Palmillas

Palmillas is a municipality of Tamaulipas with 1,917 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,442 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years.

Demographics of Palmillas

Demographic structure of Palmillas according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 496 people under 15 years old (25.9%), 1,110 people of working age (57.9%) and 302 elderly over 65 years old (15.8%).

0-14 years

496

25.9% of the population

15-64 years

1,110

57.9% - Working age

65+ years

302

15.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

71.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Palmillas

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	71	83	154	8%
5-9 years	88	74	162	8.5%
10-14 years	93	87	180	9.4%
15-19 years	77	87	164	8.6%
20-24 years	57	76	133	6.9%
25-29 years	43	42	85	4.4%
30-34 years	46	52	98	5.1%
35-39 years	48	59	107	5.6%
40-44 years	74	77	151	7.9%
45-49 years	72	54	126	6.6%
50-54 years	48	52	100	5.2%
55-59 years	41	34	75	3.9%
60-64 years	35	36	71	3.7%
65-69 years	35	27	62	3.2%
70-74 years	34	38	72	3.8%
75-79 years	39	31	70	3.7%
80-84 years	28	14	42	2.2%
85+ years	28	28	56	2.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Palmillas

Population Origin

Born in State

1,828

95.4%

Born in Another State

73

3.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

22

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.8

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

5

0.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1

0.1% of the population

Men / Women

0 / 1

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

117

6.1%

With Limitation

238

12.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	54
Visual	47
Hearing	22
Speech	17
Mental	23

Education in Palmillas

Literacy and Schooling

In Palmillas, 85 people aged 15 and over can read and write (8500%), while 65 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years (7.4 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	35	30	65	6500%
Incomplete primary	174	132	306	30600%
Complete primary	107	115	222	22200%
Incomplete secondary	29	17	46	4600%
Complete secondary	194	227	421	42100%
Post-basic education (18+)	142	158	300	30000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	21
6-11 years	6
12-14 years	5

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 18 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	7	7
Primaria	7	7
Secundaria	3	3
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Palmillas

In Palmillas, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 625 people. Of those, 602 are employed and 23 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.7%.

Total EAP

625

H: 462 / M: 163

Employed Population

602

H: 440 / M: 162

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

23 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

880

H: 293 / M: 587

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	1,770	92.3%
IMSS	81	4.2%
ISSSTE	74	3.9%
ISSSTE estatal	13	0.7%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	17	0.9%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,597	83.3%
IMSS Bienestar	3	0.2%
Private insurance	3	0.2%
Without health coverage	135	7%

Marital Status and Religion in Palmillas

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

909

90900%

Single

433

43300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

165

16500%

Households

Total Households

595

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

469

78.8%

Female-headed

126

21.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	1,449	75.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	203	10.6%
No religion	253	13.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Palmillas

Palmillas has 966 total dwellings, of which 597 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	566	95.3%
Earthen floor	18	3%
1 bedroom	211	35.5%
2+ bedrooms	373	62.8%
1 room	31	5.2%
2 rooms	77	13%
3+ rooms	476	80.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

93.1%

553 dwellings

Piped Water

91.9%

546 dwellings

With Drainage

62%

368 dwellings

All Services

59.1%

351 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	553	93.1%
Without electricity	31	5.2%
Public water network	546	91.9%
Hauled water	377	63.5%
Other water source	38	6.4%
With water tank	506	85.2%
With cistern	63	10.6%
With toilet	292	49.2%
With latrine	288	48.5%
With drainage	368	62%
Without drainage	216	36.4%
With all services	351	59.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	13	2.2%

Goods and Technology in Palmillas

Household equipment in Palmillas according to the 2020 Census. 29.6% of dwellings have internet and 77.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	455	76.6%
Washing machine	422	71%
Microwave oven	181	30.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	308	51.9%
Motorcycle	20	3.4%
Bicycle	108	18.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	450	75.8%
Radio	263	44.3%
Landline phone	127	21.4%
Cell phone	462	77.8%
Computer	75	12.6%
Internet	176	29.6%
Pay TV	254	42.8%
Streaming platforms	24	4%
Video game console	10	1.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

90

15.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

95

16%

No Computer or Internet

396

66.7%

No ICT at All

47

7.9%

Companies and Economy in Palmillas

The main economic sectors of Palmillas are Comercio al por menor with 33 establishments, followed by Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	33
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	10
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	8
Servicios educativos	5
Industrias manufactureras	3

Poverty and Social Development in Palmillas

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Palmillas has a poverty rate of 70.5% and extreme poverty of 11.4%.

Poverty

70.5%

1,240 people

Extreme Poverty

11.4%

200 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

26.4%

464 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.2%

21 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.9%

33 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	30.1%	530
Lack of access to health services	2%	35
Lack of access to social security	78.2%	1,375
Lack of housing quality and spaces	10.5%	184
Lack of access to basic housing services	56.5%	993
Lack of access to food	12%	211
Income below welfare line	71.8%	1,262
Income below minimum welfare line	37%	650

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	61.2%	11.2%	34.6%	3.3%	0
2015	70.5%	11.4%	26.4%	1.9%	0

Crime in Palmillas

In the last 12 months, 32 crimes were recorded in Palmillas. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	1
2025/09	1
2025/08	1
2025/07	1
2025/06	2
2025/04	5
2025/02	3
2025/01	3
2024/11	2
2024/08	5
2024/05	7

Health in Palmillas

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

Main Localities of Palmillas

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Palmillas	1,200	1,263
El Llano de Azuas	220	1,582
Seis de Abril	122	1,395
San Vicente	78	1,656
El Naranjo (El Naranjito)	74	1,514
Los Arrieros	41	1,483
El Terrero (El Balcón)	33	1,369
El Aguacate	32	1,445
San José de Palmillas	26	1,550
El Salitrillo	23	1,526

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