San José del Progreso

San José del Progreso is a municipality of Oaxaca with 8,059 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,567 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years.

Demographics of San José del Progreso

Demographic structure of San José del Progreso according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 2,460 people under 15 years old (30.5%), 4,989 people of working age (61.9%) and 610 elderly over 65 years old (7.6%).

0-14 years

2,460

30.5% of the population

15-64 years

4,989

61.9% - Working age

65+ years

610

7.6% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

61.5%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San José del Progreso

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	381	423	804	10%
5-9 years	440	419	859	10.7%
10-14 years	379	418	797	9.9%
15-19 years	386	380	766	9.5%
20-24 years	369	389	758	9.4%
25-29 years	332	351	683	8.5%
30-34 years	258	326	584	7.2%
35-39 years	243	284	527	6.5%
40-44 years	202	233	435	5.4%
45-49 years	191	219	410	5.1%
50-54 years	151	171	322	4%
55-59 years	130	141	271	3.4%
60-64 years	98	135	233	2.9%
65-69 years	79	90	169	2.1%
70-74 years	66	71	137	1.7%
75-79 years	58	69	127	1.6%
80-84 years	50	44	94	1.2%
85+ years	40	43	83	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San José del Progreso

Population Origin

Born in State

7,899

98%

Born in Another State

155

1.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

88

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.5

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

438

5.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

431

98.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

5

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

1,223

58.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

379

4.7% of the population

Men / Women

191 / 188

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

522

6.5%

With Limitation

957

11.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	282
Visual	194
Hearing	119
Speech	80
Mental	107

Education in San José del Progreso

Literacy and Schooling

In San José del Progreso, 628 people aged 15 and over can read and write (62800%), while 553 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 6.9 years (7 men, 6.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	221	332	553	55300%
Incomplete primary	395	448	843	84300%
Complete primary	721	723	1,444	144400%
Incomplete secondary	132	79	211	21100%
Complete secondary	791	943	1,734	173400%
Post-basic education (18+)	342	368	710	71000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	161
6-11 years	30
12-14 years	94

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 17 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	6	6
Primaria	7	7
Secundaria	4	4

Employment and Social Security in San José del Progreso

In San José del Progreso, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 3,121 people. Of those, 3,069 are employed and 52 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.7%.

Total EAP

3,121

H: 2,122 / M: 999

Employed Population

3,069

H: 2,078 / M: 991

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

52 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,899

H: 734 / M: 2,165

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	6,381	79.2%
IMSS	906	11.2%
ISSSTE	69	0.9%
ISSSTE estatal	1	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	20	0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	5,389	66.9%
IMSS Bienestar	51	0.6%
Private insurance	2	0%
Without health coverage	1,677	20.8%

Marital Status and Religion in San José del Progreso

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,600

360000%

Single

1,870

187000%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

587

58700%

Households

Total Households

2,099

3.8 average occupants

Male-headed

1,625

77.4%

Female-headed

474

22.6%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	7,125	88.4%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	439	5.4%
Other religions	1	0%
No religion	492	6.1%

Housing and Basic Services in San José del Progreso

San José del Progreso has 2,565 total dwellings, of which 2,099 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.8 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	1,783	84.9%
Earthen floor	316	15.1%
1 bedroom	1,012	48.2%
2+ bedrooms	1,087	51.8%
1 room	194	9.2%
2 rooms	575	27.4%
3+ rooms	1,330	63.4%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.8%

2,073 dwellings

Piped Water

71.7%

1,504 dwellings

With Drainage

43.6%

916 dwellings

All Services

32%

671 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,073	98.8%
Without electricity	26	1.2%
Public water network	1,504	71.7%
Hauled water	690	32.9%
Other water source	595	28.3%
With water tank	1,335	63.6%
With cistern	165	7.9%
With toilet	1,082	51.5%
With latrine	939	44.7%
With drainage	916	43.6%
Without drainage	1,183	56.4%
With all services	671	32%
Without water, drainage or electricity	13	0.6%

Goods and Technology in San José del Progreso

Household equipment in San José del Progreso according to the 2020 Census. 24% of dwellings have internet and 70.9% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,158	55.2%
Washing machine	980	46.7%
Microwave oven	251	12%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	474	22.6%
Motorcycle	246	11.7%
Bicycle	566	27%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,541	73.4%
Radio	1,066	50.8%
Landline phone	125	6%
Cell phone	1,488	70.9%
Computer	203	9.7%
Internet	503	24%
Pay TV	396	18.9%
Streaming platforms	32	1.5%
Video game console	17	0.8%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

351

16.7%

No Landline or Cell Phone

566

27%

No Computer or Internet

1,556

74.1%

No ICT at All

196

9.3%

Companies and Economy in San José del Progreso

The main economic sectors of San José del Progreso are Comercio al por menor with 125 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	125
Industrias manufactureras	68
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	21
Industrias manufactureras	6
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	5

Poverty and Social Development in San José del Progreso

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San José del Progreso has a poverty rate of 88.4% and extreme poverty of 41.9%.

Poverty

88.4%

6,216 people

Extreme Poverty

41.9%

2,947 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

10.8%

759 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.6%

45 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.2%

15 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	37.3%	2,623
Lack of access to health services	9.6%	673
Lack of access to social security	86.8%	6,106
Lack of housing quality and spaces	34.3%	2,410
Lack of access to basic housing services	94.9%	6,677
Lack of access to food	33.1%	2,326
Income below welfare line	89%	6,261
Income below minimum welfare line	58.9%	4,144

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	89.6%	48.4%	10.2%	0.1%	0
2015	88.4%	41.9%	10.8%	0.2%	0

Crime in San José del Progreso

In the last 12 months, 25 crimes were recorded in San José del Progreso. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	3
2025/10	2
2025/08	1
2025/07	1
2025/06	2
2025/05	4
2025/04	1
2025/03	1
2025/02	4
2025/01	2
2024/12	1
2024/11	3

Health in San José del Progreso

San José del Progreso has 7 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 7 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San José del Progreso

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San José del Progreso	3,583	1,581
San José la Garzona	1,911	1,664
Maguey Largo	847	1,622
El Porvenir	586	1,619
El Cuajilote	443	1,555
Rancho de los Vásquez	267	1,520
Los Patiño [Ranchería]	117	1,604
Lachilana	89	1,501
El Jagüey	73	1,536
Los Díaz	53	1,624

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