Escárcega - Campeche

Facts about Escárcega

Location of Escárcega

Escárcega is located in the municipality of Escárcega in the Mexican state of Campeche with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -90.734444
Latitude (dec): 18.606667

Height over sea level of Escárcega

The locations medium height over sea level is 85 meters.

Population in Escárcega

The over all population of Escárcega is 27214 persons, 13178 of them are male and 14036 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 11605 minors and 15609 adults, with 1740 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of Escárcega

2314 inhabitants of the location Escárcega in Mexico live in indigenous households. 884 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 11 people, while 845 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 15925 citizens of Escárcega.

Economic situation

In Escárcega exist about 6599 households.

Of these households 6552 are common houses or apartments, 477 are without floor and about 1966 consist of one room only.

6159 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 6296 are connected to the public water supply, 6261 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 575 households to own a computer, 4134 own a washing machine and 5902 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in Escárcega

Besides the 1904 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 323 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

2168 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 6687 persons did not finish the school. 3894 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 4543 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 2095 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.