Méndez

Information and facts about the municipality of Méndez

Location of Méndez

The municipality of Méndez is located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas México

Population of Méndez

The overall population of the municipality named Méndez is 4785 citizens, 2445 males and 2340 females.

Age distribution

The population of Méndez is divided into 1621 minors and 3164 adults, with 589 of them older than 60 years.

Indigenous population of Méndez

46 people in Méndez live in indigenous households. An indigenous language is spoken by 16 people who are older than 5 years. The number of people who only speak an indigenous language is 0 and 15 speak both an indigenous language and Spanish.

Social Structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 2277 citizens of Méndez.

Economic situation

In Méndez about 1325 households are registered.

1310 of these households are common houses or apartments, 101 are without floor and about 188 consist of one room only.

1228 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 961 are connected to the public water supply, 1021 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 37 households to own a computer, 730 own a washing machine and 1075 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Méndez

Besides the 269 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 59 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

291 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 1996 persons did not finish the school. 670 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 494 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 249 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.