Tepic

Tepic is a municipality of Nayarit with 425,924 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 705 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 11.2 years.

Demographics of Tepic

Demographic structure of Tepic according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 103,105 people under 15 years old (24.2%), 286,095 people of working age (67.2%) and 36,201 elderly over 65 years old (8.5%).

0-14 years

103,105

24.2% of the population

15-64 years

286,095

67.2% - Working age

65+ years

36,201

8.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

48.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tepic

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	16,148	15,660	31,808	7.5%
5-9 years	18,023	17,266	35,289	8.3%
10-14 years	18,416	17,592	36,008	8.5%
15-19 years	18,157	17,972	36,129	8.5%
20-24 years	18,140	18,203	36,343	8.5%
25-29 years	16,634	16,961	33,595	7.9%
30-34 years	15,858	16,934	32,792	7.7%
35-39 years	14,750	15,772	30,522	7.2%
40-44 years	13,777	15,297	29,074	6.8%
45-49 years	12,910	14,127	27,037	6.3%
50-54 years	10,771	12,703	23,474	5.5%
55-59 years	9,004	10,757	19,761	4.6%
60-64 years	7,810	9,558	17,368	4.1%
65-69 years	6,048	7,002	13,050	3.1%
70-74 years	4,200	5,094	9,294	2.2%
75-79 years	2,975	3,357	6,332	1.5%
80-84 years	1,785	2,287	4,072	1%
85+ years	1,423	2,030	3,453	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tepic

Population Origin

Born in State

358,674

84.2%

Born in Another State

62,339

14.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

13,593

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

10,605

2.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

10,381

97.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

142

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

16,347

13% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

3,565

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

1,796 / 1,769

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

22,858

5.4%

With Limitation

58,019

13.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	10,475
Visual	9,701
Hearing	4,269
Speech	3,084
Mental	4,262

Education in Tepic

Literacy and Schooling

In Tepic, 6,857 people aged 15 and over can read and write (685700%), while 8,614 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 11.2 years (11.1 men, 11.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	4,175	4,439	8,614	861400%
Incomplete primary	8,881	9,230	18,111	1811100%
Complete primary	12,695	13,673	26,368	2636800%
Incomplete secondary	5,224	3,531	8,755	875500%
Complete secondary	33,855	34,696	68,551	6855100%
Post-basic education (18+)	84,096	96,101	180,197	18019700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	6,497
6-11 years	1,104
12-14 years	1,153

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 567 are public and 405 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	189	74	263
Primaria	197	37	234
Secundaria	90	25	115
Media Superior	30	105	135
Superior	21	80	101

Employment and Social Security in Tepic

In Tepic, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 220,949 people. Of those, 217,712 are employed and 3,237 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.5%.

Total EAP

220,949

H: 120,515 / M: 100,434

Employed Population

217,712

H: 118,299 / M: 99,413

Unemployment Rate

1.5%

3,237 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

120,767

H: 42,940 / M: 77,827

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	334,755	78.6%
IMSS	201,812	47.4%
ISSSTE	69,506	16.3%
ISSSTE estatal	4,417	1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2,339	0.5%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	56,651	13.3%
IMSS Bienestar	3,790	0.9%
Private insurance	6,276	1.5%
Other institution	2,617	0.6%
Without health coverage	90,448	21.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Tepic

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

176,238

17623800%

Single

121,625

12162500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

45,859

4585900%

Households

Total Households

126,186

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

80,316

63.6%

Female-headed

45,870

36.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	354,231	83.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	36,165	8.5%
Other religions	811	0.2%
No religion	33,770	7.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Tepic

Tepic has 156,934 total dwellings, of which 126,275 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	124,233	101.3%
Earthen floor	1,524	1.2%
1 bedroom	31,278	25.5%
2+ bedrooms	94,479	77%
1 room	3,840	3.1%
2 rooms	13,813	11.3%
3+ rooms	108,102	88.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102%

125,158 dwellings

Piped Water

101.6%

124,594 dwellings

With Drainage

101.8%

124,872 dwellings

All Services

100.9%

123,741 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	125,158	102%
Without electricity	599	0.5%
Public water network	124,594	101.6%
Hauled water	116,119	94.7%
Other water source	1,163	0.9%
With water tank	104,533	85.2%
With cistern	60,651	49.4%
With toilet	124,540	101.5%
With latrine	391	0.3%
With drainage	124,872	101.8%
Without drainage	874	0.7%
With all services	123,741	100.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	120	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tepic

Household equipment in Tepic according to the 2020 Census. 67.5% of dwellings have internet and 95.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	117,995	96.2%
Washing machine	97,968	79.9%
Microwave oven	65,303	53.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	66,373	54.1%
Motorcycle	19,209	15.7%
Bicycle	17,309	14.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	118,856	96.9%
Radio	84,185	68.6%
Landline phone	45,883	37.4%
Cell phone	117,529	95.8%
Computer	62,967	51.3%
Internet	82,771	67.5%
Pay TV	65,086	53.1%
Streaming platforms	34,106	27.8%
Video game console	20,435	16.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

3,506

2.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

4,617

3.8%

No Computer or Internet

36,053

29.4%

No ICT at All

907

0.7%

Companies and Economy in Tepic

The main economic sectors of Tepic are Comercio al por menor with 8,991 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	8,991
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	4,890
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	4,675
Industrias manufactureras	1,059
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	685

Poverty and Social Development in Tepic

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tepic has a poverty rate of 24.2% and extreme poverty of 1.9%.

Poverty

24.2%

102,194 people

Extreme Poverty

1.9%

7,831 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

30%

126,628 people

Vulnerable by Income

10.1%

42,633 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

35.8%

151,282 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	9.7%	41,065
Lack of access to health services	17.7%	74,937
Lack of access to social security	40.2%	170,081
Lack of housing quality and spaces	2.7%	11,271
Lack of access to basic housing services	5.8%	24,644
Lack of access to food	16.3%	68,755
Income below welfare line	34.3%	144,828
Income below minimum welfare line	9.1%	38,309

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	25.3%	2.5%	30.1%	37.9%	0
2015	24.2%	1.9%	30%	35.8%	0

Crime in Tepic

In the last 12 months, 5,803 crimes were recorded in Tepic. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	370
2025/11	457
2025/10	545
2025/09	625
2025/08	583
2025/07	441
2025/06	436
2025/05	471
2025/04	445
2025/03	484
2025/02	485
2025/01	461

Health in Tepic

Tepic has 221 health facilities, including 42 hospitals, 154 health centers and 4 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tepic

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tepic	371,387	926
Francisco I. Madero (Puga)	7,708	702
San Cayetano	4,770	940
Camichín de Jauja	2,992	962
La Cantera	2,561	960
Bellavista	2,327	785
Santiago de Pochotitán	2,025	784
El Jicote	1,961	181
Atonalisco	1,773	362
El Ahuacate	1,627	992

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