Housing and Services in La Paz

Complete data on housing, basic services, equipment and technology in La Paz, Baja California Sur, according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The municipality has 116,231 total dwellings, of which 91,366 are inhabited.

Housing Overview

Total Dwellings
116,231
Census 2020
Inhabited Dwellings
91,366
78.6% of total
Inhabited Private Dwellings
86,927
74.8% of total
Average Occupants
3.2
People per inhabited dwelling

Dwelling Characteristics

Construction materials, number of rooms and bedrooms of inhabited private dwellings in La Paz.

Characteristic Dwellings %
Floor material other than dirt 88,853 102.2%
Dirt floor 1,856 2.1%
1 room 4,628 5.3%
2 rooms 10,107 11.6%
3 or more rooms 75,987 87.4%
1 bedroom 25,232 29%
2 or more bedrooms 65,492 75.3%

Water and Sanitation

Drinking water coverage, storage, sanitation and drainage in the dwellings of La Paz.

Piped Water
101.9%
88,540 dwellings
With Drainage
103%
89,503 dwellings
With Toilet
102%
88,640 dwellings
With Water Tank
93.4%
81,226 dwellings
Service Dwellings %
Piped water from public network 88,540 101.9%
Trucked water (tanker) 85,387 98.2%
Other water source 2,184 2.5%
With water tank 81,226 93.4%
With cistern 25,704 29.6%
With toilet 88,640 102%
With latrine 1,439 1.7%
With drainage 89,503 103%
Without drainage 1,214 1.4%

Electricity

Electricity service coverage in the inhabited private dwellings of La Paz.

With Electricity
103.1%
89,585 dwellings
Without Electricity
1.3%
1,141 dwellings

Basic Services Coverage

Summary of combined basic services coverage (water, drainage, electricity) in La Paz.

With All Services
100.6%
87,476 dwellings with water, drainage and electricity
Without Water, Drainage or Electricity
0.2%
156 dwellings without any basic service

Household Appliances

Household appliance equipment in the inhabited private dwellings of La Paz.

Appliance Dwellings %
Refrigerator 85,904 98.8%
Washing machine 68,316 78.6%
Microwave oven 49,553 57%

Vehicles

Vehicle availability in the inhabited private dwellings of La Paz.

Vehicle Dwellings %
Automobile or truck 66,573 76.6%
Motorcycle 7,152 8.2%
Bicycle 11,036 12.7%

Information and Communication Technologies

Availability of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the dwellings of La Paz. 72.5% of dwellings have internet and 99.8% have a cell phone.

Technology Dwellings %
Television 84,222 96.9%
Radio 60,633 69.8%
Landline phone 42,868 49.3%
Cell phone 86,795 99.8%
Computer 49,535 57%
Internet 63,033 72.5%
Pay TV 55,144 63.4%
Streaming platforms 30,943 35.6%
Video game console 17,214 19.8%

Technology Deprivation

Dwellings lacking information and communication technologies in La Paz.

Without Radio or TV
3,611
4.2% of dwellings
Without Landline or Cell Phone
2,522
2.9% of dwellings
Without Computer or Internet
23,069
26.5% of dwellings
Without Any ICT
694
0.8% of dwellings
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