Tenango del Aire

Tenango del Aire is a municipality of México with 11,359 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,373 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.8 years.

Demographics of Tenango del Aire

Demographic structure of Tenango del Aire according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,925 people under 15 years old (25.8%), 7,584 people of working age (66.8%) and 850 elderly over 65 years old (7.5%).

0-14 years

2,925

25.8% of the population

15-64 years

7,584

66.8% - Working age

65+ years

850

7.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

49.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tenango del Aire

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	462	414	876	7.7%
5-9 years	503	534	1,037	9.1%
10-14 years	540	472	1,012	8.9%
15-19 years	502	485	987	8.7%
20-24 years	488	450	938	8.3%
25-29 years	396	462	858	7.6%
30-34 years	402	452	854	7.5%
35-39 years	373	440	813	7.2%
40-44 years	341	421	762	6.7%
45-49 years	345	347	692	6.1%
50-54 years	321	364	685	6%
55-59 years	248	270	518	4.6%
60-64 years	238	239	477	4.2%
65-69 years	149	136	285	2.5%
70-74 years	99	121	220	1.9%
75-79 years	69	87	156	1.4%
80-84 years	44	61	105	0.9%
85+ years	32	52	84	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tenango del Aire

Population Origin

Born in State

9,902

87.2%

Born in Another State

1,433

12.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

124

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

58

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

57

98.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

180

6.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

42

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

19 / 23

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

458

4%

With Limitation

895

7.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	184
Visual	198
Hearing	112
Speech	69
Mental	53

Education in Tenango del Aire

Literacy and Schooling

In Tenango del Aire, 244 people aged 15 and over can read and write (24400%), while 262 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.8 years (9.9 men, 9.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	104	158	262	26200%
Incomplete primary	239	315	554	55400%
Complete primary	495	526	1,021	102100%
Incomplete secondary	113	91	204	20400%
Complete secondary	1,210	1,333	2,543	254300%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,727	1,779	3,506	350600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	227
6-11 years	96
12-14 years	59

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 19 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	4	4
Primaria	7	7
Secundaria	5	5
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Tenango del Aire

In Tenango del Aire, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,184 people. Of those, 4,044 are employed and 140 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.3%.

Total EAP

4,184

H: 2,894 / M: 1,290

Employed Population

4,044

H: 2,799 / M: 1,245

Unemployment Rate

3.3%

140 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,842

H: 1,456 / M: 3,386

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,010	79.3%
IMSS	1,983	17.5%
ISSSTE	507	4.5%
ISSSTE estatal	62	0.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	371	3.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,083	44.7%
IMSS Bienestar	7	0.1%
Private insurance	347	3.1%
Other institution	737	6.5%
Without health coverage	2,338	20.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Tenango del Aire

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,927

492700%

Single

3,031

303100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,094

109400%

Households

Total Households

2,876

4 average occupants

Male-headed

2,084

72.5%

Female-headed

792

27.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,695	85.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	727	6.4%
Other religions	18	0.2%
No religion	909	8%

Housing and Basic Services in Tenango del Aire

Tenango del Aire has 3,447 total dwellings, of which 2,877 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,806	101.2%
Earthen floor	60	2.2%
1 bedroom	996	35.9%
2+ bedrooms	1,870	67.4%
1 room	230	8.3%
2 rooms	595	21.4%
3+ rooms	2,040	73.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.8%

2,851 dwellings

Piped Water

101.9%

2,828 dwellings

With Drainage

102.3%

2,837 dwellings

All Services

100.9%

2,798 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,851	102.8%
Without electricity	15	0.5%
Public water network	2,828	101.9%
Hauled water	2,789	100.5%
Other water source	38	1.4%
With water tank	2,350	84.7%
With cistern	943	34%
With toilet	2,824	101.8%
With latrine	24	0.9%
With drainage	2,837	102.3%
Without drainage	29	1%
With all services	2,798	100.9%

Goods and Technology in Tenango del Aire

Household equipment in Tenango del Aire according to the 2020 Census. 41.6% of dwellings have internet and 93.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,409	86.8%
Washing machine	2,105	75.9%
Microwave oven	1,192	43%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,009	36.4%
Motorcycle	309	11.1%
Bicycle	1,519	54.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,707	97.6%
Radio	2,205	79.5%
Landline phone	912	32.9%
Cell phone	2,605	93.9%
Computer	910	32.8%
Internet	1,155	41.6%
Pay TV	409	14.7%
Streaming platforms	200	7.2%
Video game console	152	5.5%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

83

3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

202

7.3%

No Computer or Internet

1,498

54%

No ICT at All

39

1.4%

Companies and Economy in Tenango del Aire

The main economic sectors of Tenango del Aire are Comercio al por menor with 311 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	311
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	79
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	56
Industrias manufactureras	42
Servicios educativos	15

Poverty and Social Development in Tenango del Aire

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tenango del Aire has a poverty rate of 53.7% and extreme poverty of 4.1%.

Poverty

53.7%

6,940 people

Extreme Poverty

4.1%

533 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

28.4%

3,678 people

Vulnerable by Income

7%

911 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

10.8%

1,401 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	12.4%	1,609
Lack of access to health services	14.9%	1,924
Lack of access to social security	74.9%	9,684
Lack of housing quality and spaces	18%	2,329
Lack of access to basic housing services	6.4%	825
Lack of access to food	14.6%	1,886
Income below welfare line	60.7%	7,851
Income below minimum welfare line	18.2%	2,352

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	41.9%	4.3%	44.3%	10.7%	0
2015	53.7%	4.1%	28.4%	10.8%	0

Crime in Tenango del Aire

In the last 12 months, 197 crimes were recorded in Tenango del Aire. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	13
2025/11	15
2025/10	32
2025/09	14
2025/08	13
2025/07	21
2025/06	7
2025/05	21
2025/04	12
2025/03	15
2025/02	15
2025/01	19

Health in Tenango del Aire

Tenango del Aire has 6 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tenango del Aire

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tenango del Aire	6,426	2,367
Santiago Tepopula	2,776	2,416
San Juan Coxtocan	1,644	2,408
Tecuatitla (Colonia Nueva Tecuatitla)	123	2,391
Barrio San Miguel (Las Espinas)	75	2,367
Cerro de las Campanas	60	2,390
Rutilo Herrera	52	2,378
Tres Platos	43	2,360
Rancho Saturnino (Tepalcapa)	40	2,325
Colonia el Mirador	38	2,377

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