El Mante

El Mante is a municipality of Tamaulipas with 106,144 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 74 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.7 years.

Demographics of El Mante

Demographic structure of El Mante according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 23,753 people under 15 years old (22.4%), 69,186 people of working age (65.2%) and 13,171 elderly over 65 years old (12.4%).

0-14 years

23,753

22.4% of the population

15-64 years

69,186

65.2% - Working age

65+ years

13,171

12.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

53.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of El Mante

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	3,552	3,657	7,209	6.8%
5-9 years	3,934	3,914	7,848	7.4%
10-14 years	4,379	4,317	8,696	8.2%
15-19 years	4,228	4,234	8,462	8%
20-24 years	3,433	3,600	7,033	6.6%
25-29 years	2,991	3,343	6,334	6%
30-34 years	2,930	3,401	6,331	6%
35-39 years	3,290	3,728	7,018	6.6%
40-44 years	3,431	3,976	7,407	7%
45-49 years	3,478	3,837	7,315	6.9%
50-54 years	3,313	3,780	7,093	6.7%
55-59 years	3,025	3,377	6,402	6%
60-64 years	2,763	3,028	5,791	5.5%
65-69 years	2,134	2,336	4,470	4.2%
70-74 years	1,580	1,771	3,351	3.2%
75-79 years	1,147	1,291	2,438	2.3%
80-84 years	712	832	1,544	1.5%
85+ years	582	786	1,368	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in El Mante

Population Origin

Born in State

93,730

88.3%

Born in Another State

11,876

11.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,215

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

236

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

232

98.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

3

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

550

1.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

535

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

248 / 287

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

6,717

6.3%

With Limitation

13,961

13.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	3,426
Visual	2,933
Hearing	1,540
Speech	924
Mental	1,114

Education in El Mante

Literacy and Schooling

In El Mante, 3,479 people aged 15 and over can read and write (347900%), while 4,496 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.7 years (9.6 men, 9.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,169	2,327	4,496	449600%
Incomplete primary	3,778	3,632	7,410	741000%
Complete primary	4,594	4,994	9,588	958800%
Incomplete secondary	1,209	936	2,145	214500%
Complete secondary	9,158	11,055	20,213	2021300%
Post-basic education (18+)	16,760	18,393	35,153	3515300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,685
6-11 years	349
12-14 years	361

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 212 are public and 52 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	77	15	92
Primaria	83	10	93
Secundaria	24	5	29
Media Superior	11	10	21
Superior	2	6	8

Employment and Social Security in El Mante

In El Mante, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 48,928 people. Of those, 48,087 are employed and 841 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

48,928

H: 29,630 / M: 19,298

Employed Population

48,087

H: 29,053 / M: 19,034

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

841 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

38,577

H: 11,967 / M: 26,610

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	96,198	90.6%
IMSS	55,737	52.5%
ISSSTE	8,458	8%
ISSSTE estatal	180	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	158	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	31,746	29.9%
IMSS Bienestar	155	0.1%
Private insurance	371	0.3%
Other institution	1,013	1%
Without health coverage	9,884	9.3%

Marital Status and Religion in El Mante

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

48,634

4863400%

Single

26,534

2653400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

12,456

1245600%

Households

Total Households

34,650

3.1 average occupants

Male-headed

23,693

68.4%

Female-headed

10,957

31.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	84,101	79.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	14,206	13.4%
Other religions	49	0%
No religion	7,702	7.3%

Housing and Basic Services in El Mante

El Mante has 45,162 total dwellings, of which 34,655 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	33,905	101.2%
Earthen floor	593	1.8%
1 bedroom	13,565	40.5%
2+ bedrooms	20,933	62.5%
1 room	2,166	6.5%
2 rooms	6,395	19.1%
3+ rooms	25,937	77.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.4%

34,310 dwellings

Piped Water

102.2%

34,212 dwellings

With Drainage

96.2%

32,202 dwellings

All Services

95.6%

32,022 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	34,310	102.4%
Without electricity	188	0.6%
Public water network	34,212	102.2%
Hauled water	33,743	100.8%
Other water source	286	0.9%
With water tank	11,041	33%
With cistern	1,156	3.5%
With toilet	31,033	92.7%
With latrine	3,173	9.5%
With drainage	32,202	96.2%
Without drainage	2,296	6.9%
With all services	32,022	95.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	60	0.2%

Goods and Technology in El Mante

Household equipment in El Mante according to the 2020 Census. 47.8% of dwellings have internet and 92.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	32,233	96.2%
Washing machine	28,320	84.6%
Microwave oven	14,756	44.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	17,632	52.6%
Motorcycle	9,568	28.6%
Bicycle	11,204	33.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	32,173	96.1%
Radio	22,130	66.1%
Landline phone	12,201	36.4%
Cell phone	30,859	92.1%
Computer	10,299	30.8%
Internet	15,996	47.8%
Pay TV	15,514	46.3%
Streaming platforms	3,855	11.5%
Video game console	2,354	7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,248

3.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,328

7%

No Computer or Internet

17,001

50.8%

No ICT at All

439

1.3%

Companies and Economy in El Mante

The main economic sectors of El Mante are Comercio al por menor with 2,090 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	2,090
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	1,057
Industrias manufactureras	199
Servicios educativos	145
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	135

Poverty and Social Development in El Mante

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, El Mante has a poverty rate of 43.9% and extreme poverty of 3.9%.

Poverty

43.9%

50,336 people

Extreme Poverty

3.9%

4,471 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

19.6%

22,447 people

Vulnerable by Income

12.6%

14,470 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

23.9%

27,477 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	17%	19,540
Lack of access to health services	4.8%	5,557
Lack of access to social security	44.5%	51,098
Lack of housing quality and spaces	10.6%	12,160
Lack of access to basic housing services	13.5%	15,472
Lack of access to food	18.2%	20,843
Income below welfare line	56.5%	64,806
Income below minimum welfare line	18.3%	20,957

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	43.3%	4.5%	28.3%	18.5%	0
2015	43.9%	3.9%	19.6%	23.9%	0

Crime in El Mante

In the last 12 months, 1,418 crimes were recorded in El Mante. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	97
2025/11	114
2025/10	127
2025/09	139
2025/08	95
2025/07	120
2025/06	107
2025/05	132
2025/04	135
2025/03	142
2025/02	115
2025/01	95

Health in El Mante

El Mante has 86 health facilities, including 8 hospitals, 70 health centers and 2 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of El Mante

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ciudad Mante	79,515	90
El Limón	2,517	65
El Abra	2,278	124
Nueva Apolonia	2,006	29
Los Aztecas	1,754	24
Nuevo Tantoán	1,685	26
Quintero	1,529	109
Plan de Ayala	1,212	64
División del Norte	775	81
Celaya	753	99

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