La Cruz

La Cruz is a locality of Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with 547 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 990 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 5.3 years.

Demographics of La Cruz

Demographic structure of La Cruz according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 172 under 15 years old (31.4%), 317 working-age people (58%) and 58 adults over 65 years old (10.6%).

0-14 years

172

31.4% of the population

15-64 years

317

58% - Working age

65+ years

58

10.6% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

72.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of La Cruz

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	32	31	63	11.5%
5-9 years	31	16	47	8.6%
10-14 years	35	27	62	11.3%
15-19 years	18	19	37	6.8%
20-24 years	23	23	46	8.4%
25-29 years	25	24	49	9%
30-34 years	23	18	41	7.5%
35-39 years	22	10	32	5.9%
40-44 years	13	17	30	5.5%
45-49 years	9	15	24	4.4%
50-54 years	12	12	24	4.4%
55-59 years	9	14	23	4.2%
60-64 years	5	6	11	2%
65-69 years	4	12	16	2.9%
70-74 years	6	11	17	3.1%
75-79 years	10	5	15	2.7%
80-84 years	3	1	4	0.7%
85+ years	0	6	6	1.1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in La Cruz

Population Origin

Born in the State

532

97.3%

Born in Another State

15

2.7%

Lived in Another State in 2015

7

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

136

24.9% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

130

95.6% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

6

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

281

169.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

4

0.7% of the population

Men / Women

3 / 1

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

43

7.9%

With Limitation

74

13.5%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	16
Visual	17
Hearing	19
Speech	5
Mental	14

Education in La Cruz

Literacy and Schooling

In La Cruz, 116 people aged 15+ are literate (11600%), while 97 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.3 years (5.9 men, 4.7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	35	62	97	9700%
Incomplete primary	41	45	86	8600%
Complete primary	26	22	48	4800%
Incomplete secondary	7	2	9	900%
Complete secondary	39	30	69	6900%
Post-basic education (18+)	29	28	57	5700%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	6

Employment and Social Security in La Cruz

In La Cruz, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 175 people. Of them, 171 are employed and 4 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.3%.

Total EAP

175

M: 152 / W: 23

Employed Population

171

M: 150 / W: 21

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

4 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

241

M: 51 / W: 190

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	419	76.6%
IMSS	35	6.4%
ISSSTE	2	0.4%
State ISSSTE	1	0.2%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	2	0.4%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	329	60.1%
IMSS Bienestar	59	10.8%
Private insurance	1	0.2%
Without health coverage	128	23.4%

Marital Status and Religion in La Cruz

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

260

26000%

Single

109

10900%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

48

4800%

Households

Total Households

166

3.3 average occupants

Male-Headed

122

73.5%

Female-Headed

44

26.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	496	90.7%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	10	1.8%
No religion	41	7.5%

Housing and Basic Services in La Cruz

La Cruz has 180 total dwellings, of which 166 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	147	102.1%
Dirt floor	19	13.2%
1 bedroom	87	60.4%
2 or more bedrooms	79	54.9%
1 room	15	10.4%
2 rooms	42	29.2%
3 or more rooms	109	75.7%

Basic Services

With Electricity

101.4%

146 dwellings

Piped Water

103.5%

149 dwellings

With Drainage

13.2%

19 dwellings

All Services

11.8%

17 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	146	101.4%
Without electricity	20	13.9%
Public water network	149	103.5%
Hauled water	1	0.7%
Other water source	17	11.8%
With water tank	60	41.7%
With cistern	3	2.1%
With toilet	14	9.7%
With latrine	148	102.8%
With drainage	19	13.2%
Without drainage	147	102.1%
With all services	17	11.8%
Without water, drainage or electricity	10	6.9%

Goods and Technology in La Cruz

Household equipment in La Cruz according to the 2020 Census. 4.2% of dwellings have internet and 40.3% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	63	43.8%
Washing machine	6	4.2%
Microwave oven	6	4.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	4	2.8%
Motorcycle	2	1.4%
Bicycle	3	2.1%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	89	61.8%
Radio	85	59%
Landline phone	18	12.5%
Cell phone	58	40.3%
Computer	4	2.8%
Internet	6	4.2%
Pay TV	7	4.9%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

49

34%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

102

70.8%

Without Computer or Internet

156

108.3%

Without Any ICT

48

33.3%

Location of La Cruz

Coordinates: 20.6932108, -98.2863714
Altitude: 990 m