Tepakán

Tepakán is a municipality of Yucatán with 2,133 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 14 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years.

Demographics of Tepakán

Demographic structure of Tepakán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 515 people under 15 years old (24.1%), 1,325 people of working age (62.1%) and 277 elderly over 65 years old (13%).

0-14 years

515

24.1% of the population

15-64 years

1,325

62.1% - Working age

65+ years

277

13% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tepakán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	92	93	185	8.7%
5-9 years	76	102	178	8.3%
10-14 years	85	67	152	7.1%
15-19 years	77	90	167	7.8%
20-24 years	88	74	162	7.6%
25-29 years	75	75	150	7%
30-34 years	76	80	156	7.3%
35-39 years	77	82	159	7.5%
40-44 years	74	55	129	6%
45-49 years	46	60	106	5%
50-54 years	39	40	79	3.7%
55-59 years	37	54	91	4.3%
60-64 years	62	64	126	5.9%
65-69 years	53	44	97	4.5%
70-74 years	38	28	66	3.1%
75-79 years	30	24	54	2.5%
80-84 years	19	14	33	1.5%
85+ years	16	11	27	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tepakán

Population Origin

Born in State

2,047

96%

Born in Another State

62

2.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

65

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,159

54.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,145

98.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

12

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,857

272.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

24

1.1% of the population

Men / Women

11 / 13

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

177

8.3%

With Limitation

218

10.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	100
Visual	76
Hearing	50
Speech	23
Mental	27

Education in Tepakán

Literacy and Schooling

In Tepakán, 235 people aged 15 and over can read and write (23500%), while 252 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years (6.9 men, 7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	129	123	252	25200%
Incomplete primary	147	98	245	24500%
Complete primary	88	114	202	20200%
Incomplete secondary	16	9	25	2500%
Complete secondary	252	292	544	54400%
Post-basic education (18+)	154	141	295	29500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	20
6-11 years	1
12-14 years	4

Educational Facilities

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

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	2	2
Primaria	3	3
Secundaria	1	1
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Tepakán

In Tepakán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 762 people. Of those, 758 are employed and 4 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.5%.

Total EAP

762

H: 566 / M: 196

Employed Population

758

H: 562 / M: 196

Unemployment Rate

0.5%

4 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

937

H: 300 / M: 637

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	1,946	91.2%
IMSS	899	42.1%
ISSSTE	26	1.2%
ISSSTE estatal	2	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	6	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	634	29.7%
IMSS Bienestar	570	26.7%
Private insurance	8	0.4%
Without health coverage	167	7.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Tepakán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

987

98700%

Single

512

51200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

200

20000%

Households

Total Households

682

3.1 average occupants

Male-headed

492

72.1%

Female-headed

190

27.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	1,254	58.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	486	22.8%
No religion	372	17.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Tepakán

Tepakán has 994 total dwellings, of which 682 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	669	98.1%
Earthen floor	10	1.5%
1 bedroom	418	61.3%
2+ bedrooms	261	38.3%
1 room	236	34.6%
2 rooms	197	28.9%
3+ rooms	246	36.1%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.9%

668 dwellings

Piped Water

95.6%

652 dwellings

With Drainage

70.5%

481 dwellings

All Services

67.9%

463 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	668	97.9%
Without electricity	11	1.6%
Public water network	652	95.6%
Hauled water	587	86.1%
Other water source	27	4%
With water tank	428	62.8%
With cistern	26	3.8%
With toilet	500	73.3%
With latrine	8	1.2%
With drainage	481	70.5%
Without drainage	198	29%
With all services	463	67.9%

Goods and Technology in Tepakán

Household equipment in Tepakán according to the 2020 Census. 7.8% of dwellings have internet and 72.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	428	62.8%
Washing machine	407	59.7%
Microwave oven	104	15.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	75	11%
Motorcycle	177	26%
Bicycle	464	68%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	564	82.7%
Radio	286	41.9%
Landline phone	2	0.3%
Cell phone	497	72.9%
Computer	87	12.8%
Internet	53	7.8%
Pay TV	281	41.2%
Streaming platforms	10	1.5%
Video game console	5	0.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

93

13.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

182

26.7%

No Computer or Internet

577

84.6%

No ICT at All

63

9.2%

Companies and Economy in Tepakán

The main economic sectors of Tepakán are Industrias manufactureras with 58 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	58
Comercio al por menor	53
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	25
Industrias manufactureras	10
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	7

Poverty and Social Development in Tepakán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tepakán has a poverty rate of 55% and extreme poverty of 12.1%.

Poverty

55%

1,191 people

Extreme Poverty

12.1%

261 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

37.1%

803 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.5%

53 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

5.5%

119 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36.4%	789
Lack of access to health services	7.8%	168
Lack of access to social security	54.7%	1,185
Lack of housing quality and spaces	31%	671
Lack of access to basic housing services	78.7%	1,703
Lack of access to food	16.1%	348
Income below welfare line	57.4%	1,244
Income below minimum welfare line	21%	454

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	49.4%	11.1%	43.5%	5%	0
2015	55%	12.1%	37.1%	5.5%	0

Crime in Tepakán

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

Period	Total Crimes
2025/09	1
2023/11	1
2023/04	1
2019/12	1
2019/04	1
2018/10	1
2017/11	1
2017/06	1
2017/04	1
2016/10	1
2016/06	1
2016/02	1

Health in Tepakán

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

Main Localities of Tepakán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tepakán	1,942	23
Kantirix	179	13
Tioc	8	15
Poccheiná	2	8
Kanán	1	7
San Felipe	1	17

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