Tepehuanes

Tepehuanes is a municipality of Durango with 11,378 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,240 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of Tepehuanes

Demographic structure of Tepehuanes according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,048 people under 15 years old (26.8%), 6,832 people of working age (60%) and 1,498 elderly over 65 years old (13.2%).

0-14 years

3,048

26.8% of the population

15-64 years

6,832

60% - Working age

65+ years

1,498

13.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

66.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tepehuanes

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	480	500	980	8.6%
5-9 years	529	524	1,053	9.3%
10-14 years	519	496	1,015	8.9%
15-19 years	490	439	929	8.2%
20-24 years	424	411	835	7.3%
25-29 years	376	387	763	6.7%
30-34 years	400	389	789	6.9%
35-39 years	349	364	713	6.3%
40-44 years	346	319	665	5.8%
45-49 years	315	288	603	5.3%
50-54 years	273	293	566	5%
55-59 years	271	238	509	4.5%
60-64 years	225	235	460	4%
65-69 years	224	199	423	3.7%
70-74 years	172	185	357	3.1%
75-79 years	152	151	303	2.7%
80-84 years	109	127	236	2.1%
85+ years	95	84	179	1.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tepehuanes

Population Origin

Born in State

10,538

92.6%

Born in Another State

611

5.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

150

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

65

0.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

65

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

215

6.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

177

1.6% of the population

Men / Women

86 / 91

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,219

10.7%

With Limitation

1,786

15.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	667
Visual	562
Hearing	291
Speech	143
Mental	236

Education in Tepehuanes

Literacy and Schooling

In Tepehuanes, 434 people aged 15 and over can read and write (43400%), while 681 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years (7.3 men, 7.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	329	352	681	68100%
Incomplete primary	759	647	1,406	140600%
Complete primary	1,022	884	1,906	190600%
Incomplete secondary	174	148	322	32200%
Complete secondary	1,090	1,227	2,317	231700%
Post-basic education (18+)	766	736	1,502	150200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	369
6-11 years	70
12-14 years	80

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 92 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	23	23
Primaria	52	52
Secundaria	14	14
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Tepehuanes

In Tepehuanes, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 5,162 people. Of those, 5,069 are employed and 93 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

5,162

H: 3,352 / M: 1,810

Employed Population

5,069

H: 3,272 / M: 1,797

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

93 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,720

H: 1,145 / M: 2,575

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	8,716	76.6%
IMSS	1,207	10.6%
ISSSTE	511	4.5%
ISSSTE estatal	7	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	17	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,789	59.7%
IMSS Bienestar	128	1.1%
Private insurance	177	1.6%
Other institution	27	0.2%
Without health coverage	2,656	23.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Tepehuanes

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,158

515800%

Single

2,702

270200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,057

105700%

Households

Total Households

3,471

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

2,475

71.3%

Female-headed

996

28.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,733	76.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,342	11.8%
No religion	1,300	11.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Tepehuanes

Tepehuanes has 6,981 total dwellings, of which 3,473 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,242	95.3%
Earthen floor	210	6.2%
1 bedroom	1,047	30.8%
2+ bedrooms	2,405	70.7%
1 room	69	2%
2 rooms	365	10.7%
3+ rooms	3,018	88.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.6%

3,322 dwellings

Piped Water

97.4%

3,313 dwellings

With Drainage

85.2%

2,901 dwellings

All Services

83.7%

2,847 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,322	97.6%
Without electricity	130	3.8%
Public water network	3,313	97.4%
Hauled water	1,989	58.4%
Other water source	139	4.1%
With water tank	3,022	88.8%
With cistern	131	3.8%
With toilet	2,719	79.9%
With latrine	416	12.2%
With drainage	2,901	85.2%
Without drainage	551	16.2%
With all services	2,847	83.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	30	0.9%

Goods and Technology in Tepehuanes

Household equipment in Tepehuanes according to the 2020 Census. 17% of dwellings have internet and 76.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,742	80.6%
Washing machine	2,066	60.7%
Microwave oven	1,760	51.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,289	67.3%
Motorcycle	493	14.5%
Bicycle	316	9.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,955	86.8%
Radio	1,799	52.9%
Landline phone	748	22%
Cell phone	2,604	76.5%
Computer	590	17.3%
Internet	580	17%
Pay TV	2,167	63.7%
Streaming platforms	95	2.8%
Video game console	178	5.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

316

9.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

583

17.1%

No Computer or Internet

2,580

75.8%

No ICT at All

167

4.9%

Companies and Economy in Tepehuanes

The main economic sectors of Tepehuanes are Comercio al por menor with 204 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	204
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	103
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	101
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	30
Industrias manufactureras	29

Poverty and Social Development in Tepehuanes

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tepehuanes has a poverty rate of 56.1% and extreme poverty of 4.4%.

Poverty

56.1%

4,876 people

Extreme Poverty

4.4%

383 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

33.6%

2,924 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.2%

280 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.1%

613 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	26.6%	2,316
Lack of access to health services	6.7%	581
Lack of access to social security	75.2%	6,541
Lack of housing quality and spaces	3.1%	268
Lack of access to basic housing services	19.3%	1,682
Lack of access to food	22.8%	1,978
Income below welfare line	59.3%	5,156
Income below minimum welfare line	20.3%	1,767

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	71.8%	20.1%	22.6%	4.2%	0
2015	56.1%	4.4%	33.6%	7.1%	0

Crime in Tepehuanes

In the last 12 months, 54 crimes were recorded in Tepehuanes. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	6
2025/11	7
2025/10	3
2025/09	6
2025/08	4
2025/07	6
2025/06	4
2025/05	5
2025/04	3
2025/03	4
2025/02	1
2025/01	5

Health in Tepehuanes

Tepehuanes has 11 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 11 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tepehuanes

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes	5,490	1,800
San José de la Boca	316	1,812
La Purísima	279	1,821
San Nicolás de Presidio (Presidio de Arriba)	265	1,767
Los Corrales	235	1,721
Potrero de Cháidez	203	2,543
Los Bagres	194	1,863
El Gato de Arriba	179	2,527
Cerritos	179	1,848
El Conejo	171	2,581

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