Tampico

Tampico is a municipality of Tamaulipas with 297,562 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 11.5 years.

Demographics of Tampico

Demographic structure of Tampico according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 58,750 people under 15 years old (19.7%), 203,139 people of working age (68.3%) and 34,973 elderly over 65 years old (11.8%).

0-14 years

58,750

19.7% of the population

15-64 years

203,139

68.3% - Working age

65+ years

34,973

11.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

46.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tampico

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	9,072	8,894	17,966	6%
5-9 years	10,047	9,752	19,799	6.7%
10-14 years	10,730	10,255	20,985	7.1%
15-19 years	11,695	11,317	23,012	7.7%
20-24 years	11,645	11,651	23,296	7.8%
25-29 years	9,836	10,478	20,314	6.8%
30-34 years	9,579	10,208	19,787	6.6%
35-39 years	9,419	10,560	19,979	6.7%
40-44 years	9,294	10,752	20,046	6.7%
45-49 years	10,085	11,599	21,684	7.3%
50-54 years	9,532	11,442	20,974	7%
55-59 years	8,346	9,676	18,022	6.1%
60-64 years	7,267	8,758	16,025	5.4%
65-69 years	5,528	6,750	12,278	4.1%
70-74 years	3,903	5,155	9,058	3%
75-79 years	2,585	3,442	6,027	2%
80-84 years	1,653	2,533	4,186	1.4%
85+ years	1,195	2,229	3,424	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tampico

Population Origin

Born in State

230,764

77.6%

Born in Another State

64,494

21.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

10,860

Recent migration

Average Live Births

1.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2,644

0.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2,609

98.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

16

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

6,413

6.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

4,638

1.6% of the population

Men / Women

2,274 / 2,364

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

16,590

5.6%

With Limitation

35,696

12%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	8,372
Visual	7,113
Hearing	3,422
Speech	2,411
Mental	3,022

Education in Tampico

Literacy and Schooling

In Tampico, 3,535 people aged 15 and over can read and write (353500%), while 4,482 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 11.5 years (11.6 men, 11.3 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,795	2,687	4,482	448200%
Incomplete primary	4,610	6,668	11,278	1127800%
Complete primary	10,012	13,842	23,854	2385400%
Incomplete secondary	2,985	2,445	5,430	543000%
Complete secondary	19,555	20,673	40,228	4022800%
Post-basic education (18+)	68,405	74,233	142,638	14263800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	3,532
6-11 years	935
12-14 years	715

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 191 are public and 311 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	52	106	158
Primaria	97	60	157
Secundaria	15	32	47
Media Superior	7	60	67
Superior	10	40	50

Employment and Social Security in Tampico

In Tampico, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 148,196 people. Of those, 144,069 are employed and 4,127 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.8%.

Total EAP

148,196

H: 83,010 / M: 65,186

Employed Population

144,069

H: 80,138 / M: 63,931

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

4,127 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

101,878

H: 34,603 / M: 67,275

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	237,041	79.7%
IMSS	155,007	52.1%
ISSSTE	21,409	7.2%
ISSSTE estatal	633	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	16,823	5.7%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	36,560	12.3%
IMSS Bienestar	734	0.2%
Private insurance	8,623	2.9%
Other institution	2,582	0.9%
Without health coverage	59,681	20.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Tampico

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

125,632

12563200%

Single

89,936

8993600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

34,913

3491300%

Households

Total Households

93,833

3.2 average occupants

Male-headed

60,192

64.1%

Female-headed

33,641

35.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	230,215	77.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	41,471	13.9%
Other religions	231	0.1%
No religion	24,601	8.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Tampico

Tampico has 109,591 total dwellings, of which 93,870 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	92,998	103.6%
Earthen floor	407	0.5%
1 bedroom	28,979	32.3%
2+ bedrooms	64,430	71.8%
1 room	4,980	5.5%
2 rooms	10,716	11.9%
3+ rooms	77,713	86.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

104%

93,310 dwellings

Piped Water

103.7%

93,079 dwellings

With Drainage

103.8%

93,110 dwellings

All Services

103.5%

92,863 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	93,310	104%
Without electricity	100	0.1%
Public water network	93,079	103.7%
Hauled water	92,915	103.5%
Other water source	330	0.4%
With water tank	32,965	36.7%
With cistern	3,652	4.1%
With toilet	93,019	103.7%
With latrine	194	0.2%
With drainage	93,110	103.8%
Without drainage	299	0.3%
With all services	92,863	103.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	26	0%

Goods and Technology in Tampico

Household equipment in Tampico according to the 2020 Census. 74.6% of dwellings have internet and 97.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	89,365	99.6%
Washing machine	78,971	88%
Microwave oven	52,239	58.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	43,671	48.7%
Motorcycle	3,786	4.2%
Bicycle	7,583	8.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	89,115	99.3%
Radio	61,237	68.2%
Landline phone	54,721	61%
Cell phone	87,525	97.5%
Computer	46,858	52.2%
Internet	66,940	74.6%
Pay TV	51,120	57%
Streaming platforms	27,453	30.6%
Video game console	14,666	16.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

2,205

2.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,936

3.3%

No Computer or Internet

22,886

25.5%

No ICT at All

488

0.5%

Companies and Economy in Tampico

The main economic sectors of Tampico are Comercio al por menor with 5,319 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	5,319
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	2,582
Industrias manufactureras	503
Servicios financieros y de seguros	457
Servicios educativos	432

Poverty and Social Development in Tampico

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tampico has a poverty rate of 28.7% and extreme poverty of 1.8%.

Poverty

28.7%

93,958 people

Extreme Poverty

1.8%

5,741 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

25.5%

83,647 people

Vulnerable by Income

9.6%

31,401 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

36.2%

118,462 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	9.6%	31,553
Lack of access to health services	16.1%	52,645
Lack of access to social security	39%	127,560
Lack of housing quality and spaces	6.2%	20,276
Lack of access to basic housing services	2%	6,485
Lack of access to food	17.2%	56,362
Income below welfare line	38.3%	125,359
Income below minimum welfare line	9.2%	30,090

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	27.9%	2.4%	24.4%	37.3%	0
2015	28.7%	1.8%	25.5%	36.2%	0

Crime in Tampico

In the last 12 months, 3,214 crimes were recorded in Tampico. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	250
2025/11	243
2025/10	328
2025/09	272
2025/08	255
2025/07	272
2025/06	236
2025/05	313
2025/04	281
2025/03	295
2025/02	239
2025/01	230

Health in Tampico

Tampico has 157 health facilities, including 22 hospitals, 127 health centers and 4 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tampico

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tampico	297,373	9
Cruz Grande (Estero del Camalote)	107	0
La Isleta (Río Tamesí)	36	0
La Isleta Río Tamesí (Cruz Chica)	19	0
Cruz Grande (Cruz de los Ríos)	17	0
Isleta Vicente Díaz del Ángel	7	0
Isleta Guillermo Sandoval Ruiz	3	-3

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