Bustamante

Bustamante is a municipality of Tamaulipas with 7,542 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,606 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years.

Demographics of Bustamante

Demographic structure of Bustamante according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,261 people under 15 years old (30%), 4,313 people of working age (57.2%) and 968 elderly over 65 years old (12.8%).

0-14 years

2,261

30% of the population

15-64 years

4,313

57.2% - Working age

65+ years

968

12.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

74.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Bustamante

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	328	387	715	9.5%
5-9 years	380	378	758	10.1%
10-14 years	390	398	788	10.4%
15-19 years	347	303	650	8.6%
20-24 years	266	233	499	6.6%
25-29 years	233	236	469	6.2%
30-34 years	212	208	420	5.6%
35-39 years	216	218	434	5.8%
40-44 years	234	205	439	5.8%
45-49 years	216	191	407	5.4%
50-54 years	188	172	360	4.8%
55-59 years	170	163	333	4.4%
60-64 years	159	143	302	4%
65-69 years	152	121	273	3.6%
70-74 years	118	94	212	2.8%
75-79 years	100	101	201	2.7%
80-84 years	75	74	149	2%
85+ years	69	64	133	1.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Bustamante

Population Origin

Born in State

6,557

86.9%

Born in Another State

964

12.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

76

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

10

0.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

9

0.1% of the population

Men / Women

4 / 5

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

381

5.1%

With Limitation

888

11.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	180
Visual	156
Hearing	106
Speech	60
Mental	61

Education in Bustamante

Literacy and Schooling

In Bustamante, 810 people aged 15 and over can read and write (81000%), while 701 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.5 years (6.5 men, 6.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	348	353	701	70100%
Incomplete primary	597	492	1,089	108900%
Complete primary	439	379	818	81800%
Incomplete secondary	106	78	184	18400%
Complete secondary	811	820	1,631	163100%
Post-basic education (18+)	379	314	693	69300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	115
6-11 years	17
12-14 years	43

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 62 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	22	22
Primaria	22	22
Secundaria	15	15
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Bustamante

In Bustamante, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,676 people. Of those, 2,623 are employed and 53 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

2,676

H: 2,236 / M: 440

Employed Population

2,623

H: 2,187 / M: 436

Unemployment Rate

2%

53 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,068

H: 755 / M: 2,313

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	6,539	86.7%
IMSS	279	3.7%
ISSSTE	221	2.9%
ISSSTE estatal	5	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	9	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,037	80%
IMSS Bienestar	7	0.1%
Private insurance	1	0%
Other institution	11	0.1%
Without health coverage	1,001	13.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Bustamante

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,645

364500%

Single

1,592

159200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

510

51000%

Households

Total Households

1,877

4 average occupants

Male-headed

1,622

86.4%

Female-headed

255

13.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,604	74.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	778	10.3%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	1,157	15.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Bustamante

Bustamante has 2,450 total dwellings, of which 1,877 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,739	93.9%
Earthen floor	133	7.2%
1 bedroom	768	41.5%
2+ bedrooms	1,104	59.6%
1 room	86	4.6%
2 rooms	348	18.8%
3+ rooms	1,438	77.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.5%

1,824 dwellings

Piped Water

56.5%

1,047 dwellings

With Drainage

21.8%

403 dwellings

All Services

21.2%

392 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,824	98.5%
Without electricity	48	2.6%
Public water network	1,047	56.5%
Hauled water	354	19.1%
Other water source	825	44.5%
With water tank	1,218	65.8%
With cistern	253	13.7%
With toilet	404	21.8%
With latrine	1,396	75.4%
With drainage	403	21.8%
Without drainage	1,469	79.3%
With all services	392	21.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	33	1.8%

Goods and Technology in Bustamante

Household equipment in Bustamante according to the 2020 Census. 13.4% of dwellings have internet and 62.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,353	73.1%
Washing machine	1,242	67.1%
Microwave oven	308	16.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	862	46.5%
Motorcycle	189	10.2%
Bicycle	243	13.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,521	82.1%
Radio	581	31.4%
Landline phone	96	5.2%
Cell phone	1,165	62.9%
Computer	99	5.3%
Internet	248	13.4%
Pay TV	953	51.5%
Streaming platforms	4	0.2%
Video game console	3	0.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

284

15.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

674

36.4%

No Computer or Internet

1,581

85.4%

No ICT at All

196

10.6%

Companies and Economy in Bustamante

The main economic sectors of Bustamante are Comercio al por menor with 58 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	58
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	16
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	8
Industrias manufactureras	6
Servicios educativos	5

Poverty and Social Development in Bustamante

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Bustamante has a poverty rate of 89.8% and extreme poverty of 35.8%.

Poverty

89.8%

7,487 people

Extreme Poverty

35.8%

2,980 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

8.3%

693 people

Vulnerable by Income

1%

82 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.9%

71 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	34.9%	2,904
Lack of access to health services	4.2%	347
Lack of access to social security	83.4%	6,954
Lack of housing quality and spaces	21.6%	1,799
Lack of access to basic housing services	82.9%	6,908
Lack of access to food	21.4%	1,783
Income below welfare line	90.8%	7,569
Income below minimum welfare line	68.4%	5,703

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	82.3%	42.4%	16.9%	0.7%	0
2015	89.8%	35.8%	8.3%	0.9%	0

Crime in Bustamante

In the last 12 months, 31 crimes were recorded in Bustamante. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	5
2025/11	1
2025/10	5
2025/09	2
2025/08	2
2025/07	1
2025/05	3
2025/04	4
2025/03	1
2025/02	1
2025/01	1
2024/12	5

Health in Bustamante

Bustamante has 16 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 13 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Bustamante

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Bustamante	1,441	1,686
Calabacillas	760	1,141
Felipe Ángeles (El Gavilán)	754	1,543
El Aguacate	580	1,355
El Llano y Anexas (El Llano)	414	2,082
San Miguel de Waldo	349	1,209
Las Albercas	339	1,613
Las Antonias	303	1,727
San Antonio de Padua	262	1,598
Magdaleno Aguilar (San Vicente)	261	1,579

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