Acayucan

Acayucan is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 80,815 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 97 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years.

Demographics of Acayucan

Demographic structure of Acayucan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 19,818 people under 15 years old (24.5%), 53,279 people of working age (65.9%) and 7,706 elderly over 65 years old (9.5%).

0-14 years

19,818

24.5% of the population

15-64 years

53,279

65.9% - Working age

65+ years

7,706

9.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

51.7%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Acayucan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	3,127	3,026	6,153	7.6%
5-9 years	3,504	3,247	6,751	8.4%
10-14 years	3,391	3,523	6,914	8.6%
15-19 years	3,470	3,285	6,755	8.4%
20-24 years	2,801	3,110	5,911	7.3%
25-29 years	2,667	3,119	5,786	7.2%
30-34 years	2,566	3,051	5,617	7%
35-39 years	2,611	3,229	5,840	7.2%
40-44 years	2,449	3,061	5,510	6.8%
45-49 years	2,348	2,894	5,242	6.5%
50-54 years	2,345	2,654	4,999	6.2%
55-59 years	1,992	2,238	4,230	5.2%
60-64 years	1,598	1,791	3,389	4.2%
65-69 years	1,316	1,498	2,814	3.5%
70-74 years	858	952	1,810	2.2%
75-79 years	666	701	1,367	1.7%
80-84 years	438	446	884	1.1%
85+ years	364	467	831	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Acayucan

Population Origin

Born in State

74,775

92.5%

Born in Another State

5,546

6.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,504

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

3,458

4.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

3,385

97.9% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

36

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

6,578

27.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

934

1.2% of the population

Men / Women

482 / 452

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

4,725

5.8%

With Limitation

8,539

10.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	2,160
Visual	2,294
Hearing	1,193
Speech	769
Mental	921

Education in Acayucan

Literacy and Schooling

In Acayucan, 6,333 people aged 15 and over can read and write (633300%), while 6,420 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.6 years (8.9 men, 8.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,423	3,997	6,420	642000%
Incomplete primary	3,822	4,390	8,212	821200%
Complete primary	3,570	4,474	8,044	804400%
Incomplete secondary	993	987	1,980	198000%
Complete secondary	5,159	5,633	10,792	1079200%
Post-basic education (18+)	11,466	11,935	23,401	2340100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,439
6-11 years	373
12-14 years	356

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 199 are public and 32 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	64	9	73
Primaria	83	5	88
Secundaria	29	4	33
Media Superior	16	4	20
Superior	3	3	6

Employment and Social Security in Acayucan

In Acayucan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 40,879 people. Of those, 40,218 are employed and 661 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

40,879

H: 23,701 / M: 17,178

Employed Population

40,218

H: 23,191 / M: 17,027

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

661 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

23,964

H: 6,647 / M: 17,317

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	49,387	61.1%
IMSS	19,396	24%
ISSSTE	3,973	4.9%
ISSSTE estatal	48	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	531	0.7%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	24,369	30.2%
IMSS Bienestar	1,066	1.3%
Private insurance	268	0.3%
Other institution	169	0.2%
Without health coverage	31,403	38.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Acayucan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

35,395

3539500%

Single

20,164

2016400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

9,555

955500%

Households

Total Households

23,823

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

14,643

61.5%

Female-headed

9,180

38.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	50,988	63.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	17,529	21.7%
Other religions	82	0.1%
No religion	12,119	15%

Housing and Basic Services in Acayucan

Acayucan has 29,657 total dwellings, of which 23,832 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	22,326	97.6%
Earthen floor	1,426	6.2%
1 bedroom	9,567	41.8%
2+ bedrooms	14,185	62%
1 room	3,364	14.7%
2 rooms	4,483	19.6%
3+ rooms	15,905	69.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.6%

23,451 dwellings

Piped Water

96.7%

22,117 dwellings

With Drainage

99.9%

22,839 dwellings

All Services

93.1%

21,292 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	23,451	102.6%
Without electricity	301	1.3%
Public water network	22,117	96.7%
Hauled water	18,503	80.9%
Other water source	1,635	7.2%
With water tank	9,905	43.3%
With cistern	2,148	9.4%
With toilet	22,712	99.3%
With latrine	561	2.5%
With drainage	22,839	99.9%
Without drainage	912	4%
With all services	21,292	93.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	67	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Acayucan

Household equipment in Acayucan according to the 2020 Census. 32.1% of dwellings have internet and 86.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	19,742	86.3%
Washing machine	15,145	66.2%
Microwave oven	5,891	25.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	5,018	21.9%
Motorcycle	3,724	16.3%
Bicycle	2,111	9.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	19,757	86.4%
Radio	13,053	57.1%
Landline phone	5,591	24.5%
Cell phone	19,735	86.3%
Computer	4,939	21.6%
Internet	7,336	32.1%
Pay TV	8,931	39.1%
Streaming platforms	1,503	6.6%
Video game console	541	2.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

2,547

11.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

3,375

14.8%

No Computer or Internet

15,304

66.9%

No ICT at All

1,135

5%

Companies and Economy in Acayucan

The main economic sectors of Acayucan are Comercio al por menor with 2,147 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	2,147
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	812
Industrias manufactureras	263
Servicios educativos	127
Industrias manufactureras	106

Poverty and Social Development in Acayucan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Acayucan has a poverty rate of 63.6% and extreme poverty of 15.3%.

Poverty

63.6%

58,351 people

Extreme Poverty

15.3%

14,047 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

25.5%

23,407 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.7%

2,485 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

8.1%

7,438 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25.7%	23,573
Lack of access to health services	24.3%	22,247
Lack of access to social security	74.5%	68,262
Lack of housing quality and spaces	22.7%	20,841
Lack of access to basic housing services	45.2%	41,418
Lack of access to food	38.7%	35,486
Income below welfare line	66.4%	60,836
Income below minimum welfare line	26.2%	23,980

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	70.1%	20.1%	21.4%	5.1%	0
2015	63.6%	15.3%	25.5%	8.1%	0

Crime in Acayucan

In the last 12 months, 976 crimes were recorded in Acayucan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	93
2025/11	62
2025/10	109
2025/09	83
2025/08	76
2025/07	68
2025/06	99
2025/05	72
2025/04	75
2025/03	102
2025/02	67
2025/01	70

Health in Acayucan

Acayucan has 44 health facilities, including 8 hospitals, 35 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Acayucan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Acayucan	48,567	101
Dehesa	3,438	73
Corral Nuevo	3,352	59
Congregación Hidalgo	1,456	81
Quiamoloapan	1,430	166
Ixhuapan	1,273	81
Comején	1,271	79
Cirilo Vázquez Lagunes	1,236	82
Colonia Hidalgo	1,199	166
Tecuanapa	945	103

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