La Cañada

La Cañada is a locality of Santa María Atzompa, Oaxaca with 1,420 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 1,633 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 9.6 years.

Demographics of La Cañada

Demographic structure of La Cañada according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 412 under 15 years old (29%), 922 working-age people (64.9%) and 86 adults over 65 years old (6.1%).

0-14 years

412

29% of the population

15-64 years

922

64.9% - Working age

65+ years

86

6.1% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

54%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of La Cañada

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	76	63	139	9.8%
5-9 years	62	65	127	8.9%
10-14 years	73	73	146	10.3%
15-19 years	69	62	131	9.2%
20-24 years	64	61	125	8.8%
25-29 years	53	57	110	7.7%
30-34 years	54	58	112	7.9%
35-39 years	55	68	123	8.7%
40-44 years	38	47	85	6%
45-49 years	40	42	82	5.8%
50-54 years	28	32	60	4.2%
55-59 years	19	33	52	3.7%
60-64 years	17	25	42	3%
65-69 years	12	21	33	2.3%
70-74 years	19	9	28	2%
75-79 years	7	8	15	1.1%
80-84 years	3	2	5	0.4%
85+ years	3	2	5	0.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in La Cañada

Population Origin

Born in the State

1,335

94%

Born in Another State

79

5.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

23

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

193

13.6% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

192

99.5% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

476

127.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

37

2.6% of the population

Men / Women

19 / 18

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

78

5.5%

With Limitation

204

14.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	31
Visual	45
Hearing	17
Speech	9
Mental	8

Education in La Cañada

Literacy and Schooling

In La Cañada, 50 people aged 15+ are literate (5000%), while 46 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 9.6 years (9.8 men, 9.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	15	31	46	4600%
Incomplete primary	30	44	74	7400%
Complete primary	73	79	152	15200%
Incomplete secondary	24	18	42	4200%
Complete secondary	134	122	256	25600%
Post-basic education (18+)	195	216	411	41100%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	26
6-11 years	7
12-14 years	7

Employment and Social Security in La Cañada

In La Cañada, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 662 people. Of them, 641 are employed and 21 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.2%.

Total EAP

662

M: 370 / W: 292

Employed Population

641

M: 359 / W: 282

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

21 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

437

M: 162 / W: 275

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	721	50.8%
IMSS	288	20.3%
ISSSTE	135	9.5%
State ISSSTE	1	0.1%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	4	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	283	19.9%
Private insurance	6	0.4%
Other institution	4	0.3%
Without health coverage	699	49.2%

Marital Status and Religion in La Cañada

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

551

55100%

Single

431

43100%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

118

11800%

Households

Total Households

374

3.8 average occupants

Male-Headed

237

63.4%

Female-Headed

137

36.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	914	64.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	342	24.1%
Other religions	1	0.1%
No religion	163	11.5%

Housing and Basic Services in La Cañada

La Cañada has 509 total dwellings, of which 374 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	321	85.8%
Dirt floor	50	13.4%
1 bedroom	129	34.5%
2 or more bedrooms	242	64.7%
1 room	36	9.6%
2 rooms	77	20.6%
3 or more rooms	258	69%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.6%

365 dwellings

Piped Water

32.1%

120 dwellings

With Drainage

86.6%

324 dwellings

All Services

30.5%

114 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	365	97.6%
Without electricity	6	1.6%
Public water network	120	32.1%
Hauled water	16	4.3%
Other water source	251	67.1%
With water tank	316	84.5%
With cistern	112	29.9%
With toilet	299	79.9%
With latrine	63	16.8%
With drainage	324	86.6%
Without drainage	47	12.6%
With all services	114	30.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	5	1.3%

Goods and Technology in La Cañada

Household equipment in La Cañada according to the 2020 Census. 48.7% of dwellings have internet and 89.3% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	300	80.2%
Washing machine	230	61.5%
Microwave oven	95	25.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	131	35%
Motorcycle	74	19.8%
Bicycle	42	11.2%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	314	84%
Radio	258	69%
Landline phone	133	35.6%
Cell phone	334	89.3%
Computer	101	27%
Internet	182	48.7%
Pay TV	33	8.8%
Streaming platforms	18	4.8%
Video game console	10	2.7%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

24

6.4%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

32

8.6%

Without Computer or Internet

174

46.5%

Without Any ICT

7

1.9%

Location of La Cañada

Coordinates: 17.0700206, -96.7779322
Altitude: 1,633 m