Tempoal

Tempoal is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 34,408 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 68 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years.

Demographics of Tempoal

Demographic structure of Tempoal according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 8,819 people under 15 years old (25.6%), 20,791 people of working age (60.4%) and 4,747 elderly over 65 years old (13.8%).

0-14 years

8,819

25.6% of the population

15-64 years

20,791

60.4% - Working age

65+ years

4,747

13.8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

65.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tempoal

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,372	1,343	2,715	7.9%
5-9 years	1,467	1,379	2,846	8.3%
10-14 years	1,658	1,600	3,258	9.5%
15-19 years	1,473	1,497	2,970	8.6%
20-24 years	997	1,028	2,025	5.9%
25-29 years	872	1,032	1,904	5.5%
30-34 years	884	1,077	1,961	5.7%
35-39 years	847	1,098	1,945	5.7%
40-44 years	985	1,102	2,087	6.1%
45-49 years	1,047	1,121	2,168	6.3%
50-54 years	1,058	1,079	2,137	6.2%
55-59 years	914	989	1,903	5.5%
60-64 years	866	825	1,691	4.9%
65-69 years	728	727	1,455	4.2%
70-74 years	625	577	1,202	3.5%
75-79 years	456	430	886	2.6%
80-84 years	308	303	611	1.8%
85+ years	284	309	593	1.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tempoal

Population Origin

Born in State

29,019

84.3%

Born in Another State

5,268

15.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

862

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2,448

7.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2,403

98.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

35

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

4,868

48.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

250

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

110 / 140

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,324

6.8%

With Limitation

4,757

13.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,011
Visual	930
Hearing	682
Speech	461
Mental	453

Education in Tempoal

Literacy and Schooling

In Tempoal, 3,656 people aged 15 and over can read and write (365600%), while 3,324 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years (7.2 men, 7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,403	1,921	3,324	332400%
Incomplete primary	2,563	2,552	5,115	511500%
Complete primary	2,143	2,261	4,404	440400%
Incomplete secondary	400	342	742	74200%
Complete secondary	2,423	2,483	4,906	490600%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,012	3,112	6,124	612400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	491
6-11 years	121
12-14 years	134

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 209 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	71	71
Primaria	84	84
Secundaria	37	37
Media Superior	12	12

Employment and Social Security in Tempoal

In Tempoal, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 15,974 people. Of those, 15,715 are employed and 259 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

15,974

H: 10,472 / M: 5,502

Employed Population

15,715

H: 10,299 / M: 5,416

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

259 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

11,441

H: 2,830 / M: 8,611

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	29,071	84.5%
IMSS	3,192	9.3%
ISSSTE	1,500	4.4%
ISSSTE estatal	16	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	129	0.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	24,117	70.1%
IMSS Bienestar	151	0.4%
Private insurance	101	0.3%
Other institution	86	0.2%
Without health coverage	5,278	15.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Tempoal

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

16,307

1630700%

Single

8,238

823800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,954

295400%

Households

Total Households

10,052

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

7,238

72%

Female-headed

2,814

28%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	27,112	78.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	4,504	13.1%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	2,721	7.9%

Housing and Basic Services in Tempoal

Tempoal has 11,863 total dwellings, of which 10,053 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,933	94.6%
Earthen floor	1,073	11.4%
1 bedroom	4,080	43.2%
2+ bedrooms	5,926	62.8%
1 room	511	5.4%
2 rooms	2,119	22.4%
3+ rooms	7,376	78.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.5%

9,677 dwellings

Piped Water

88%

8,308 dwellings

With Drainage

66.4%

6,269 dwellings

All Services

58.1%

5,480 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	9,677	102.5%
Without electricity	329	3.5%
Public water network	8,308	88%
Hauled water	6,807	72.1%
Other water source	1,698	18%
With water tank	3,869	41%
With cistern	663	7%
With toilet	5,243	55.5%
With latrine	4,618	48.9%
With drainage	6,269	66.4%
Without drainage	3,737	39.6%
With all services	5,480	58.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	174	1.8%

Goods and Technology in Tempoal

Household equipment in Tempoal according to the 2020 Census. 15% of dwellings have internet and 81.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,960	84.3%
Washing machine	4,735	50.2%
Microwave oven	1,769	18.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,547	27%
Motorcycle	1,497	15.9%
Bicycle	1,136	12%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,044	85.2%
Radio	6,033	63.9%
Landline phone	1,802	19.1%
Cell phone	7,682	81.4%
Computer	1,139	12.1%
Internet	1,412	15%
Pay TV	5,324	56.4%
Streaming platforms	279	3%
Video game console	156	1.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,076

11.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,889

20%

No Computer or Internet

8,220

87.1%

No ICT at All

599

6.3%

Companies and Economy in Tempoal

The main economic sectors of Tempoal are Comercio al por menor with 389 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	389
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	153
Industrias manufactureras	99
Servicios educativos	32
Industrias manufactureras	29

Poverty and Social Development in Tempoal

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tempoal has a poverty rate of 71.7% and extreme poverty of 19.8%.

Poverty

71.7%

27,795 people

Extreme Poverty

19.8%

7,677 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

22.5%

8,715 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.2%

473 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.6%

1,791 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	33.5%	12,992
Lack of access to health services	8%	3,109
Lack of access to social security	81.1%	31,455
Lack of housing quality and spaces	31%	12,037
Lack of access to basic housing services	68.8%	26,675
Lack of access to food	35.5%	13,754
Income below welfare line	72.9%	28,269
Income below minimum welfare line	32.3%	12,540

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	71.1%	22.9%	22.5%	5.2%	0
2015	71.7%	19.8%	22.5%	4.6%	0

Crime in Tempoal

In the last 12 months, 254 crimes were recorded in Tempoal. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	27
2025/11	29
2025/10	19
2025/09	16
2025/08	22
2025/07	22
2025/06	17
2025/05	22
2025/04	21
2025/03	16
2025/02	23
2025/01	20

Health in Tempoal

Tempoal has 20 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 18 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tempoal

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tempoal de Sánchez	12,494	65
Corozal	1,875	120
El Aguacate Terrero	745	102
El Hule Nuevo	701	71
Potrero Horcón	680	146
Cruz de Palma (El Carmen)	659	138
Rancho Nuevo	548	100
Pochuco	457	119
El Cantarito	454	119
El Aguacate	439	40

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