El Control

El Control is a locality of Matamoros, Tamaulipas with 2,612 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 18 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years.

Demographics of El Control

Demographic structure of El Control according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 641 under 15 years old (24.5%), 1,676 working-age people (64.2%) and 295 adults over 65 years old (11.3%).

0-14 years

641

24.5% of the population

15-64 years

1,676

64.2% - Working age

65+ years

295

11.3% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

55.8%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of El Control

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	98	94	192	7.4%
5-9 years	118	106	224	8.6%
10-14 years	120	105	225	8.6%
15-19 years	102	126	228	8.7%
20-24 years	89	79	168	6.4%
25-29 years	80	87	167	6.4%
30-34 years	62	76	138	5.3%
35-39 years	80	69	149	5.7%
40-44 years	82	93	175	6.7%
45-49 years	71	70	141	5.4%
50-54 years	115	81	196	7.5%
55-59 years	97	75	172	6.6%
60-64 years	70	72	142	5.4%
65-69 years	51	53	104	4%
70-74 years	30	46	76	2.9%
75-79 years	23	25	48	1.8%
80-84 years	13	25	38	1.5%
85+ years	12	17	29	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in El Control

Population Origin

Born in the State

2,245

85.9%

Born in Another State

183

7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

9

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

2.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

2

0.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2

100% of indigenous speakers

Indigenous Households

11

1.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

7

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

4 / 3

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

140

5.4%

With Limitation

328

12.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	83
Visual	57
Hearing	23
Speech	16
Mental	23

Education in El Control

Literacy and Schooling

In El Control, 69 people aged 15+ are literate (6900%), while 81 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 8.7 years (8.8 men, 8.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	37	44	81	8100%
Incomplete primary	122	130	252	25200%
Complete primary	176	163	339	33900%
Incomplete secondary	49	46	95	9500%
Complete secondary	208	245	453	45300%
Post-basic education (18+)	347	317	664	66400%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	68
6-11 years	9
12-14 years	7

Schools in El Control

Name	CCT	Level	Type
SUPERVISION DE EDUCACION PRIMARIA NUM. 147	28FIZ0147T		Publico
SUPERVISION DE EDUCACION PREESCOLAR NUM. 65	28FZP0065T		Publico
EL CONTROL	28EBT0002L	Capacitacion	Publico
CENTRO DE ATENCION MULTIPLE	28DML0018K	Especial	Publico
MARIA DE MAEZTU	28DJN0165V	Preescolar	Publico
FEDERICO FROEBEL S A R H	28DJN0196O	Preescolar	Publico
RICARDO FLORES MAGON	28DPR0593D	Primaria	Publico
MEXICO	28DPR1255K	Primaria	Publico
MEXICO	28DPR1391O	Primaria	Publico
MEXICO	28DES0092C	Secundaria	Publico

Employment and Social Security in El Control

In El Control, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 952 people. Of them, 947 are employed and 5 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.5%.

Total EAP

952

M: 662 / W: 290

Employed Population

947

M: 659 / W: 288

Unemployment Rate

0.5%

5 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,146

M: 390 / W: 756

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	1,784	68.3%
IMSS	640	24.5%
ISSSTE	337	12.9%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	2	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	793	30.4%
Private insurance	12	0.5%
Other institution	11	0.4%
Without health coverage	828	31.7%

Marital Status and Religion in El Control

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

1,131

113100%

Single

659

65900%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

310

31000%

Households

Total Households

799

3.3 average occupants

Male-Headed

556

69.6%

Female-Headed

243

30.4%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	1,763	67.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	386	14.8%
No religion	463	17.7%

Housing and Basic Services in El Control

El Control has 1,096 total dwellings, of which 799 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	792	99.7%
Dirt floor	7	0.9%
1 bedroom	231	29.1%
2 or more bedrooms	568	71.5%
1 room	37	4.7%
2 rooms	95	12%
3 or more rooms	667	84%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.4%

797 dwellings

Piped Water

100.3%

796 dwellings

With Drainage

92.4%

734 dwellings

All Services

92.4%

734 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	797	100.4%
Without electricity	2	0.3%
Public water network	796	100.3%
Hauled water	782	98.5%
Other water source	3	0.4%
With water tank	156	19.6%
With cistern	16	2%
With toilet	731	92.1%
With latrine	58	7.3%
With drainage	734	92.4%
Without drainage	65	8.2%
With all services	734	92.4%

Goods and Technology in El Control

Household equipment in El Control according to the 2020 Census. 43.6% of dwellings have internet and 89.8% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	769	96.9%
Washing machine	679	85.5%
Microwave oven	431	54.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	602	75.8%
Motorcycle	22	2.8%
Bicycle	109	13.7%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	774	97.5%
Radio	535	67.4%
Landline phone	258	32.5%
Cell phone	713	89.8%
Computer	191	24.1%
Internet	346	43.6%
Pay TV	101	12.7%
Streaming platforms	95	12%
Video game console	37	4.7%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

14

1.8%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

60

7.6%

Without Computer or Internet

411

51.8%

Without Any ICT

7

0.9%

Location of El Control

Coordinates: 25.9608006, -97.8127111
Altitude: 18 m