Fortín

Fortín is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 66,372 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,004 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 10.2 years.

Demographics of Fortín

Demographic structure of Fortín according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 15,107 people under 15 years old (22.8%), 44,902 people of working age (67.7%) and 6,353 elderly over 65 years old (9.6%).

0-14 years

15,107

22.8% of the population

15-64 years

44,902

67.7% - Working age

65+ years

6,353

9.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

47.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Fortín

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,271	2,208	4,479	6.7%
5-9 years	2,673	2,592	5,265	7.9%
10-14 years	2,710	2,653	5,363	8.1%
15-19 years	2,888	2,797	5,685	8.6%
20-24 years	2,439	2,481	4,920	7.4%
25-29 years	2,145	2,390	4,535	6.8%
30-34 years	2,189	2,575	4,764	7.2%
35-39 years	2,166	2,718	4,884	7.4%
40-44 years	2,200	2,838	5,038	7.6%
45-49 years	2,112	2,683	4,795	7.2%
50-54 years	2,009	2,311	4,320	6.5%
55-59 years	1,498	1,775	3,273	4.9%
60-64 years	1,181	1,507	2,688	4%
65-69 years	981	1,236	2,217	3.3%
70-74 years	719	921	1,640	2.5%
75-79 years	482	613	1,095	1.6%
80-84 years	303	431	734	1.1%
85+ years	272	395	667	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Fortín

Population Origin

Born in State

60,489

91.1%

Born in Another State

5,594

8.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

1,156

Recent migration

Average Live Births

1.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

555

0.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

550

99.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,498

7.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

1,091

1.6% of the population

Men / Women

532 / 559

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

3,176

4.8%

With Limitation

6,995

10.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,377
Visual	1,374
Hearing	751
Speech	472
Mental	541

Education in Fortín

Literacy and Schooling

In Fortín, 2,060 people aged 15 and over can read and write (206000%), while 2,384 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 10.2 years (10.3 men, 10.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	955	1,429	2,384	238400%
Incomplete primary	2,028	2,596	4,624	462400%
Complete primary	2,777	3,382	6,159	615900%
Incomplete secondary	875	810	1,685	168500%
Complete secondary	4,296	4,913	9,209	920900%
Post-basic education (18+)	11,779	13,453	25,232	2523200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	1,151
6-11 years	305
12-14 years	236

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 81 are public and 34 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	24	6	30
Primaria	44	7	51
Secundaria	9	9	18
Media Superior	4	11	15
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Fortín

In Fortín, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 34,289 people. Of those, 33,666 are employed and 623 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

34,289

H: 19,075 / M: 15,214

Employed Population

33,666

H: 18,652 / M: 15,014

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

623 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

20,196

H: 6,125 / M: 14,071

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	45,998	69.3%
IMSS	29,160	43.9%
ISSSTE	3,267	4.9%
ISSSTE estatal	56	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	366	0.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	11,878	17.9%
IMSS Bienestar	219	0.3%
Private insurance	1,843	2.8%
Other institution	115	0.2%
Without health coverage	20,343	30.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Fortín

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

28,633

2863300%

Single

19,011

1901100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

6,931

693100%

Households

Total Households

19,973

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

13,089

65.5%

Female-headed

6,884

34.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	56,401	85%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	6,383	9.6%
Other religions	88	0.1%
No religion	3,467	5.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Fortín

Fortín has 24,609 total dwellings, of which 19,979 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	19,258	101.9%
Earthen floor	689	3.6%
1 bedroom	6,290	33.3%
2+ bedrooms	13,658	72.3%
1 room	1,485	7.9%
2 rooms	2,658	14.1%
3+ rooms	15,805	83.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

104.9%

19,824 dwellings

Piped Water

102.6%

19,379 dwellings

With Drainage

104.2%

19,686 dwellings

All Services

101.4%

19,159 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	19,824	104.9%
Without electricity	124	0.7%
Public water network	19,379	102.6%
Hauled water	18,879	99.9%
Other water source	569	3%
With water tank	14,599	77.3%
With cistern	2,428	12.9%
With toilet	19,651	104%
With latrine	142	0.8%
With drainage	19,686	104.2%
Without drainage	261	1.4%
With all services	19,159	101.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	32	0.2%

Goods and Technology in Fortín

Household equipment in Fortín according to the 2020 Census. 62.5% of dwellings have internet and 95.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	17,390	92.1%
Washing machine	14,011	74.2%
Microwave oven	8,315	44%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	7,662	40.6%
Motorcycle	1,590	8.4%
Bicycle	1,584	8.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	18,544	98.2%
Radio	15,313	81.1%
Landline phone	8,494	45%
Cell phone	17,959	95.1%
Computer	8,217	43.5%
Internet	11,808	62.5%
Pay TV	9,328	49.4%
Streaming platforms	3,932	20.8%
Video game console	2,054	10.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

648

3.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,432

7.6%

No Computer or Internet

7,199

38.1%

No ICT at All

285

1.5%

Companies and Economy in Fortín

The main economic sectors of Fortín are Comercio al por menor with 1,297 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	1,297
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	446
Industrias manufactureras	136
Servicios educativos	84
Industrias manufactureras	69

Poverty and Social Development in Fortín

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Fortín has a poverty rate of 42% and extreme poverty of 5.6%.

Poverty

42%

27,098 people

Extreme Poverty

5.6%

3,586 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

31.3%

20,217 people

Vulnerable by Income

6%

3,897 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

20.6%

13,307 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	19.5%	12,580
Lack of access to health services	22.8%	14,720
Lack of access to social security	57.4%	37,065
Lack of housing quality and spaces	12.4%	7,985
Lack of access to basic housing services	20.5%	13,254
Lack of access to food	23.9%	15,408
Income below welfare line	48%	30,995
Income below minimum welfare line	15.1%	9,767

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	41%	6%	31.6%	21.4%	0
2015	42%	5.6%	31.3%	20.6%	0

Crime in Fortín

In the last 12 months, 700 crimes were recorded in Fortín. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	37
2025/11	53
2025/10	64
2025/09	64
2025/08	52
2025/07	57
2025/06	63
2025/05	65
2025/04	65
2025/03	59
2025/02	48
2025/01	73

Health in Fortín

Fortín has 16 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 16 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Fortín

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Fortín de las Flores	21,391	1,017
Córdoba (Santa Leticia)	12,047	958
Monte Blanco	7,406	1,245
San Marcial	3,820	978
Monte Salas	2,222	1,168
Santa Lucía Potrerillo	2,043	1,287
Villa de las Flores	1,649	1,084
Villa Unión	1,564	841
Fraccionamiento Tlacotengo	1,405	1,056
Fraccionamiento Villas de la Llave	1,401	1,041

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