Tepetongo

Tepetongo is a municipality of Zacatecas with 6,490 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,958 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years.

Demographics of Tepetongo

Demographic structure of Tepetongo according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,409 people under 15 years old (21.7%), 3,756 people of working age (57.9%) and 1,325 elderly over 65 years old (20.4%).

0-14 years

1,409

21.7% of the population

15-64 years

3,756

57.9% - Working age

65+ years

1,325

20.4% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

72.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Tepetongo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	209	204	413	6.4%
5-9 years	266	237	503	7.8%
10-14 years	246	247	493	7.6%
15-19 years	249	225	474	7.3%
20-24 years	168	203	371	5.7%
25-29 years	169	149	318	4.9%
30-34 years	177	199	376	5.8%
35-39 years	165	191	356	5.5%
40-44 years	183	217	400	6.2%
45-49 years	198	183	381	5.9%
50-54 years	214	200	414	6.4%
55-59 years	181	176	357	5.5%
60-64 years	137	172	309	4.8%
65-69 years	156	164	320	4.9%
70-74 years	158	171	329	5.1%
75-79 years	134	127	261	4%
80-84 years	84	97	181	2.8%
85+ years	112	122	234	3.6%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Tepetongo

Population Origin

Born in State

5,993

92.3%

Born in Another State

408

6.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

131

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1

0% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

3

0.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

59

0.9% of the population

Men / Women

30 / 29

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

676

10.4%

With Limitation

1,194

18.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	386
Visual	264
Hearing	163
Speech	75
Mental	111

Education in Tepetongo

Literacy and Schooling

In Tepetongo, 276 people aged 15 and over can read and write (27600%), while 237 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	117	120	237	23700%
Incomplete primary	766	735	1,501	150100%
Complete primary	437	426	863	86300%
Incomplete secondary	135	80	215	21500%
Complete secondary	548	745	1,293	129300%
Post-basic education (18+)	418	424	842	84200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	94
6-11 years	34
12-14 years	21

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 42 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	9	9
Primaria	16	16
Secundaria	15	15
Media Superior	2	2

Employment and Social Security in Tepetongo

In Tepetongo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,242 people. Of those, 2,178 are employed and 64 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.9%.

Total EAP

2,242

H: 1,694 / M: 548

Employed Population

2,178

H: 1,637 / M: 541

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

64 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,101

H: 903 / M: 2,198

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	5,241	80.8%
IMSS	459	7.1%
ISSSTE	66	1%
ISSSTE estatal	20	0.3%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	4	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	4,680	72.1%
IMSS Bienestar	135	2.1%
Private insurance	9	0.1%
Other institution	6	0.1%
Without health coverage	1,247	19.2%

Marital Status and Religion in Tepetongo

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,047

304700%

Single

1,642

164200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

690

69000%

Households

Total Households

2,066

3.1 average occupants

Male-headed

1,523

73.7%

Female-headed

543

26.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	6,279	96.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	111	1.7%
Other religions	2	0%
No religion	94	1.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Tepetongo

Tepetongo has 4,169 total dwellings, of which 2,067 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,045	99.3%
Earthen floor	20	1%
1 bedroom	718	34.9%
2+ bedrooms	1,347	65.4%
1 room	18	0.9%
2 rooms	195	9.5%
3+ rooms	1,852	89.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.8%

2,056 dwellings

Piped Water

99.8%

2,056 dwellings

With Drainage

98%

2,018 dwellings

All Services

97.6%

2,011 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,056	99.8%
Without electricity	9	0.4%
Public water network	2,056	99.8%
Hauled water	1,689	82%
Other water source	9	0.4%
With water tank	1,941	94.2%
With cistern	162	7.9%
With toilet	2,007	97.4%
With latrine	11	0.5%
With drainage	2,018	98%
Without drainage	47	2.3%
With all services	2,011	97.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Tepetongo

Household equipment in Tepetongo according to the 2020 Census. 26.7% of dwellings have internet and 65.2% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,964	95.3%
Washing machine	1,790	86.9%
Microwave oven	1,148	55.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,111	53.9%
Motorcycle	421	20.4%
Bicycle	532	25.8%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,958	95%
Radio	1,395	67.7%
Landline phone	935	45.4%
Cell phone	1,344	65.2%
Computer	331	16.1%
Internet	551	26.7%
Pay TV	1,008	48.9%
Streaming platforms	80	3.9%
Video game console	44	2.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

46

2.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

312

15.1%

No Computer or Internet

1,410

68.4%

No ICT at All

25

1.2%

Companies and Economy in Tepetongo

The main economic sectors of Tepetongo are Comercio al por menor with 63 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	63
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	20
Industrias manufactureras	10
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	9
Industrias manufactureras	5

Poverty and Social Development in Tepetongo

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Tepetongo has a poverty rate of 64.7% and extreme poverty of 9.8%.

Poverty

64.7%

4,575 people

Extreme Poverty

9.8%

697 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

29.8%

2,107 people

Vulnerable by Income

1.3%

91 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

4.3%

304 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	36.8%	2,605
Lack of access to health services	15.8%	1,119
Lack of access to social security	74.5%	5,274
Lack of housing quality and spaces	4.8%	338
Lack of access to basic housing services	19.9%	1,408
Lack of access to food	26.1%	1,850
Income below welfare line	65.9%	4,666
Income below minimum welfare line	31.2%	2,206

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	53.6%	9.4%	40.2%	4.9%	0
2015	64.7%	9.8%	29.8%	4.3%	0

Crime in Tepetongo

In the last 12 months, 55 crimes were recorded in Tepetongo. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	4
2025/11	4
2025/10	5
2025/09	4
2025/08	3
2025/07	5
2025/06	1
2025/05	2
2025/04	4
2025/03	10
2025/02	5
2025/01	8

Health in Tepetongo

Tepetongo has 11 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 11 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Tepetongo

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Tepetongo	1,497	1,925
Buenavista	1,061	1,963
Víboras	684	1,876
El Cuidado	350	1,840
Juanchorrey	251	2,133
Los Aparicio	203	2,003
Capulín de los Salinas	198	1,938
Ignacio Zaragoza (Zaragoza)	189	1,905
Arroyo Seco de Abajo	155	1,963
La Lechuguilla (Ignacio Zaragoza)	142	2,073

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