La Guajolota

La Guajolota is a locality of Mezquital, Durango with 999 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 2,087 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 9.4 years.

Demographics of La Guajolota

Demographic structure of La Guajolota according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 420 under 15 years old (42%), 561 working-age people (56.2%) and 18 adults over 65 years old (1.8%).

0-14 years

420

42% of the population

15-64 years

561

56.2% - Working age

65+ years

18

1.8% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

78.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of La Guajolota

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	49	59	108	10.8%
5-9 years	65	79	144	14.4%
10-14 years	90	78	168	16.8%
15-19 years	84	110	194	19.4%
20-24 years	32	39	71	7.1%
25-29 years	36	44	80	8%
30-34 years	30	32	62	6.2%
35-39 years	22	30	52	5.2%
40-44 years	16	18	34	3.4%
45-49 years	13	15	28	2.8%
50-54 years	12	9	21	2.1%
55-59 years	7	3	10	1%
60-64 years	3	6	9	0.9%
65-69 years	1	2	3	0.3%
70-74 years	5	2	7	0.7%
75-79 years	3	0	3	0.3%
80-84 years	1	3	4	0.4%
85+ years	1	0	1	0.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in La Guajolota

Population Origin

Born in the State

992

99.3%

Born in Another State

6

0.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

12

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

1.8

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

833

83.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

781

93.8% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

46

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

757

476.1% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

8

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

4 / 4

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

12

1.2%

With Limitation

32

3.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	1
Visual	3
Hearing	4
Speech	2
Mental	2

Education in La Guajolota

Literacy and Schooling

In La Guajolota, 67 people aged 15+ are literate (6700%), while 57 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.4 years (9.6 men, 9.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	22	35	57	5700%
Incomplete primary	16	18	34	3400%
Complete primary	8	16	24	2400%
Incomplete secondary	6	10	16	1600%
Complete secondary	63	40	103	10300%
Post-basic education (18+)	115	121	236	23600%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	24
6-11 years	1
12-14 years	4

Schools in La Guajolota

Name	CCT	Level	Type
CENTRO DE APOYO A LA EDUCACIÓN INICIAL LA GUAJOLOTA	10FIC0098R		Publico
SUPERVISION DE ZONA DE EDUCACION PRIMARIA INDIGENA NUM. 4	10FIR0004O		Publico
SUPERVISION DE ZONA DE EDUCACION PREESCOLAR INDIGENA NUM. 4	10FZI0004X		Publico
COLEGIO DE ESTUDIOS CIENTIFICOS Y TECNOLOGICOS PLANTEL LA GUAJOLOTA	10MMS0142L		Publico
UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA DEL MEZQUITAL	10MSU0054Z		Publico
IPUÑI'	10DIN0044V	Inicial	Publico
COLEGIO DE ESTUDIOS CIENTIFICOS Y TECNOLOGICOS PLANTEL LA GUAJOLOTA	10ETC0009E	Media Superior	Publico
ITZCOATL	10DCC0015Z	Preescolar	Publico
QUETZALCOATL	10DPB0024M	Primaria	Publico
ESCUELA SECUNDARIA TECNICA NUM. 79	10DST0086L	Secundaria	Publico
UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA DEL MEZQUITAL	10EUT0003Z	Superior	Publico

Employment and Social Security in La Guajolota

In La Guajolota, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 109 people. Of them, 101 are employed and 8 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 7.3%.

Total EAP

109

M: 59 / W: 50

Employed Population

101

M: 51 / W: 50

Unemployment Rate

7.3%

8 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

575

M: 259 / W: 316

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	824	82.5%
IMSS	42	4.2%
ISSSTE	107	10.7%
State ISSSTE	16	1.6%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	640	64.1%
IMSS Bienestar	26	2.6%
Without health coverage	174	17.4%

Marital Status and Religion in La Guajolota

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

294

29400%

Single

360

36000%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

44

4400%

Households

Total Households

159

4.9 average occupants

Male-Headed

110

69.2%

Female-Headed

49

30.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	847	84.8%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	13	1.3%
Other religions	2	0.2%
No religion	135	13.5%

Housing and Basic Services in La Guajolota

La Guajolota has 271 total dwellings, of which 162 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.9 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	135	84.9%
Dirt floor	23	14.5%
1 bedroom	52	32.7%
2 or more bedrooms	106	66.7%
1 room	3	1.9%
2 rooms	39	24.5%
3 or more rooms	116	73%

Basic Services

With Electricity

86.8%

138 dwellings

Piped Water

64.2%

102 dwellings

With Drainage

59.1%

94 dwellings

All Services

44.7%

71 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	138	86.8%
Without electricity	20	12.6%
Public water network	102	64.2%
Hauled water	84	52.8%
Other water source	56	35.2%
With water tank	97	61%
With cistern	3	1.9%
With toilet	87	54.7%
With latrine	63	39.6%
With drainage	94	59.1%
Without drainage	64	40.3%
With all services	71	44.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	12	7.5%

Goods and Technology in La Guajolota

Household equipment in La Guajolota according to the 2020 Census. 1.9% of dwellings have internet and 57.2% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	52	32.7%
Washing machine	13	8.2%
Microwave oven	18	11.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	76	47.8%
Motorcycle	3	1.9%
Bicycle	4	2.5%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	83	52.2%
Radio	68	42.8%
Landline phone	5	3.1%
Cell phone	91	57.2%
Computer	23	14.5%
Internet	3	1.9%
Pay TV	40	25.2%
Streaming platforms	1	0.6%
Video game console	10	6.3%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

51

32.1%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

66

41.5%

Without Computer or Internet

135

84.9%

Without Any ICT

42

26.4%

Location of La Guajolota

Coordinates: 22.9617419, -104.6292022
Altitude: 2,087 m