50-54 years	514	513	1,027	4.8%
55-59 years	429	395	824	3.8%
60-64 years	383	325	708	3.3%
65-69 years	282	294	576	2.7%
70-74 years	217	164	381	1.8%
75-79 years	181	155	336	1.6%
80-84 years	135	107	242	1.1%
85+ years	112	105	217	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tecpatán

Population Origin

Born in State

21,112

98.5%

Born in Another State

239

1.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

243

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,803

17.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,742

98.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

45

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

6,188

106.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

822

3.8% of the population

Men / Women

406 / 416

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,231

5.7%

With Limitation

1,731

8.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	505
Visual	641
Hearing	359
Speech	230
Mental	222

Education in Tecpatán

Literacy and Schooling

In Tecpatán, 2,059 people aged 15 and over can read and write (205900%), while 1,956 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years (6.9 men, 6.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	878	1,078	1,956	195600%
Incomplete primary	1,567	1,477	3,044	304400%
Complete primary	1,298	1,269	2,567	256700%
Incomplete secondary	267	248	515	51500%
Complete secondary	1,471	1,704	3,175	317500%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,493	1,455	2,948	294800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	423
6-11 years	106
12-14 years	149

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 144 are public and 12 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	43	1	44
Primaria	65	2	67
Secundaria	23	2	25
Media Superior	9	1	10

Employment and Social Security in Tecpatán

In Tecpatán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 8,937 people. Of those, 8,793 are employed and 144 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

8,937

H: 6,259 / M: 2,678

Employed Population

8,793

H: 6,130 / M: 2,663

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

144 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,040

H: 1,623 / M: 5,417

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,332	38.9%
IMSS	573	2.7%
ISSSTE	534	2.5%
ISSSTE estatal	131	0.6%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	31	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,934	32.4%
IMSS Bienestar	108	0.5%
Private insurance	19	0.1%
Other institution	31	0.1%
Without health coverage	13,082	61.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Tecpatán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,774

977400%

Single

4,869

486900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,417

141700%

Households

Total Households

5,798

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

4,331

74.7%

Female-headed

1,467

25.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,774	41%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	10,956	51.1%
No religion	1,681	7.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Tecpatán

Tecpatán has 7,408 total dwellings, of which 5,804 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,059	87.7%
Earthen floor	725	12.6%
1 bedroom	3,336	57.8%
2+ bedrooms	2,448	42.4%
1 room	1,031	17.9%
2 rooms	1,747	30.3%
3+ rooms	3,006	52.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

96.2%

5,547 dwellings

Piped Water

95%

5,481 dwellings

With Drainage

95.8%

5,528 dwellings

All Services

90.4%

5,216 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,547	96.2%
Without electricity	237	4.1%
Public water network	5,481	95%
Hauled water	4,345	75.3%
Other water source	303	5.3%
With water tank	1,029	17.8%
With cistern	3,940	68.3%
With toilet	5,400	93.6%
With latrine	164	2.8%
With drainage	5,528	95.8%
Without drainage	255	4.4%
With all services	5,216	90.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	43	0.7%

Goods and Technology in Tecpatán

Household equipment in Tecpatán according to the 2020 Census. 12.4% of dwellings have internet and 47.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,800	65.9%
Washing machine	2,350	40.7%
Microwave oven	421	7.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	586	10.2%
Motorcycle	605	10.5%
Bicycle	65	1.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,757	65.1%
Radio	1,530	26.5%
Landline phone	120	2.1%
Cell phone	2,744	47.6%
Computer	342	5.9%
Internet	718	12.4%
Pay TV	2,049	35.5%
Streaming platforms	12	0.2%
Video game console	9	0.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,711

29.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

3,013

52.2%

No Computer or Internet

4,927

85.4%

No ICT at All

1,310

22.7%

Companies and Economy in Tecpatán

The main economic sectors of Tecpatán are Comercio al por menor with 353 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	353
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	103
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	94
Industrias manufactureras	49
Industrias manufactureras	15

Poverty and Social Development in Tecpatán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tecpatán has a poverty rate of 82.6% and extreme poverty of 32.9%.

Poverty

82.6%

33,353 people

Extreme Poverty

32.9%

13,275 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

14.3%

5,767 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.2%

479 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2%

799 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36.5%	14,733
Lack of access to health services	14.2%	5,750
Lack of access to social security	91.2%	36,846
Lack of housing quality and spaces	28.1%	11,344
Lack of access to basic housing services	70.3%	28,416
Lack of access to food	27.9%	11,270
Income below welfare line	83.7%	33,832
Income below minimum welfare line	47.7%	19,275

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	83.2%	36.7%	14.8%	1.4%	0
2015	82.6%	32.9%	14.3%	2%	0

Crime in Tecpatán

In the last 12 months, 32 crimes were recorded in Tecpatán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/08	1
2025/07	1
2025/06	2
2025/05	4
2025/04	3
2025/01	3
2024/12	2
2024/11	2
2024/10	7
2024/08	1
2024/07	3

Health in Tecpatán

Tecpatán has 17 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 17 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tecpatán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tecpatán	4,950	308
Luis Espinosa	1,773	191
Francisco I. Madero	1,461	279
Nuevo Naranjo	1,011	229
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla	888	322
Emiliano Zapata	800	369
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines	674	216
El Porvenir	668	581
Juan Sabines Gutiérrez	635	214
Poblado Nuevo General Francisco Villa	461	287

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