Puerto Escondido

Puerto Escondido is a locality of San Pedro Mixtepec, Oaxaca with 29,903 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 61 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 9.6 years.

Demographics of Puerto Escondido

Demographic structure of Puerto Escondido according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 8,108 under 15 years old (27.1%), 20,127 working-age people (67.3%) and 1,665 adults over 65 years old (5.6%).

0-14 years

8,108

27.1% of the population

15-64 years

20,127

67.3% - Working age

65+ years

1,665

5.6% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

48.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Puerto Escondido

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,343	1,354	2,697	9%
5-9 years	1,364	1,313	2,677	9%
10-14 years	1,443	1,291	2,734	9.1%
15-19 years	1,329	1,332	2,661	8.9%
20-24 years	1,138	1,252	2,390	8%
25-29 years	1,180	1,466	2,646	8.8%
30-34 years	1,156	1,348	2,504	8.4%
35-39 years	1,053	1,252	2,305	7.7%
40-44 years	986	1,095	2,081	7%
45-49 years	804	964	1,768	5.9%
50-54 years	725	871	1,596	5.3%
55-59 years	586	662	1,248	4.2%
60-64 years	462	466	928	3.1%
65-69 years	280	333	613	2%
70-74 years	226	220	446	1.5%
75-79 years	140	159	299	1%
80-84 years	81	83	164	0.5%
85+ years	66	77	143	0.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Puerto Escondido

Population Origin

Born in the State

26,387

88.2%

Born in Another State

3,148

10.5%

Lived in Another State in 2015

950

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,322

4.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,295

98% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

17

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

3,347

39.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

3,897

13% of the population

Men / Women

1,831 / 2,066

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,248

4.2%

With Limitation

3,131

10.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	563
Visual	581
Hearing	243
Speech	239
Mental	259

Education in Puerto Escondido

Literacy and Schooling

In Puerto Escondido, 1,159 people aged 15+ are literate (115900%), while 1,387 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.6 years (9.9 men, 9.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	498	889	1,387	138700%
Incomplete primary	807	1,023	1,830	183000%
Complete primary	1,370	1,665	3,035	303500%
Incomplete secondary	407	371	778	77800%
Complete secondary	2,190	2,386	4,576	457600%
Post-basic education (18+)	4,613	4,836	9,449	944900%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	493
6-11 years	98
12-14 years	126

Employment and Social Security in Puerto Escondido

In Puerto Escondido, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 16,414 people. Of them, 16,302 are employed and 112 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.7%.

Total EAP

16,414

M: 8,852 / W: 7,562

Employed Population

16,302

M: 8,773 / W: 7,529

Unemployment Rate

0.7%

112 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,929

M: 2,147 / W: 4,782

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	17,954	60%
IMSS	5,422	18.1%
ISSSTE	3,497	11.7%
State ISSSTE	19	0.1%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	258	0.9%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	8,680	29%
IMSS Bienestar	39	0.1%
Private insurance	117	0.4%
Other institution	59	0.2%
Without health coverage	11,927	39.9%

Marital Status and Religion in Puerto Escondido

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

12,712

1271200%

Single

7,800

780000%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

2,880

288000%

Households

Total Households

8,429

3.5 average occupants

Male-Headed

5,524

65.5%

Female-Headed

2,905

34.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	18,556	62.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	6,247	20.9%
Other religions	59	0.2%
No religion	5,016	16.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Puerto Escondido

Puerto Escondido has 11,534 total dwellings, of which 8,434 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	7,199	85.8%
Dirt floor	1,136	13.5%
1 bedroom	3,662	43.6%
2 or more bedrooms	4,674	55.7%
1 room	1,782	21.2%
2 rooms	1,842	22%
3 or more rooms	4,712	56.2%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.4%

8,259 dwellings

Piped Water

98.3%

8,247 dwellings

With Drainage

98.4%

8,256 dwellings

All Services

97%

8,138 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	8,259	98.4%
Without electricity	77	0.9%
Public water network	8,247	98.3%
Hauled water	8,021	95.6%
Other water source	89	1.1%
With water tank	7,267	86.6%
With cistern	4,321	51.5%
With toilet	8,236	98.2%
With latrine	42	0.5%
With drainage	8,256	98.4%
Without drainage	80	1%
With all services	8,138	97%
Without water, drainage or electricity	8	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Puerto Escondido

Household equipment in Puerto Escondido according to the 2020 Census. 46.9% of dwellings have internet and 93.3% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	7,189	85.7%
Washing machine	5,066	60.4%
Microwave oven	1,750	20.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,023	36%
Motorcycle	1,969	23.5%
Bicycle	1,286	15.3%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,504	77.5%
Radio	5,939	70.8%
Landline phone	2,111	25.2%
Cell phone	7,832	93.3%
Computer	2,857	34.1%
Internet	3,939	46.9%
Pay TV	2,543	30.3%
Streaming platforms	841	10%
Video game console	300	3.6%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

724

8.6%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

394

4.7%

Without Computer or Internet

3,849

45.9%

Without Any ICT

137

1.6%

Location of Puerto Escondido

Coordinates: 15.8625017, -97.0712964
Altitude: 61 m