El Pozo

El Pozo is a locality of Chamula, Chiapas with 1,704 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 2,317 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 4.4 years.

Demographics of El Pozo

Demographic structure of El Pozo according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 743 under 15 years old (43.6%), 904 working-age people (53.1%) and 57 adults over 65 years old (3.3%).

0-14 years

743

43.6% of the population

15-64 years

904

53.1% - Working age

65+ years

57

3.3% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

88.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of El Pozo

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	119	153	272	16%
5-9 years	135	115	250	14.7%
10-14 years	109	112	221	13%
15-19 years	99	98	197	11.6%
20-24 years	64	88	152	8.9%
25-29 years	66	72	138	8.1%
30-34 years	57	58	115	6.7%
35-39 years	34	49	83	4.9%
40-44 years	25	31	56	3.3%
45-49 years	29	34	63	3.7%
50-54 years	15	20	35	2.1%
55-59 years	13	21	34	2%
60-64 years	12	19	31	1.8%
65-69 years	11	9	20	1.2%
70-74 years	5	13	18	1.1%
75-79 years	5	3	8	0.5%
80-84 years	0	2	2	0.1%
85+ years	4	5	9	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in El Pozo

Population Origin

Born in the State

1,700

99.8%

Born in Another State

2

0.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

6

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,532

89.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

521

34% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

916

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,704

501.2% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

2

0.1% of the population

Men / Women

1 / 1

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

12

0.7%

With Limitation

39

2.3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	3
Visual	7
Hearing	1
Speech	1
Mental	1

Education in El Pozo

Literacy and Schooling

In El Pozo, 357 people aged 15+ are literate (35700%), while 327 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 4.4 years (5.1 men, 3.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	106	221	327	32700%
Incomplete primary	54	50	104	10400%
Complete primary	157	157	314	31400%
Incomplete secondary	10	5	15	1500%
Complete secondary	103	85	188	18800%
Post-basic education (18+)	7	4	11	1100%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	89
6-11 years	46
12-14 years	52

Schools in El Pozo

Name	CCT	Level	Type
JUAN DE LA BARRERA	07TAI0823A		Publico
MANUEL AVILA CAMACHO	07DCC0865M	Preescolar	Publico
JACINTO PEREZ PAJARITO	07DPB2418Y	Primaria	Publico
TELESECUNDARIA 1250 ROSARIO CASTELLANOS FIGUEROA	07ETV1273L	Secundaria	Publico

Employment and Social Security in El Pozo

In El Pozo, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 551 people. Of them, 542 are employed and 9 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.6%.

Total EAP

551

M: 355 / W: 196

Employed Population

542

M: 346 / W: 196

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

9 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

530

M: 139 / W: 391

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	1,420	83.3%
IMSS	2	0.1%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	3	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,399	82.1%
IMSS Bienestar	15	0.9%
Other institution	3	0.2%
Without health coverage	284	16.7%

Marital Status and Religion in El Pozo

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

598

59800%

Single

412

41200%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

73

7300%

Households

Total Households

340

5 average occupants

Male-Headed

212

62.4%

Female-Headed

128

37.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	306	18%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	1,110	65.1%
Other religions	138	8.1%
No religion	142	8.3%

Housing and Basic Services in El Pozo

El Pozo has 485 total dwellings, of which 340 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 5 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	274	80.6%
Dirt floor	66	19.4%
1 bedroom	166	48.8%
2 or more bedrooms	174	51.2%
1 room	35	10.3%
2 rooms	126	37.1%
3 or more rooms	179	52.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.2%

334 dwellings

Piped Water

95%

323 dwellings

With Drainage

81.2%

276 dwellings

All Services

76.8%

261 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	334	98.2%
Without electricity	6	1.8%
Public water network	323	95%
Hauled water	247	72.6%
Other water source	17	5%
With water tank	188	55.3%
With cistern	14	4.1%
With toilet	257	75.6%
With latrine	83	24.4%
With drainage	276	81.2%
Without drainage	64	18.8%
With all services	261	76.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0.3%

Goods and Technology in El Pozo

Household equipment in El Pozo according to the 2020 Census. 3.8% of dwellings have internet and 23.2% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	31	9.1%
Washing machine	7	2.1%
Microwave oven	4	1.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	27	7.9%
Motorcycle	5	1.5%
Bicycle	9	2.6%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	202	59.4%
Radio	162	47.6%
Landline phone	30	8.8%
Cell phone	79	23.2%
Internet	13	3.8%
Pay TV	5	1.5%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

91

26.8%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

248

72.9%

Without Computer or Internet

327

96.2%

Without Any ICT

87

25.6%

Location of El Pozo

Coordinates: 16.8514108, -92.5737022
Altitude: 2,317 m