Coatepec

Coatepec is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 93,911 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,236 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.7 years.

Demographics of Coatepec

Demographic structure of Coatepec according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 20,404 people under 15 years old (21.7%), 64,138 people of working age (68.3%) and 9,312 elderly over 65 years old (9.9%).

0-14 years

20,404

21.7% of the population

15-64 years

64,138

68.3% - Working age

65+ years

9,312

9.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

46.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Coatepec

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,922	2,867	5,789	6.2%
5-9 years	3,524	3,479	7,003	7.5%
10-14 years	3,847	3,765	7,612	8.1%
15-19 years	4,083	3,820	7,903	8.4%
20-24 years	3,558	3,466	7,024	7.5%
25-29 years	3,362	3,685	7,047	7.5%
30-34 years	3,298	3,619	6,917	7.4%
35-39 years	3,214	3,655	6,869	7.3%
40-44 years	3,271	3,692	6,963	7.4%
45-49 years	2,884	3,505	6,389	6.8%
50-54 years	2,752	3,118	5,870	6.3%
55-59 years	2,296	2,576	4,872	5.2%
60-64 years	1,987	2,297	4,284	4.6%
65-69 years	1,520	1,783	3,303	3.5%
70-74 years	1,044	1,301	2,345	2.5%
75-79 years	716	901	1,617	1.7%
80-84 years	445	631	1,076	1.1%
85+ years	344	627	971	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Coatepec

Population Origin

Born in State

86,344

91.9%

Born in Another State

6,249

6.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,502

Recent migration

Average Live Births

1.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

265

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

253

95.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

4

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

607

2.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

2,318

2.5% of the population

Men / Women

1,134 / 1,184

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

4,698

5%

With Limitation

12,809

13.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	2,081
Visual	2,076
Hearing	1,096
Speech	643
Mental	814

Education in Coatepec

Literacy and Schooling

In Coatepec, 3,743 people aged 15 and over can read and write (374300%), while 4,739 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.7 years (9.6 men, 9.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,293	2,446	4,739	473900%
Incomplete primary	3,417	4,131	7,548	754800%
Complete primary	4,291	4,694	8,985	898500%
Incomplete secondary	1,443	1,184	2,627	262700%
Complete secondary	7,007	7,819	14,826	1482600%
Post-basic education (18+)	15,162	17,068	32,230	3223000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,303
6-11 years	294
12-14 years	334

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 147 are public and 45 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	46	10	56
Primaria	57	11	68
Secundaria	25	7	32
Media Superior	14	6	20
Superior	1	4	5

Employment and Social Security in Coatepec

In Coatepec, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 49,108 people. Of those, 48,129 are employed and 979 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

49,108

H: 28,112 / M: 20,996

Employed Population

48,129

H: 27,413 / M: 20,716

Unemployment Rate

2%

979 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

28,895

H: 8,945 / M: 19,950

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	69,199	73.7%
IMSS	37,179	39.6%
ISSSTE	5,026	5.4%
ISSSTE estatal	64	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	362	0.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	25,500	27.2%
IMSS Bienestar	220	0.2%
Private insurance	1,207	1.3%
Other institution	642	0.7%
Without health coverage	24,605	26.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Coatepec

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

40,630

4063000%

Single

27,162

2716200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

10,341

1034100%

Households

Total Households

27,362

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

17,065

62.4%

Female-headed

10,297

37.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	78,225	83.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	6,683	7.1%
Other religions	159	0.2%
No religion	8,712	9.3%

Housing and Basic Services in Coatepec

Coatepec has 34,938 total dwellings, of which 27,374 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	26,356	97.7%
Earthen floor	876	3.2%
1 bedroom	9,752	36.1%
2+ bedrooms	17,482	64.8%
1 room	2,184	8.1%
2 rooms	4,334	16.1%
3+ rooms	20,716	76.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.1%

27,020 dwellings

Piped Water

98.9%

26,679 dwellings

With Drainage

99.7%

26,914 dwellings

All Services

97.9%

26,421 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	27,020	100.1%
Without electricity	214	0.8%
Public water network	26,679	98.9%
Hauled water	24,606	91.2%
Other water source	555	2.1%
With water tank	19,815	73.4%
With cistern	3,854	14.3%
With toilet	26,524	98.3%
With latrine	486	1.8%
With drainage	26,914	99.7%
Without drainage	320	1.2%
With all services	26,421	97.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	78	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Coatepec

Household equipment in Coatepec according to the 2020 Census. 58.4% of dwellings have internet and 89.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	23,363	86.6%
Washing machine	18,495	68.5%
Microwave oven	11,528	42.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	9,759	36.2%
Motorcycle	2,966	11%
Bicycle	3,330	12.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	25,121	93.1%
Radio	20,135	74.6%
Landline phone	11,531	42.7%
Cell phone	24,043	89.1%
Computer	11,187	41.5%
Internet	15,771	58.4%
Pay TV	11,578	42.9%
Streaming platforms	5,247	19.4%
Video game console	2,969	11%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,008

3.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,287

8.5%

No Computer or Internet

10,244

38%

No ICT at All

416

1.5%

Companies and Economy in Coatepec

The main economic sectors of Coatepec are Comercio al por menor with 2,250 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	2,250
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	868
Industrias manufactureras	316
Servicios educativos	156
Industrias manufactureras	154

Poverty and Social Development in Coatepec

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Coatepec has a poverty rate of 44.8% and extreme poverty of 4.7%.

Poverty

44.8%

39,199 people

Extreme Poverty

4.7%

4,131 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

29.8%

26,106 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.5%

4,783 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

20%

17,487 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	21.8%	19,084
Lack of access to health services	20.5%	17,959
Lack of access to social security	61.2%	53,596
Lack of housing quality and spaces	12.3%	10,783
Lack of access to basic housing services	12.3%	10,812
Lack of access to food	15.9%	13,881
Income below welfare line	50.2%	43,982
Income below minimum welfare line	15.1%	13,241

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	41.6%	6%	31.5%	20.9%	0
2015	44.8%	4.7%	29.8%	20%	0

Crime in Coatepec

In the last 12 months, 1,043 crimes were recorded in Coatepec. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	93
2025/11	84
2025/10	94
2025/09	94
2025/08	73
2025/07	99
2025/06	88
2025/05	93
2025/04	99
2025/03	94
2025/02	67
2025/01	65

Health in Coatepec

Coatepec has 27 health facilities, including 3 hospitals, 23 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Coatepec

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Coatepec	55,720	1,200
Tuzamapan	8,300	880
Pacho Viejo	4,829	1,201
Mahuixtlán	3,956	976
Bella Esperanza	1,857	1,011
Hacienda los Cafetales	1,759	1,040
La Orduña	1,740	1,142
Las Lomas	1,568	1,136
El Grande	1,087	1,073
La Laguna	1,087	1,254

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