Mariscala de Juárez

Mariscala de Juárez is a municipality of Oaxaca with 3,739 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,140 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years.

Demographics of Mariscala de Juárez

Demographic structure of Mariscala de Juárez according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,079 people under 15 years old (28.9%), 2,126 people of working age (56.9%) and 534 elderly over 65 years old (14.3%).

0-14 years

1,079

28.9% of the population

15-64 years

2,126

56.9% - Working age

65+ years

534

14.3% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

75.9%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Mariscala de Juárez

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	183	200	383	10.2%
5-9 years	171	179	350	9.4%
10-14 years	161	185	346	9.3%
15-19 years	173	167	340	9.1%
20-24 years	121	166	287	7.7%
25-29 years	126	119	245	6.6%
30-34 years	87	113	200	5.3%
35-39 years	95	122	217	5.8%
40-44 years	85	103	188	5%
45-49 years	110	94	204	5.5%
50-54 years	92	76	168	4.5%
55-59 years	62	71	133	3.6%
60-64 years	68	76	144	3.9%
65-69 years	64	64	128	3.4%
70-74 years	61	55	116	3.1%
75-79 years	41	62	103	2.8%
80-84 years	40	47	87	2.3%
85+ years	47	53	100	2.7%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Mariscala de Juárez

Population Origin

Born in State

3,368

90.1%

Born in Another State

335

9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

98

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

13

0.3% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

13

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

37

3.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

22

0.6% of the population

Men / Women

14 / 8

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

440

11.8%

With Limitation

575

15.4%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	196
Visual	263
Hearing	136
Speech	55
Mental	90

Education in Mariscala de Juárez

Literacy and Schooling

In Mariscala de Juárez, 285 people aged 15 and over can read and write (28500%), while 263 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years (6.9 men, 6.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	95	168	263	26300%
Incomplete primary	257	280	537	53700%
Complete primary	323	300	623	62300%
Incomplete secondary	77	53	130	13000%
Complete secondary	312	297	609	60900%
Post-basic education (18+)	183	251	434	43400%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	39
6-11 years	21
12-14 years	32

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 18 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	6	6
Primaria	7	7
Secundaria	4	4
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in Mariscala de Juárez

In Mariscala de Juárez, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 1,317 people. Of those, 1,286 are employed and 31 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 2.4%.

Total EAP

1,317

H: 904 / M: 413

Employed Population

1,286

H: 875 / M: 411

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

31 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,520

H: 448 / M: 1,072

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	3,072	82.2%
IMSS	108	2.9%
ISSSTE	118	3.2%
ISSSTE estatal	34	0.9%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	2,809	75.1%
IMSS Bienestar	7	0.2%
Private insurance	2	0.1%
Without health coverage	666	17.8%

Marital Status and Religion in Mariscala de Juárez

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,556

155600%

Single

969

96900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

338

33800%

Households

Total Households

1,076

3.5 average occupants

Male-headed

775

72%

Female-headed

301

28%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	3,326	89%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	281	7.5%
No religion	128	3.4%

Housing and Basic Services in Mariscala de Juárez

Mariscala de Juárez has 1,763 total dwellings, of which 1,076 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.5 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,050	97.7%
Earthen floor	24	2.2%
1 bedroom	459	42.7%
2+ bedrooms	615	57.2%
1 room	118	11%
2 rooms	262	24.4%
3+ rooms	694	64.6%

Basic Services

With Electricity

99.3%

1,068 dwellings

Piped Water

93.4%

1,004 dwellings

With Drainage

94.1%

1,012 dwellings

All Services

88%

946 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	1,068	99.3%
Without electricity	6	0.6%
Public water network	1,004	93.4%
Hauled water	829	77.1%
Other water source	70	6.5%
With water tank	665	61.9%
With cistern	104	9.7%
With toilet	1,001	93.1%
With latrine	22	2%
With drainage	1,012	94.1%
Without drainage	62	5.8%
With all services	946	88%
Without water, drainage or electricity	1	0.1%

Goods and Technology in Mariscala de Juárez

Household equipment in Mariscala de Juárez according to the 2020 Census. 5.6% of dwellings have internet and 71% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	881	82%
Washing machine	825	76.7%
Microwave oven	188	17.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	304	28.3%
Motorcycle	61	5.7%
Bicycle	47	4.4%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	914	85%
Radio	270	25.1%
Landline phone	210	19.5%
Cell phone	763	71%
Computer	87	8.1%
Internet	60	5.6%
Pay TV	525	48.8%
Streaming platforms	4	0.4%
Video game console	8	0.7%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

141

13.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

217

20.2%

No Computer or Internet

964

89.7%

No ICT at All

63

5.9%

Companies and Economy in Mariscala de Juárez

The main economic sectors of Mariscala de Juárez are Comercio al por menor with 178 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	178
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	42
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	22
Industrias manufactureras	21
Industrias manufactureras	9

Poverty and Social Development in Mariscala de Juárez

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Mariscala de Juárez has a poverty rate of 70.2% and extreme poverty of 17.8%.

Poverty

70.2%

2,522 people

Extreme Poverty

17.8%

640 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

26.3%

947 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.9%

32 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

2.6%

93 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	35%	1,257
Lack of access to health services	11.6%	418
Lack of access to social security	81.3%	2,920
Lack of housing quality and spaces	19.2%	690
Lack of access to basic housing services	45.2%	1,626
Lack of access to food	27.7%	996
Income below welfare line	71.1%	2,554
Income below minimum welfare line	36.3%	1,306

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	76.9%	31.8%	19.7%	2.4%	0
2015	70.2%	17.8%	26.3%	2.6%	0

Crime in Mariscala de Juárez

In the last 12 months, 21 crimes were recorded in Mariscala de Juárez. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	1
2025/11	1
2025/09	1
2025/06	1
2025/04	2
2025/03	1
2025/01	1
2024/10	1
2024/09	2
2024/08	2
2024/07	5
2024/05	3

Health in Mariscala de Juárez

Mariscala de Juárez has 4 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Mariscala de Juárez

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
Mariscala de Juárez	2,169	1,074
San Pedro Atoyac	443	1,097
Guadalupe la Huertilla	351	1,100
San Miguel Carrizal	184	1,221
Santa Cruz el Fraile	153	1,138
Guadalupe Copaltepec	114	1,553
Colonia Plan de Ayala	85	1,089
Santa María Nieves	81	1,083
El Calabazar	72	1,051
El Mirador	47	1,081

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