Demographics
The population of Santa Tecla is mostly mixed, but there are minority families from outside the country as Spanish, Palestinian, French, German, American, British, etc. No indigenous people. Most inhabitants of the city of Santa Tecla are internal migrants from other departments of El Salvador, mainly Santa Ana and Chalatenango.
92% of the population lives in urban areas tecleña, putting Santa Tecla in one of the most urbanized cities in the country. In addition, 8% of the population living in marginalized communities. Santa Tecla has an unemployment rate of 5.1%. 31% of the population owns a vehicle, while 19% have two or more vehicles. Most homes have the sevicios tecleños basic water and sewer, electric power, telephone and garbage collection.
| Data | Figures |
| Human Development Index | 0.821 |
| Life Expectancy | 74.0 |
| Literacy Rate, (15 years or older) | 92.4% |
| Rate of School Enrollment | 91.4% |
| GDP Per Capita | USD $10,203 |
| Access to Running Water | 89.4% |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.1% (3.7% male, 6.2% female) |
| Population living under poverty (less than $1.25 a day) | 5.2% |
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