Santa María in numbers
Population, housing and services in Santa María from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
15,134people
#29 of 38 in the region · #206 of 346 in the country
Area
166km²
#26 of 38 in the region · #277 of 345 in the country
Density
91.3people/km²
#18 of 38 in the region · #99 of 345 in the country
Average age
39.5years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply90.6%
region median 91.6% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network52.8%
region median 67.4% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity99.0%
region median 98.2% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection98.9%
region median 98.0% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet88.1%
region median 92.7% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population61.6%
region median 79.6% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over23.2%
region median 22.4% · country median 22.1%
Households5,360
region median 7,611 · country median 7,309
People per household2.8
region median 2.8 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling10.9years
region median 11.7 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty14.9%
region median 18.1% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty16.9%
region median 17.1% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)7.7%
region median 8.5% · country median 8.7%
Sources
- Fuente: INE, Cartografía del Censo 2024 (superficie calculada por ciudades.io). License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (INE Chile).
- Fuente: INE, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2024. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (INE Chile; indicar transformaciones).
- Fuente: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia, Observatorio Social, Estimaciones comunales de pobreza (SAE) 2024 en base a Casen 2024 (metodología nueva, no comparable con 2022). License: CC BY 4.0 (BIDAT).
Data transformed by ciudades.io (sums, percentages and medians). It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.