San Simón Almolongas

San Simón Almolongas is a municipality of Oaxaca with 2,802 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,537 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.6 years.

Demographics of San Simón Almolongas

Demographic structure of San Simón Almolongas according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 767 people under 15 years old (27.4%), 1,639 people of working age (58.5%) and 396 elderly over 65 years old (14.1%).

0-14 years

767

27.4% of the population

15-64 years

1,639

58.5% - Working age

65+ years

396

14.1% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

71%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Simón Almolongas

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	145	110	255	9.1%
5-9 years	117	132	249	8.9%
10-14 years	131	132	263	9.4%
15-19 years	131	99	230	8.2%
20-24 years	81	101	182	6.5%
25-29 years	90	100	190	6.8%
30-34 years	81	99	180	6.4%
35-39 years	80	100	180	6.4%
40-44 years	79	92	171	6.1%
45-49 years	62	69	131	4.7%
50-54 years	51	87	138	4.9%
55-59 years	66	77	143	5.1%
60-64 years	35	59	94	3.4%
65-69 years	56	58	114	4.1%
70-74 years	37	50	87	3.1%
75-79 years	39	48	87	3.1%
80-84 years	23	28	51	1.8%
85+ years	29	28	57	2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Simón Almolongas

Population Origin

Born in State

2,667

95.2%

Born in Another State

73

2.6%

Lived in Another State in 2015

55

Recent migration

Average Live Births

2.9

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

22

0.8% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

22

100% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Households

41

4.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

8

0.3% of the population

Men / Women

4 / 4

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

268

9.6%

With Limitation

418

14.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	151
Visual	111
Hearing	66
Speech	30
Mental	46

Education in San Simón Almolongas

Literacy and Schooling

In San Simón Almolongas, 404 people aged 15 and over can read and write (40400%), while 360 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.6 years (6 men, 5.2 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	107	253	360	36000%
Incomplete primary	252	250	502	50200%
Complete primary	211	241	452	45200%
Incomplete secondary	26	20	46	4600%
Complete secondary	227	203	430	43000%
Post-basic education (18+)	95	115	210	21000%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	38
6-11 years	6
12-14 years	19

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 12 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level	Public	Total
Preescolar	5	5
Primaria	4	4
Secundaria	2	2
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in San Simón Almolongas

In San Simón Almolongas, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 964 people. Of those, 947 are employed and 17 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 1.8%.

Total EAP

964

H: 651 / M: 313

Employed Population

947

H: 635 / M: 312

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

17 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

1,211

H: 356 / M: 855

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	1,963	70.1%
IMSS	41	1.5%
ISSSTE	14	0.5%
ISSSTE estatal	5	0.2%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	8	0.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,837	65.6%
IMSS Bienestar	81	2.9%
Private insurance	2	0.1%
Other institution	2	0.1%
Without health coverage	839	29.9%

Marital Status and Religion in San Simón Almolongas

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,284

128400%

Single

619

61900%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

280

28000%

Households

Total Households

838

3.3 average occupants

Male-headed

591

70.5%

Female-headed

247

29.5%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	2,452	87.5%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	307	11%
No religion	42	1.5%

Housing and Basic Services in San Simón Almolongas

San Simón Almolongas has 1,309 total dwellings, of which 839 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	775	92.6%
Earthen floor	63	7.5%
1 bedroom	372	44.4%
2+ bedrooms	466	55.7%
1 room	46	5.5%
2 rooms	177	21.1%
3+ rooms	615	73.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

97.5%

816 dwellings

Piped Water

97.7%

818 dwellings

With Drainage

53.6%

449 dwellings

All Services

52.1%

436 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	816	97.5%
Without electricity	22	2.6%
Public water network	818	97.7%
Hauled water	522	62.4%
Other water source	20	2.4%
With water tank	530	63.3%
With cistern	125	14.9%
With toilet	458	54.7%
With latrine	367	43.8%
With drainage	449	53.6%
Without drainage	389	46.5%
With all services	436	52.1%
Without water, drainage or electricity	4	0.5%

Goods and Technology in San Simón Almolongas

Household equipment in San Simón Almolongas according to the 2020 Census. 6% of dwellings have internet and 63% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	622	74.3%
Washing machine	238	28.4%
Microwave oven	171	20.4%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	231	27.6%
Motorcycle	84	10%
Bicycle	113	13.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	591	70.6%
Radio	411	49.1%
Landline phone	253	30.2%
Cell phone	527	63%
Computer	46	5.5%
Internet	50	6%
Pay TV	66	7.9%
Streaming platforms	2	0.2%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

152

18.2%

No Landline or Cell Phone

195

23.3%

No Computer or Internet

758

90.6%

No ICT at All

74

8.8%

Companies and Economy in San Simón Almolongas

The main economic sectors of San Simón Almolongas are Comercio al por menor with 41 establishments, followed by Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Comercio al por menor	41
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	12
Industrias manufactureras	7
Servicios educativos	6
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos	3

Poverty and Social Development in San Simón Almolongas

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Simón Almolongas has a poverty rate of 87.5% and extreme poverty of 30.9%.

Poverty

87.5%

2,544 people

Extreme Poverty

30.9%

899 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

11.6%

338 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.4%

12 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0.4%

13 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	45.2%	1,313
Lack of access to health services	14.2%	413
Lack of access to social security	84.9%	2,467
Lack of housing quality and spaces	14.1%	409
Lack of access to basic housing services	80.9%	2,353
Lack of access to food	12.4%	362
Income below welfare line	87.9%	2,556
Income below minimum welfare line	58.1%	1,690

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	89.3%	53.2%	10.2%	0.4%	0
2015	87.5%	30.9%	11.6%	0.4%	0

Crime in San Simón Almolongas

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

Period	Total Crimes
2025/11	2
2025/05	2
2025/03	2
2024/12	1
2024/07	1
2024/06	4
2024/05	1
2024/04	1
2024/01	2
2023/12	1
2023/11	1
2023/10	1

Health in San Simón Almolongas

San Simón Almolongas has 3 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 3 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of San Simón Almolongas

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Simón Almolongas	1,398	1,519
Río Anona	885	1,539
La Estancia	206	1,522
Barrio San Pedro	97	1,692
Barrio Oriente	74	1,469
Hacienda Vieja-San Guillermo	67	1,502
Tierra Blanca	40	1,560
La Soledad [Barrio]	20	1,524
La Labor	15	1,509

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