La Yesca

La Yesca is a municipality of Nayarit with 13,719 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,301 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.6 years.

Demographics of La Yesca

Demographic structure of La Yesca according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 4,576 people under 15 years old (33.4%), 7,954 people of working age (58%) and 1,036 elderly over 65 years old (7.6%).

0-14 years

4,576

33.4% of the population

15-64 years

7,954

58% - Working age

65+ years

1,036

7.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

70.6%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of La Yesca

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	665	659	1,324	9.7%
5-9 years	842	840	1,682	12.3%
10-14 years	761	809	1,570	11.4%
15-19 years	720	646	1,366	10%
20-24 years	459	472	931	6.8%
25-29 years	411	507	918	6.7%
30-34 years	498	465	963	7%
35-39 years	399	396	795	5.8%
40-44 years	406	374	780	5.7%
45-49 years	361	355	716	5.2%
50-54 years	292	290	582	4.2%
55-59 years	232	261	493	3.6%
60-64 years	214	196	410	3%
65-69 years	171	170	341	2.5%
70-74 years	136	122	258	1.9%
75-79 years	94	86	180	1.3%
80-84 years	73	64	137	1%
85+ years	48	72	120	0.9%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in La Yesca

Population Origin

Born in State

11,707

85.3%

Born in Another State

1,701

12.4%

Lived in Another State in 2015

182

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

5,604

40.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

5,133

91.6% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

431

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

6,170

184.8% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

64

0.5% of the population

Men / Women

33 / 31

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

689

5%

With Limitation

1,460

10.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	314
Visual	309
Hearing	173
Speech	119
Mental	135

Education in La Yesca

Literacy and Schooling

In La Yesca, 1,075 people aged 15 and over can read and write (107500%), while 1,012 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.6 years (6.7 men, 6.6 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	434	578	1,012	101200%
Incomplete primary	1,010	932	1,942	194200%
Complete primary	966	834	1,800	180000%
Incomplete secondary	265	209	474	47400%
Complete secondary	1,002	989	1,991	199100%
Post-basic education (18+)	688	777	1,465	146500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	389
6-11 years	138
12-14 years	124

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 126 are public and 1 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Private	Total
Preescolar	42	0	42
Primaria	52	1	53
Secundaria	26	0	26
Media Superior	6	0	6

Employment and Social Security in La Yesca

In La Yesca, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,758 people. Of those, 3,572 are employed and 186 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 4.9%.

Total EAP

3,758

H: 2,940 / M: 818

Employed Population

3,572

H: 2,780 / M: 792

Unemployment Rate

4.9%

186 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

6,111

H: 2,000 / M: 4,111

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	11,240	81.9%
IMSS	799	5.8%
ISSSTE	183	1.3%
ISSSTE estatal	67	0.5%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	6	0%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	9,732	70.9%
IMSS Bienestar	1,004	7.3%
Private insurance	149	1.1%
Other institution	170	1.2%
Without health coverage	2,310	16.8%

Marital Status and Religion in La Yesca

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

5,815

581500%

Single

3,237

323700%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

850

85000%

Households

Total Households

3,339

4.1 average occupants

Male-headed

2,596

77.7%

Female-headed

743

22.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	10,869	79.2%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	360	2.6%
Other religions	574	4.2%
No religion	1,736	12.7%

Housing and Basic Services in La Yesca

La Yesca has 4,881 total dwellings, of which 3,342 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.1 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,500	76.5%
Earthen floor	791	24.2%
1 bedroom	988	30.2%
2+ bedrooms	2,305	70.5%
1 room	213	6.5%
2 rooms	676	20.7%
3+ rooms	2,404	73.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

87.9%

2,875 dwellings

Piped Water

89.6%

2,929 dwellings

With Drainage

75.1%

2,455 dwellings

All Services

71%

2,320 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,875	87.9%
Without electricity	419	12.8%
Public water network	2,929	89.6%
Hauled water	2,263	69.2%
Other water source	364	11.1%
With water tank	1,683	51.5%
With cistern	556	17%
With toilet	2,430	74.3%
With latrine	47	1.4%
With drainage	2,455	75.1%
Without drainage	838	25.6%
With all services	2,320	71%
Without water, drainage or electricity	141	4.3%

Goods and Technology in La Yesca

Household equipment in La Yesca according to the 2020 Census. 10.7% of dwellings have internet and 70.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,844	56.4%
Washing machine	1,344	41.1%
Microwave oven	514	15.7%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	1,148	35.1%
Motorcycle	311	9.5%
Bicycle	100	3.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,983	60.7%
Radio	1,141	34.9%
Landline phone	282	8.6%
Cell phone	2,319	70.9%
Computer	261	8%
Internet	351	10.7%
Pay TV	1,560	47.7%
Streaming platforms	70	2.1%
Video game console	32	1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

930

28.4%

No Landline or Cell Phone

882

27%

No Computer or Internet

2,790

85.3%

No ICT at All

514

15.7%

Companies and Economy in La Yesca

The main economic sectors of La Yesca are Comercio al por menor with 127 establishments, followed by Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	127
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	46
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	34
Servicios educativos	11
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales	10

Poverty and Social Development in La Yesca

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, La Yesca has a poverty rate of 79.4% and extreme poverty of 28.2%.

Poverty

79.4%

10,701 people

Extreme Poverty

28.2%

3,805 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

15.4%

2,071 people

Vulnerable by Income

4.4%

588 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.8%

114 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	31%	4,182
Lack of access to health services	9.5%	1,286
Lack of access to social security	84.2%	11,348
Lack of housing quality and spaces	30.1%	4,055
Lack of access to basic housing services	53.6%	7,226
Lack of access to food	20%	2,697
Income below welfare line	83.8%	11,289
Income below minimum welfare line	58.6%	7,899

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	72.4%	16%	23.5%	1.4%	0
2015	79.4%	28.2%	15.4%	0.8%	0

Crime in La Yesca

In the last 12 months, 27 crimes were recorded in La Yesca. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	2
2025/10	3
2025/09	4
2025/08	4
2025/07	3
2025/06	1
2025/03	1
2025/02	3
2025/01	1
2024/11	1
2024/10	3

Health in La Yesca

La Yesca has 43 health facilities, including 2 hospitals, 41 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of La Yesca

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Puente de Camotlán	2,341	1,135
Huajimic	1,106	1,127
Guadalupe Ocotán	1,099	1,096
Mesa del Tirador	854	1,159
Apozolco	720	671
La Yesca	514	1,411
Ocota de la Sierra	508	2,059
Mesa de Chapalilla	342	1,063
Amatlán de Jora	287	1,183
El Trapiche	258	1,393

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