San Miguel Suchixtepec

San Miguel Suchixtepec is a municipality of Oaxaca with 2,932 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 2,314 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 7 years.

Demographics of San Miguel Suchixtepec

Demographic structure of San Miguel Suchixtepec according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 795 people under 15 years old (27.1%), 1,843 people of working age (62.9%) and 294 elderly over 65 years old (10%).

0-14 years

795

27.1% of the population

15-64 years

1,843

62.9% - Working age

65+ years

294

10% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

59.1%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Miguel Suchixtepec

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	127	118	245	8.4%
5-9 years	123	125	248	8.5%
10-14 years	160	142	302	10.3%
15-19 years	126	166	292	10%
20-24 years	117	144	261	8.9%
25-29 years	120	110	230	7.8%
30-34 years	95	116	211	7.2%
35-39 years	96	96	192	6.5%
40-44 years	90	100	190	6.5%
45-49 years	65	85	150	5.1%
50-54 years	60	84	144	4.9%
55-59 years	40	46	86	2.9%
60-64 years	48	39	87	3%
65-69 years	42	51	93	3.2%
70-74 years	27	43	70	2.4%
75-79 years	32	32	64	2.2%
80-84 years	19	19	38	1.3%
85+ years	14	15	29	1%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Miguel Suchixtepec

Population Origin

Born in State

2,920

99.6%

Born in Another State

9

0.3%

Lived in Another State in 2015

9

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.3

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

1,560

53.2% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

1,510

96.8% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

44

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

2,696

405.4% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

3

0.1% of the population

Men / Women

2 / 1

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

187

6.4%

With Limitation

340

11.6%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	78
Visual	74
Hearing	55
Speech	63
Mental	38

Education in San Miguel Suchixtepec

Literacy and Schooling

In San Miguel Suchixtepec, 332 people aged 15 and over can read and write (33200%), while 295 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 7 years (7.2 men, 6.8 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	85	210	295	29500%
Incomplete primary	242	201	443	44300%
Complete primary	100	147	247	24700%
Incomplete secondary	23	20	43	4300%
Complete secondary	286	246	532	53200%
Post-basic education (18+)	231	280	511	51100%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	28
6-11 years	8
12-14 years	10

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	1	1
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in San Miguel Suchixtepec

In San Miguel Suchixtepec, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 981 people. Of those, 971 are employed and 10 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1%.

Total EAP

981

H: 699 / M: 282

Employed Population

971

H: 690 / M: 281

Unemployment Rate

1%

10 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,343

H: 381 / M: 962

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	2,135	72.8%
IMSS	78	2.7%
ISSSTE	84	2.9%
ISSSTE estatal	26	0.9%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	35	1.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,911	65.2%
IMSS Bienestar	11	0.4%
Private insurance	2	0.1%
Other institution	4	0.1%
Without health coverage	797	27.2%

Marital Status and Religion in San Miguel Suchixtepec

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,327

132700%

Single

811

81100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

197

19700%

Households

Total Households

665

4.4 average occupants

Male-headed

543

81.7%

Female-headed

122

18.3%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	2,635	89.9%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	269	9.2%
No religion	26	0.9%

Housing and Basic Services in San Miguel Suchixtepec

San Miguel Suchixtepec has 862 total dwellings, of which 666 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 4.4 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	617	92.8%
Earthen floor	47	7.1%
1 bedroom	267	40.2%
2+ bedrooms	397	59.7%
1 room	22	3.3%
2 rooms	178	26.8%
3+ rooms	464	69.8%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.5%

655 dwellings

Piped Water

96.2%

640 dwellings

With Drainage

22%

146 dwellings

All Services

21.7%

144 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	655	98.5%
Without electricity	9	1.4%
Public water network	640	96.2%
Hauled water	604	90.8%
Other water source	24	3.6%
With water tank	459	69%
With cistern	18	2.7%
With toilet	170	25.6%
With latrine	490	73.7%
With drainage	146	22%
Without drainage	517	77.7%
With all services	144	21.7%
Without water, drainage or electricity	2	0.3%

Goods and Technology in San Miguel Suchixtepec

Household equipment in San Miguel Suchixtepec according to the 2020 Census. 44.4% of dwellings have internet and 65.1% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	305	45.9%
Washing machine	256	38.5%
Microwave oven	70	10.5%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	160	24.1%
Motorcycle	36	5.4%
Bicycle	7	1.1%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	435	65.4%
Radio	516	77.6%
Landline phone	114	17.1%
Cell phone	433	65.1%
Computer	105	15.8%
Internet	295	44.4%
Pay TV	120	18%
Streaming platforms	3	0.5%
Video game console	2	0.3%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

74

11.1%

No Landline or Cell Phone

213

32%

No Computer or Internet

347

52.2%

No ICT at All

48

7.2%

Companies and Economy in San Miguel Suchixtepec

The main economic sectors of San Miguel Suchixtepec are Comercio al por menor with 70 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	70
Industrias manufactureras	30
Industrias manufactureras	20
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	8
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	7

Poverty and Social Development in San Miguel Suchixtepec

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Miguel Suchixtepec has a poverty rate of 86.4% and extreme poverty of 35.7%.

Poverty

86.4%

2,373 people

Extreme Poverty

35.7%

981 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

12.1%

333 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.8%

21 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.7%

19 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	31.6%	869
Lack of access to health services	21.1%	578
Lack of access to social security	85.6%	2,351
Lack of housing quality and spaces	23.6%	648
Lack of access to basic housing services	79.9%	2,196
Lack of access to food	25.6%	703
Income below welfare line	87.2%	2,395
Income below minimum welfare line	58.8%	1,614

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	89.7%	53.7%	9.7%	0.4%	0
2015	86.4%	35.7%	12.1%	0.7%	0

Crime in San Miguel Suchixtepec

In the last 12 months, 19 crimes were recorded in San Miguel Suchixtepec. View detailed crime statistics.

Period	Total Crimes
2025/07	1
2025/06	2
2025/03	1
2024/06	2
2024/05	1
2024/04	1
2023/11	1
2023/08	1
2023/07	4
2023/05	2
2023/04	2
2023/03	1

Health in San Miguel Suchixtepec

San Miguel Suchixtepec has 8 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 2 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Miguel Suchixtepec

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Miguel Suchixtepec	1,781	2,584
Loma Morillo	427	2,392
Portillo el Cacalote	249	2,382
Río San José	124	2,265
Río el Molino	116	2,306
La Luz del Sol	77	2,386
Rancho Cañas	51	2,682
Llano el Bejuco	30	2,516
Portillo Santa Ana	17	2,410
El Guajolote	16	2,075

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