Tula

Tula is a municipality of Tamaulipas with 28,230 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,213 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years.

Demographics of Tula

Demographic structure of Tula according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 8,426 people under 15 years old (29.8%), 16,446 people of working age (58.3%) and 3,358 elderly over 65 years old (11.9%).

0-14 years

8,426

29.8% of the population

15-64 years

16,446

58.3% - Working age

65+ years

3,358

11.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

71.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tula

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,389	1,408	2,797	9.9%
5-9 years	1,430	1,367	2,797	9.9%
10-14 years	1,433	1,399	2,832	10%
15-19 years	1,173	1,136	2,309	8.2%
20-24 years	914	969	1,883	6.7%
25-29 years	855	1,042	1,897	6.7%
30-34 years	838	927	1,765	6.3%
35-39 years	841	858	1,699	6%
40-44 years	862	889	1,751	6.2%
45-49 years	772	697	1,469	5.2%
50-54 years	680	692	1,372	4.9%
55-59 years	583	610	1,193	4.2%
60-64 years	551	557	1,108	3.9%
65-69 years	454	434	888	3.1%
70-74 years	412	426	838	3%
75-79 years	327	298	625	2.2%
80-84 years	235	248	483	1.7%
85+ years	261	263	524	1.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tula

Population Origin

Born in State

26,812

95%

Born in Another State

1,207

4.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

292

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

39

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

39

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

113

1.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

120

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

58 / 62

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,446

5.1%

With Limitation

2,809

10%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	707
Visual	583
Hearing	389
Speech	241
Mental	254

Education in Tula

Literacy and Schooling

In Tula, 1,650 people aged 15 and over can read and write (165000%), while 1,438 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.7 years (7.5 men, 7.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	737	701	1,438	143800%
Incomplete primary	2,125	1,774	3,899	389900%
Complete primary	1,524	1,513	3,037	303700%
Incomplete secondary	267	298	565	56500%
Complete secondary	2,701	3,213	5,914	591400%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,099	2,274	4,373	437300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	543
6-11 years	122
12-14 years	149

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 202 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	73	0	73
Primaria	76	0	76
Secundaria	45	0	45
Media Superior	6	1	7

Employment and Social Security in Tula

In Tula, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,877 people. Of those, 11,690 are employed and 187 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

11,877

H: 8,217 / M: 3,660

Employed Population

11,690

H: 8,044 / M: 3,646

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

187 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,488

H: 2,306 / M: 7,182

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	25,355	89.8%
IMSS	4,197	14.9%
ISSSTE	1,877	6.6%
ISSSTE estatal	110	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	31	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	19,037	67.4%
IMSS Bienestar	1,633	5.8%
Private insurance	89	0.3%
Other institution	37	0.1%
Without health coverage	2,851	10.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Tula

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

13,054

1305400%

Single

6,206

620600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,189

218900%

Households

Total Households

7,774

3.6 average occupants

Male-headed

5,935

76.3%

Female-headed

1,839

23.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	23,315	82.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,901	10.3%
Other religions	5	0%
No religion	1,986	7%

Housing and Basic Services in Tula

Tula has 10,749 total dwellings, of which 7,777 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,309	94.9%
Earthen floor	459	6%
1 bedroom	3,162	41.1%
2+ bedrooms	4,606	59.8%
1 room	475	6.2%
2 rooms	1,546	20.1%
3+ rooms	5,747	74.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.8%

7,609 dwellings

Piped Water

83.5%

6,427 dwellings

With Drainage

56.6%

4,354 dwellings

All Services

52.8%

4,063 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,609	98.8%
Without electricity	159	2.1%
Public water network	6,427	83.5%
Hauled water	3,733	48.5%
Other water source	1,341	17.4%
With water tank	5,671	73.7%
With cistern	838	10.9%
With toilet	3,234	42%
With latrine	4,440	57.7%
With drainage	4,354	56.6%
Without drainage	3,414	44.3%
With all services	4,063	52.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	74	1%

Goods and Technology in Tula

Household equipment in Tula according to the 2020 Census. 12.8% of dwellings have internet and 76.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,250	81.2%
Washing machine	5,563	72.3%
Microwave oven	1,929	25.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	4,013	52.1%
Motorcycle	540	7%
Bicycle	1,805	23.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,504	84.5%
Radio	3,735	48.5%
Landline phone	1,297	16.8%
Cell phone	5,883	76.4%
Computer	988	12.8%
Internet	987	12.8%
Pay TV	5,096	66.2%
Streaming platforms	188	2.4%
Video game console	155	2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

925

12%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,512

19.6%

No Computer or Internet

6,341

82.4%

No ICT at All

515

6.7%

Companies and Economy in Tula

The main economic sectors of Tula are Comercio al por menor with 570 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	570
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	156
Industrias manufactureras	52
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	35
Servicios educativos	24

Poverty and Social Development in Tula

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tula has a poverty rate of 69.6% and extreme poverty of 16.4%.

Poverty

69.6%

18,444 people

Extreme Poverty

16.4%

4,353 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

19.6%

5,183 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.2%

1,115 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6.7%

1,765 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	30.7%	8,131
Lack of access to health services	6.8%	1,789
Lack of access to social security	68.9%	18,275
Lack of housing quality and spaces	19.3%	5,126
Lack of access to basic housing services	63.5%	16,827
Lack of access to food	17.7%	4,690
Income below welfare line	73.8%	19,558
Income below minimum welfare line	36.5%	9,676

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	80.6%	31.9%	12%	5.1%	0
2015	69.6%	16.4%	19.6%	6.7%	0

Crime in Tula

In the last 12 months, 279 crimes were recorded in Tula. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	14
2025/11	13
2025/10	27
2025/09	25
2025/08	20
2025/07	25
2025/06	23
2025/05	32
2025/04	32
2025/03	25
2025/02	24
2025/01	19

Health in Tula

Tula has 28 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 23 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tula

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ciudad Tula	10,977	1,162
Magdaleno Cedillo (El Coronel)	1,440	1,022
Lázaro Cárdenas (Cerro Gordo)	985	1,107
Santa Ana de Nahola	868	1,231
Tanque Blanco	692	1,106
Emiliano Zapata (La Viga)	551	1,030
Álvaro Obregón (La Noria)	541	1,391
Salitrillo	519	1,243
San Rafael	490	1,194
Alfonso Terrones Benítez (Presa Ramireña)	456	1,090

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