La Pe

La Pe is a municipality of Oaxaca with 3,052 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,470 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.2 years.

Demographics of La Pe

Demographic structure of La Pe according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,039 people under 15 years old (34%), 1,814 people of working age (59.4%) and 199 elderly over 65 years old (6.5%).

0-14 years

1,039

34% of the population

15-64 years

1,814

59.4% - Working age

65+ years

199

6.5% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

68.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of La Pe

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	196	169	365	12%
5-9 years	173	164	337	11%
10-14 years	183	154	337	11%
15-19 years	162	171	333	10.9%
20-24 years	148	140	288	9.4%
25-29 years	111	130	241	7.9%
30-34 years	107	98	205	6.7%
35-39 years	81	107	188	6.2%
40-44 years	70	81	151	4.9%
45-49 years	59	70	129	4.2%
50-54 years	53	59	112	3.7%
55-59 years	51	48	99	3.2%
60-64 years	32	36	68	2.2%
65-69 years	23	27	50	1.6%
70-74 years	28	28	56	1.8%
75-79 years	20	27	47	1.5%
80-84 years	10	13	23	0.8%
85+ years	8	15	23	0.8%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in La Pe

Population Origin

Born in State

3,016

98.8%

Born in Another State

25

0.8%

Lived in Another State in 2015

22

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.6

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

11

0.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

11

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

29

3.7% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

68

2.2% of the population

Men / Women

34 / 34

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

207

6.8%

With Limitation

267

8.7%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	121
Visual	87
Hearing	40
Speech	32
Mental	27

Education in La Pe

Literacy and Schooling

In La Pe, 268 people aged 15 and over can read and write (26800%), while 187 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.2 years (6.6 men, 5.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	63	124	187	18700%
Incomplete primary	176	248	424	42400%
Complete primary	279	283	562	56200%
Incomplete secondary	42	48	90	9000%
Complete secondary	336	285	621	62100%
Post-basic education (18+)	58	57	115	11500%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	109
6-11 years	45
12-14 years	66

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 6 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	2	2
Primaria	2	2
Secundaria	2	2

Employment and Social Security in La Pe

In La Pe, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 755 people. Of those, 678 are employed and 77 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 10.2%.

Total EAP

755

H: 614 / M: 141

Employed Population

678

H: 537 / M: 141

Unemployment Rate

10.2%

77 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,456

H: 448 / M: 1,008

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	2,734	89.6%
IMSS	11	0.4%
ISSSTE	7	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	2	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,712	88.9%
IMSS Bienestar	2	0.1%
Other institution	1	0%
Without health coverage	318	10.4%

Marital Status and Religion in La Pe

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,394

139400%

Single

619

61900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

200

20000%

Households

Total Households

780

3.9 average occupants

Male-headed

627

80.4%

Female-headed

153

19.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	2,734	89.6%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	169	5.5%
No religion	149	4.9%

Housing and Basic Services in La Pe

La Pe has 878 total dwellings, of which 780 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	649	83.2%
Earthen floor	131	16.8%
1 bedroom	439	56.3%
2+ bedrooms	341	43.7%
1 room	78	10%
2 rooms	306	39.2%
3+ rooms	396	50.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99%

772 dwellings

Piped Water

93.1%

726 dwellings

With Drainage

23.5%

183 dwellings

All Services

22.4%

175 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	772	99%
Without electricity	8	1%
Public water network	726	93.1%
Hauled water	667	85.5%
Other water source	54	6.9%
With water tank	352	45.1%
With cistern	80	10.3%
With toilet	142	18.2%
With latrine	633	81.2%
With drainage	183	23.5%
Without drainage	597	76.5%
With all services	175	22.4%
Without water, drainage or electricity	4	0.5%

Goods and Technology in La Pe

Household equipment in La Pe according to the 2020 Census. 5.6% of dwellings have internet and 41.8% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	317	40.6%
Washing machine	286	36.7%
Microwave oven	38	4.9%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	126	16.2%
Motorcycle	77	9.9%
Bicycle	163	20.9%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	564	72.3%
Radio	416	53.3%
Landline phone	226	29%
Cell phone	326	41.8%
Computer	21	2.7%
Internet	44	5.6%
Pay TV	65	8.3%
Streaming platforms	2	0.3%
Video game console	1	0.1%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

137

17.6%

No Landline or Cell Phone

330

42.3%

No Computer or Internet

724

92.8%

No ICT at All

90

11.5%

Companies and Economy in La Pe

The main economic sectors of La Pe are Comercio al por menor with 90 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	90
Industrias manufactureras	5
Servicios educativos	3
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	3
Industrias manufactureras	2

Poverty and Social Development in La Pe

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, La Pe has a poverty rate of 90.6% and extreme poverty of 48.1%.

Poverty

90.6%

2,459 people

Extreme Poverty

48.1%

1,305 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

9.4%

255 people

Vulnerable by Income

0%

0 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0%