Maxcanú

Maxcanú is a municipality of Yucatán with 23,991 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 11 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years.

Demographics of Maxcanú

Demographic structure of Maxcanú according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 6,077 people under 15 years old (25.3%), 15,962 people of working age (66.5%) and 1,928 elderly over 65 years old (8%).

0-14 years

6,077

25.3% of the population

15-64 years

15,962

66.5% - Working age

65+ years

1,928

8% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

50.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Maxcanú

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	976	933	1,909	8%
5-9 years	1,023	996	2,019	8.4%
10-14 years	1,072	1,077	2,149	9%
15-19 years	1,097	1,128	2,225	9.3%
20-24 years	1,132	1,021	2,153	9%
25-29 years	1,041	1,019	2,060	8.6%
30-34 years	862	858	1,720	7.2%
35-39 years	962	956	1,918	8%
40-44 years	854	867	1,721	7.2%
45-49 years	676	735	1,411	5.9%
50-54 years	524	536	1,060	4.4%
55-59 years	437	470	907	3.8%
60-64 years	418	369	787	3.3%
65-69 years	365	333	698	2.9%
70-74 years	255	252	507	2.1%
75-79 years	172	150	322	1.3%
80-84 years	121	100	221	0.9%
85+ years	109	71	180	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Maxcanú

Population Origin

Born in State

23,335

97.3%

Born in Another State

622

2.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

253

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

8,361

34.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

8,141

97.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

188

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

16,463

260.5% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

933

3.9% of the population

Men / Women

484 / 449

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,611

6.7%

With Limitation

2,737

11.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	711
Visual	721
Hearing	410
Speech	276
Mental	311

Education in Maxcanú

Literacy and Schooling

In Maxcanú, 1,969 people aged 15 and over can read and write (196900%), while 1,674 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.8 years (8.2 men, 7.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	687	987	1,674	167400%
Incomplete primary	1,244	1,340	2,584	258400%
Complete primary	1,293	1,392	2,685	268500%
Incomplete secondary	339	243	582	58200%
Complete secondary	2,759	2,684	5,443	544300%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,459	1,962	4,421	442100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	253
6-11 years	56
12-14 years	108

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 68 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	19	0	19
Primaria	23	0	23
Secundaria	11	0	11
Media Superior	8	1	9
Superior	1	0	1

Employment and Social Security in Maxcanú

In Maxcanú, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,260 people. Of those, 11,191 are employed and 69 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.6%.

Total EAP

11,260

H: 7,407 / M: 3,853

Employed Population

11,191

H: 7,349 / M: 3,842

Unemployment Rate

0.6%

69 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

7,918

H: 2,245 / M: 5,673

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	19,354	80.7%
IMSS	10,199	42.5%
ISSSTE	979	4.1%
ISSSTE estatal	119	0.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	141	0.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,983	20.8%
IMSS Bienestar	3,228	13.5%
Private insurance	97	0.4%
Other institution	114	0.5%
Without health coverage	4,614	19.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Maxcanú

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

11,733

1173300%

Single

5,681

568100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1,798

179800%

Households

Total Households

6,320

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

5,179

81.9%

Female-headed

1,141

18.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	16,069	67%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	5,630	23.5%
Other religions	67	0.3%
No religion	2,169	9%

Housing and Basic Services in Maxcanú

Maxcanú has 7,366 total dwellings, of which 6,322 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	6,114	96.8%
Earthen floor	180	2.8%
1 bedroom	3,175	50.2%
2+ bedrooms	3,119	49.4%
1 room	1,299	20.6%
2 rooms	1,874	29.7%
3+ rooms	3,121	49.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.4%

6,219 dwellings

Piped Water

98.5%

6,222 dwellings

With Drainage

79.8%

5,043 dwellings

All Services

79.2%

5,004 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	6,219	98.4%
Without electricity	75	1.2%
Public water network	6,222	98.5%
Hauled water	6,078	96.2%
Other water source	72	1.1%
With water tank	3,577	56.6%
With cistern	432	6.8%
With toilet	5,147	81.5%
With latrine	147	2.3%
With drainage	5,043	79.8%
Without drainage	1,251	19.8%
With all services	5,004	79.2%
Without water, drainage or electricity	16	0.3%

Goods and Technology in Maxcanú

Household equipment in Maxcanú according to the 2020 Census. 18.6% of dwellings have internet and 73.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	4,396	69.6%
Washing machine	4,275	67.7%
Microwave oven	1,350	21.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	726	11.5%
Motorcycle	2,043	32.3%
Bicycle	2,823	44.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	5,545	87.8%
Radio	2,912	46.1%
Landline phone	406	6.4%
Cell phone	4,624	73.2%
Computer	1,097	17.4%
Internet	1,174	18.6%
Pay TV	4,605	72.9%
Streaming platforms	120	1.9%
Video game console	80	1.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

584

9.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

1,585

25.1%

No Computer or Internet

4,604

72.9%

No ICT at All

379

6%

Companies and Economy in Maxcanú

The main economic sectors of Maxcanú are Comercio al por menor with 369 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	369
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	142
Industrias manufactureras	119
Servicios educativos	23
Servicios inmobiliarios	20

Poverty and Social Development in Maxcanú

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Maxcanú has a poverty rate of 41.7% and extreme poverty of 5.5%.

Poverty

41.7%

16,317 people

Extreme Poverty

5.5%

2,150 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

49.2%

19,243 people

Vulnerable by Income

3%

1,192 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

6%

2,347 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	32.8%	12,807
Lack of access to health services	10.5%	4,111
Lack of access to social security	62.1%	24,264
Lack of housing quality and spaces	35.5%	13,863
Lack of access to basic housing services	83.4%	32,601
Lack of access to food	23.7%	9,272
Income below welfare line	44.8%	17,509
Income below minimum welfare line	8.5%	3,313

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	51.9%	10.7%	37.9%	7%	0
2015	41.7%	5.5%	49.2%	6%	0

Crime in Maxcanú

In the last 12 months, 49 crimes were recorded in Maxcanú. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	5
2025/11	5
2025/10	7
2025/09	5
2025/08	4
2025/07	1
2025/06	7
2025/05	4
2025/04	2
2025/03	3
2025/02	2
2025/01	4

Health in Maxcanú

Maxcanú has 10 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 9 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Maxcanú

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Maxcanú	13,965	10
Kochol	1,767	8
San Rafael	1,560	10
Santo Domingo	1,346	5
Chunchucmil	1,135	6
Santa Rosa (Santa Rosa de Lima)	1,022	6
Paraíso	723	10
Coahuila (Santa Teresa Coahuila)	552	6
Granada (Chican Granada)	538	11
Chan Chocholá (Santa Eduviges Chan Chocholá)	435	14

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