San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

San Jerónimo Tecuanipan is a municipality of Puebla with 6,597 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,168 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years.

Demographics of San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

Demographic structure of San Jerónimo Tecuanipan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,048 people under 15 years old (31%), 4,076 people of working age (61.8%) and 473 elderly over 65 years old (7.2%).

0-14 years

2,048

31% of the population

15-64 years

4,076

61.8% - Working age

65+ years

473

7.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	349	375	724	11%
5-9 years	363	353	716	10.9%
10-14 years	297	311	608	9.2%
15-19 years	310	315	625	9.5%
20-24 years	257	303	560	8.5%
25-29 years	270	308	578	8.8%
30-34 years	212	244	456	6.9%
35-39 years	173	226	399	6%
40-44 years	173	189	362	5.5%
45-49 years	156	178	334	5.1%
50-54 years	141	179	320	4.9%
55-59 years	108	129	237	3.6%
60-64 years	92	113	205	3.1%
65-69 years	82	86	168	2.5%
70-74 years	39	61	100	1.5%
75-79 years	47	45	92	1.4%
80-84 years	29	30	59	0.9%
85+ years	20	34	54	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

Population Origin

Born in State

6,364

96.5%

Born in Another State

204

3.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

75

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

67

1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

67

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

270

18.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

356

5.4% of the population

Men / Women

162 / 194

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

227

3.4%

With Limitation

888

13.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	121
Visual	81
Hearing	42
Speech	35
Mental	43

Education in San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

Literacy and Schooling

In San Jerónimo Tecuanipan, 200 people aged 15 and over can read and write (20000%), while 175 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years (7.9 men, 7.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	62	113	175	17500%
Incomplete primary	232	342	574	57400%
Complete primary	699	691	1,390	139000%
Incomplete secondary	80	55	135	13500%
Complete secondary	520	600	1,120	112000%
Post-basic education (18+)	454	543	997	99700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	195
6-11 years	29
12-14 years	50

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 10 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	3	3
Primaria	3	3
Secundaria	2	2
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

In San Jerónimo Tecuanipan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,148 people. Of those, 3,126 are employed and 22 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

3,148

H: 1,881 / M: 1,267

Employed Population

3,126

H: 1,865 / M: 1,261

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

22 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,751

H: 395 / M: 1,356

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	4,918	74.5%
IMSS	445	6.7%
ISSSTE	43	0.7%
ISSSTE estatal	7	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	20	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,156	63%
IMSS Bienestar	162	2.5%
Private insurance	74	1.1%
Other institution	41	0.6%
Without health coverage	1,677	25.4%

Marital Status and Religion in San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,794

279400%

Single

1,523

152300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

601

60100%

Households

Total Households

1,458

4.5 average occupants

Male-headed

1,050

72%

Female-headed

408

28%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,462	82.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	557	8.4%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	572	8.7%

Housing and Basic Services in San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

San Jerónimo Tecuanipan has 1,837 total dwellings, of which 1,460 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,390	103.1%
Earthen floor	66	4.9%
1 bedroom	567	42.1%
2+ bedrooms	889	65.9%
1 room	105	7.8%
2 rooms	296	22%
3+ rooms	1,055	78.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

107%

1,442 dwellings

Piped Water

101.9%

1,374 dwellings

With Drainage

101.9%

1,373 dwellings

All Services

96.4%

1,300 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,442	107%
Without electricity	14	1%
Public water network	1,374	101.9%
Hauled water	812	60.2%
Other water source	82	6.1%
With water tank	1,187	88.1%
With cistern	145	10.8%
With toilet	1,339	99.3%
With latrine	51	3.8%
With drainage	1,373	101.9%
Without drainage	83	6.2%
With all services	1,300	96.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.1%

Goods and Technology in San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

Household equipment in San Jerónimo Tecuanipan according to the 2020 Census. 22.5% of dwellings have internet and 84.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	983	72.9%
Washing machine	672	49.9%
Microwave oven	220	16.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	530	39.3%
Motorcycle	153	11.4%
Bicycle	802	59.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,261	93.5%
Radio	991	73.5%
Landline phone	323	24%
Cell phone	1,136	84.3%
Computer	183	13.6%
Internet	303	22.5%
Pay TV	115	8.5%
Streaming platforms	18	1.3%
Video game console	25	1.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

97

7.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

202

15%

No Computer or Internet

1,090

80.9%

No ICT at All

42

3.1%

Companies and Economy in San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

The main economic sectors of San Jerónimo Tecuanipan are Comercio al por menor with 71 establishments, followed by Minería. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	71
Minería	40
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	21
Industrias manufactureras	11
Servicios educativos	5

Poverty and Social Development in San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Jerónimo Tecuanipan has a poverty rate of 72.7% and extreme poverty of 22.5%.

Poverty

72.7%

4,600 people

Extreme Poverty

22.5%

1,424 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

22.7%

1,436 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.4%

86 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.2%

201 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	26.9%	1,700
Lack of access to health services	25.6%	1,619
Lack of access to social security	88.7%	5,609
Lack of housing quality and spaces	23.7%	1,497
Lack of access to basic housing services	47.4%	3,000
Lack of access to food	26.9%	1,704
Income below welfare line	74.1%	4,686
Income below minimum welfare line	37.6%	2,377

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	71.8%	30.8%	25.3%	1.7%	0
2015	72.7%	22.5%	22.7%	3.2%	0

Crime in San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

In the last 12 months, 42 crimes were recorded in San Jerónimo Tecuanipan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	4
2025/10	5
2025/09	4
2025/08	3
2025/07	2
2025/06	5
2025/05	1
2025/04	3
2025/03	4
2025/01	6
2024/12	2
2024/11	3

Health in San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

San Jerónimo Tecuanipan has 3 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Jerónimo Tecuanipan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Jerónimo Tecuanipan	2,545	2,144
Los Reyes Tlanechicolpan	2,006	2,152
San Miguel Papaxtla	1,567	2,244
San José Carranza	143	2,203
Tolextla	83	2,155
Las Ventas	70	2,128
San Jerónimo Tecuanipan	56	2,139
San Pedro los Pinos	52	2,139
Alhualazintla	45	2,207
Topoyantla	12	2,156

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