Tuxpan

Tuxpan is a municipality of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 154,600 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 27 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 9.9 years.

Demographics of Tuxpan

Demographic structure of Tuxpan according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 35,140 people under 15 years old (22.7%), 103,217 people of working age (66.8%) and 16,213 elderly over 65 years old (10.5%).

0-14 years

35,140

22.7% of the population

15-64 years

103,217

66.8% - Working age

65+ years

16,213

10.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

49.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tuxpan

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	5,280	5,392	10,672	6.9%
5-9 years	6,207	6,052	12,259	7.9%
10-14 years	6,305	5,904	12,209	7.9%
15-19 years	6,188	5,968	12,156	7.9%
20-24 years	5,591	5,743	11,334	7.3%
25-29 years	5,120	5,890	11,010	7.1%
30-34 years	5,158	5,978	11,136	7.2%
35-39 years	5,021	5,680	10,701	6.9%
40-44 years	4,812	5,556	10,368	6.7%
45-49 years	4,747	5,549	10,296	6.7%
50-54 years	4,799	5,678	10,477	6.8%
55-59 years	4,119	4,469	8,588	5.6%
60-64 years	3,383	3,768	7,151	4.6%
65-69 years	2,506	2,917	5,423	3.5%
70-74 years	2,005	2,235	4,240	2.7%
75-79 years	1,434	1,651	3,085	2%
80-84 years	881	1,057	1,938	1.3%
85+ years	624	903	1,527	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tuxpan

Population Origin

Born in State

138,385

89.5%

Born in Another State

15,669

10.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

4,990

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2,035

1.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,980

97.3% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

9

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

5,280

11.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

3,332

2.2% of the population

Men / Women

1,640 / 1,692

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

9,126

5.9%

With Limitation

21,634

14%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	4,298
Visual	4,052
Hearing	2,100
Speech	1,375
Mental	1,777

Education in Tuxpan

Literacy and Schooling

In Tuxpan, 4,663 people aged 15 and over can read and write (466300%), while 5,172 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.9 years (10 men, 9.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	2,120	3,052	5,172	517200%
Incomplete primary	4,637	5,814	10,451	1045100%
Complete primary	7,283	8,930	16,213	1621300%
Incomplete secondary	1,789	1,453	3,242	324200%
Complete secondary	12,493	13,272	25,765	2576500%
Post-basic education (18+)	26,085	28,183	54,268	5426800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	2,802
6-11 years	557
12-14 years	426

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 352 are public and 59 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	113	16	129
Primaria	156	16	172
Secundaria	47	10	57
Media Superior	26	9	35
Superior	5	5	10

Employment and Social Security in Tuxpan

In Tuxpan, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 74,959 people. Of those, 73,161 are employed and 1,798 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.4%.

Total EAP

74,959

H: 44,443 / M: 30,516

Employed Population

73,161

H: 43,134 / M: 30,027

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

1,798 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

51,341

H: 15,506 / M: 35,835

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	112,389	72.7%
IMSS	53,499	34.6%
ISSSTE	13,351	8.6%
ISSSTE estatal	396	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	13,925	9%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	30,365	19.6%
IMSS Bienestar	626	0.4%
Private insurance	1,671	1.1%
Other institution	636	0.4%
Without health coverage	42,044	27.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Tuxpan

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

69,465

6946500%

Single

40,178

4017800%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

16,894

1689400%

Households

Total Households

46,511

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

31,249

67.2%

Female-headed

15,262

32.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	107,655	69.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	25,361	16.4%
Other religions	118	0.1%
No religion	21,275	13.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Tuxpan

Tuxpan has 59,430 total dwellings, of which 46,524 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	44,487	102.3%
Earthen floor	1,893	4.4%
1 bedroom	16,238	37.3%
2+ bedrooms	30,145	69.3%
1 room	5,666	13%
2 rooms	7,181	16.5%
3+ rooms	33,535	77.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

105.6%

45,938 dwellings

Piped Water

91.4%

39,753 dwellings

With Drainage

97.2%

42,282 dwellings

All Services

86.6%

37,681 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	45,938	105.6%
Without electricity	447	1%
Public water network	39,753	91.4%
Hauled water	31,281	71.9%
Other water source	6,632	15.2%
With water tank	31,900	73.3%
With cistern	5,925	13.6%
With toilet	40,187	92.4%
With latrine	5,856	13.5%
With drainage	42,282	97.2%
Without drainage	4,075	9.4%
With all services	37,681	86.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	175	0.4%

Goods and Technology in Tuxpan

Household equipment in Tuxpan according to the 2020 Census. 53.5% of dwellings have internet and 94.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	41,937	96.4%
Washing machine	36,403	83.7%
Microwave oven	17,228	39.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	15,731	36.2%
Motorcycle	4,899	11.3%
Bicycle	5,168	11.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	42,612	98%
Radio	33,480	77%
Landline phone	14,632	33.6%
Cell phone	41,125	94.6%
Computer	15,432	35.5%
Internet	23,284	53.5%
Pay TV	25,820	59.4%
Streaming platforms	6,659	15.3%
Video game console	3,447	7.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,937

4.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

3,898

9%

No Computer or Internet

20,844

47.9%

No ICT at All

858

2%

Companies and Economy in Tuxpan

The main economic sectors of Tuxpan are Comercio al por menor with 2,500 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	2,500
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	1,061
Industrias manufactureras	307
Servicios educativos	221
Servicios financieros y de seguros	133

Poverty and Social Development in Tuxpan

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tuxpan has a poverty rate of 45.1% and extreme poverty of 6.7%.

Poverty

45.1%

73,469 people

Extreme Poverty

6.7%

10,963 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

27.4%

44,570 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.8%

9,435 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

21.8%

35,441 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	15.6%	25,411
Lack of access to health services	22.5%	36,668
Lack of access to social security	54.4%	88,642
Lack of housing quality and spaces	14.3%	23,346
Lack of access to basic housing services	33.5%	54,611
Lack of access to food	23.1%	37,665
Income below welfare line	50.9%	82,903
Income below minimum welfare line	15.4%	25,095

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	38%	7.9%	36.4%	21.3%	0
2015	45.1%	6.7%	27.4%	21.8%	0

Crime in Tuxpan

In the last 12 months, 1,788 crimes were recorded in Tuxpan. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	128
2025/11	161
2025/10	121
2025/09	137
2025/08	128
2025/07	132
2025/06	127
2025/05	173
2025/04	145
2025/03	175
2025/02	192
2025/01	169

Health in Tuxpan

Tuxpan has 65 health facilities, including 12 hospitals, 49 health centers and 1 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tuxpan

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano	89,557	20
Alto Lucero	20,380	39
Santiago de la Peña	8,178	0
La Victoria (La Peñita)	1,704	0
Banderas	1,531	18
Tierra Blanca	1,224	19
Ojite Rancho Nuevo	1,187	40
Países Bajos (Kilómetro 8)	962	12
Cañada Rica	927	39
Juana Moza	884	15

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