La Escalera - Tabasco

Facts about La Escalera

Location of La Escalera

La Escalera is located in the municipality of Macuspana in the Mexican state of Tabasco with the GPS coordinates:
Longitude (dec): -92.525833
Latitude (dec): 17.843889

Height over sea level of La Escalera

The locations medium height over sea level is 20 meters.

Population in La Escalera

The over all population of La Escalera is 1887 persons, 919 of them are male and 968 of them are female.

Age distribution

The population of this place consists of 857 minors and 1030 adults, with 71 of them being 60 years and older.

Indigenous population of La Escalera

579 inhabitants of the location La Escalera in Mexico live in indigenous households. 179 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 2 people, while 170 as well speak Spanish.

Social structure

A legal claim on health care and social insurance benefits have 1602 citizens of La Escalera.

Economic situation

In La Escalera exist about 407 households.

Of these households 403 are common houses or apartments, 69 are without floor and about 105 consist of one room only.

367 of the normal households have sanitary installations, 157 are connected to the public water supply, 385 have access to electricity.

The economic situation allows 19 households to own a computer, 182 own a washing machine and 335 households are equipped with one ore more televisions.

School and education in La Escalera

Besides the 125 analphabets aged 15 or older, about 15 minors between 6 and 14 are not visiting a school.

115 inhabitants of the population of 15 years and older did not visit a school and 426 persons did not finish the school. 309 visited only the 6 years lasting primary school, 308 visited and finished the college or similar scholar institutions.

A total of 172 aged 15 to 24 years visited a school, the medium time school is visited through the whole population is 7 years.