Tuxpan

Tuxpan is a municipality of Nayarit with 30,064 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 9 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.2 years.

Demographics of Tuxpan

Demographic structure of Tuxpan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 7,069 people under 15 years old (23.5%), 19,203 people of working age (63.9%) and 3,790 elderly over 65 years old (12.6%).

0-14 years

7,069

23.5% of the population

15-64 years

19,203

63.9% - Working age

65+ years

3,790

12.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tuxpan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,112	1,080	2,192	7.3%
5-9 years	1,215	1,204	2,419	8%
10-14 years	1,232	1,226	2,458	8.2%
15-19 years	1,194	1,174	2,368	7.9%
20-24 years	1,084	1,125	2,209	7.3%
25-29 years	1,052	1,046	2,098	7%
30-34 years	940	937	1,877	6.2%
35-39 years	881	944	1,825	6.1%
40-44 years	927	945	1,872	6.2%
45-49 years	1,029	1,016	2,045	6.8%
50-54 years	936	891	1,827	6.1%
55-59 years	814	824	1,638	5.4%
60-64 years	712	732	1,444	4.8%
65-69 years	611	637	1,248	4.2%
70-74 years	479	498	977	3.2%
75-79 years	355	359	714	2.4%
80-84 years	226	248	474	1.6%
85+ years	172	205	377	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tuxpan

Population Origin

Born in State

27,073

90.1%

Born in Another State

2,666

8.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

688

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

211

0.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

208

98.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

3

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

324

3.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

154

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

76 / 78

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,432

8.1%

With Limitation

4,328

14.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,387
Visual	839
Hearing	411
Speech	369
Mental	382

Education in Tuxpan

Literacy and Schooling

In Tuxpan, 1,100 people aged 15 and over can read and write (110000%), while 1,170 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.2 years (9 men, 9.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	662	508	1,170	117000%
Incomplete primary	1,424	1,194	2,618	261800%
Complete primary	1,339	1,246	2,585	258500%
Incomplete secondary	476	311	787	78700%
Complete secondary	2,922	3,070	5,992	599200%
Post-basic education (18+)	4,237	4,835	9,072	907200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	411
6-11 years	81
12-14 years	138

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 39 are public and 27 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	11	3	14
Primaria	15	1	16
Secundaria	7	0	7
Media Superior	4	13	17
Superior	0	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Tuxpan

In Tuxpan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 15,014 people. Of those, 14,923 are employed and 91 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.6%.

Total EAP

15,014

H: 9,146 / M: 5,868

Employed Population

14,923

H: 9,078 / M: 5,845

Unemployment Rate

0.6%

91 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,404

H: 2,990 / M: 6,414

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	24,018	79.9%
IMSS	9,208	30.6%
ISSSTE	2,966	9.9%
ISSSTE estatal	47	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	43	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,941	39.7%
IMSS Bienestar	17	0.1%
Private insurance	107	0.4%
Other institution	147	0.5%
Without health coverage	6,029	20.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Tuxpan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,595

1359500%

Single

6,805

680500%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

4,099

409900%

Households

Total Households

9,491

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

6,256

65.9%

Female-headed

3,235

34.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	25,753	85.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,554	8.5%
Other religions	28	0.1%
No religion	1,714	5.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Tuxpan

Tuxpan has 11,978 total dwellings, of which 9,494 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	9,262	99.9%
Earthen floor	192	2.1%
1 bedroom	4,063	43.8%
2+ bedrooms	5,391	58.1%
1 room	589	6.4%
2 rooms	2,113	22.8%
3+ rooms	6,752	72.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.5%

9,415 dwellings

Piped Water

98.5%

9,132 dwellings

With Drainage

100.2%

9,296 dwellings

All Services

97%

8,997 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	9,415	101.5%
Without electricity	39	0.4%
Public water network	9,132	98.5%
Hauled water	8,074	87.1%
Other water source	322	3.5%
With water tank	4,599	49.6%
With cistern	3,466	37.4%
With toilet	9,279	100%
With latrine	20	0.2%
With drainage	9,296	100.2%
Without drainage	158	1.7%
With all services	8,997	97%
Without water, drainage or electricity	7	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tuxpan

Household equipment in Tuxpan according to the 2020 Census. 35% of dwellings have internet and 87.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	8,778	94.6%
Washing machine	7,792	84%
Microwave oven	3,031	32.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,056	32.9%
Motorcycle	4,563	49.2%
Bicycle	4,537	48.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,672	93.5%
Radio	5,633	60.7%
Landline phone	3,148	33.9%
Cell phone	8,105	87.4%
Computer	2,104	22.7%
Internet	3,249	35%
Pay TV	3,163	34.1%
Streaming platforms	698	7.5%
Video game console	433	4.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

458

4.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

833

9%

No Computer or Internet

5,636

60.8%

No ICT at All

190

2%

Companies and Economy in Tuxpan

The main economic sectors of Tuxpan are Comercio al por menor with 905 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	905
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	502
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	409
Industrias manufactureras	155
Industrias manufactureras	58

Poverty and Social Development in Tuxpan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tuxpan has a poverty rate of 49.6% and extreme poverty of 4.7%.

Poverty

49.6%

15,301 people

Extreme Poverty

4.7%

1,441 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27.5%

8,479 people

Vulnerable by Income

9.2%

2,826 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

13.7%

4,236 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	15%	4,615
Lack of access to health services	12.1%	3,729
Lack of access to social security	65.4%	20,160
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.7%	1,462
Lack of access to basic housing services	9.8%	3,017
Lack of access to food	23.6%	7,276
Income below welfare line	58.8%	18,127
Income below minimum welfare line	21.1%	6,506

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	63.2%	10.4%	28.3%	6.1%	0
2015	49.6%	4.7%	27.5%	13.7%	0

Crime in Tuxpan

In the last 12 months, 128 crimes were recorded in Tuxpan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	5
2025/11	9
2025/10	7
2025/09	13
2025/08	11
2025/07	11
2025/06	10
2025/05	11
2025/04	20
2025/03	13
2025/02	10
2025/01	8

Health in Tuxpan

Tuxpan has 34 health facilities, including 9 hospitals, 22 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tuxpan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tuxpan	22,013	10
Coamiles	2,857	8
Palma Grande	2,092	3
Peñas	1,858	15
Unión de Corrientes	1,063	2
El Tecomate	118	3
Los Rentería	16	9
La Providencia	9	16
Cardona	5	2
El Humilde	5	17

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