Rafael Lucio

Rafael Lucio is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 8,343 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,749 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years.

Demographics of Rafael Lucio

Demographic structure of Rafael Lucio according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,281 people under 15 years old (27.3%), 5,528 people of working age (66.3%) and 534 elderly over 65 years old (6.4%).

0-14 years

2,281

27.3% of the population

15-64 years

5,528

66.3% - Working age

65+ years

534

6.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

50.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Rafael Lucio

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	345	345	690	8.3%
5-9 years	378	391	769	9.2%
10-14 years	412	410	822	9.9%
15-19 years	410	399	809	9.7%
20-24 years	355	341	696	8.3%
25-29 years	307	398	705	8.5%
30-34 years	282	341	623	7.5%
35-39 years	292	301	593	7.1%
40-44 years	299	299	598	7.2%
45-49 years	215	260	475	5.7%
50-54 years	218	237	455	5.5%
55-59 years	152	179	331	4%
60-64 years	115	128	243	2.9%
65-69 years	93	105	198	2.4%
70-74 years	55	72	127	1.5%
75-79 years	47	45	92	1.1%
80-84 years	22	35	57	0.7%
85+ years	27	33	60	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Rafael Lucio

Population Origin

Born in State

8,156

97.8%

Born in Another State

181

2.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

36

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

15

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

15

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

48

2.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

397

4.8% of the population

Men / Women

190 / 207

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

278

3.3%

With Limitation

646

7.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	109
Visual	123
Hearing	69
Speech	46
Mental	45

Education in Rafael Lucio

Literacy and Schooling

In Rafael Lucio, 357 people aged 15 and over can read and write (35700%), while 333 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.4 years (8.4 men, 8.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	125	208	333	33300%
Incomplete primary	313	388	701	70100%
Complete primary	634	589	1,223	122300%
Incomplete secondary	140	100	240	24000%
Complete secondary	759	809	1,568	156800%
Post-basic education (18+)	839	979	1,818	181800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	158
6-11 years	28
12-14 years	35

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 17 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	6	0	6
Primaria	7	0	7
Secundaria	3	0	3
Media Superior	1	0	1
Superior	0	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Rafael Lucio

In Rafael Lucio, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,943 people. Of those, 3,888 are employed and 55 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.4%.

Total EAP

3,943

H: 2,444 / M: 1,499

Employed Population

3,888

H: 2,399 / M: 1,489

Unemployment Rate

1.4%

55 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,601

H: 685 / M: 1,916

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,535	66.3%
IMSS	1,830	21.9%
ISSSTE	279	3.3%
ISSSTE estatal	59	0.7%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	28	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,294	39.5%
IMSS Bienestar	2	0%
Private insurance	39	0.5%
Other institution	29	0.3%
Without health coverage	2,807	33.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Rafael Lucio

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,704

370400%

Single

2,148

214800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

702

70200%

Households

Total Households

2,112

4 average occupants

Male-headed

1,422

67.3%

Female-headed

690

32.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	7,460	89.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	395	4.7%
Other religions	4	0%
No religion	479	5.7%

Housing and Basic Services in Rafael Lucio

Rafael Lucio has 2,682 total dwellings, of which 2,113 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,062	97.8%
Earthen floor	46	2.2%
1 bedroom	883	41.9%
2+ bedrooms	1,225	58.1%
1 room	158	7.5%
2 rooms	466	22.1%
3+ rooms	1,484	70.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.3%

2,072 dwellings

Piped Water

96.9%

2,042 dwellings

With Drainage

99.1%

2,088 dwellings

All Services

95.6%

2,015 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,072	98.3%
Without electricity	36	1.7%
Public water network	2,042	96.9%
Hauled water	1,613	76.5%
Other water source	66	3.1%
With water tank	1,294	61.4%
With cistern	599	28.4%
With toilet	2,018	95.7%
With latrine	64	3%
With drainage	2,088	99.1%
Without drainage	20	0.9%
With all services	2,015	95.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Rafael Lucio

Household equipment in Rafael Lucio according to the 2020 Census. 38.2% of dwellings have internet and 78.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,571	74.5%
Washing machine	1,029	48.8%
Microwave oven	700	33.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	480	22.8%
Motorcycle	95	4.5%
Bicycle	109	5.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,917	90.9%
Radio	1,612	76.5%
Landline phone	503	23.9%
Cell phone	1,654	78.5%
Computer	397	18.8%
Internet	806	38.2%
Pay TV	703	33.3%
Streaming platforms	143	6.8%
Video game console	81	3.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

99

4.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

390

18.5%

No Computer or Internet

1,236

58.6%

No ICT at All

63

3%

Companies and Economy in Rafael Lucio

The main economic sectors of Rafael Lucio are Comercio al por menor with 160 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	160
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	46
Industrias manufactureras	26
Industrias manufactureras	17
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	14

Poverty and Social Development in Rafael Lucio

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Rafael Lucio has a poverty rate of 58.8% and extreme poverty of 8.7%.

Poverty

58.8%

4,719 people

Extreme Poverty

8.7%

699 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

24.4%

1,960 people

Vulnerable by Income

6.7%

540 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

10.1%

809 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	24.3%	1,948
Lack of access to health services	24.7%	1,983
Lack of access to social security	73.3%	5,886
Lack of housing quality and spaces	15.6%	1,253
Lack of access to basic housing services	11%	880
Lack of access to food	12.7%	1,018
Income below welfare line	65.5%	5,258
Income below minimum welfare line	27.7%	2,219

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	62%	14.2%	25.4%	7.4%	0
2015	58.8%	8.7%	24.4%	10.1%	0

Crime in Rafael Lucio

In the last 12 months, 70 crimes were recorded in Rafael Lucio. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	9
2025/11	10
2025/10	5
2025/09	2
2025/08	7
2025/07	4
2025/06	2
2025/05	7
2025/04	8
2025/03	6
2025/02	5
2025/01	5

Health in Rafael Lucio

Rafael Lucio has 2 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 2 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Rafael Lucio

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Rafael Lucio	4,837	1,820
Piletas	1,498	1,679
El Rosario	725	1,623
Teapan	592	1,838
Colonia Tres de Mayo	258	1,594
El Barrial	217	1,770
Alberto Tejeda	55	1,703
El Sabino	38	1,695
Xoteopan	37	1,838
Los Gallos	30	1,881

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