Omealca

Omealca is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 23,773 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 361 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years.

Demographics of Omealca

Demographic structure of Omealca according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,145 people under 15 years old (25.8%), 15,282 people of working age (64.3%) and 2,346 elderly over 65 years old (9.9%).

0-14 years

6,145

25.8% of the population

15-64 years

15,282

64.3% - Working age

65+ years

2,346

9.9% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

55.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Omealca

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,000	1,023	2,023	8.5%
5-9 years	1,072	991	2,063	8.7%
10-14 years	1,056	1,003	2,059	8.7%
15-19 years	1,017	1,042	2,059	8.7%
20-24 years	840	908	1,748	7.4%
25-29 years	793	869	1,662	7%
30-34 years	729	887	1,616	6.8%
35-39 years	714	832	1,546	6.5%
40-44 years	732	890	1,622	6.8%
45-49 years	731	831	1,562	6.6%
50-54 years	638	698	1,336	5.6%
55-59 years	535	634	1,169	4.9%
60-64 years	449	513	962	4%
65-69 years	349	385	734	3.1%
70-74 years	245	284	529	2.2%
75-79 years	226	237	463	1.9%
80-84 years	145	171	316	1.3%
85+ years	149	155	304	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Omealca

Population Origin

Born in State

22,369

94.1%

Born in Another State

1,210

5.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

303

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

880

3.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

869

98.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

10

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,795

26.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

744

3.1% of the population

Men / Women

380 / 364

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,552

6.5%

With Limitation

2,462

10.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	670
Visual	661
Hearing	374
Speech	315
Mental	338

Education in Omealca

Literacy and Schooling

In Omealca, 2,003 people aged 15 and over can read and write (200300%), while 1,991 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.3 years (7.1 men, 7.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	947	1,044	1,991	199100%
Incomplete primary	1,596	1,506	3,102	310200%
Complete primary	1,529	1,617	3,146	314600%
Incomplete secondary	313	298	611	61100%
Complete secondary	1,900	2,328	4,228	422800%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,798	2,278	4,076	407600%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	589
6-11 years	166
12-14 years	216

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 95 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	37	37
Primaria	39	39
Secundaria	14	14
Media Superior	5	5

Employment and Social Security in Omealca

In Omealca, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 10,422 people. Of those, 10,338 are employed and 84 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP

10,422

H: 7,092 / M: 3,330

Employed Population

10,338

H: 7,039 / M: 3,299

Unemployment Rate

0.8%

84 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,362

H: 1,778 / M: 6,584

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	17,355	73%
IMSS	6,789	28.6%
ISSSTE	443	1.9%
ISSSTE estatal	14	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	38	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,077	38.2%
IMSS Bienestar	808	3.4%
Private insurance	273	1.1%
Other institution	85	0.4%
Without health coverage	6,415	27%

Marital Status and Religion in Omealca

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

10,271

1027100%

Single

6,181

618100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,406

240600%

Households

Total Households

6,710

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

4,567

68.1%

Female-headed

2,143

31.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	21,011	88.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,016	8.5%
Other religions	11	0%
No religion	729	3.1%

Housing and Basic Services in Omealca

Omealca has 8,174 total dwellings, of which 6,710 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,124	94.8%
Earthen floor	582	9%
1 bedroom	2,781	43.1%
2+ bedrooms	3,925	60.8%
1 room	695	10.8%
2 rooms	1,250	19.4%
3+ rooms	4,761	73.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.5%

6,557 dwellings

Piped Water

99.8%

6,448 dwellings

With Drainage

97.3%

6,287 dwellings

All Services

93.2%

6,019 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,557	101.5%
Without electricity	149	2.3%
Public water network	6,448	99.8%
Hauled water	5,275	81.7%
Other water source	258	4%
With water tank	2,856	44.2%
With cistern	612	9.5%
With toilet	5,939	91.9%
With latrine	339	5.2%
With drainage	6,287	97.3%
Without drainage	419	6.5%
With all services	6,019	93.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	19	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Omealca

Household equipment in Omealca according to the 2020 Census. 19.1% of dwellings have internet and 75.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	5,270	81.6%
Washing machine	3,502	54.2%
Microwave oven	1,263	19.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,110	32.7%
Motorcycle	1,058	16.4%
Bicycle	528	8.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,479	84.8%
Radio	3,806	58.9%
Landline phone	1,157	17.9%
Cell phone	4,886	75.6%
Computer	736	11.4%
Internet	1,235	19.1%
Pay TV	2,141	33.1%
Streaming platforms	132	2%
Video game console	68	1.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

793

12.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,501

23.2%

No Computer or Internet

5,195

80.4%

No ICT at All

470

7.3%

Companies and Economy in Omealca

The main economic sectors of Omealca are Comercio al por menor with 216 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	216
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	88
Industrias manufactureras	49
Industrias manufactureras	13
Servicios de apoyo a los negocios	9

Poverty and Social Development in Omealca

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Omealca has a poverty rate of 68.3% and extreme poverty of 16.1%.

Poverty

68.3%

17,610 people

Extreme Poverty

16.1%

4,144 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

26.1%

6,713 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.1%

548 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

3.5%

900 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	33.8%	8,723
Lack of access to health services	17.9%	4,615
Lack of access to social security	70.7%	18,209
Lack of housing quality and spaces	22.8%	5,864
Lack of access to basic housing services	63.6%	16,383
Lack of access to food	35.3%	9,091
Income below welfare line	70.5%	18,158
Income below minimum welfare line	28.2%	7,259

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	66.9%	16.2%	24.9%	3.8%	0
2015	68.3%	16.1%	26.1%	3.5%	0

Crime in Omealca

In the last 12 months, 144 crimes were recorded in Omealca. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	7
2025/11	5
2025/10	23
2025/09	15
2025/08	11
2025/07	20
2025/06	12
2025/05	12
2025/04	10
2025/03	15
2025/02	7
2025/01	7

Health in Omealca

Omealca has 10 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Omealca

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Omealca	3,715	420
Mata Tenatito (Casco Hacienda)	1,687	255
Xúchiles	1,029	460
Cruz Tetela	1,002	299
Rincón de Buena Vista	982	541
Bajo Grande	964	228
Tenejápam de Mata	906	568
Paso Amapa	805	205
Las Palmas	704	420
Río Moreno	676	228

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