Galeana

Galeana is a municipality of Nuevo León with 40,903 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,930 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years.

Demographics of Galeana

Demographic structure of Galeana according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 11,467 people under 15 years old (28%), 24,663 people of working age (60.3%) and 4,771 elderly over 65 years old (11.7%).

0-14 years

11,467

28% of the population

15-64 years

24,663

60.3% - Working age

65+ years

4,771

11.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

65.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Galeana

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,857	1,907	3,764	9.2%
5-9 years	1,868	1,952	3,820	9.3%
10-14 years	1,908	1,975	3,883	9.5%
15-19 years	1,855	1,767	3,622	8.9%
20-24 years	1,493	1,395	2,888	7.1%
25-29 years	1,215	1,297	2,512	6.1%
30-34 years	1,145	1,222	2,367	5.8%
35-39 years	1,171	1,194	2,365	5.8%
40-44 years	1,259	1,351	2,610	6.4%
45-49 years	1,260	1,247	2,507	6.1%
50-54 years	1,184	1,141	2,325	5.7%
55-59 years	914	944	1,858	4.5%
60-64 years	837	772	1,609	3.9%
65-69 years	670	627	1,297	3.2%
70-74 years	583	548	1,131	2.8%
75-79 years	507	475	982	2.4%
80-84 years	343	310	653	1.6%
85+ years	374	334	708	1.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Galeana

Population Origin

Born in State

32,254

78.9%

Born in Another State

8,487

20.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

759

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

23

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

23

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

72

0.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

302

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

162 / 140

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,605

6.4%

With Limitation

5,418

13.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,173
Visual	1,124
Hearing	694
Speech	373
Mental	452

Education in Galeana

Literacy and Schooling

In Galeana, 1,907 people aged 15 and over can read and write (190700%), while 1,610 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years (7.8 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	845	765	1,610	161000%
Incomplete primary	2,813	2,614	5,427	542700%
Complete primary	2,755	2,971	5,726	572600%
Incomplete secondary	529	547	1,076	107600%
Complete secondary	3,662	3,632	7,294	729400%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,648	3,564	7,212	721200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	813
6-11 years	142
12-14 years	220

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 324 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	119	0	119
Primaria	126	0	126
Secundaria	51	0	51
Media Superior	22	0	22
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Galeana

In Galeana, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 16,469 people. Of those, 16,145 are employed and 324 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

16,469

H: 11,734 / M: 4,735

Employed Population

16,145

H: 11,464 / M: 4,681

Unemployment Rate

2%

324 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

15,191

H: 4,161 / M: 11,030

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	35,980	88%
IMSS	7,820	19.1%
ISSSTE	3,523	8.6%
ISSSTE estatal	155	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	17	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	23,766	58.1%
IMSS Bienestar	159	0.4%
Private insurance	188	0.5%
Other institution	580	1.4%
Without health coverage	4,902	12%

Marital Status and Religion in Galeana

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

19,103

1910300%

Single

9,259

925900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

3,385

338500%

Households

Total Households

11,183

3.7 average occupants

Male-headed

8,406

75.2%

Female-headed

2,777

24.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	30,004	73.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	6,995	17.1%
Other religions	6	0%
No religion	3,846	9.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Galeana

Galeana has 16,424 total dwellings, of which 11,185 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.7 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	10,671	96.3%
Earthen floor	449	4.1%
1 bedroom	4,038	36.4%
2+ bedrooms	7,082	63.9%
1 room	564	5.1%
2 rooms	1,986	17.9%
3+ rooms	8,570	77.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.1%

10,985 dwellings

Piped Water

86.7%

9,608 dwellings

With Drainage

90.3%

10,011 dwellings

All Services

81%

8,984 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	10,985	99.1%
Without electricity	135	1.2%
Public water network	9,608	86.7%
Hauled water	5,631	50.8%
Other water source	1,512	13.6%
With water tank	6,033	54.4%
With cistern	388	3.5%
With toilet	7,595	68.5%
With latrine	3,146	28.4%
With drainage	10,011	90.3%
Without drainage	1,108	10%
With all services	8,984	81%
Without water, drainage or electricity	49	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Galeana

Household equipment in Galeana according to the 2020 Census. 18.3% of dwellings have internet and 77.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	9,867	89%
Washing machine	8,796	79.4%
Microwave oven	4,509	40.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	6,302	56.9%
Motorcycle	1,514	13.7%
Bicycle	1,554	14%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	10,121	91.3%
Radio	4,253	38.4%
Landline phone	1,429	12.9%
Cell phone	8,571	77.3%
Computer	1,596	14.4%
Internet	2,026	18.3%
Pay TV	8,633	77.9%
Streaming platforms	413	3.7%
Video game console	373	3.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

718

6.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,159

19.5%

No Computer or Internet

8,533

77%

No ICT at All

393

3.5%

Companies and Economy in Galeana

The main economic sectors of Galeana are Comercio al por menor with 436 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	436
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	168
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	122
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	60
Industrias manufactureras	41

Poverty and Social Development in Galeana

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Galeana has a poverty rate of 61% and extreme poverty of 13.7%.

Poverty

61%

23,646 people

Extreme Poverty

13.7%

5,313 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

28.5%

11,055 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.4%

1,327 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

7.1%

2,743 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.4%	12,568
Lack of access to health services	3.3%	1,276
Lack of access to social security	79.4%	30,783
Lack of housing quality and spaces	16.8%	6,498
Lack of access to basic housing services	46.2%	17,922
Lack of access to food	27.3%	10,565
Income below welfare line	64.4%	24,974
Income below minimum welfare line	28.4%	11,027

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	63.1%	12.6%	28.9%	6.2%	0
2015	61%	13.7%	28.5%	7.1%	0

Crime in Galeana

In the last 12 months, 411 crimes were recorded in Galeana. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	29
2025/11	35
2025/10	42
2025/09	57
2025/08	34
2025/07	40
2025/06	38
2025/05	33
2025/04	16
2025/03	30
2025/02	29
2025/01	28

Health in Galeana

Galeana has 42 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 37 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Galeana

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Galeana	7,844	1,639
San Rafael	2,543	1,886
San José de Raíces	2,457	1,838
Catarino Rodríguez (El Potosí)	1,834	1,887
Puerto México	880	1,969
Navidad	871	1,891
Santa María de Ramos	826	1,884
Pablillo	816	2,071
Los Adobes	566	1,885
La Paz	550	1,885

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