El Camarón

El Camarón is a locality of Nejapa de Madero, Oaxaca with 2,399 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 688 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years.

Demographics of El Camarón

Demographic structure of El Camarón according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 602 under 15 years old (25.1%), 1,507 working-age people (62.8%) and 290 adults over 65 years old (12.1%).

0-14 years

602

25.1% of the population

15-64 years

1,507

62.8% - Working age

65+ years

290

12.1% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

59.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of El Camarón

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	94	82	176	7.3%
5-9 years	120	119	239	10%
10-14 years	98	89	187	7.8%
15-19 years	108	92	200	8.3%
20-24 years	84	76	160	6.7%
25-29 years	77	95	172	7.2%
30-34 years	74	80	154	6.4%
35-39 years	56	83	139	5.8%
40-44 years	97	84	181	7.5%
45-49 years	64	63	127	5.3%
50-54 years	66	79	145	6%
55-59 years	61	72	133	5.5%
60-64 years	39	57	96	4%
65-69 years	41	42	83	3.5%
70-74 years	39	29	68	2.8%
75-79 years	32	32	64	2.7%
80-84 years	20	23	43	1.8%
85+ years	14	18	32	1.3%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in El Camarón

Population Origin

Born in the State

2,299

95.8%

Born in Another State

84

3.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

65

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

131

5.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

130

99.2% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

313

44.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

7

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

3 / 4

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

192

8%

With Limitation

480

20%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	102
Visual	75
Hearing	42
Speech	22
Mental	28

Education in El Camarón

Literacy and Schooling

In El Camarón, 116 people aged 15+ are literate (11600%), while 99 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.9 years (8.1 men, 7.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	40	59	99	9900%
Incomplete primary	91	111	202	20200%
Complete primary	250	286	536	53600%
Incomplete secondary	31	25	56	5600%
Complete secondary	226	196	422	42200%
Post-basic education (18+)	206	222	428	42800%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	31
6-11 years	2
12-14 years	7

Employment and Social Security in El Camarón

In El Camarón, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,232 people. Of them, 1,219 are employed and 13 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

1,232

M: 775 / W: 457

Employed Population

1,219

M: 763 / W: 456

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

13 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

671

M: 150 / W: 521

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	1,576	65.7%
IMSS	136	5.7%
ISSSTE	125	5.2%
State ISSSTE	25	1%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	21	0.9%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,217	50.7%
IMSS Bienestar	5	0.2%
Private insurance	4	0.2%
Other institution	53	2.2%
Without health coverage	823	34.3%

Marital Status and Religion in El Camarón

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

1,120

112000%

Single

583

58300%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

209

20900%

Households

Total Households

700

3.4 average occupants

Male-Headed

520

74.3%

Female-Headed

180

25.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	2,140	89.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	135	5.6%
No religion	117	4.9%

Housing and Basic Services in El Camarón

El Camarón has 892 total dwellings, of which 701 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	628	89.7%
Dirt floor	62	8.9%
1 bedroom	307	43.9%
2 or more bedrooms	383	54.7%
1 room	87	12.4%
2 rooms	163	23.3%
3 or more rooms	440	62.9%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.1%

680 dwellings

Piped Water

91.3%

639 dwellings

With Drainage

96.1%

673 dwellings

All Services

89.3%

625 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	680	97.1%
Without electricity	10	1.4%
Public water network	639	91.3%
Hauled water	365	52.1%
Other water source	51	7.3%
With water tank	571	81.6%
With cistern	60	8.6%
With toilet	655	93.6%
With latrine	23	3.3%
With drainage	673	96.1%
Without drainage	17	2.4%
With all services	625	89.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	4	0.6%

Goods and Technology in El Camarón

Household equipment in El Camarón according to the 2020 Census. 24.7% of dwellings have internet and 85.1% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	565	80.7%
Washing machine	365	52.1%
Microwave oven	165	23.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	198	28.3%
Motorcycle	88	12.6%
Bicycle	114	16.3%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	532	76%
Radio	320	45.7%
Landline phone	168	24%
Cell phone	596	85.1%
Computer	118	16.9%
Internet	173	24.7%
Pay TV	260	37.1%
Streaming platforms	17	2.4%
Video game console	5	0.7%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

95

13.6%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

54

7.7%

Without Computer or Internet

474

67.7%

Without Any ICT

22

3.1%

Location of El Camarón

Coordinates: 16.5542953, -96.0269444
Altitude: 688 m