Iturbide

Iturbide is a municipality of Nuevo León with 3,298 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,321 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years.

Demographics of Iturbide

Demographic structure of Iturbide according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 826 people under 15 years old (25%), 2,010 people of working age (60.9%) and 462 elderly over 65 years old (14%).

0-14 years

826

25% of the population

15-64 years

2,010

60.9% - Working age

65+ years

462

14% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

64.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Iturbide

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	131	121	252	7.6%
5-9 years	144	134	278	8.4%
10-14 years	170	126	296	9%
15-19 years	159	148	307	9.3%
20-24 years	129	101	230	7%
25-29 years	105	86	191	5.8%
30-34 years	91	77	168	5.1%
35-39 years	99	111	210	6.4%
40-44 years	97	92	189	5.7%
45-49 years	90	103	193	5.9%
50-54 years	95	105	200	6.1%
55-59 years	87	94	181	5.5%
60-64 years	68	73	141	4.3%
65-69 years	63	51	114	3.5%
70-74 years	55	53	108	3.3%
75-79 years	64	45	109	3.3%
80-84 years	34	34	68	2.1%
85+ years	35	28	63	1.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Iturbide

Population Origin

Born in State

3,196

96.9%

Born in Another State

101

3.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

16

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.7

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

10

1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

18

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

8 / 10

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

206

6.2%

With Limitation

500

15.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	93
Visual	105
Hearing	66
Speech	29
Mental	31

Education in Iturbide

Literacy and Schooling

In Iturbide, 134 people aged 15 and over can read and write (13400%), while 134 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years (7.6 men, 7.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	68	66	134	13400%
Incomplete primary	270	225	495	49500%
Complete primary	171	205	376	37600%
Incomplete secondary	33	17	50	5000%
Complete secondary	422	416	838	83800%
Post-basic education (18+)	271	238	509	50900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	55
6-11 years	13
12-14 years	18

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 49 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	17	0	17
Primaria	18	0	18
Secundaria	11	0	11
Media Superior	2	0	2
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Iturbide

In Iturbide, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,197 people. Of those, 1,102 are employed and 95 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 7.9%.

Total EAP

1,197

H: 980 / M: 217

Employed Population

1,102

H: 895 / M: 207

Unemployment Rate

7.9%

95 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,454

H: 387 / M: 1,067

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	3,074	93.2%
IMSS	430	13%
ISSSTE	152	4.6%
ISSSTE estatal	33	1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,406	73%
IMSS Bienestar	7	0.2%
Private insurance	25	0.8%
Other institution	42	1.3%
Without health coverage	224	6.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Iturbide

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,621

162100%

Single

774

77400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

258

25800%

Households

Total Households

997

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

794

79.6%

Female-headed

203

20.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	2,609	79.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	424	12.9%
No religion	265	8%

Housing and Basic Services in Iturbide

Iturbide has 1,454 total dwellings, of which 998 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	883	88.6%
Earthen floor	103	10.3%
1 bedroom	365	36.6%
2+ bedrooms	621	62.3%
1 room	45	4.5%
2 rooms	234	23.5%
3+ rooms	707	70.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

96.2%

959 dwellings

Piped Water

97%

967 dwellings

With Drainage

89.5%

892 dwellings

All Services

87.6%

873 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	959	96.2%
Without electricity	27	2.7%
Public water network	967	97%
Hauled water	527	52.9%
Other water source	19	1.9%
With water tank	250	25.1%
With cistern	21	2.1%
With toilet	780	78.2%
With latrine	171	17.2%
With drainage	892	89.5%
Without drainage	94	9.4%
With all services	873	87.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	0.5%

Goods and Technology in Iturbide

Household equipment in Iturbide according to the 2020 Census. 11.9% of dwellings have internet and 63.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	808	81%
Washing machine	723	72.5%
Microwave oven	353	35.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	416	41.7%
Motorcycle	73	7.3%
Bicycle	64	6.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	831	83.4%
Radio	508	51%
Landline phone	143	14.3%
Cell phone	634	63.6%
Computer	113	11.3%
Internet	119	11.9%
Pay TV	706	70.8%
Streaming platforms	15	1.5%
Video game console	17	1.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

97

9.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

321

32.2%

No Computer or Internet

814

81.6%

No ICT at All

69

6.9%

Companies and Economy in Iturbide

The main economic sectors of Iturbide are Comercio al por menor with 49 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	49
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	23
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	13
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	12
Industrias manufactureras	7

Poverty and Social Development in Iturbide

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Iturbide has a poverty rate of 56.6% and extreme poverty of 6.3%.

Poverty

56.6%

2,022 people

Extreme Poverty

6.3%

223 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

35.2%

1,257 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.5%

89 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.6%

201 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	28.5%	1,019
Lack of access to health services	3.6%	128
Lack of access to social security	85.9%	3,067
Lack of housing quality and spaces	19.6%	701
Lack of access to basic housing services	13.5%	481
Lack of access to food	8.4%	301
Income below welfare line	59.1%	2,111
Income below minimum welfare line	26%	929

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	61.4%	20.3%	30%	6.4%	0
2015	56.6%	6.3%	35.2%	5.6%	0

Crime in Iturbide

In the last 12 months, 22 crimes were recorded in Iturbide. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	1
2025/10	4
2025/09	5
2025/07	2
2025/06	1
2025/05	2
2025/04	1
2025/03	2
2025/02	1
2025/01	1
2024/12	1

Health in Iturbide

Iturbide has 7 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 6 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Iturbide

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Iturbide	1,759	1,479
La Purísima	152	1,186
La Colorada	113	1,683
San Antonio de Peñitas	102	1,144
Camarones	94	1,119
El Madroño	92	1,196
Buena Vista	84	1,841
Cuevas	78	925
Las Delicias	74	1,700
El Saucillo	69	1,362

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