San Nicolás in numbers
Population, housing and services in San Nicolás from INE's 2024 Census, compared with the region and the country.
Population
15,099people
#10 of 21 in the region · #207 of 346 in the country
Area
567km²
#9 of 21 in the region · #192 of 345 in the country
Density
26.7people/km²
#8 of 21 in the region · #183 of 345 in the country
Average age
40.5years
country median: 39.3
2024 data
Housing and services
Homes with public water supply77.4%
region median 74.0% · country median 84.6%
Homes on the sewer network29.2%
region median 41.2% · country median 64.1%
Homes with grid electricity96.4%
region median 98.3% · country median 98.0%
Homes with garbage collection87.2%
region median 93.4% · country median 96.1%
Homes with internet84.6%
region median 83.9% · country median 88.9%
Population
Urban population32.4%
region median 42.5% · country median 65.0%
People aged 60 or over24.1%
region median 25.1% · country median 22.1%
Households5,442
region median 5,008 · country median 7,309
People per household2.8
region median 2.6 · country median 2.7
Education and health
Average years of schooling10.2years
region median 10.2 · country median 10.8
Work and income
People in income poverty21.8%
region median 25.7% · country median 20.3%
People in multidimensional poverty14.8%
region median 20.9% · country median 18.1%
Unemployment (aged 15+)10.5%
region median 10.4% · 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 It may be outdated or contain errors; always check the official source.