it is considered to have a high level of socioeconomic marginalization. there are 15,231 residential units in the municipality. most have wooden walls and cement floors, with roofs of clay tile or block/brick. all but about a thousand are owned by their occupants. basic services such are running water, electricity and sewerage are most common in the municipal seat, with a number of communities lacking sewerage, public lighting and garbage collection. the economy of the rural areas depends on agriculture and migration to other places to work.