La Unión

La Unión is a locality of Sitalá, Chiapas with 567 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 922 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 4.7 years.

Demographics of La Unión

Demographic structure of La Unión according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 241 under 15 years old (42.5%), 314 working-age people (55.4%) and 12 adults over 65 years old (2.1%).

0-14 years

241

42.5% of the population

15-64 years

314

55.4% - Working age

65+ years

12

2.1% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

80.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of La Unión

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	26	38	64	11.3%
5-9 years	39	44	83	14.6%
10-14 years	55	39	94	16.6%
15-19 years	33	40	73	12.9%
20-24 years	23	14	37	6.5%
25-29 years	16	19	35	6.2%
30-34 years	16	27	43	7.6%
35-39 years	26	23	49	8.6%
40-44 years	12	14	26	4.6%
45-49 years	10	11	21	3.7%
50-54 years	5	6	11	1.9%
55-59 years	5	6	11	1.9%
60-64 years	4	4	8	1.4%
65-69 years	3	4	7	1.2%
75-79 years	3	2	5	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in La Unión

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

495

87.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

199

40.2% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

260

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

566

479.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

6

1.1% of the population

Men / Women

3 / 3

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

15

2.6%

With Limitation

17

3%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	7
Visual	6
Hearing	2
Speech	2
Mental	2

Education in La Unión

Literacy and Schooling

In La Unión, 116 people aged 15+ are literate (11600%), while 118 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 4.7 years (5.8 men, 3.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	33	85	118	11800%
Incomplete primary	31	20	51	5100%
Complete primary	25	23	48	4800%
Incomplete secondary	9	8	17	1700%
Complete secondary	36	19	55	5500%
Post-basic education (18+)	15	12	27	2700%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	32
6-11 years	23
12-14 years	19

Employment and Social Security in La Unión

In La Unión, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 168 people. Of them, 149 are employed and 19 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 11.3%.

Total EAP

168

M: 153 / W: 15

Employed Population

149

M: 136 / W: 13

Unemployment Rate

11.3%

19 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

218

M: 37 / W: 181

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	438	77.2%
IMSS	3	0.5%
ISSSTE	2	0.4%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	1	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	432	76.2%
Without health coverage	129	22.8%

Marital Status and Religion in La Unión

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

214

21400%

Single

154

15400%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

18

1800%

Households

Total Households

118

4.8 average occupants

Male-Headed

104

88.1%

Female-Headed

14

11.9%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	171	30.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	354	62.4%
Other religions	1	0.2%
No religion	41	7.2%

Housing and Basic Services in La Unión

La Unión has 141 total dwellings, of which 118 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.8 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	109	92.4%
Dirt floor	8	6.8%
1 bedroom	19	16.1%
2 or more bedrooms	98	83.1%
1 room	5	4.2%
2 rooms	11	9.3%
3 or more rooms	101	85.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.5%

115 dwellings

Piped Water

74.6%

88 dwellings

With Drainage

89.8%

106 dwellings

All Services

72.9%

86 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	115	97.5%
Without electricity	2	1.7%
Public water network	88	74.6%
Hauled water	2	1.7%
Other water source	29	24.6%
With water tank	69	58.5%
With cistern	14	11.9%
With toilet	90	76.3%
With latrine	18	15.3%
With drainage	106	89.8%
Without drainage	11	9.3%
With all services	86	72.9%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0.8%

Goods and Technology in La Unión

Household equipment in La Unión according to the 2020 Census. 0.8% of dwellings have internet and 38.1% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	34	28.8%
Washing machine	4	3.4%
Microwave oven	2	1.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	7	5.9%
Motorcycle	3	2.5%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	66	55.9%
Radio	74	62.7%
Cell phone	45	38.1%
Internet	1	0.8%
Pay TV	28	23.7%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

28

23.7%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

72

61%

Without Computer or Internet

116

98.3%

Without Any ICT

27

22.9%

Location of La Unión

Coordinates: 17.0117989, -92.3652089
Altitude: 922 m

La Unión

Demographics of La Unión

Age Pyramid of La Unión

Cultural Diversity and Migration in La Unión

Indigenous Population

Afro-Mexican Population

Disability

Education in La Unión

Literacy and Schooling

School Non-Attendance

Employment and Social Security in La Unión

Health Service Coverage

Marital Status and Religion in La Unión

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Households

Religion

Housing and Basic Services in La Unión

Dwelling Characteristics

Basic Services

Goods and Technology in La Unión

Appliances

Vehicles

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology Deprivation

Location of La Unión

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