La Grandeza

La Grandeza is a municipality of Chiapas with 7,701 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,137 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.6 years.

Demographics of La Grandeza

Demographic structure of La Grandeza according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,826 people under 15 years old (36.7%), 4,318 people of working age (56.1%) and 557 elderly over 65 years old (7.2%).

0-14 years

2,826

36.7% of the population

15-64 years

4,318

56.1% - Working age

65+ years

557

7.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

78.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of La Grandeza

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	450	451	901	11.7%
5-9 years	475	474	949	12.3%
10-14 years	493	483	976	12.7%
15-19 years	465	387	852	11.1%
20-24 years	263	323	586	7.6%
25-29 years	227	297	524	6.8%
30-34 years	230	265	495	6.4%
35-39 years	194	233	427	5.5%
40-44 years	206	221	427	5.5%
45-49 years	149	152	301	3.9%
50-54 years	132	142	274	3.6%
55-59 years	136	113	249	3.2%
60-64 years	85	98	183	2.4%
65-69 years	64	90	154	2%
70-74 years	63	61	124	1.6%
75-79 years	51	63	114	1.5%
80-84 years	50	42	92	1.2%
85+ years	32	41	73	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in La Grandeza

Population Origin

Born in State

7,606

98.8%

Born in Another State

71

0.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

61

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

39

0.5% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

39

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

152

9.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

25

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

13 / 12

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

284

3.7%

With Limitation

444

5.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	112
Visual	131
Hearing	72
Speech	73
Mental	57

Education in La Grandeza

Literacy and Schooling

In La Grandeza, 435 people aged 15 and over can read and write (43500%), while 278 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	78	200	278	27800%
Incomplete primary	384	424	808	80800%
Complete primary	586	596	1,182	118200%
Incomplete secondary	61	43	104	10400%
Complete secondary	600	647	1,247	124700%
Post-basic education (18+)	535	534	1,069	106900%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	200
6-11 years	41
12-14 years	108

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 55 are public and 2 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	25	1	26
Primaria	24	1	25
Secundaria	4	0	4
Media Superior	2	0	2

Employment and Social Security in La Grandeza

In La Grandeza, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,683 people. Of those, 2,632 are employed and 51 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.9%.

Total EAP

2,683

H: 1,902 / M: 781

Employed Population

2,632

H: 1,854 / M: 778

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

51 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,770

H: 734 / M: 2,036

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	6,377	82.8%
IMSS	157	2%
ISSSTE	168	2.2%
ISSSTE estatal	31	0.4%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	6,009	78%
IMSS Bienestar	28	0.4%
Private insurance	1	0%
Other institution	22	0.3%
Without health coverage	1,324	17.2%

Marital Status and Religion in La Grandeza

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

2,821

282100%

Single

2,044

204400%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

595

59500%

Households

Total Households

1,537

5 average occupants

Male-headed

1,187

77.2%

Female-headed

350

22.8%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	2,738	35.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	3,284	42.6%
No religion	1,677	21.8%

Housing and Basic Services in La Grandeza

La Grandeza has 1,968 total dwellings, of which 1,538 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,425	92.8%
Earthen floor	111	7.2%
1 bedroom	460	29.9%
2+ bedrooms	1,076	70.1%
1 room	33	2.1%
2 rooms	323	21%
3+ rooms	1,180	76.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.3%

1,526 dwellings

Piped Water

82.5%

1,267 dwellings

With Drainage

95.8%

1,471 dwellings

All Services

78.8%

1,211 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,526	99.3%
Without electricity	10	0.7%
Public water network	1,267	82.5%
Hauled water	884	57.6%
Other water source	269	17.5%
With water tank	493	32.1%
With cistern	360	23.4%
With toilet	1,165	75.8%
With latrine	360	23.4%
With drainage	1,471	95.8%
Without drainage	65	4.2%
With all services	1,211	78.8%

Goods and Technology in La Grandeza

Household equipment in La Grandeza according to the 2020 Census. 8.1% of dwellings have internet and 82.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	837	54.5%
Washing machine	626	40.8%
Microwave oven	251	16.3%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	297	19.3%
Motorcycle	79	5.1%
Bicycle	21	1.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,198	78%
Radio	942	61.3%
Landline phone	66	4.3%
Cell phone	1,267	82.5%
Computer	117	7.6%
Internet	125	8.1%
Pay TV	493	32.1%
Streaming platforms	7	0.5%
Video game console	4	0.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

180

11.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

261

17%

No Computer or Internet

1,357

88.3%

No ICT at All

88

5.7%

Companies and Economy in La Grandeza

The main economic sectors of La Grandeza are Comercio al por menor with 109 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	109
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	29
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	22
Industrias manufactureras	18
Servicios de apoyo a los negocios	8

Poverty and Social Development in La Grandeza

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, La Grandeza has a poverty rate of 90% and extreme poverty of 30.3%.

Poverty

90%

6,423 people

Extreme Poverty

30.3%

2,162 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

6%

427 people

Vulnerable by Income

2.4%

172 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

1.6%

114 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	29.7%	2,116
Lack of access to health services	10.9%	781
Lack of access to social security	84.3%	6,018
Lack of housing quality and spaces	36.6%	2,614
Lack of access to basic housing services	47.6%	3,398
Lack of access to food	9%	640
Income below welfare line	92.4%	6,595
Income below minimum welfare line	73.3%	5,232

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	91.5%	52.2%	4%	1.6%	0
2015	90%	30.3%	6%	1.6%	0

Crime in La Grandeza

In the last 12 months, 16 crimes were recorded in La Grandeza. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	1
2025/04	1
2025/03	3
2024/01	1
2023/08	1
2021/09	1
2021/03	2
2021/02	1
2020/11	1
2020/07	1
2020/06	1
2020/02	2

Health in La Grandeza

La Grandeza has 3 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of La Grandeza

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
La Grandeza	1,502	1,946
La Pinada	441	1,865
Toquín	388	2,010
Bartolomé de las Casas	385	2,039
Llano Grande	313	2,319
El Encuentro	281	2,164
Francisco I. Madero	275	1,892
Banderas	263	2,448
El Casbil	245	2,424
Vicente Guerrero	235	2,353

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