La Joya - Hidalgo

Facts about La Joya

Location of La Joya

La Joya is located in the municipality of La Misión in the Mexican state of Hidalgo with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -99.067778
Latitude (dec): 21.099722

Height over sea level of La Joya

The locations medium height over sea level is 1440 meters.

Population in La Joya

The over all population of La Joya is 269 persons, 124 of them are male and 145 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 105 minors and 164 adults, with 35 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Joya

15 inhabitants of the location La Joya in Mexico live in indigenous households. 8 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 6 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 4 citizens of La Joya.

Economic situation

In La Joya exist about 76 households.

Of these households 76 are common houses or apartments, 23 are without floor and about 7 consist of one room only.

63 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 2 are connected to the public water supply, 76 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 0 households to own a computer, 5 own a washing machine and 66 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Joya

Besides the 59 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 10 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

53 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 109 persons did not finish the school. 18 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 5 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 5 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 4 years.