La Laja - Jalisco

Facts about La Laja

Location of La Laja

La Laja is located in the municipality of Mixtlán in the Mexican state of Jalisco with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -104.525278
Latitude (dec): 20.586667

Height over sea level of La Laja

The locations medium height over sea level is 1440 meters.

Population in La Laja

The over all population of La Laja is 760 persons, 376 of them are male and 384 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 307 minors and 453 adults, with 104 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Laja

0 inhabitants of the location La Laja in Mexico live in indigenous households. 1 of the citizens 5 years and older, speak an indigenous language. The count of people who only speak an indigenous language without having knowledge of the Spanish language is 0 people, while 1 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 430 citizens of La Laja.

Economic situation

In La Laja exist about 178 households.

Of these households 181 are common houses or apartments, 49 are without floor and about 3 consist of one room only.

153 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 176 are connected to the public water supply, 175 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 8 households to own a computer, 160 own a washing machine and 169 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Laja

Besides the 58 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 4 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

54 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 292 persons did not finish the school. 114 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 58 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 53 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 6 years.