Tehuipango

Tehuipango is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 29,686 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,204 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5 years.

Demographics of Tehuipango

Demographic structure of Tehuipango according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 10,926 people under 15 years old (36.8%), 17,505 people of working age (59%) and 1,255 elderly over 65 years old (4.2%).

0-14 years

10,926

36.8% of the population

15-64 years

17,505

59% - Working age

65+ years

1,255

4.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

69.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tehuipango

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,750	1,825	3,575	12%
5-9 years	1,806	1,863	3,669	12.4%
10-14 years	1,806	1,876	3,682	12.4%
15-19 years	1,735	1,815	3,550	12%
20-24 years	1,396	1,521	2,917	9.8%
25-29 years	1,215	1,263	2,478	8.3%
30-34 years	902	981	1,883	6.3%
35-39 years	794	924	1,718	5.8%
40-44 years	694	769	1,463	4.9%
45-49 years	565	675	1,240	4.2%
50-54 years	425	500	925	3.1%
55-59 years	330	437	767	2.6%
60-64 years	247	317	564	1.9%
65-69 years	239	276	515	1.7%
70-74 years	132	159	291	1%
75-79 years	93	104	197	0.7%
80-84 years	59	82	141	0.5%
85+ years	37	74	111	0.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tehuipango

Population Origin

Born in State

29,545

99.5%

Born in Another State

123

0.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

160

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

26,712

90% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

17,908

67% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

8,333

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

29,505

518.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

128

0.4% of the population

Men / Women

60 / 68

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

520

1.8%

With Limitation

781

2.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	214
Visual	242
Hearing	203
Speech	170
Mental	151

Education in Tehuipango

Literacy and Schooling

In Tehuipango, 7,165 people aged 15 and over can read and write (716500%), while 7,263 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5 years (5.6 men, 4.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,661	4,602	7,263	726300%
Incomplete primary	960	580	1,540	154000%
Complete primary	1,613	1,242	2,855	285500%
Incomplete secondary	519	391	910	91000%
Complete secondary	1,607	1,574	3,181	318100%
Post-basic education (18+)	1,310	1,258	2,568	256800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	804
6-11 years	174
12-14 years	378

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 119 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	52	52
Primaria	50	50
Secundaria	12	12
Media Superior	4	4

Employment and Social Security in Tehuipango

In Tehuipango, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 8,096 people. Of those, 7,522 are employed and 574 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 7.1%.

Total EAP

8,096

H: 6,734 / M: 1,362

Employed Population

7,522

H: 6,214 / M: 1,308

Unemployment Rate

7.1%

574 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

12,725

H: 3,121 / M: 9,604

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	28,014	94.4%
IMSS	1,142	3.8%
ISSSTE	129	0.4%
ISSSTE estatal	18	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	6	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	26,078	87.8%
IMSS Bienestar	1,165	3.9%
Private insurance	62	0.2%
Other institution	50	0.2%
Without health coverage	1,657	5.6%

Marital Status and Religion in Tehuipango

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

12,315

1231500%

Single

7,243

724300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,377

137700%

Households

Total Households

5,693

5.2 average occupants

Male-headed

4,636

81.4%

Female-headed

1,057

18.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	26,953	90.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,404	8.1%
Other religions	167	0.6%
No religion	127	0.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Tehuipango

Tehuipango has 6,694 total dwellings, of which 5,694 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 5.2 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,836	49.9%
Earthen floor	2,854	50.2%
1 bedroom	3,437	60.5%
2+ bedrooms	2,253	39.7%
1 room	307	5.4%
2 rooms	3,127	55%
3+ rooms	2,256	39.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.4%

5,593 dwellings

Piped Water

62.9%

3,576 dwellings

With Drainage

5.1%

291 dwellings

All Services

3.6%

206 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	5,593	98.4%
Without electricity	97	1.7%
Public water network	3,576	62.9%
Hauled water	1,476	26%
Other water source	2,114	37.2%
With water tank	3,605	63.4%
With cistern	2,672	47%
With toilet	272	4.8%
With latrine	5,225	92%
With drainage	291	5.1%
Without drainage	5,399	95%
With all services	206	3.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	39	0.7%

Goods and Technology in Tehuipango

Household equipment in Tehuipango according to the 2020 Census. 23.9% of dwellings have internet and 65.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	232	4.1%
Washing machine	20	0.4%
Microwave oven	107	1.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	186	3.3%
Motorcycle	27	0.5%
Bicycle	18	0.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	3,342	58.8%
Radio	1,859	32.7%
Landline phone	66	1.2%
Cell phone	3,725	65.6%
Computer	114	2%
Internet	1,356	23.9%
Pay TV	260	4.6%
Streaming platforms	4	0.1%
Video game console	3	0.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,868

32.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,950

34.3%

No Computer or Internet

4,293

75.6%

No ICT at All

1,032

18.2%

Companies and Economy in Tehuipango

The main economic sectors of Tehuipango are Comercio al por menor with 377 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	377
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	29
Servicios financieros y de seguros	13
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	12
Industrias manufactureras	10

Poverty and Social Development in Tehuipango

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tehuipango has a poverty rate of 96.5% and extreme poverty of 69.8%.

Poverty

96.5%

25,278 people

Extreme Poverty

69.8%

18,284 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

3.4%

900 people

Vulnerable by Income

0%

3 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0%

6 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	46.7%	12,242
Lack of access to health services	4.8%	1,254
Lack of access to social security	95.8%	25,091
Lack of housing quality and spaces	74%	19,367
Lack of access to basic housing services	98.3%	25,734
Lack of access to food	11.4%	2,993
Income below welfare line	96.5%	25,281
Income below minimum welfare line	78.8%	20,647

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	97.6%	85.8%	2.4%	0%	0
2015	96.5%	69.8%	3.4%	0%	0

Crime in Tehuipango

In the last 12 months, 51 crimes were recorded in Tehuipango. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	8
2025/11	3
2025/10	1
2025/09	3
2025/08	2
2025/07	4
2025/06	10
2025/05	5
2025/04	2
2025/03	5
2025/02	2
2025/01	6

Health in Tehuipango

Tehuipango has 17 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 17 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tehuipango

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tehuipango	2,740	2,350
Xopilapa	2,128	2,447
Tepecuitlapa	1,111	2,446
Tzacuala Primero	1,065	2,029
Achichipico	942	2,016
Ojo de Agua	925	2,459
Loma Bonita	850	2,699
Xiujtempa	805	2,239
Apipitzactitla	762	2,165
Tlalchichicaspa	729	2,562

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