Santa Inés Yatzeche

Santa Inés Yatzeche is a municipality of Oaxaca with 908 inhabitants according to the 2020 Census. Located at an altitude of 1,455 meters above sea level. The average years of schooling is 5.1 years.

Total Population
908
Inhabitants (Census 2020)
Men / Women
422 / 486
46.5% / 53.5%
Schools
0
3 public, 0 private
Health
2
0 hospitals, 2 centers
Localities
1
Communities and settlements
Companies
64
Registered establishments

Demographics of Santa Inés Yatzeche

Demographic structure of Santa Inés Yatzeche according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The population is composed of 159 people under 15 years old (17.5%), 600 people of working age (66.1%) and 149 elderly over 65 years old (16.4%).

0-14 years
159
17.5% of the population
15-64 years
600
66.1% - Working age
65+ years
149
16.4% - Elderly
Dependency Ratio
51.3%
Dependents per 100 working-age people

Age Pyramid of Santa Inés Yatzeche

Age Group Men Women Total % of Total
0-4 years 40 23 63 6.9%
5-9 years 37 24 61 6.7%
10-14 years 24 11 35 3.9%
15-19 years 27 26 53 5.8%
20-24 years 36 58 94 10.4%
25-29 years 46 47 93 10.2%
30-34 years 28 31 59 6.5%
35-39 years 28 19 47 5.2%
40-44 years 19 37 56 6.2%
45-49 years 17 41 58 6.4%
50-54 years 15 36 51 5.6%
55-59 years 17 28 45 5%
60-64 years 18 26 44 4.8%
65-69 years 18 33 51 5.6%
70-74 years 26 19 45 5%
75-79 years 9 13 22 2.4%
80-84 years 6 7 13 1.4%
85+ years 11 7 18 2%

Cultural Diversity and Migration in Santa Inés Yatzeche

Indigenous Population

Speaks Indigenous Language
844
93% of the population
Bilingual (Indigenous + Spanish)
822
97.4% of indigenous language speakers
Indigenous Monolingual
21
Does not speak Spanish
Indigenous Households
903
390.9% of total households

Afro-Mexican Population

Afro-Mexicans
14
1.5% of the population
Men / Women
6 / 8
Afro-Mexicans by sex

Disability

With Disability
31
3.4%
With Limitation
30
3.3%
Type of DisabilityPeople
Motor 12
Visual 9
Hearing 6
Speech 7
Mental 6

Education in Santa Inés Yatzeche

Literacy and Schooling

In Santa Inés Yatzeche, 221 people aged 15 and over can read and write (22100%), while 200 people have no schooling. The average years of schooling is 5.1 years (5.7 men, 4.6 women).

Education Level Men Women Total %
No schooling 61 139 200 20000%
Incomplete primary 90 114 204 20400%
Complete primary 68 63 131 13100%
Incomplete secondary 8 10 18 1800%
Complete secondary 36 44 80 8000%
Post-basic education (18+) 53 53 106 10600%

School Non-attendance

Age GroupNot Attending School
3-5 years19
6-11 years10
12-14 years5

Educational Facilities

The municipality has 0 educational facilities, of which 3 are public and 0 are private. View complete list of schools.

Education Level Public Private Total
Preescolar 1 0 1
Primaria 1 0 1
Secundaria 1 0 1

Employment and Social Security in Santa Inés Yatzeche

In Santa Inés Yatzeche, the Economically Active Population (EAP) is 528 people. Of those, 524 are employed and 4 are unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 0.8%.

Total EAP
528
H: 275 / M: 253
Employed Population
524
H: 271 / M: 253
Unemployment Rate
0.8%
4 unemployed people
Economically Inactive
241
H: 60 / M: 181

Health Service Coverage

InstitutionBeneficiaries% of Population
With health coverage (total) 867 95.5%
IMSS 1 0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI 773 85.1%
IMSS Bienestar 9 1%
Private insurance 525 57.8%
Other institution 9 1%
Without health coverage 41 4.5%

Marital Status and Religion in Santa Inés Yatzeche

Marital Status (Population 12+)

Married/Common-law
438
43800%
Single
246
24600%
Separated/Divorced/Widowed
85
8500%

Households

Total Households
231
3.9 average occupants
Male-headed
146
63.2%
Female-headed
85
36.8%

Religion

ReligionPeople%
Catholic 890 98%
Protestant / Evangelical Christian 11 1.2%
No religion 7 0.8%

Housing and Basic Services in Santa Inés Yatzeche

Santa Inés Yatzeche has 370 total dwellings, of which 231 are inhabited. The average number of occupants per dwelling is 3.9 people.

Housing Characteristics

CharacteristicDwellings%
Non-earthen floor 190 82.3%
Earthen floor 41 17.7%
1 bedroom 88 38.1%
2+ bedrooms 143 61.9%
1 room 3 1.3%
2 rooms 49 21.2%
3+ rooms 179 77.5%

Basic Services

With Electricity
99.6%
230 dwellings
Piped Water
100%
231 dwellings
With Drainage
97.4%
225 dwellings
All Services
97%
224 dwellings
ServiceDwellings%
With electricity 230 99.6%
Without electricity 1 0.4%
Public water network 231 100%
Hauled water 231 100%
With water tank 179 77.5%
With cistern 21 9.1%
With toilet 185 80.1%
With latrine 46 19.9%
With drainage 225 97.4%
Without drainage 6 2.6%
With all services 224 97%

Goods and Technology in Santa Inés Yatzeche

Household equipment in Santa Inés Yatzeche according to the 2020 Census. 5.2% of dwellings have internet and 77.5% have a cell phone.

Appliances

ItemDwellings%
Refrigerator 179 77.5%
Washing machine 77 33.3%
Microwave oven 47 20.3%

Vehicles

VehicleDwellings%
Car or truck 55 23.8%
Motorcycle 80 34.6%
Bicycle 184 79.7%

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

TechnologyDwellings%
Television 220 95.2%
Radio 183 79.2%
Landline phone 44 19%
Cell phone 179 77.5%
Computer 20 8.7%
Internet 12 5.2%
Pay TV 6 2.6%
Streaming platforms 2 0.9%
Video game console 1 0.4%

Technology Deprivation

No Radio or TV
11
4.8%
No Landline or Cell Phone
46
19.9%
No Computer or Internet
206
89.2%
No ICT at All
7
3%

Companies and Economy in Santa Inés Yatzeche

The main economic sectors of Santa Inés Yatzeche are Industrias manufactureras with 35 establishments, followed by Comercio al por menor. View complete business statistics.

Poverty and Social Development in Santa Inés Yatzeche

According to CONEVAL indicators for 2015, Santa Inés Yatzeche has a poverty rate of 94.7% and extreme poverty of 66.8%.

Poverty
94.7%
930 people
Extreme Poverty
66.8%
656 people
Vulnerable by Deprivations
4.3%
42 people
Vulnerable by Income
0.6%
6 people
Not Poor or Vulnerable
0.4%
4 people

Social Deprivations (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation%People
Educational lag 56.1% 551
Lack of access to health services 39.3% 386
Lack of access to social security 85.5% 840
Lack of housing quality and spaces 49% 481
Lack of access to basic housing services 93% 913
Lack of access to food 47.9% 470
Income below welfare line 95.3% 936
Income below minimum welfare line 77.3% 759

Poverty Trends

Year Poverty Extreme Poverty Vulnerable Deprivations Not Poor Gini
2010 91.1% 62.6% 8.9% 0% 0
2015 94.7% 66.8% 4.3% 0.4% 0

Crime in Santa Inés Yatzeche

In the last 12 months, 22 crimes were recorded in Santa Inés Yatzeche. View detailed crime statistics.

PeriodTotal Crimes
2025/10 1
2024/09 1
2024/08 2
2024/04 1
2024/03 1
2024/01 1
2023/09 1
2023/04 1
2022/11 1
2022/08 4
2022/07 2
2022/06 6

Health in Santa Inés Yatzeche

Santa Inés Yatzeche has 2 health facilities, including 0 hospitals, 2 health centers and 0 clinics. View complete list of health facilities.

Main Localities of Santa Inés Yatzeche

Locality Population Altitude (m)
Santa Inés Yatzeche 908 1,455