Miguel Alemán

Miguel Alemán is a municipality of Tamaulipas with 26,237 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 82 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9 years.

Demographics of Miguel Alemán

Demographic structure of Miguel Alemán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 5,005 people under 15 years old (19.1%), 18,389 people of working age (70.1%) and 2,843 elderly over 65 years old (10.8%).

0-14 years

5,005

19.1% of the population

15-64 years

18,389

70.1% - Working age

65+ years

2,843

10.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

42.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Miguel Alemán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	822	835	1,657	6.3%
5-9 years	802	853	1,655	6.3%
10-14 years	875	818	1,693	6.5%
15-19 years	840	854	1,694	6.5%
20-24 years	866	847	1,713	6.5%
25-29 years	1,001	984	1,985	7.6%
30-34 years	947	961	1,908	7.3%
35-39 years	1,273	1,136	2,409	9.2%
40-44 years	982	877	1,859	7.1%
45-49 years	1,114	893	2,007	7.6%
50-54 years	1,018	784	1,802	6.9%
55-59 years	913	761	1,674	6.4%
60-64 years	690	648	1,338	5.1%
65-69 years	598	507	1,105	4.2%
70-74 years	387	326	713	2.7%
75-79 years	258	241	499	1.9%
80-84 years	124	166	290	1.1%
85+ years	115	121	236	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Miguel Alemán

Population Origin

Born in State

19,042

72.6%

Born in Another State

5,250

20%

Lived in Another State in 2015

356

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

84

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

83

98.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

204

1.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

300

1.1% of the population

Men / Women

159 / 141

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

955

3.6%

With Limitation

2,246

8.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	535
Visual	352
Hearing	194
Speech	164
Mental	179

Education in Miguel Alemán

Literacy and Schooling

In Miguel Alemán, 597 people aged 15 and over can read and write (59700%), while 807 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9 years (8.9 men, 9.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	423	384	807	80700%
Incomplete primary	1,033	898	1,931	193100%
Complete primary	2,076	1,650	3,726	372600%
Incomplete secondary	427	329	756	75600%
Complete secondary	3,320	3,202	6,522	652200%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,616	3,356	6,972	697200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	412
6-11 years	181
12-14 years	122

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 38 are public and 19 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	15	5	20
Primaria	13	3	16
Secundaria	5	2	7
Media Superior	2	4	6
Superior	1	5	6

Employment and Social Security in Miguel Alemán

In Miguel Alemán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 15,305 people. Of those, 14,852 are employed and 453 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3%.

Total EAP

15,305

H: 9,529 / M: 5,776

Employed Population

14,852

H: 9,182 / M: 5,670

Unemployment Rate

3%

453 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,815

H: 2,030 / M: 4,785

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	18,913	72.1%
IMSS	6,336	24.1%
ISSSTE	1,490	5.7%
ISSSTE estatal	43	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	54	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,937	37.9%
IMSS Bienestar	64	0.2%
Private insurance	947	3.6%
Other institution	235	0.9%
Without health coverage	7,314	27.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Miguel Alemán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,004

1100400%

Single

6,198

619800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

4,980

498000%

Households

Total Households

11,567

2.3 average occupants

Male-headed

7,919

68.5%

Female-headed

3,648

31.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	17,460	66.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	4,047	15.4%
Other religions	11	0%
No religion	4,711	18%

Housing and Basic Services in Miguel Alemán

Miguel Alemán has 12,213 total dwellings, of which 11,567 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 2.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	11,493	100%
Earthen floor	55	0.5%
1 bedroom	5,425	47.2%
2+ bedrooms	6,124	53.3%
1 room	288	2.5%
2 rooms	1,582	13.8%
3+ rooms	9,678	84.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.3%

11,527 dwellings

Piped Water

100.2%

11,521 dwellings

With Drainage

99.3%

11,409 dwellings

All Services

99.1%

11,392 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	11,527	100.3%
Without electricity	22	0.2%
Public water network	11,521	100.2%
Hauled water	11,057	96.2%
Other water source	28	0.2%
With water tank	2,466	21.5%
With cistern	623	5.4%
With toilet	11,388	99.1%
With latrine	139	1.2%
With drainage	11,409	99.3%
Without drainage	140	1.2%
With all services	11,392	99.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	6	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Miguel Alemán

Household equipment in Miguel Alemán according to the 2020 Census. 59.5% of dwellings have internet and 93.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	11,364	98.9%
Washing machine	10,142	88.2%
Microwave oven	7,636	66.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	8,796	76.5%
Motorcycle	1,115	9.7%
Bicycle	2,429	21.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	10,948	95.2%
Radio	6,083	52.9%
Landline phone	5,043	43.9%
Cell phone	10,773	93.7%
Computer	4,305	37.5%
Internet	6,840	59.5%
Pay TV	6,385	55.5%
Streaming platforms	2,696	23.5%
Video game console	1,520	13.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

396

3.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

513

4.5%

No Computer or Internet

4,219

36.7%

No ICT at All

132

1.1%

Companies and Economy in Miguel Alemán

The main economic sectors of Miguel Alemán are Comercio al por menor with 646 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	646
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	303
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	56
Servicios educativos	47
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos	42

Poverty and Social Development in Miguel Alemán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Miguel Alemán has a poverty rate of 44.9% and extreme poverty of 2%.

Poverty

44.9%

12,581 people

Extreme Poverty

2%

550 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

35%

9,804 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.8%

1,334 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

15.4%

4,307 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	18.8%	5,269
Lack of access to health services	20.3%	5,690
Lack of access to social security	72.3%	20,253
Lack of housing quality and spaces	2.4%	676
Lack of access to basic housing services	1.3%	358
Lack of access to food	10.4%	2,907
Income below welfare line	49.6%	13,915
Income below minimum welfare line	13.8%	3,864

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	49.5%	4.5%	30%	14.8%	0
2015	44.9%	2%	35%	15.4%	0

Crime in Miguel Alemán

In the last 12 months, 345 crimes were recorded in Miguel Alemán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	11
2025/11	20
2025/10	30
2025/09	40
2025/08	31
2025/07	29
2025/06	41
2025/05	36
2025/04	34
2025/03	23
2025/02	28
2025/01	22

Health in Miguel Alemán

Miguel Alemán has 28 health facilities, including 8 hospitals, 18 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Miguel Alemán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ciudad Miguel Alemán	18,592	57
Los Guerra	4,414	61
Los Ángeles	1,217	52
Guardados de Arriba	662	51
Arcabuz	473	100
Los Treviño	92	90
Los López	73	81
Los Altitos	65	100
El Ranchito (Cerro Azul)	57	91
Tres Palmas	53	91

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