El Higo

El Higo is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 19,402 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 40 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of El Higo

Demographic structure of El Higo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,818 people under 15 years old (24.8%), 12,431 people of working age (64.1%) and 2,153 elderly over 65 years old (11.1%).

0-14 years

4,818

24.8% of the population

15-64 years

12,431

64.1% - Working age

65+ years

2,153

11.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

56.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of El Higo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	801	807	1,608	8.3%
5-9 years	867	768	1,635	8.4%
10-14 years	792	783	1,575	8.1%
15-19 years	774	732	1,506	7.8%
20-24 years	649	637	1,286	6.6%
25-29 years	598	665	1,263	6.5%
30-34 years	616	642	1,258	6.5%
35-39 years	537	588	1,125	5.8%
40-44 years	567	668	1,235	6.4%
45-49 years	692	697	1,389	7.2%
50-54 years	638	682	1,320	6.8%
55-59 years	534	558	1,092	5.6%
60-64 years	494	463	957	4.9%
65-69 years	353	339	692	3.6%
70-74 years	253	291	544	2.8%
75-79 years	204	182	386	2%
80-84 years	138	125	263	1.4%
85+ years	128	140	268	1.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in El Higo

Population Origin

Born in State

12,983

66.9%

Born in Another State

6,328

32.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

436

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

196

1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

191

97.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

3

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

478

8.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

81

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

48 / 33

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,030

5.3%

With Limitation

2,149

11.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	496
Visual	427
Hearing	214
Speech	189
Mental	199

Education in El Higo

Literacy and Schooling

In El Higo, 1,062 people aged 15 and over can read and write (106200%), while 1,065 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (8.7 men, 8.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	477	588	1,065	106500%
Incomplete primary	994	934	1,928	192800%
Complete primary	887	1,033	1,920	192000%
Incomplete secondary	250	204	454	45400%
Complete secondary	1,874	1,958	3,832	383200%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,456	2,441	4,897	489700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	311
6-11 years	67
12-14 years	49

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 71 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	26	0	26
Primaria	27	0	27
Secundaria	12	0	12
Media Superior	5	0	5
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in El Higo

In El Higo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 7,967 people. Of those, 7,843 are employed and 124 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

7,967

H: 5,568 / M: 2,399

Employed Population

7,843

H: 5,466 / M: 2,377

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

124 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,495

H: 2,017 / M: 5,478

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	15,043	77.5%
IMSS	9,717	50.1%
ISSSTE	1,068	5.5%
ISSSTE estatal	11	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	61	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,240	21.9%
IMSS Bienestar	22	0.1%
Private insurance	43	0.2%
Other institution	165	0.9%
Without health coverage	4,349	22.4%

Marital Status and Religion in El Higo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

9,381

938100%

Single

4,304

430400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,817

181700%

Households

Total Households

5,589

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

4,018

71.9%

Female-headed

1,571

28.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	14,152	72.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,981	15.4%
Other religions	9	0%
No religion	2,248	11.6%

Housing and Basic Services in El Higo

El Higo has 6,575 total dwellings, of which 5,591 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	5,231	93.9%
Earthen floor	333	6%
1 bedroom	2,088	37.5%
2+ bedrooms	3,476	62.4%
1 room	265	4.8%
2 rooms	1,043	18.7%
3+ rooms	4,256	76.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.4%

5,483 dwellings

Piped Water

97.4%

5,427 dwellings

With Drainage

77.4%

4,312 dwellings

All Services

76%

4,238 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,483	98.4%
Without electricity	81	1.5%
Public water network	5,427	97.4%
Hauled water	3,113	55.9%
Other water source	137	2.5%
With water tank	2,024	36.3%
With cistern	427	7.7%
With toilet	4,065	72.9%
With latrine	1,402	25.2%
With drainage	4,312	77.4%
Without drainage	1,252	22.5%
With all services	4,238	76%
Without water, drainage or electricity	30	0.5%

Goods and Technology in El Higo

Household equipment in El Higo according to the 2020 Census. 21.8% of dwellings have internet and 85.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,004	89.8%
Washing machine	4,207	75.5%
Microwave oven	1,382	24.8%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,255	40.5%
Motorcycle	1,891	33.9%
Bicycle	2,260	40.6%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	4,931	88.5%
Radio	2,723	48.9%
Landline phone	826	14.8%
Cell phone	4,758	85.4%
Computer	834	15%
Internet	1,217	21.8%
Pay TV	4,068	73%
Streaming platforms	189	3.4%
Video game console	156	2.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

417

7.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

684

12.3%

No Computer or Internet

4,048

72.6%

No ICT at All

198

3.6%

Companies and Economy in El Higo

The main economic sectors of El Higo are Comercio al por menor with 327 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	327
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	129
Industrias manufactureras	69
Industrias manufactureras	18
Servicios educativos	18

Poverty and Social Development in El Higo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, El Higo has a poverty rate of 49.2% and extreme poverty of 7.1%.

Poverty

49.2%

10,824 people

Extreme Poverty

7.1%

1,568 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

32.2%

7,078 people

Vulnerable by Income

5%

1,094 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

13.6%

2,992 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	25.2%	5,550
Lack of access to health services	9.6%	2,116
Lack of access to social security	54.4%	11,958
Lack of housing quality and spaces	17.9%	3,933
Lack of access to basic housing services	52%	11,425
Lack of access to food	30.7%	6,743
Income below welfare line	54.2%	11,918
Income below minimum welfare line	15.8%	3,479

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	54%	11.8%	24.1%	13.9%	0
2015	49.2%	7.1%	32.2%	13.6%	0

Crime in El Higo

In the last 12 months, 141 crimes were recorded in El Higo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	13
2025/11	15
2025/10	9
2025/09	19
2025/08	10
2025/07	10
2025/06	5
2025/05	12
2025/04	12
2025/03	17
2025/02	10
2025/01	9

Health in El Higo

El Higo has 13 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 13 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of El Higo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
El Higo	8,913	27
El Pueblito	1,269	17
El Hoxton	747	21
Bellavista (Palmira)	628	30
Cuve de Badeas	566	22
Cuve de la Vega del Paso	563	22
Rancho Alegre	515	61
Las Badeas	489	20
El Chote	486	15
La Carolina	465	20

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