El Fortín

El Fortín is a locality of Venustiano Carranza, Michoacán de Ocampo with 1,225 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 1,522 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years.

Demographics of El Fortín

Demographic structure of El Fortín according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 327 under 15 years old (26.7%), 770 working-age people (62.9%) and 128 adults over 65 years old (10.4%).

0-14 years

327

26.7% of the population

15-64 years

770

62.9% - Working age

65+ years

128

10.4% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

59.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of El Fortín

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	55	71	126	10.3%
5-9 years	62	51	113	9.2%
10-14 years	46	42	88	7.2%
15-19 years	56	53	109	8.9%
20-24 years	49	42	91	7.4%
25-29 years	53	37	90	7.3%
30-34 years	29	44	73	6%
35-39 years	34	33	67	5.5%
40-44 years	29	54	83	6.8%
45-49 years	35	42	77	6.3%
50-54 years	39	35	74	6%
55-59 years	21	33	54	4.4%
60-64 years	25	27	52	4.2%
65-69 years	22	31	53	4.3%
70-74 years	15	15	30	2.4%
75-79 years	8	12	20	1.6%
80-84 years	9	6	15	1.2%
85+ years	2	8	10	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in El Fortín

Population Origin

Born in the State

862

70.4%

Born in Another State

343

28%

Lived in Another State in 2015

11

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

28

2.3% of the population

Men / Women

16 / 12

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

111

9.1%

With Limitation

210

17.1%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	55
Visual	54
Hearing	21
Speech	10
Mental	16

Education in El Fortín

Literacy and Schooling

In El Fortín, 63 people aged 15+ are literate (6300%), while 60 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.5 years (7.3 men, 7.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	34	26	60	6000%
Incomplete primary	87	91	178	17800%
Complete primary	71	88	159	15900%
Incomplete secondary	43	16	59	5900%
Complete secondary	95	117	212	21200%
Post-basic education (18+)	87	119	206	20600%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	33
6-11 years	5
12-14 years	7

Employment and Social Security in El Fortín

In El Fortín, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 541 people. Of them, 537 are employed and 4 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

541

M: 355 / W: 186

Employed Population

537

M: 352 / W: 185

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

4 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

410

M: 97 / W: 313

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	623	50.9%
IMSS	143	11.7%
ISSSTE	33	2.7%
State ISSSTE	9	0.7%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	362	29.6%
IMSS Bienestar	78	6.4%
Private insurance	8	0.7%
Without health coverage	602	49.1%

Marital Status and Religion in El Fortín

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

543

54300%

Single

280

28000%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

131

13100%

Households

Total Households

343

3.6 average occupants

Male-Headed

209

60.9%

Female-Headed

134

39.1%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	1,132	92.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	78	6.4%
No religion	15	1.2%

Housing and Basic Services in El Fortín

El Fortín has 411 total dwellings, of which 343 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.6 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	339	100.9%
Dirt floor	4	1.2%
1 bedroom	98	29.2%
2 or more bedrooms	245	72.9%
1 room	15	4.5%
2 rooms	44	13.1%
3 or more rooms	284	84.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

102.1%

343 dwellings

Piped Water

101.5%

341 dwellings

With Drainage

100.9%

339 dwellings

All Services

100.3%

337 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	343	102.1%
Public water network	341	101.5%
Hauled water	339	100.9%
Other water source	2	0.6%
With water tank	283	84.2%
With cistern	172	51.2%
With toilet	337	100.3%
With latrine	1	0.3%
With drainage	339	100.9%
Without drainage	4	1.2%
With all services	337	100.3%

Goods and Technology in El Fortín

Household equipment in El Fortín according to the 2020 Census. 55.7% of dwellings have internet and 89.6% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	320	95.2%
Washing machine	295	87.8%
Microwave oven	166	49.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	209	62.2%
Motorcycle	51	15.2%
Bicycle	211	62.8%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	325	96.7%
Radio	254	75.6%
Landline phone	83	24.7%
Cell phone	301	89.6%
Computer	88	26.2%
Internet	187	55.7%
Pay TV	210	62.5%
Streaming platforms	17	5.1%
Video game console	18	5.4%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

9

2.7%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

19

5.7%

Without Computer or Internet

146

43.5%

Without Any ICT

2

0.6%

Location of El Fortín

Coordinates: 20.1801981, -102.6012758
Altitude: 1,522 m

El Fortín

Demographics of El Fortín

Age Pyramid of El Fortín

Cultural Diversity and Migration in El Fortín

Population Origin

Afro-Mexican Population

Disability

Education in El Fortín

Literacy and Schooling

School Non-Attendance

Employment and Social Security in El Fortín

Health Service Coverage

Marital Status and Religion in El Fortín

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Households

Religion

Housing and Basic Services in El Fortín

Dwelling Characteristics

Basic Services

Goods and Technology in El Fortín

Appliances

Vehicles

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology Deprivation

Location of El Fortín

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