Tekax

Tekax is a municipality of Yucatán with 45,062 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 79 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 8 years.

Demographics of Tekax

Demographic structure of Tekax according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 12,423 people under 15 years old (27.6%), 29,132 people of working age (64.6%) and 3,451 elderly over 65 years old (7.7%).

0-14 years

12,423

27.6% of the population

15-64 years

29,132

64.6% - Working age

65+ years

3,451

7.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

54.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tekax

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	2,027	2,023	4,050	9%
5-9 years	2,131	2,108	4,239	9.4%
10-14 years	2,094	2,040	4,134	9.2%
15-19 years	2,086	2,070	4,156	9.2%
20-24 years	1,985	2,080	4,065	9%
25-29 years	1,757	1,812	3,569	7.9%
30-34 years	1,627	1,806	3,433	7.6%
35-39 years	1,638	1,741	3,379	7.5%
40-44 years	1,363	1,577	2,940	6.5%
45-49 years	1,257	1,246	2,503	5.6%
50-54 years	970	1,067	2,037	4.5%
55-59 years	767	867	1,634	3.6%
60-64 years	667	749	1,416	3.1%
65-69 years	573	633	1,206	2.7%
70-74 years	459	444	903	2%
75-79 years	341	297	638	1.4%
80-84 years	212	192	404	0.9%
85+ years	146	154	300	0.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tekax

Population Origin

Born in State

43,495

96.5%

Born in Another State

1,403

3.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

502

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

22,086

49% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

20,094

91% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1,703

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

36,943

320.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

331

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

162 / 169

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

2,053

4.6%

With Limitation

3,814

8.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1,101
Visual	701
Hearing	484
Speech	443
Mental	417

Education in Tekax

Literacy and Schooling

In Tekax, 3,577 people aged 15 and over can read and write (357700%), while 3,129 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8 years (8.1 men, 7.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,412	1,717	3,129	312900%
Incomplete primary	2,394	2,553	4,947	494700%
Complete primary	2,060	2,380	4,440	444000%
Incomplete secondary	792	586	1,378	137800%
Complete secondary	4,147	4,657	8,804	880400%
Post-basic education (18+)	4,532	4,276	8,808	880800%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	721
6-11 years	148
12-14 years	240

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 141 are public and 7 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	39	2	41
Primaria	50	1	51
Secundaria	29	0	29
Media Superior	11	2	13
Superior	1	1	2

Employment and Social Security in Tekax

In Tekax, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 21,310 people. Of those, 21,099 are employed and 211 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

21,310

H: 13,340 / M: 7,970

Employed Population

21,099

H: 13,177 / M: 7,922

Unemployment Rate

1%

211 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

13,519

H: 3,590 / M: 9,929

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	39,066	86.7%
IMSS	7,111	15.8%
ISSSTE	3,356	7.4%
ISSSTE estatal	26	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	24	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	28,433	63.1%
IMSS Bienestar	104	0.2%
Private insurance	157	0.3%
Other institution	106	0.2%
Without health coverage	5,917	13.1%

Marital Status and Religion in Tekax

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

21,111

2111100%

Single

11,027

1102700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,900

290000%

Households

Total Households

11,535

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

8,494

73.6%

Female-headed

3,041

26.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	30,434	67.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	10,655	23.6%
Other religions	42	0.1%
No religion	3,830	8.5%

Housing and Basic Services in Tekax

Tekax has 14,276 total dwellings, of which 11,545 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	11,168	97.6%
Earthen floor	345	3%
1 bedroom	5,654	49.4%
2+ bedrooms	5,859	51.2%
1 room	1,820	15.9%
2 rooms	3,333	29.1%
3+ rooms	6,360	55.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.6%

11,281 dwellings

Piped Water

98.1%

11,225 dwellings

With Drainage

89.5%

10,238 dwellings

All Services

87.7%

10,035 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	11,281	98.6%
Without electricity	232	2%
Public water network	11,225	98.1%
Hauled water	10,874	95%
Other water source	288	2.5%
With water tank	8,405	73.4%
With cistern	1,589	13.9%
With toilet	10,278	89.8%
With latrine	138	1.2%
With drainage	10,238	89.5%
Without drainage	1,275	11.1%
With all services	10,035	87.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	70	0.6%

Goods and Technology in Tekax

Household equipment in Tekax according to the 2020 Census. 26.4% of dwellings have internet and 75.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,639	66.7%
Washing machine	7,904	69.1%
Microwave oven	2,254	19.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	2,949	25.8%
Motorcycle	5,208	45.5%
Bicycle	5,075	44.3%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	9,446	82.5%
Radio	4,392	38.4%
Landline phone	1,351	11.8%
Cell phone	8,609	75.2%
Computer	2,210	19.3%
Internet	3,018	26.4%
Pay TV	7,104	62.1%
Streaming platforms	424	3.7%
Video game console	210	1.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

1,570

13.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

2,767

24.2%

No Computer or Internet

7,761

67.8%

No ICT at All

891

7.8%

Companies and Economy in Tekax

The main economic sectors of Tekax are Industrias manufactureras with 1,070 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	1,070
Comercio al por menor	943
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	373
Industrias manufactureras	78
Servicios educativos	50

Poverty and Social Development in Tekax

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tekax has a poverty rate of 55.4% and extreme poverty of 12.1%.

Poverty

55.4%

21,954 people

Extreme Poverty

12.1%

4,776 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

30.4%

12,044 people

Vulnerable by Income

3.3%

1,314 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

10.9%

4,320 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	26.5%	10,492
Lack of access to health services	10.1%	3,996
Lack of access to social security	70.8%	28,046
Lack of housing quality and spaces	26.4%	10,457
Lack of access to basic housing services	69.7%	27,606
Lack of access to food	11.9%	4,733
Income below welfare line	58.7%	23,268
Income below minimum welfare line	19%	7,531

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	71.4%	22.4%	18.8%	7.2%	0
2015	55.4%	12.1%	30.4%	10.9%	0

Crime in Tekax

In the last 12 months, 116 crimes were recorded in Tekax. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	15
2025/11	7
2025/10	7
2025/09	15
2025/08	6
2025/07	7
2025/06	12
2025/05	7
2025/04	8
2025/03	14
2025/02	12
2025/01	6

Health in Tekax

Tekax has 19 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 16 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tekax

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tekax de Álvaro Obregón	28,461	29
Kancab	3,327	24
Xaya	2,176	19
Becanchén	1,953	142
Pencuyut	1,801	25
Kinil	1,264	15
Ticum	1,073	28
Manuel Cepeda Peraza	605	35
Tixcuytún	554	25
Kantemó	499	161

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