El Paraíso

El Paraíso is a locality of Atoyac de Álvarez, Guerrero with 3,652 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 791 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years.

Demographics of El Paraíso

Demographic structure of El Paraíso according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 1,202 under 15 years old (32.9%), 2,148 working-age people (58.8%) and 300 adults over 65 years old (8.2%).

0-14 years

1,202

32.9% of the population

15-64 years

2,148

58.8% - Working age

65+ years

300

8.2% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

69.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of El Paraíso

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	165	193	358	9.8%
5-9 years	224	205	429	11.7%
10-14 years	190	225	415	11.4%
15-19 years	195	204	399	10.9%
20-24 years	137	141	278	7.6%
25-29 years	122	131	253	6.9%
30-34 years	122	126	248	6.8%
35-39 years	94	111	205	5.6%
40-44 years	82	112	194	5.3%
45-49 years	82	86	168	4.6%
50-54 years	67	96	163	4.5%
55-59 years	56	77	133	3.6%
60-64 years	53	54	107	2.9%
65-69 years	44	58	102	2.8%
70-74 years	40	39	79	2.2%
75-79 years	21	32	53	1.5%
80-84 years	11	16	27	0.7%
85+ years	23	16	39	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in El Paraíso

Population Origin

Born in the State

3,561

97.5%

Born in Another State

64

1.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

39

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

62

1.7% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

60

96.8% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

2

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

133

14.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

29

0.8% of the population

Men / Women

7 / 22

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

139

3.8%

With Limitation

499

13.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	69
Visual	54
Hearing	31
Speech	23
Mental	23

Education in El Paraíso

Literacy and Schooling

In El Paraíso, 280 people aged 15+ are literate (28000%), while 294 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.4 years (7.7 men, 7.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	115	179	294	29400%
Incomplete primary	182	184	366	36600%
Complete primary	154	207	361	36100%
Incomplete secondary	62	72	134	13400%
Complete secondary	234	266	500	50000%
Post-basic education (18+)	338	320	658	65800%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	59
6-11 years	21
12-14 years	20

Employment and Social Security in El Paraíso

In El Paraíso, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,805 people. Of them, 1,796 are employed and 9 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.5%.

Total EAP

1,805

M: 1,053 / W: 752

Employed Population

1,796

M: 1,044 / W: 752

Unemployment Rate

0.5%

9 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

889

M: 198 / W: 691

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	2,933	80.3%
IMSS	114	3.1%
ISSSTE	51	1.4%
State ISSSTE	9	0.2%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	14	0.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,750	75.3%
IMSS Bienestar	12	0.3%
Other institution	5	0.1%
Without health coverage	715	19.6%

Marital Status and Religion in El Paraíso

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

1,463

146300%

Single

874

87400%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

358

35800%

Households

Total Households

913

4 average occupants

Male-Headed

582

63.7%

Female-Headed

331

36.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	3,337	91.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	231	6.3%
No religion	80	2.2%

Housing and Basic Services in El Paraíso

El Paraíso has 1,205 total dwellings, of which 913 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	744	87%
Dirt floor	166	19.4%
1 bedroom	371	43.4%
2 or more bedrooms	540	63.2%
1 room	78	9.1%
2 rooms	278	32.5%
3 or more rooms	555	64.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

103.9%

888 dwellings

Piped Water

104.2%

891 dwellings

With Drainage

104.2%

891 dwellings

All Services

100.5%

859 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	888	103.9%
Without electricity	23	2.7%
Public water network	891	104.2%
Hauled water	489	57.2%
Other water source	20	2.3%
With water tank	381	44.6%
With cistern	132	15.4%
With toilet	882	103.2%
With latrine	12	1.4%
With drainage	891	104.2%
Without drainage	20	2.3%
With all services	859	100.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.2%

Goods and Technology in El Paraíso

Household equipment in El Paraíso according to the 2020 Census. 12.4% of dwellings have internet and 88.3% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	692	80.9%
Washing machine	343	40.1%
Microwave oven	160	18.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	189	22.1%
Motorcycle	104	12.2%
Bicycle	36	4.2%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	724	84.7%
Radio	311	36.4%
Landline phone	65	7.6%
Cell phone	755	88.3%
Computer	64	7.5%
Internet	106	12.4%
Pay TV	177	20.7%
Streaming platforms	6	0.7%
Video game console	8	0.9%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

148

17.3%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

145

17%

Without Computer or Internet

776

90.8%

Without Any ICT

50

5.8%

Location of El Paraíso

Coordinates: 17.3427586, -100.2278272
Altitude: 791 m