San Simón Zahuatlán

San Simón Zahuatlán is a municipality of Oaxaca with 4,940 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,849 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 4.1 years.

Demographics of San Simón Zahuatlán

Demographic structure of San Simón Zahuatlán according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 1,985 people under 15 years old (40.2%), 2,725 people of working age (55.2%) and 230 elderly over 65 years old (4.7%).

0-14 years

1,985

40.2% of the population

15-64 years

2,725

55.2% - Working age

65+ years

230

4.7% - Elderly

Dependency Ratio

81.3%

Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of San Simón Zahuatlán

Age Group	Men	Women	Total	% of Total
0-4 years	337	372	709	14.4%
5-9 years	297	313	610	12.3%
10-14 years	348	318	666	13.5%
15-19 years	304	310	614	12.4%
20-24 years	269	256	525	10.6%
25-29 years	222	186	408	8.3%
30-34 years	142	162	304	6.2%
35-39 years	115	107	222	4.5%
40-44 years	72	92	164	3.3%
45-49 years	69	81	150	3%
50-54 years	74	58	132	2.7%
55-59 years	46	51	97	2%
60-64 years	58	51	109	2.2%
65-69 years	37	38	75	1.5%
70-74 years	21	24	45	0.9%
75-79 years	21	23	44	0.9%
80-84 years	23	21	44	0.9%
85+ years	14	8	22	0.4%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in San Simón Zahuatlán

Population Origin

Born in State

4,884

98.9%

Born in Another State

55

1.1%

Lived in Another State in 2015

28

Recent migration

Average Live Births

3.2

Per woman (12+ years)

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language

4,368

88.4% of the population

Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)

2,988

68.4% of indigenous language speakers

Indigenous Monolingual

1,368

Does not speak Spanish

Indigenous Households

4,919

825.3% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans

5

0.1% of the population

Men / Women

3 / 2

Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability

256

5.2%

With Limitation

191

3.9%

Type of Disability	People
Motor	123
Visual	97
Hearing	136
Speech	97
Mental	93

Education in San Simón Zahuatlán

Literacy and Schooling

In San Simón Zahuatlán, 1,138 people aged 15 and over can read and write (113800%), while 1,144 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 4.1 years (4.7 men, 3.5 women).

Education Level	Men	Women	Total	%
No schooling	452	692	1,144	114400%
Incomplete primary	248	195	443	44300%
Complete primary	366	287	653	65300%
Incomplete secondary	56	56	112	11200%
Complete secondary	292	190	482	48200%
Post-basic education (18+)	64	38	102	10200%

School Non-attendance

Age Group	Not Attending School
3-5 years	351
6-11 years	161
12-14 years	105

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	2	2
Primaria	7	7
Secundaria	2	2
Media Superior	1	1

Employment and Social Security in San Simón Zahuatlán

In San Simón Zahuatlán, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 848 people. Of those, 604 are employed and 244 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 28.8%.

Total EAP

848

H: 694 / M: 154

Employed Population

604

H: 493 / M: 111

Unemployment Rate

28.8%

244 unemployed people

Economically Inactive

2,519

H: 1,014 / M: 1,505

Health Service Coverage

Institution	Beneficiaries	% of Population
With health coverage (total)	1,819	36.8%
IMSS	9	0.2%
ISSSTE	1	0%
Pemex, Defensa o Marina	3	0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI	1,790	36.2%
IMSS Bienestar	14	0.3%
Other institution	4	0.1%
Without health coverage	3,120	63.2%

Marital Status and Religion in San Simón Zahuatlán

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law

1,961

196100%

Single

1,261

126100%

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

147

14700%

Households

Total Households

596

8.3 average occupants

Male-headed

532

89.3%

Female-headed

64

10.7%

Religion

Religion	People	%
Catholic	4,844	98.1%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian	15	0.3%
No religion	80	1.6%

Housing and Basic Services in San Simón Zahuatlán

San Simón Zahuatlán has 827 total dwellings, of which 596 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 8.3 people.

Housing Characteristics

Characteristic	Dwellings	%
Non-earthen floor	583	98%
Earthen floor	13	2.2%
1 bedroom	122	20.5%
2+ bedrooms	474	79.7%
1 room	52	8.7%
2 rooms	95	16%
3+ rooms	449	75.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity

98.5%

586 dwellings

Piped Water

92.1%

548 dwellings

With Drainage

74.8%

445 dwellings

All Services

69.6%

414 dwellings

Service	Dwellings	%
With electricity	586	98.5%
Without electricity	10	1.7%
Public water network	548	92.1%
Hauled water	529	88.9%
Other water source	48	8.1%
With water tank	258	43.4%
With cistern	97	16.3%
With toilet	216	36.3%
With latrine	303	50.9%
With drainage	445	74.8%
Without drainage	151	25.4%
With all services	414	69.6%
Without water, drainage or electricity	3	0.5%

Goods and Technology in San Simón Zahuatlán

Household equipment in San Simón Zahuatlán according to the 2020 Census. 0.3% of dwellings have internet and 56.6% have a cell phone.

Appliances

Item	Dwellings	%
Refrigerator	239	40.2%
Washing machine	45	7.6%
Microwave oven	13	2.2%

Vehicles

Vehicle	Dwellings	%
Car or truck	126	21.2%
Motorcycle	13	2.2%
Bicycle	21	3.5%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Technology	Dwellings	%
Television	480	80.7%
Radio	322	54.1%
Landline phone	15	2.5%
Cell phone	337	56.6%
Computer	5	0.8%
Internet	2	0.3%
Pay TV	154	25.9%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV

98

16.5%

No Landline or Cell Phone

254

42.7%

No Computer or Internet

590

99.2%

No ICT at All

77

12.9%

Companies and Economy in San Simón Zahuatlán

The main economic sectors of San Simón Zahuatlán are Industrias manufactureras with 36 establishments, followed by Industrias manufactureras. View complete business statistics.

Economic Sector	Establishments
Industrias manufactureras	36
Industrias manufactureras	31
Comercio al por menor	27
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales	8
Servicios educativos	4

Poverty and Social Development in San Simón Zahuatlán

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, San Simón Zahuatlán has a poverty rate of 99.4% and extreme poverty of 83.6%.

Poverty

99.4%

3,613 people

Extreme Poverty

83.6%

3,038 people

Vulnerable by Deprivations

0.5%

19 people

Vulnerable by Income

0.1%

4 people

Not Poor or Vulnerable

0%

0 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation	%	People
Educational lag	55.5%	2,018
Lack of access to health services	23.1%	839
Lack of access to social security	64.4%	2,342
Lack of housing quality and spaces	74.1%	2,694
Lack of access to basic housing services	97.2%	3,533
Lack of access to food	65.3%	2,374
Income below welfare line	99.5%	3,617
Income below minimum welfare line	95.6%	3,476

Poverty Trends

Year	Poverty	Extreme Poverty	Vulnerable Deprivations	Not Poor	Gini
2010	99%	90.1%	1%	0%	0
2015	99.4%	83.6%	0.5%	0%	0

Crime in San Simón Zahuatlán

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

Period	Total Crimes
2025/12	2
2025/11	3
2025/07	1
2025/06	1
2025/05	1
2025/02	3
2025/01	1
2024/10	1
2024/09	1
2024/06	1
2024/05	5
2024/04	3

Health in San Simón Zahuatlán

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

Main Localities of San Simón Zahuatlán

Locality	Population	Altitude (m)
San Simón Zahuatlán	1,648	1,940
5 de Mayo	604	1,881
La Colmena	379	1,885
Guadalupe Sabino (Barrio el Sabino)	379	1,875
Cañada del Tecolote	327	1,704
Barrio Juquilita	321	1,866
San Miguel	318	1,781
Las Tres Cruces	251	1,921
Santa Cruz	243	1,958
La Salud	206	1,800

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