San Juan Mixtepec

San Juan Mixtepec is a municipality of Oaxaca with 6,941 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,123 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.7 years.

Demographics of San Juan Mixtepec

Demographic structure of San Juan Mixtepec according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,496 people under 15 years old (21.6%), 4,078 people of working age (58.8%) and 1,367 elderly over 65 years old (19.7%).

0-14 years

1,496

21.6% of the population

15-64 years

4,078

58.8% - Working age

65+ years

1,367

19.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

70.2%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Juan Mixtepec

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	270	244	514	7.4%
5-9 years	254	264	518	7.5%
10-14 years	223	241	464	6.7%
15-19 years	181	197	378	5.4%
20-24 years	168	251	419	6%
25-29 years	250	257	507	7.3%
30-34 years	245	205	450	6.5%
35-39 years	225	207	432	6.2%
40-44 years	205	177	382	5.5%
45-49 years	179	141	320	4.6%
50-54 years	153	208	361	5.2%
55-59 years	176	232	408	5.9%
60-64 years	189	232	421	6.1%
65-69 years	177	221	398	5.7%
70-74 years	139	163	302	4.4%
75-79 years	85	119	204	2.9%
80-84 years	93	128	221	3.2%
85+ years	97	145	242	3.5%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Juan Mixtepec

Population Origin

Born in State

6,427

92.6%

Born in Another State

272

3.9%

Lived in Another State in 2015

218

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.4

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

5,835

84.1% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

4,503

77.2% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1,323

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

6,833

292.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

72

1% of the population

Men / Women

40 / 32

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

625

9%

With Limitation

1,027

14.8%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	312
Visual	292
Hearing	198
Speech	103
Mental	119

Education in San Juan Mixtepec

Literacy and Schooling

In San Juan Mixtepec, 1,674 people aged 15 and over can read and write (167400%), while 1,562 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.7 years (6.4 men, 5.1 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	518	1,044	1,562	156200%
Incomplete primary	450	404	854	85400%
Complete primary	519	468	987	98700%
Incomplete secondary	98	72	170	17000%
Complete secondary	432	369	801	80100%
Post-basic education (18+)	508	485	993	99300%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	59
6-11 years	10
12-14 years	24

Employment and Social Security in San Juan Mixtepec

In San Juan Mixtepec, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 2,467 people. Of those, 2,381 are employed and 86 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

Total EAP

2,467

H: 1,658 / M: 809

Employed Population

2,381

H: 1,580 / M: 801

Unemployment Rate

3.5%

86 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

3,242

H: 1,023 / M: 2,219

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	4,008	57.7%
IMSS	98	1.4%
ISSSTE	243	3.5%
ISSSTE estatal	8	0.1%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	3,582	51.6%
IMSS Bienestar	145	2.1%
Private insurance	4	0.1%
Other institution	6	0.1%
Without health coverage	2,930	42.2%

Marital Status and Religion in San Juan Mixtepec

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

3,345

334500%

Single

1,542

154200%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

843

84300%

Households

Total Households

2,337

3 average occupants

Male-headed

1,589

68%

Female-headed

748

32%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	5,898	85%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	735	10.6%
No religion	307	4.4%

Housing and Basic Services in San Juan Mixtepec

San Juan Mixtepec has 5,783 total dwellings, of which 2,340 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	2,008	86.3%
Earthen floor	327	14.1%
1 bedroom	1,144	49.2%
2+ bedrooms	1,191	51.2%
1 room	233	10%
2 rooms	707	30.4%
3+ rooms	1,395	60%

Basic Services

With Electricity

96.6%

2,248 dwellings

Piped Water

93.5%

2,174 dwellings

With Drainage

40%

931 dwellings

All Services

38.3%

891 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	2,248	96.6%
Without electricity	87	3.7%
Public water network	2,174	93.5%
Hauled water	1,368	58.8%
Other water source	161	6.9%
With water tank	1,224	52.6%
With cistern	129	5.5%
With toilet	948	40.8%
With latrine	1,254	53.9%
With drainage	931	40%
Without drainage	1,404	60.4%
With all services	891	38.3%
Without water, drainage or electricity	21	0.9%

Goods and Technology in San Juan Mixtepec

Household equipment in San Juan Mixtepec according to the 2020 Census. 4% of dwellings have internet and 63.4% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	1,038	44.6%
Washing machine	760	32.7%
Microwave oven	171	7.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	789	33.9%
Motorcycle	103	4.4%
Bicycle	73	3.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	1,158	49.8%
Radio	1,217	52.3%
Landline phone	52	2.2%
Cell phone	1,475	63.4%
Computer	141	6.1%
Internet	92	4%
Pay TV	253	10.9%
Streaming platforms	5	0.2%
Video game console	7	0.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

727

31.3%

No Landline or Cell Phone

841

36.2%

No Computer or Internet

2,132

91.7%

No ICT at All

429

18.4%

Companies and Economy in San Juan Mixtepec

The main economic sectors of San Juan Mixtepec are Comercio al por menor with 140 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	140
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	29
Industrias manufactureras	13
Industrias manufactureras	13
Servicios educativos	13

Poverty and Social Development in San Juan Mixtepec

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Juan Mixtepec has a poverty rate of 88.2% and extreme poverty of 52.3%.

Poverty

88.2%

6,077 people

Extreme Poverty

52.3%

3,599 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

11.1%

764 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.2%

16 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.4%

31 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	50.3%	3,468
Lack of access to health services	32%	2,206
Lack of access to social security	79.5%	5,475
Lack of housing quality and spaces	26.2%	1,804
Lack of access to basic housing services	90.9%	6,262
Lack of access to food	56.9%	3,919
Income below welfare line	88.5%	6,093
Income below minimum welfare line	61.7%	4,247

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	91.5%	63.3%	7.4%	0.6%	0
2015	88.2%	52.3%	11.1%	0.4%	0

Crime in San Juan Mixtepec

In the last 12 months, 23 crimes were recorded in San Juan Mixtepec. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	1
2025/10	1
2025/07	2
2025/05	1
2025/04	1
2025/01	4
2024/12	2
2024/10	1
2024/09	1
2024/08	3
2024/07	4

Health in San Juan Mixtepec

San Juan Mixtepec has 19 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 13 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Juan Mixtepec

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Juan Mixtepec Distrito 08	1,674	1,723
Santa Cruz	474	1,802
Santa María Teposlantongo	281	2,190
Independencia	260	1,918
Los Tejocotes	249	2,503
San Lucas	205	1,852
San Juan Cahuayaxi	187	2,069
Yosonduu	186	2,230
Yerba Buena	176	2,106
Mesón de Guadalupe	167	2,745

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