Hunucmá

Hunucmá is a municipality of Yucatán with 35,137 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 4 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years.

Demographics of Hunucmá

Demographic structure of Hunucmá according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 9,338 people under 15 years old (26.6%), 23,315 people of working age (66.4%) and 2,468 elderly over 65 years old (7%).

0-14 years

9,338

26.6% of the population

15-64 years

23,315

66.4% - Working age

65+ years

2,468

7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

50.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Hunucmá

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,492	1,547	3,039	8.6%
5-9 years	1,555	1,577	3,132	8.9%
10-14 years	1,581	1,586	3,167	9%
15-19 years	1,514	1,535	3,049	8.7%
20-24 years	1,479	1,474	2,953	8.4%
25-29 years	1,480	1,502	2,982	8.5%
30-34 years	1,409	1,480	2,889	8.2%
35-39 years	1,272	1,395	2,667	7.6%
40-44 years	1,255	1,230	2,485	7.1%
45-49 years	1,102	1,105	2,207	6.3%
50-54 years	802	831	1,633	4.6%
55-59 years	652	684	1,336	3.8%
60-64 years	583	531	1,114	3.2%
65-69 years	475	510	985	2.8%
70-74 years	346	293	639	1.8%
75-79 years	221	206	427	1.2%
80-84 years	130	102	232	0.7%
85+ years	101	84	185	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Hunucmá

Population Origin

Born in State

34,095

97%

Born in Another State

982

2.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

413

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.1

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

6,162

17.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

5,947

96.5% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

203

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

13,786

154.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

713

2% of the population

Men / Women

375 / 338

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,513

7.2%

With Limitation

4,955

14.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,181
Visual	1,147
Hearing	440
Speech	363
Mental	432

Education in Hunucmá

Literacy and Schooling

In Hunucmá, 2,325 people aged 15 and over can read and write (232500%), while 2,047 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.2 years (8.3 men, 8.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	899	1,148	2,047	204700%
Incomplete primary	1,941	1,916	3,857	385700%
Complete primary	1,779	1,914	3,693	369300%
Incomplete secondary	652	467	1,119	111900%
Complete secondary	3,188	3,304	6,492	649200%
Post-basic education (18+)	3,978	3,752	7,730	773000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	648
6-11 years	73
12-14 years	122

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 41 are public and 9 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	10	1	11
Primaria	17	2	19
Secundaria	7	2	9
Media Superior	4	2	6

Employment and Social Security in Hunucmá

In Hunucmá, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 17,975 people. Of those, 17,776 are employed and 199 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

17,975

H: 10,853 / M: 7,122

Employed Population

17,776

H: 10,696 / M: 7,080

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

199 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

9,670

H: 2,910 / M: 6,760

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	27,078	77.1%
IMSS	15,064	42.9%
ISSSTE	1,004	2.9%
ISSSTE estatal	85	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	131	0.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	10,435	29.7%
IMSS Bienestar	151	0.4%
Private insurance	344	1%
Other institution	47	0.1%
Without health coverage	8,032	22.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Hunucmá

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

16,175

1617500%

Single

8,626

862600%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,885

288500%

Households

Total Households

8,941

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

6,418

71.8%

Female-headed

2,523

28.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	31,442	89.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,486	7.1%
Other religions	22	0.1%
No religion	1,141	3.2%

Housing and Basic Services in Hunucmá

Hunucmá has 11,953 total dwellings, of which 8,944 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	8,853	99.1%
Earthen floor	69	0.8%
1 bedroom	3,889	43.5%
2+ bedrooms	5,033	56.3%
1 room	1,383	15.5%
2 rooms	2,808	31.4%
3+ rooms	4,731	52.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.2%

8,861 dwellings

Piped Water

97.6%

8,719 dwellings

With Drainage

81.5%

7,281 dwellings

All Services

80.4%

7,182 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,861	99.2%
Without electricity	61	0.7%
Public water network	8,719	97.6%
Hauled water	6,295	70.4%
Other water source	203	2.3%
With water tank	6,585	73.7%
With cistern	1,374	15.4%
With toilet	7,546	84.4%
With latrine	59	0.7%
With drainage	7,281	81.5%
Without drainage	1,641	18.4%
With all services	7,182	80.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	13	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Hunucmá

Household equipment in Hunucmá according to the 2020 Census. 26.4% of dwellings have internet and 86% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,268	81.3%
Washing machine	6,542	73.2%
Microwave oven	2,320	26%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,699	19%
Motorcycle	3,540	39.6%
Bicycle	5,370	60.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	8,264	92.5%
Radio	5,788	64.8%
Landline phone	474	5.3%
Cell phone	7,685	86%
Computer	2,091	23.4%
Internet	2,357	26.4%
Pay TV	2,215	24.8%
Streaming platforms	589	6.6%
Video game console	265	3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

434

4.9%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,212

13.6%

No Computer or Internet

5,858

65.6%

No ICT at All

238

2.7%

Companies and Economy in Hunucmá

The main economic sectors of Hunucmá are Comercio al por menor with 885 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	885
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	309
Industrias manufactureras	204
Servicios educativos	56
Industrias manufactureras	53

Poverty and Social Development in Hunucmá

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Hunucmá has a poverty rate of 55.8% and extreme poverty of 10.2%.

Poverty

55.8%

17,238 people

Extreme Poverty

10.2%

3,163 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

29.1%

8,975 people

Vulnerable by Income

5.3%

1,650 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

9.8%

3,030 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	29.4%	9,088
Lack of access to health services	21.3%	6,572
Lack of access to social security	57.9%	17,879
Lack of housing quality and spaces	28.1%	8,666
Lack of access to basic housing services	59.2%	18,292
Lack of access to food	17.1%	5,291
Income below welfare line	61.1%	18,888
Income below minimum welfare line	17%	5,262

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	63.3%	14.1%	25.7%	7.2%	0
2015	55.8%	10.2%	29.1%	9.8%	0

Crime in Hunucmá

In the last 12 months, 89 crimes were recorded in Hunucmá. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	14
2025/11	9
2025/10	9
2025/09	7
2025/08	6
2025/07	4
2025/06	11
2025/05	8
2025/04	6
2025/03	8
2025/02	3
2025/01	4

Health in Hunucmá

Hunucmá has 9 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Hunucmá

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Hunucmá	28,412	6
Texán de Palomeque	3,812	6
Sisal	2,078	1
Hunkanab	619	7
San Antonio Chel	202	6
Popolá	5	5
San Joaquín	3	0
Ma' Tubzquen	2	5
Felipe Canul	1	7
El Portón Negro	1	7

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