La Escalera - Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave

Facts about La Escalera

Location of La Escalera

La Escalera is located in the municipality of Mecatlán in the Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -97.681111
Latitude (dec): 20.195833

Height over sea level of La Escalera

The locations medium height over sea level is 380 meters.

Population in La Escalera

The over all population of La Escalera is 382 persons, 180 of them are male and 202 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 202 minors and 180 adults, with 27 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Escalera

382 inhabitants of the location La Escalera in Mexico live in indigenous households. 311 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 95 people, while 209 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 139 citizens of La Escalera.

Economic situation

In La Escalera exist about 73 households.

Of these households 68 are common houses or apartments, 47 are without floor and about 9 consist of one room only.

56 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 0 are connected to the public water supply, 47 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 0 own a washing machine and 25 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Escalera

Besides the 102 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 0 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

90 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 100 persons did not finish the school. 12 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 1 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 8 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 3 years.