Tepetlán

Tepetlán is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 9,405 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,346 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.9 years.

Demographics of Tepetlán

Demographic structure of Tepetlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,160 people under 15 years old (23%), 6,228 people of working age (66.2%) and 993 elderly over 65 years old (10.6%).

0-14 years

2,160

23% of the population

15-64 years

6,228

66.2% - Working age

65+ years

993

10.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

50.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tepetlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	356	343	699	7.4%
5-9 years	371	364	735	7.8%
10-14 years	371	355	726	7.7%
15-19 years	417	380	797	8.5%
20-24 years	370	389	759	8.1%
25-29 years	345	331	676	7.2%
30-34 years	340	317	657	7%
35-39 years	306	333	639	6.8%
40-44 years	327	352	679	7.2%
45-49 years	351	320	671	7.1%
50-54 years	281	249	530	5.6%
55-59 years	232	207	439	4.7%
60-64 years	194	187	381	4.1%
65-69 years	171	122	293	3.1%
70-74 years	136	136	272	2.9%
75-79 years	105	82	187	2%
80-84 years	54	65	119	1.3%
85+ years	68	54	122	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tepetlán

Population Origin

Born in State

9,263

98.5%

Born in Another State

85

0.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

33

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

6

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

6

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

19

0.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

469

5% of the population

Men / Women

244 / 225

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

698

7.4%

With Limitation

1,350

14.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	343
Visual	281
Hearing	157
Speech	89
Mental	118

Education in Tepetlán

Literacy and Schooling

In Tepetlán, 1,244 people aged 15 and over can read and write (124400%), while 1,206 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.9 years (5.7 men, 6.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	657	549	1,206	120600%
Incomplete primary	933	847	1,780	178000%
Complete primary	766	673	1,439	143900%
Incomplete secondary	131	121	252	25200%
Complete secondary	591	677	1,268	126800%
Post-basic education (18+)	518	563	1,081	108100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	189
6-11 years	43
12-14 years	70

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 41 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	13	13
Primaria	17	17
Secundaria	9	9
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Tepetlán

In Tepetlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,927 people. Of those, 3,848 are employed and 79 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2%.

Total EAP

3,927

H: 3,108 / M: 819

Employed Population

3,848

H: 3,035 / M: 813

Unemployment Rate

2%

79 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,718

H: 788 / M: 2,930

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	7,844	83.4%
IMSS	1,248	13.3%
ISSSTE	68	0.7%
ISSSTE estatal	8	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	18	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,320	67.2%
IMSS Bienestar	12	0.1%
Private insurance	202	2.1%
Other institution	1	0%
Without health coverage	1,536	16.3%

Marital Status and Religion in Tepetlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

4,753

475300%

Single

2,179

217900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

744

74400%

Households

Total Households

2,797

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

2,271

81.2%

Female-headed

526

18.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	8,830	93.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	297	3.2%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	248	2.6%

Housing and Basic Services in Tepetlán

Tepetlán has 3,698 total dwellings, of which 2,797 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,713	97.1%
Earthen floor	78	2.8%
1 bedroom	1,255	44.9%
2+ bedrooms	1,536	55%
1 room	117	4.2%
2 rooms	451	16.1%
3+ rooms	2,223	79.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.2%

2,773 dwellings

Piped Water

98.4%

2,750 dwellings

With Drainage

96.6%

2,699 dwellings

All Services

95.5%

2,667 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,773	99.2%
Without electricity	18	0.6%
Public water network	2,750	98.4%
Hauled water	2,347	84%
Other water source	41	1.5%
With water tank	1,664	59.6%
With cistern	365	13.1%
With toilet	2,654	95%
With latrine	38	1.4%
With drainage	2,699	96.6%
Without drainage	92	3.3%
With all services	2,667	95.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	4	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tepetlán

Household equipment in Tepetlán according to the 2020 Census. 18.9% of dwellings have internet and 64.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	2,276	81.5%
Washing machine	1,040	37.2%
Microwave oven	768	27.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	489	17.5%
Motorcycle	299	10.7%
Bicycle	109	3.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	2,505	89.7%
Radio	2,013	72%
Landline phone	313	11.2%
Cell phone	1,794	64.2%
Computer	176	6.3%
Internet	528	18.9%
Pay TV	365	13.1%
Streaming platforms	25	0.9%
Video game console	34	1.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

138

4.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

872

31.2%

No Computer or Internet

2,192

78.5%

No ICT at All

94

3.4%

Companies and Economy in Tepetlán

The main economic sectors of Tepetlán are Comercio al por menor with 55 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	55
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	16
Industrias manufactureras	15
Industrias manufactureras	4
Industrias manufactureras	4

Poverty and Social Development in Tepetlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tepetlán has a poverty rate of 69.3% and extreme poverty of 12.9%.

Poverty

69.3%

6,665 people

Extreme Poverty

12.9%

1,238 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

26.2%

2,524 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.8%

171 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.7%

259 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	47.5%	4,569
Lack of access to health services	8.9%	861
Lack of access to social security	82.4%	7,921
Lack of housing quality and spaces	9.2%	880
Lack of access to basic housing services	40.4%	3,883
Lack of access to food	10.6%	1,023
Income below welfare line	71.1%	6,836
Income below minimum welfare line	32.6%	3,134

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	76.4%	23.3%	20%	1.9%	0
2015	69.3%	12.9%	26.2%	2.7%	0

Crime in Tepetlán

In the last 12 months, 36 crimes were recorded in Tepetlán. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/11	4
2025/10	1
2025/08	4
2025/07	4
2025/06	1
2025/05	2
2025/04	2
2025/03	3
2025/02	2
2025/01	6
2024/11	4

Health in Tepetlán

Tepetlán has 5 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 5 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tepetlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Alto Tío Diego	1,785	1,153
Tepetlán	1,533	1,184
Mafafas	1,465	1,314
Vicente Guerrero (Tepetates)	1,019	883
Colonia Ejidal	743	1,164
Colonia Enríquez	681	1,191
Citalapa	339	972
San Lorenzo	326	883
Rincón Grande	227	1,379
Totoyac	203	1,862

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