La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca is a municipality of Guerrero with 26,349 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 179 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years.

Demographics of La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

Demographic structure of La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 7,284 people under 15 years old (27.6%), 16,119 people of working age (61.2%) and 2,946 elderly over 65 years old (11.2%).

0-14 years

7,284

27.6% of the population

15-64 years

16,119

61.2% - Working age

65+ years

2,946

11.2% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

63.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	1,290	1,194	2,484	9.4%
5-9 years	1,214	1,266	2,480	9.4%
10-14 years	1,160	1,160	2,320	8.8%
15-19 years	1,144	1,005	2,149	8.2%
20-24 years	953	938	1,891	7.2%
25-29 years	903	1,002	1,905	7.2%
30-34 years	931	926	1,857	7%
35-39 years	857	832	1,689	6.4%
40-44 years	849	760	1,609	6.1%
45-49 years	757	740	1,497	5.7%
50-54 years	679	652	1,331	5.1%
55-59 years	584	580	1,164	4.4%
60-64 years	511	516	1,027	3.9%
65-69 years	474	467	941	3.6%
70-74 years	367	336	703	2.7%
75-79 years	287	285	572	2.2%
80-84 years	194	153	347	1.3%
85+ years	207	176	383	1.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

Population Origin

Born in State

18,487

70.2%

Born in Another State

7,592

28.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

671

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

44

0.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

43

97.7% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

120

1.6% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

719

2.7% of the population

Men / Women

400 / 319

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

1,996

7.6%

With Limitation

4,265

16.2%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	889
Visual	1,016
Hearing	507
Speech	410
Mental	440

Education in La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

Literacy and Schooling

In La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca, 2,531 people aged 15 and over can read and write (253100%), while 2,972 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7.1 years (7.2 men, 7 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	1,418	1,554	2,972	297200%
Incomplete primary	1,378	1,322	2,700	270000%
Complete primary	1,755	1,726	3,481	348100%
Incomplete secondary	395	328	723	72300%
Complete secondary	2,178	2,074	4,252	425200%
Post-basic education (18+)	2,239	2,043	4,282	428200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	668
6-11 years	153
12-14 years	131

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 145 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	44	44
Primaria	70	70
Secundaria	26	26
Media Superior	5	5

Employment and Social Security in La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

In La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 11,346 people. Of those, 11,126 are employed and 220 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.9%.

Total EAP

11,346

H: 7,806 / M: 3,540

Employed Population

11,126

H: 7,618 / M: 3,508

Unemployment Rate

1.9%

220 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

8,895

H: 2,410 / M: 6,485

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	20,507	77.8%
IMSS	5,137	19.5%
ISSSTE	1,123	4.3%
ISSSTE estatal	26	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	260	1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	12,366	46.9%
IMSS Bienestar	1,088	4.1%
Private insurance	576	2.2%
Other institution	271	1%
Without health coverage	5,827	22.1%

Marital Status and Religion in La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

12,241

1224100%

Single

5,753

575300%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

2,348

234800%

Households

Total Households

7,708

3.4 average occupants

Male-headed

5,841

75.8%

Female-headed

1,867

24.2%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	20,951	79.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	2,432	9.2%
Other religions	9	0%
No religion	2,927	11.1%

Housing and Basic Services in La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca has 9,736 total dwellings, of which 7,711 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	7,173	101.5%
Earthen floor	514	7.3%
1 bedroom	3,697	52.3%
2+ bedrooms	3,990	56.4%
1 room	1,033	14.6%
2 rooms	2,429	34.4%
3+ rooms	4,225	59.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

107.2%

7,579 dwellings

Piped Water

99.3%

7,024 dwellings

With Drainage

94.2%

6,659 dwellings

All Services

87.5%

6,185 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	7,579	107.2%
Without electricity	108	1.5%
Public water network	7,024	99.3%
Hauled water	4,135	58.5%
Other water source	663	9.4%
With water tank	4,020	56.9%
With cistern	3,556	50.3%
With toilet	6,695	94.7%
With latrine	79	1.1%
With drainage	6,659	94.2%
Without drainage	1,028	14.5%
With all services	6,185	87.5%
Without water, drainage or electricity	35	0.5%

Goods and Technology in La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

Household equipment in La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca according to the 2020 Census. 15% of dwellings have internet and 92.7% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	6,977	98.7%
Washing machine	5,512	78%
Microwave oven	1,288	18.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	3,163	44.7%
Motorcycle	1,248	17.7%
Bicycle	1,288	18.2%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	6,491	91.8%
Radio	3,860	54.6%
Landline phone	876	12.4%
Cell phone	6,556	92.7%
Computer	851	12%
Internet	1,061	15%
Pay TV	4,265	60.3%
Streaming platforms	124	1.8%
Video game console	92	1.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

761

10.8%

No Landline or Cell Phone

863

12.2%

No Computer or Internet

6,210

87.8%

No ICT at All

305

4.3%

Companies and Economy in La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

The main economic sectors of La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca are Comercio al por menor with 235 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	235
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	103
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	96
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	45
Industrias manufactureras	27

Poverty and Social Development in La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca has a poverty rate of 59.7% and extreme poverty of 16.8%.

Poverty

59.7%

20,819 people

Extreme Poverty

16.8%

5,856 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

36.5%

12,751 people

Vulnerable by Income

1%

334 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.8%

989 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	34.3%	11,958
Lack of access to health services	20.9%	7,308
Lack of access to social security	78.9%	27,527
Lack of housing quality and spaces	35.7%	12,472
Lack of access to basic housing services	73.1%	25,515
Lack of access to food	47.3%	16,496
Income below welfare line	60.6%	21,153
Income below minimum welfare line	22.6%	7,878

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	65.9%	26.7%	29.9%	2.8%	0
2015	59.7%	16.8%	36.5%	2.8%	0

Crime in La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

In the last 12 months, 128 crimes were recorded in La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	9
2025/11	15
2025/10	8
2025/09	11
2025/08	12
2025/07	10
2025/06	15
2025/05	6
2025/04	9
2025/03	10
2025/02	11
2025/01	12

Health in La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca has 35 health facilities, including 1 hospitals, 34 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of La Unión de Isidoro Montes de Oca

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Petacalco	3,459	16
La Unión	3,197	47
Zacatula	1,518	11
Lagunillas	1,345	41
El Naranjito	1,232	6
Joluta	1,059	37
Los Llanos de Temalhuacán (Los Llanos)	916	40
Rincón de Cucharatepec	867	136
Surcua	858	13
Troncones (Emiliano Zapata)	699	10

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