Housing and Services in Mérida

Complete data on housing, basic services, equipment and technology in Mérida, Yucatán, according to the 2020 INEGI Population and Housing Census. The municipality has 371,987 total dwellings, of which 303,941 are inhabited.

Housing Overview

Total Dwellings
371,987
Census 2020
Inhabited Dwellings
303,941
81.7% of total
Inhabited Private Dwellings
284,682
76.5% of total
Average Occupants
3.3
People per inhabited dwelling

Dwelling Characteristics

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

Characteristic Dwellings %
Floor material other than dirt 301,222 105.8%
Dirt floor 1,473 0.5%
1 room 12,063 4.2%
2 rooms 39,196 13.8%
3 or more rooms 251,467 88.3%
1 bedroom 94,246 33.1%
2 or more bedrooms 208,480 73.2%

Water and Sanitation

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

Piped Water
105.6%
300,646 dwellings
With Drainage
105%
298,991 dwellings
With Toilet
105.1%
299,294 dwellings
With Water Tank
92.6%
263,695 dwellings
Service Dwellings %
Piped water from public network 300,646 105.6%
Trucked water (tanker) 290,365 102%
Other water source 2,090 0.7%
With water tank 263,695 92.6%
With cistern 67,820 23.8%
With toilet 299,294 105.1%
With latrine 726 0.3%
With drainage 298,991 105%
Without drainage 3,672 1.3%

Electricity

Electricity service coverage in the inhabited private dwellings of Mérida.

With Electricity
106.1%
302,010 dwellings
Without Electricity
0.3%
730 dwellings

Basic Services Coverage

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

With All Services
104.5%
297,360 dwellings with water, drainage and electricity
Without Water, Drainage or Electricity
0.1%
183 dwellings without any basic service

Household Appliances

Household appliance equipment in the inhabited private dwellings of Mérida.

Appliance Dwellings %
Refrigerator 290,172 101.9%
Washing machine 247,483 86.9%
Microwave oven 185,110 65%

Vehicles

Vehicle availability in the inhabited private dwellings of Mérida.

Vehicle Dwellings %
Automobile or truck 172,644 60.6%
Motorcycle 36,998 13%
Bicycle 83,121 29.2%

Information and Communication Technologies

Availability of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the dwellings of Mérida. 76.3% of dwellings have internet and 101.3% have a cell phone.

Technology Dwellings %
Television 288,581 101.4%
Radio 226,232 79.5%
Landline phone 136,208 47.8%
Cell phone 288,499 101.3%
Computer 170,788 60%
Internet 217,177 76.3%
Pay TV 142,241 50%
Streaming platforms 103,689 36.4%
Video game console 48,647 17.1%

Technology Deprivation

Dwellings lacking information and communication technologies in Mérida.

Without Radio or TV
6,335
2.2% of dwellings
Without Landline or Cell Phone
9,153
3.2% of dwellings
Without Computer or Internet
71,883
25.3% of dwellings
Without Any ICT
1,420
0.5% of dwellings
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