San José Tzal

San José Tzal is a locality of Mérida, Yucatán with 4,428 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at 9 meters altitude. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years.

Demographics of San José Tzal

Demographic structure of San José Tzal according to the 2020 Population and Housing Census by INEGI. The population consists of 1,294 under 15 years old (29.2%), 2,881 working-age people (65.1%) and 217 adults over 65 years old (4.9%).

0-14 years

1,294

29.2% of the population

15-64 years

2,881

65.1% - Working age

65+ years

217

4.9% - Seniors

Dependency Ratio

52.4%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San José Tzal

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	235	222	457	10.3%
5-9 years	248	209	457	10.3%
10-14 years	188	192	380	8.6%
15-19 years	192	176	368	8.3%
20-24 years	207	174	381	8.6%
25-29 years	199	171	370	8.4%
30-34 years	193	186	379	8.6%
35-39 years	165	156	321	7.2%
40-44 years	159	158	317	7.2%
45-49 years	138	133	271	6.1%
50-54 years	84	117	201	4.5%
55-59 years	85	60	145	3.3%
60-64 years	70	58	128	2.9%
65-69 years	45	49	94	2.1%
70-74 years	29	30	59	1.3%
75-79 years	19	11	30	0.7%
80-84 years	8	7	15	0.3%
85+ years	6	13	19	0.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San José Tzal

Population Origin

Born in the State

4,256

96.1%

Born in Another State

132

3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

46

Recent migration

Average Live-Born Children

2.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,730

39.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,701

98.3% of indigenous speakers

Monolingual Indigenous

25

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

3,578

316.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

225

5.1% of the population

Men / Women

110 / 115

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

256

5.8%

With Limitation

658

14.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	129
Visual	95
Hearing	64
Speech	46
Mental	54

Education in San José Tzal

Literacy and Schooling

In San José Tzal, 262 people aged 15+ are literate (26200%), while 224 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years (7.9 men, 7.4 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	103	121	224	22400%
Incomplete primary	270	259	529	52900%
Complete primary	249	304	553	55300%
Incomplete secondary	75	58	133	13300%
Complete secondary	448	398	846	84600%
Post-basic education (18+)	408	325	733	73300%

School Non-Attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	135
6-11 years	14
12-14 years	12

Employment and Social Security in San José Tzal

In San José Tzal, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,078 people. Of them, 2,055 are employed and 23 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.1%.

Total EAP

2,078

M: 1,377 / W: 701

Employed Population

2,055

M: 1,358 / W: 697

Unemployment Rate

1.1%

23 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,233

M: 322 / W: 911

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	3,270	73.8%
IMSS	1,346	30.4%
ISSSTE	48	1.1%
State ISSSTE	6	0.1%
Pemex, Defense or Navy	21	0.5%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,604	36.2%
IMSS Bienestar	8	0.2%
Private insurance	215	4.9%
Other institution	36	0.8%
Without health coverage	1,120	25.3%

Marital Status and Religion in San José Tzal

Marital Status (Population aged 12 and over)

Married or Cohabiting

2,066

206600%

Single

970

97000%

Separated, Divorced or Widowed

278

27800%

Households

Total Households

1,131

3.9 average occupants

Male-Headed

751

66.4%

Female-Headed

380

33.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	3,377	76.3%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	645	14.6%
No religion	369	8.3%

Housing and Basic Services in San José Tzal

San José Tzal has 1,351 total dwellings, of which 1,132 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Dwelling Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-dirt floor	1,117	100.8%
Dirt floor	6	0.5%
1 bedroom	466	42.1%
2 or more bedrooms	657	59.3%
1 room	174	15.7%
2 rooms	314	28.3%
3 or more rooms	635	57.3%

Basic Services

With Electricity

100.3%

1,111 dwellings

Piped Water

99.7%

1,105 dwellings

With Drainage

87.1%

965 dwellings

All Services

85.7%

950 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,111	100.3%
Without electricity	12	1.1%
Public water network	1,105	99.7%
Hauled water	1,064	96%
Other water source	18	1.6%
With water tank	857	77.3%
With cistern	38	3.4%
With toilet	987	89.1%
With latrine	11	1%
With drainage	965	87.1%
Without drainage	158	14.3%
With all services	950	85.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.2%

Goods and Technology in San José Tzal

Household equipment in San José Tzal according to the 2020 Census. 29.1% of dwellings have internet and 88.6% with cell phone.

Appliances

Appliance	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	843	76.1%
Washing machine	776	70%
Microwave oven	239	21.6%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	201	18.1%
Motorcycle	157	14.2%
Bicycle	608	54.9%

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,035	93.4%
Radio	694	62.6%
Landline phone	40	3.6%
Cell phone	982	88.6%
Computer	217	19.6%
Internet	322	29.1%
Pay TV	164	14.8%
Streaming platforms	40	3.6%
Video game console	14	1.3%

Technology Deprivation

Without Radio or TV

53

4.8%

Without Landline or Cell Phone

141

12.7%

Without Computer or Internet

730

65.9%

Without Any ICT

27

2.4%

Location of San José Tzal

Coordinates: 20.8252697, -89.6613297
Altitude: 9 m