Tecomán

Tecomán is a municipality of Colima with 116,305 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 32 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years.

Demographics of Tecomán

Demographic structure of Tecomán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 31,268 people under 15 years old (26.9%), 76,039 people of working age (65.4%) and 8,838 elderly over 65 years old (7.6%).

0-14 years

31,268

26.9% of the population

15-64 years

76,039

65.4% - Working age

65+ years

8,838

7.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

52.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tecomán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	4,683	4,654	9,337	8%
5-9 years	5,485	5,493	10,978	9.4%
10-14 years	5,563	5,390	10,953	9.4%
15-19 years	5,158	4,944	10,102	8.7%
20-24 years	4,767	4,765	9,532	8.2%
25-29 years	4,455	4,593	9,048	7.8%
30-34 years	4,318	4,579	8,897	7.6%
35-39 years	3,937	4,185	8,122	7%
40-44 years	3,808	3,960	7,768	6.7%
45-49 years	3,502	3,442	6,944	6%
50-54 years	3,058	3,143	6,201	5.3%
55-59 years	2,516	2,614	5,130	4.4%
60-64 years	2,188	2,107	4,295	3.7%
65-69 years	1,546	1,597	3,143	2.7%
70-74 years	1,091	1,128	2,219	1.9%
75-79 years	790	856	1,646	1.4%
80-84 years	480	486	966	0.8%
85+ years	405	459	864	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tecomán

Population Origin

Born in State

86,335

74.2%

Born in Another State

28,695

24.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

5,128

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,726

1.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,624

94.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

94

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

3,015

9.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

2,785

2.4% of the population

Men / Women

1,375 / 1,410

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

7,454

6.4%

With Limitation

13,423

11.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	3,712
Visual	3,469
Hearing	1,465
Speech	1,163
Mental	1,338

Education in Tecomán

Literacy and Schooling

In Tecomán, 6,243 people aged 15 and over can read and write (624300%), while 8,177 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years (8.1 men, 8.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	4,348	3,829	8,177	817700%
Incomplete primary	5,680	4,980	10,660	1066000%
Complete primary	6,427	6,383	12,810	1281000%
Incomplete secondary	1,966	1,573	3,539	353900%
Complete secondary	10,097	12,145	22,242	2224200%
Post-basic education (18+)	12,382	12,633	25,015	2501500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	2,579
6-11 years	1,045
12-14 years	1,072

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 198 are public and 52 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	52	12	64
Primaria	79	4	83
Secundaria	27	3	30
Media Superior	20	11	31
Superior	4	6	10

Employment and Social Security in Tecomán

In Tecomán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 60,928 people. Of those, 60,173 are employed and 755 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.2%.

Total EAP

60,928

H: 36,478 / M: 24,450

Employed Population

60,173

H: 35,919 / M: 24,254

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

755 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

29,991

H: 8,575 / M: 21,416

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	95,487	82.1%
IMSS	45,411	39%
ISSSTE	3,388	2.9%
ISSSTE estatal	71	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	845	0.7%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	45,549	39.2%
IMSS Bienestar	347	0.3%
Private insurance	607	0.5%
Other institution	230	0.2%
Without health coverage	20,632	17.7%

Marital Status and Religion in Tecomán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

49,817

4981700%

Single

29,130

2913000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

12,281

1228100%

Households

Total Households

33,001

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

22,068

66.9%

Female-headed

10,933

33.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	94,372	81.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	11,546	9.9%
Other religions	51	0%
No religion	10,113	8.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Tecomán

Tecomán has 40,114 total dwellings, of which 33,020 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	30,848	96%
Earthen floor	2,009	6.3%
1 bedroom	12,351	38.4%
2+ bedrooms	20,507	63.8%
1 room	2,848	8.9%
2 rooms	8,065	25.1%
3+ rooms	21,944	68.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.6%

32,649 dwellings

Piped Water

101%

32,453 dwellings

With Drainage

101.8%

32,727 dwellings

All Services

100.4%

32,254 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	32,649	101.6%
Without electricity	208	0.6%
Public water network	32,453	101%
Hauled water	31,469	97.9%
Other water source	404	1.3%
With water tank	18,227	56.7%
With cistern	8,219	25.6%
With toilet	32,673	101.7%
With latrine	52	0.2%
With drainage	32,727	101.8%
Without drainage	130	0.4%
With all services	32,254	100.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	22	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tecomán

Household equipment in Tecomán according to the 2020 Census. 35.7% of dwellings have internet and 90.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	29,127	90.6%
Washing machine	21,169	65.9%
Microwave oven	8,815	27.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	12,933	40.2%
Motorcycle	7,676	23.9%
Bicycle	10,633	33.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	28,814	89.7%
Radio	21,233	66.1%
Landline phone	8,699	27.1%
Cell phone	29,082	90.5%
Computer	7,496	23.3%
Internet	11,461	35.7%
Pay TV	15,936	49.6%
Streaming platforms	2,637	8.2%
Video game console	1,494	4.6%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,967

6.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,698

8.4%

No Computer or Internet

19,550

60.8%

No ICT at All

651

2%

Companies and Economy in Tecomán

The main economic sectors of Tecomán are Comercio al por menor with 2,571 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	2,571
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	1,456
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	1,158
Industrias manufactureras	310
Servicios educativos	171

Poverty and Social Development in Tecomán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tecomán has a poverty rate of 48.7% and extreme poverty of 6%.

Poverty

48.7%

60,315 people

Extreme Poverty

6%

7,400 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.7%

40,541 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.4%

7,912 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

12.1%

15,032 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	27.2%	33,643
Lack of access to health services	12.7%	15,724
Lack of access to social security	66.9%	82,868
Lack of housing quality and spaces	15.9%	19,695
Lack of access to basic housing services	16.6%	20,525
Lack of access to food	28.1%	34,839
Income below welfare line	55.1%	68,228
Income below minimum welfare line	14.4%	17,794

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	44.8%	4.5%	39.7%	12.6%	0
2015	48.7%	6%	32.7%	12.1%	0

Crime in Tecomán

In the last 12 months, 3,283 crimes were recorded in Tecomán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	292
2025/11	288
2025/10	320
2025/09	311
2025/08	279
2025/07	290
2025/06	252
2025/05	273
2025/04	273
2025/03	231
2025/02	206
2025/01	268

Health in Tecomán

Tecomán has 84 health facilities, including 8 hospitals, 64 health centers and 3 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tecomán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tecomán	88,337	33
Cerro de Ortega	9,309	9
Colonia Bayardo	5,393	49
Madrid	3,281	165
Cofradía de Morelos	2,558	20
Caleras	1,733	80
Tecolapa	823	170
Colonia Ladislao Moreno	691	20
Cofradía de Hidalgo (Laguna de Alcuzahue)	453	25
La Cuarta	425	30

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