Housing and Services in Mecatlán

Complete data on housing, basic services, equipment and technology in Mecatlán, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The municipality has 3,756 total dwellings, of which 3,136 are inhabited.

Housing Overview

Total Dwellings
3,756
Census 2020
Inhabited Dwellings
3,136
83.5% of total
Inhabited Private Dwellings
2,995
79.7% of total
Average Occupants
4.1
People per inhabited dwelling

Dwelling Characteristics

Construction materials, number of rooms and bedrooms of inhabited private dwellings in Mecatlán.

Characteristic Dwellings %
Floor material other than dirt 2,784 93%
Dirt floor 350 11.7%
1 room 678 22.6%
2 rooms 1,129 37.7%
3 or more rooms 1,327 44.3%
1 bedroom 2,031 67.8%
2 or more bedrooms 1,103 36.8%

Water and Sanitation

Drinking water coverage, storage, sanitation and drainage in the dwellings of Mecatlán.

Piped Water
86.3%
2,586 dwellings
With Drainage
91.4%
2,738 dwellings
With Toilet
76.7%
2,297 dwellings
With Water Tank
41.9%
1,255 dwellings
Service Dwellings %
Piped water from public network 2,586 86.3%
Trucked water (tanker) 2,470 82.5%
Other water source 548 18.3%
With water tank 1,255 41.9%
With cistern 691 23.1%
With toilet 2,297 76.7%
With latrine 739 24.7%
With drainage 2,738 91.4%
Without drainage 396 13.2%

Electricity

Electricity service coverage in the inhabited private dwellings of Mecatlán.

With Electricity
99.7%
2,986 dwellings
Without Electricity
4.9%
148 dwellings

Basic Services Coverage

Summary of combined basic services coverage (water, drainage, electricity) in Mecatlán.

With All Services
77.2%
2,311 dwellings with water, drainage and electricity
Without Water, Drainage or Electricity
1.6%
49 dwellings without any basic service

Household Appliances

Household appliance equipment in the inhabited private dwellings of Mecatlán.

Appliance Dwellings %
Refrigerator 997 33.3%
Washing machine 304 10.2%
Microwave oven 94 3.1%

Vehicles

Vehicle availability in the inhabited private dwellings of Mecatlán.

Vehicle Dwellings %
Automobile or truck 69 2.3%
Motorcycle 13 0.4%
Bicycle 14 0.5%

Information and Communication Technologies

Availability of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the dwellings of Mecatlán. 2.6% of dwellings have internet and 63% have a cell phone.

Technology Dwellings %
Television 2,044 68.2%
Radio 1,399 46.7%
Landline phone 49 1.6%
Cell phone 1,886 63%
Computer 91 3%
Internet 79 2.6%
Pay TV 169 5.6%
Streaming platforms 7 0.2%
Video game console 4 0.1%

Technology Deprivation

Dwellings lacking information and communication technologies in Mecatlán.

Without Radio or TV
791
26.4% of dwellings
Without Landline or Cell Phone
1,236
41.3% of dwellings
Without Computer or Internet
3,014
100.6% of dwellings
Without Any ICT
540
18% of dwellings
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