Tuxpan

Tuxpan is a municipality of Jalisco with 37,518 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,170 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years.

Demographics of Tuxpan

Demographic structure of Tuxpan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,956 people under 15 years old (26.5%), 23,844 people of working age (63.6%) and 3,714 elderly over 65 years old (9.9%).

0-14 years

9,956

26.5% of the population

15-64 years

23,844

63.6% - Working age

65+ years

3,714

9.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

57.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tuxpan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,569	1,393	2,962	7.9%
5-9 years	1,811	1,683	3,494	9.3%
10-14 years	1,772	1,728	3,500	9.3%
15-19 years	1,658	1,668	3,326	8.9%
20-24 years	1,533	1,493	3,026	8.1%
25-29 years	1,361	1,394	2,755	7.3%
30-34 years	1,276	1,426	2,702	7.2%
35-39 years	1,177	1,258	2,435	6.5%
40-44 years	1,121	1,233	2,354	6.3%
45-49 years	1,016	1,090	2,106	5.6%
50-54 years	903	1,050	1,953	5.2%
55-59 years	769	906	1,675	4.5%
60-64 years	663	849	1,512	4%
65-69 years	582	670	1,252	3.3%
70-74 years	456	518	974	2.6%
75-79 years	316	341	657	1.8%
80-84 years	178	226	404	1.1%
85+ years	189	238	427	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tuxpan

Population Origin

Born in State

34,781

92.7%

Born in Another State

2,463

6.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,032

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

491

1.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

487

99.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

3

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

476

4.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

717

1.9% of the population

Men / Women

388 / 329

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,476

3.9%

With Limitation

3,320

8.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	776
Visual	518
Hearing	305
Speech	229
Mental	278

Education in Tuxpan

Literacy and Schooling

In Tuxpan, 1,183 people aged 15 and over can read and write (118300%), while 1,190 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.1 years (9.2 men, 8.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	533	657	1,190	119000%
Incomplete primary	1,354	1,588	2,942	294200%
Complete primary	2,143	2,715	4,858	485800%
Incomplete secondary	573	399	972	97200%
Complete secondary	3,250	3,448	6,698	669800%
Post-basic education (18+)	4,901	5,039	9,940	994000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	728
6-11 years	165
12-14 years	200

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 74 are public and 4 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	28	2	30
Primaria	32	1	33
Secundaria	8	1	9
Media Superior	3	0	3

Employment and Social Security in Tuxpan

In Tuxpan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 17,885 people. Of those, 17,694 are employed and 191 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

17,885

H: 10,480 / M: 7,405

Employed Population

17,694

H: 10,333 / M: 7,361

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

191 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

11,622

H: 3,670 / M: 7,952

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	29,666	79.1%
IMSS	17,790	47.4%
ISSSTE	1,466	3.9%
ISSSTE estatal	19	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	47	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,280	27.4%
IMSS Bienestar	127	0.3%
Private insurance	170	0.5%
Other institution	80	0.2%
Without health coverage	7,839	20.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Tuxpan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

15,834

1583400%

Single

10,321

1032100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,505

350500%

Households

Total Households

9,649

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

6,386

66.2%

Female-headed

3,263

33.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	35,168	93.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,574	4.2%
Other religions	37	0.1%
No religion	718	1.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Tuxpan

Tuxpan has 11,978 total dwellings, of which 9,655 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	9,202	95.7%
Earthen floor	437	4.5%
1 bedroom	2,615	27.2%
2+ bedrooms	7,024	73%
1 room	436	4.5%
2 rooms	1,436	14.9%
3+ rooms	7,767	80.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

9,575 dwellings

Piped Water

99.9%

9,611 dwellings

With Drainage

99.8%

9,595 dwellings

All Services

99%

9,522 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	9,575	99.6%
Without electricity	64	0.7%
Public water network	9,611	99.9%
Hauled water	9,109	94.7%
Other water source	28	0.3%
With water tank	6,596	68.6%
With cistern	2,889	30%
With toilet	9,585	99.7%
With latrine	24	0.2%
With drainage	9,595	99.8%
Without drainage	44	0.5%
With all services	9,522	99%
Without water, drainage or electricity	4	0%

Goods and Technology in Tuxpan

Household equipment in Tuxpan according to the 2020 Census. 44.5% of dwellings have internet and 90.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,913	92.7%
Washing machine	7,152	74.4%
Microwave oven	3,790	39.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	4,236	44%
Motorcycle	2,920	30.4%
Bicycle	3,802	39.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,952	93.1%
Radio	7,757	80.7%
Landline phone	2,949	30.7%
Cell phone	8,726	90.7%
Computer	3,091	32.1%
Internet	4,282	44.5%
Pay TV	5,318	55.3%
Streaming platforms	943	9.8%
Video game console	648	6.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

235

2.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

537

5.6%

No Computer or Internet

4,721

49.1%

No ICT at All

79

0.8%

Companies and Economy in Tuxpan

The main economic sectors of Tuxpan are Comercio al por menor with 928 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	928
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	356
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	247
Industrias manufactureras	185
Servicios inmobiliarios	54

Poverty and Social Development in Tuxpan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tuxpan has a poverty rate of 45.7% and extreme poverty of 5.1%.

Poverty

45.7%

15,506 people

Extreme Poverty

5.1%

1,741 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27.9%

9,473 people

Vulnerable by Income

10.8%

3,666 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

15.6%

5,300 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.8%	7,411
Lack of access to health services	14.6%	4,959
Lack of access to social security	55.3%	18,764
Lack of housing quality and spaces	12.1%	4,102
Lack of access to basic housing services	24.1%	8,191
Lack of access to food	14%	4,746
Income below welfare line	56.5%	19,172
Income below minimum welfare line	16.9%	5,743

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	53%	9.3%	27.3%	12.4%	0
2015	45.7%	5.1%	27.9%	15.6%	0

Crime in Tuxpan

In the last 12 months, 187 crimes were recorded in Tuxpan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	11
2025/11	21
2025/10	21
2025/09	17
2025/08	19
2025/07	9
2025/06	17
2025/05	17
2025/04	16
2025/03	14
2025/02	14
2025/01	11

Health in Tuxpan

Tuxpan has 9 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tuxpan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tuxpan	30,471	1,129
La Higuera	1,372	1,006
San Juan Espanatica (El Pueblito)	1,031	1,100
Atenquique	744	1,090
Platanar	439	958
Veintiuno de Noviembre	411	906
Veintiuno de Marzo	360	1,120
Agosto	351	1,219
El Nuevo Poblado	340	1,113
Buen País	224	803

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