El Deca

El Deca is a locality of Cardonal, Hidalgo with 1,069 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 2,050 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 10.8 years.

Demographics of El Deca

Demographic structure of El Deca according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 270 under 15 years old (25.3%), 699 working-age people (65.4%) and 100 adults over 65 years old (9.4%).

0-14 years

270

25.3% of the population

15-64 years

699

65.4% - Working age

65+ years

100

9.4% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

52.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of El Deca

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	44	37	81	7.6%
5-9 years	45	45	90	8.4%
10-14 years	45	54	99	9.3%
15-19 years	45	32	77	7.2%
20-24 years	38	50	88	8.2%
25-29 years	31	49	80	7.5%
30-34 years	33	33	66	6.2%
35-39 years	48	36	84	7.9%
40-44 years	41	40	81	7.6%
45-49 years	33	39	72	6.7%
50-54 years	34	32	66	6.2%
55-59 years	21	23	44	4.1%
60-64 years	20	21	41	3.8%
65-69 years	17	14	31	2.9%
70-74 years	14	16	30	2.8%
75-79 years	8	9	17	1.6%
80-84 years	3	6	9	0.8%
85+ years	3	10	13	1.2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in El Deca

Population Origin

Born in the State

1,006

94.1%

Born in Another State

37

3.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

24

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

870

81.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

833

95.7% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

31

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,062

376.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

11

1% of the population

Men / Women

8 / 3

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

76

7.1%

With Limitation

119

11.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	36
Visual	38
Hearing	18
Speech	12
Mental	15

Education in El Deca

Literacy and Schooling

In El Deca, 52 people aged 15+ are literate (5200%), while 42 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 10.8 years (11.5 men, 10.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	7	35	42	4200%
Incomplete primary	18	22	40	4000%
Complete primary	24	40	64	6400%
Incomplete secondary	9	8	17	1700%
Complete secondary	101	106	207	20700%
Post-basic education (18+)	213	185	398	39800%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	15

Schools in El Deca

Name	CCT	Level	Type
BIBLIOTECA PUBLICA MUNICIPAL LIC. HUMBERTO LUGO GIL	13BBI0105M		Publico
CENTRO DE APOYO A LA EDUCACION INICIAL DEL CONAFE EL DECA	13FIC0527P		Publico
JEFATURA DE SECTOR DE EDUCACION PREESCOLAR INDIGENA NUM. 8	13FIN0008L		Publico
SUPERVISION DE ZONA DE EDUCACION PRIMARIA INDIGENA NUM. 23	13FIR0023Z		Publico
SUPERVISION DE ZONA DE EDUCACION PREESCOLAR INDIGENA NUM. 29	13FZI0029C		Publico
ADOLFO LOPEZ MATEOS	13DCC0063G	Preescolar	Publico
LAZARO CARDENAS	13DPB0222J	Primaria	Publico
TELESECUNDARIA 55	13DTV0429A	Secundaria	Publico

Employment and Social Security in El Deca

In El Deca, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 629 people. Of them, 625 are employed and 4 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.6%.

Total EAP

629

M: 338 / W: 291

Employed Population

625

M: 334 / W: 291

Unemployment Rate

0.6%

4 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

229

M: 78 / W: 151

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	732	68.5%
IMSS	51	4.8%
ISSSTE	264	24.7%
State ISSSTE	8	0.7%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	1	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	408	38.2%
Without health coverage	337	31.5%

Marital Status and Religion in El Deca

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

456

45600%

Single

294

29400%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

108

10800%

Households

Total Households

282

3.8 average occupants

Male-Headed

216

76.6%

Female-Headed

66

23.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	358	33.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	615	57.5%
Other religions	3	0.3%
No religion	93	8.7%

Housing and Basic Services in El Deca

El Deca has 362 total dwellings, of which 282 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	275	97.9%
Dirt floor	6	2.1%
1 bedroom	72	25.6%
2 or more bedrooms	209	74.4%
1 room	8	2.8%
2 rooms	30	10.7%
3 or more rooms	243	86.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.6%

280 dwellings

Piped Water

99.6%

280 dwellings

With Drainage

96.8%

272 dwellings

All Services

96.1%

270 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	280	99.6%
Without electricity	1	0.4%
Public water network	280	99.6%
Hauled water	8	2.8%
Other water source	1	0.4%
With water tank	221	78.6%
With cistern	47	16.7%
With toilet	226	80.4%
With latrine	48	17.1%
With drainage	272	96.8%
Without drainage	9	3.2%
With all services	270	96.1%

Goods and Technology in El Deca

Household equipment in El Deca according to the 2020 Census. 25.3% of dwellings have internet and 80.1% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	223	79.4%
Washing machine	112	39.9%
Microwave oven	59	21%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	126	44.8%
Motorcycle	15	5.3%
Bicycle	54	19.2%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	223	79.4%
Radio	182	64.8%
Landline phone	46	16.4%
Cell phone	225	80.1%
Computer	96	34.2%
Internet	71	25.3%
Pay TV	38	13.5%
Streaming platforms	10	3.6%
Video game console	4	1.4%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

30

10.7%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

43

15.3%

Without Computer or Internet

172

61.2%

Without Any ICT

9

3.2%

Location of El Deca

Coordinates: 20.6141981, -99.1411683
Altitude: 2,050 m