Texcatepec

Texcatepec is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 10,824 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,144 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5 years.

Demographics of Texcatepec

Demographic structure of Texcatepec according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 3,675 people under 15 years old (34%), 6,321 people of working age (58.4%) and 828 elderly over 65 years old (7.6%).

0-14 years

3,675

34% of the population

15-64 years

6,321

58.4% - Working age

65+ years

828

7.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

71.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Texcatepec

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	684	619	1,303	12%
5-9 years	525	590	1,115	10.3%
10-14 years	620	637	1,257	11.6%
15-19 years	510	506	1,016	9.4%
20-24 years	355	401	756	7%
25-29 years	366	397	763	7%
30-34 years	350	383	733	6.8%
35-39 years	333	382	715	6.6%
40-44 years	272	308	580	5.4%
45-49 years	248	274	522	4.8%
50-54 years	229	259	488	4.5%
55-59 years	192	191	383	3.5%
60-64 years	177	188	365	3.4%
65-69 years	175	175	350	3.2%
70-74 years	88	89	177	1.6%
75-79 years	55	55	110	1%
80-84 years	40	48	88	0.8%
85+ years	55	48	103	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Texcatepec

Population Origin

Born in State

9,501

87.8%

Born in Another State

1,311

12.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

107

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

7,392

68.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

6,165

83.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1,199

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

9,235

324.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

64

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

29 / 35

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

453

4.2%

With Limitation

1,468

13.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	174
Visual	179
Hearing	161
Speech	110
Mental	110

Education in Texcatepec

Literacy and Schooling

In Texcatepec, 2,378 people aged 15 and over can read and write (237800%), while 2,183 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5 years (5.2 men, 4.9 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	949	1,234	2,183	218300%
Incomplete primary	684	586	1,270	127000%
Complete primary	595	683	1,278	127800%
Incomplete secondary	152	121	273	27300%
Complete secondary	592	592	1,184	118400%
Post-basic education (18+)	403	396	799	79900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	147
6-11 years	68
12-14 years	135

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 57 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	20	20
Primaria	20	20
Secundaria	12	12
Media Superior	3	3

Employment and Social Security in Texcatepec

In Texcatepec, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,405 people. Of those, 2,354 are employed and 51 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.1%.

Total EAP

2,405

H: 2,032 / M: 373

Employed Population

2,354

H: 1,983 / M: 371

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

51 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

5,484

H: 1,787 / M: 3,697

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	9,066	83.8%
IMSS	68	0.6%
ISSSTE	140	1.3%
ISSSTE estatal	39	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	1	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	7,699	71.1%
IMSS Bienestar	1,231	11.4%
Private insurance	2	0%
Other institution	2	0%
Without health coverage	1,754	16.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Texcatepec

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,156

515600%

Single

2,109

210900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

644

64400%

Households

Total Households

2,846

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

2,209

77.6%

Female-headed

637

22.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	9,750	90.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	791	7.3%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	273	2.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Texcatepec

Texcatepec has 3,640 total dwellings, of which 2,846 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,461	89.8%
Earthen floor	365	13.3%
1 bedroom	1,253	45.7%
2+ bedrooms	1,573	57.4%
1 room	128	4.7%
2 rooms	700	25.5%
3+ rooms	1,998	72.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

96.2%

2,635 dwellings

Piped Water

77.6%

2,127 dwellings

With Drainage

8.5%

233 dwellings

All Services

7.9%

217 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,635	96.2%
Without electricity	191	7%
Public water network	2,127	77.6%
Hauled water	1,428	52.1%
Other water source	699	25.5%
With water tank	579	21.1%
With cistern	290	10.6%
With toilet	193	7%
With latrine	2,558	93.4%
With drainage	233	8.5%
Without drainage	2,593	94.6%
With all services	217	7.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	100	3.6%

Goods and Technology in Texcatepec

Household equipment in Texcatepec according to the 2020 Census. 5.8% of dwellings have internet and 27.3% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	904	33%
Washing machine	161	5.9%
Microwave oven	74	2.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	150	5.5%
Motorcycle	48	1.8%
Bicycle	10	0.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,622	59.2%
Radio	1,683	61.4%
Landline phone	138	5%
Cell phone	747	27.3%
Computer	106	3.9%
Internet	158	5.8%
Pay TV	222	8.1%
Streaming platforms	6	0.2%
Video game console	3	0.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

641

23.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,995

72.8%

No Computer or Internet

2,599

94.9%

No ICT at All

593

21.6%

Companies and Economy in Texcatepec

The main economic sectors of Texcatepec are Comercio al por menor with 67 establishments, followed by Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	67
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	6
Industrias manufactureras	5
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	5
Servicios educativos	3

Poverty and Social Development in Texcatepec

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Texcatepec has a poverty rate of 94.4% and extreme poverty of 56.8%.

Poverty

94.4%

10,269 people

Extreme Poverty

56.8%

6,182 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

5.4%

587 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.1%

7 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.1%

14 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	45.8%	4,980
Lack of access to health services	14.7%	1,601
Lack of access to social security	91.4%	9,942
Lack of housing quality and spaces	25%	2,716
Lack of access to basic housing services	98.7%	10,739
Lack of access to food	35.7%	3,885
Income below welfare line	94.5%	10,277
Income below minimum welfare line	74.6%	8,116

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	94.9%	75.3%	4.7%	0.3%	0
2015	94.4%	56.8%	5.4%	0.1%	0

Crime in Texcatepec

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

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	9
2025/11	6
2025/10	5
2025/09	9
2025/08	11
2025/07	11
2025/06	4
2025/05	6
2025/04	1
2025/03	2
2025/02	3
2025/01	1

Health in Texcatepec

Texcatepec has 7 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Texcatepec

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Ayotuxtla	2,056	907
Tzicatlán	1,177	289
Texcatepec	1,030	1,867
Pie de la Cuesta	905	1,446
La Florida	622	1,508
El Pericón	553	765
La Mirra	533	1,430
Las Canoas	519	1,639
Amaxac	435	1,083
El Papatlar	400	1,204

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