Tampico Alto

Tampico Alto is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 11,561 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 21 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of Tampico Alto

Demographic structure of Tampico Alto according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,521 people under 15 years old (21.8%), 7,275 people of working age (62.9%) and 1,765 elderly over 65 years old (15.3%).

0-14 years

2,521

21.8% of the population

15-64 years

7,275

62.9% - Working age

65+ years

1,765

15.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

58.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tampico Alto

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	407	416	823	7.1%
5-9 years	415	398	813	7%
10-14 years	456	429	885	7.7%
15-19 years	451	390	841	7.3%
20-24 years	321	376	697	6%
25-29 years	313	298	611	5.3%
30-34 years	331	351	682	5.9%
35-39 years	348	336	684	5.9%
40-44 years	357	352	709	6.1%
45-49 years	377	363	740	6.4%
50-54 years	433	403	836	7.2%
55-59 years	406	381	787	6.8%
60-64 years	370	318	688	6%
65-69 years	280	241	521	4.5%
70-74 years	230	219	449	3.9%
75-79 years	203	163	366	3.2%
80-84 years	142	104	246	2.1%
85+ years	87	96	183	1.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tampico Alto

Population Origin

Born in State

7,467

64.6%

Born in Another State

4,070

35.2%

Lived in Another State in 2015

422

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

110

1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

109

99.1% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

216

5.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

138

1.2% of the population

Men / Women

78 / 60

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,023

8.8%

With Limitation

2,005

17.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	447
Visual	477
Hearing	261
Speech	119
Mental	166

Education in Tampico Alto

Literacy and Schooling

In Tampico Alto, 726 people aged 15 and over can read and write (72600%), while 723 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.3 men, 7.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	371	352	723	72300%
Incomplete primary	908	794	1,702	170200%
Complete primary	1,068	1,053	2,121	212100%
Incomplete secondary	125	113	238	23800%
Complete secondary	965	925	1,890	189000%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,081	1,016	2,097	209700%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	184
6-11 years	48
12-14 years	44

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 75 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	23	23
Primaria	37	37
Secundaria	11	11
Media Superior	4	4

Employment and Social Security in Tampico Alto

In Tampico Alto, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 4,867 people. Of those, 4,778 are employed and 89 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

4,867

H: 3,611 / M: 1,256

Employed Population

4,778

H: 3,537 / M: 1,241

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

89 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

4,656

H: 1,269 / M: 3,387

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,360	63.7%
IMSS	2,917	25.2%
ISSSTE	291	2.5%
ISSSTE estatal	12	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	287	2.5%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,616	31.3%
IMSS Bienestar	25	0.2%
Private insurance	61	0.5%
Other institution	187	1.6%
Without health coverage	4,190	36.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Tampico Alto

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,667

566700%

Single

2,644

264400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,251

125100%

Households

Total Households

3,820

3 average occupants

Male-headed

2,893

75.7%

Female-headed

927

24.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,229	79.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,491	12.9%
Other religions	3	0%
No religion	812	7%

Housing and Basic Services in Tampico Alto

Tampico Alto has 5,085 total dwellings, of which 3,820 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	3,664	102.8%
Earthen floor	147	4.1%
1 bedroom	1,719	48.2%
2+ bedrooms	2,092	58.7%
1 room	407	11.4%
2 rooms	979	27.5%
3+ rooms	2,425	68%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.3%

3,648 dwellings

Piped Water

80.6%

2,872 dwellings

With Drainage

81.3%

2,900 dwellings

All Services

67.6%

2,410 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	3,648	102.3%
Without electricity	163	4.6%
Public water network	2,872	80.6%
Hauled water	1,207	33.9%
Other water source	939	26.3%
With water tank	2,079	58.3%
With cistern	423	11.9%
With toilet	2,823	79.2%
With latrine	846	23.7%
With drainage	2,900	81.3%
Without drainage	909	25.5%
With all services	2,410	67.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	77	2.2%

Goods and Technology in Tampico Alto

Household equipment in Tampico Alto according to the 2020 Census. 10.2% of dwellings have internet and 92.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	3,202	89.8%
Washing machine	2,729	76.5%
Microwave oven	809	22.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	975	27.3%
Motorcycle	721	20.2%
Bicycle	397	11.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,311	92.9%
Radio	1,896	53.2%
Landline phone	338	9.5%
Cell phone	3,306	92.7%
Computer	350	9.8%
Internet	363	10.2%
Pay TV	1,487	41.7%
Streaming platforms	82	2.3%
Video game console	64	1.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

330

9.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

451

12.7%

No Computer or Internet

3,295

92.4%

No ICT at All

148

4.2%

Companies and Economy in Tampico Alto

The main economic sectors of Tampico Alto are Comercio al por menor with 59 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	59
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	45
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	19
Industrias manufactureras	15
Servicios educativos	6

Poverty and Social Development in Tampico Alto

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tampico Alto has a poverty rate of 58.1% and extreme poverty of 10.2%.

Poverty

58.1%

8,812 people

Extreme Poverty

10.2%

1,542 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

34.5%

5,232 people

Vulnerable by Income

2%

310 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.3%

801 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	31.3%	4,747
Lack of access to health services	16.1%	2,433
Lack of access to social security	72.5%	10,993
Lack of housing quality and spaces	21.3%	3,228
Lack of access to basic housing services	62.7%	9,505
Lack of access to food	32.2%	4,874
Income below welfare line	60.2%	9,123
Income below minimum welfare line	18.8%	2,844

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	60%	14.6%	30%	6.5%	0
2015	58.1%	10.2%	34.5%	5.3%	0

Crime in Tampico Alto

In the last 12 months, 68 crimes were recorded in Tampico Alto. View detailed crime statistics.

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

Health in Tampico Alto

Tampico Alto has 21 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 21 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tampico Alto

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tampico Alto	2,706	27
La Ribera	708	9
Las Chacas	482	4
La Majahua	465	9
Llano de Bustos	392	29
Alto de la Zapupera	361	10
La Escondida	355	8
Mata de Chávez	326	6
Kilómetro Cien	277	4
Kilómetro Setenta y Cinco	248	6

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