Site Demography

II.

SITE DEMOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION

Number: 2002-127 Date Released: September 6, 2002 BULACAN: POPULATION REACHED TWO MILLIONTH MARK (Results from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, NSO) Population to double in 14 years The province of Bulacan registered a total population of 2,234,088 persons in the year 2000, up from 1,784,441 persons in 1995. This figure gave the province an average annual growth rate of 4.93 percent, an increase of 1.69 percentage points from the 1990 to 1995 period. The number of households was registered at 463,886, an increase of 104,273 households over the 1995 figure. This gave an average household size of 4.8 persons, a slight decrease from the 1995 and national average of five persons. If the current growth rate continues, the population of Bulacan was expected to double in 14 years. Bulacan ranked first in Central Luzon Region in terms of population size Bulacan ranked first in terms of population size among the six provinces (Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales) and two highly urbanized cities (Angeles City and Olongapo City) in Central Luzon, contributing 27.82 percent to the 8 million population of the region. At the national level, the province shared 2.87 percent to the total population of 76.5 million as recorded in the 2000 Census of Population and Housing. San Jose Del Monte, the biggest municipality in terms of population size Of the 24 municipalities comprising Bulacan, San Jose Del Monte, was the biggest in terms of population size. This registered a population of 315,807 persons or 14.1 percent of the total provincial population. It was followed by Malolos, the provincial capital (7.85 percent), Meycauayan (7.30 percent), Santa Maria (6.46 percent) and San Miguel (5.54 percent). Doña Remedios Trinidad had the smallest population with 0.61 percent of the total provincial population. Bulacan had a median age of 23 years Bulacan had a median age of 23 years. This meant that in 2000, half of the population were below 23 years old. In 1995, the median age was 22 years. Sex ratio was recorded at 99.96 Females outnumbered their male counterparts with a sex ratio of 99.96 females for every 100 males. There were 1,315,820 persons or 58.90 percent of the total population belonging to the voting population. The proportion of males (49.32 percent) in the voting age was lower than that of the females (50.68 percent).

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More than half of females were in childbearing ages Out of 1,117,258 females, 594,028 or 53.17 percent belonged to childbearing or reproductive group (15 to 49 years). The highest percentage of which, were those at age group 15 to 19 years (18.53 percent). Dependency ratio down to 64 The percentage of the total population belonging to age group 0 to 14 years was 35.3 percent. The oldest group (65 years and over) accounted for 3.6 percent, while 61.2 percent were in 15 to 64 years age group (economically active population).The overall dependency ratio in 2000 was 64. This meant that for every 100 persons aged 15 to 64 years, there were about 64 dependents (58 persons aged 0 to 14 years - young dependents; and six persons aged 65 years and over - old dependents). In 1995, the dependency ratio was recorded at 65.

Females dominated higher levels of education About 40.46 percent of the household population aged five years and over in Bulacan had attended or completed elementary education; 30.93 percent, high school; 10.77 percent, college undergraduates; 5.07 percent, academic degree holders and only 0.20 percent with post baccalaureate courses. On the other hand, the proportion of children 5 to 6 years old who had completed pre-school and were likely to become Grade I students in the next school year was 2.52 percent (49,015 pupils).

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There were more males than females who had attended or finished high school and post secondary education. On the other hand, those who were college undergraduates, had college degree and with post baccalaureate courses were predominantly females. Nine out of ten were Tagalog Majority (90.4 percent) of the household population in Bulacan classified themselves as Tagalog. Others were Bisaya/Binisaya (2.22 percent), and Bicol/Bikol (1.95 percent). Other ethnic groups included Ilocano and Cebuano with 1.08 percent and 0.75 percent, respectively. Married persons outnumbered single persons Of the total population 10 years old and over in Bulacan, a higher proportion of married persons (48.33 percent) was reported as compared to single persons (41.30 percent). The remaining 10.37 percent were either widowed, divorced/separated, with other arrangements or with unknown marital status. About 21 percent of the housing units had floor area of 20 to 29 square meters Twenty one percent of the occupied housing units had floor area of 20 to 29 square meters (20.6 percent). About 20 percent had floor area of 10 to 19 square meters and 30 to 49 square meters. Only 5.4 percent of the occupied housing units had floor area of 120 and over square meters. Majority of the households used strong materials for their houses Majority of the households in Bulacan used galvanized iron/aluminum (84.9 percent) and a small percentage still used cogon/nipa/anahaw (2.2 percent) as roof of their houses. As to the construction material of the outer walls, more than half of the occupied housing units had walls made of concrete/brick/stone (57.4 percent), and 24 percent, half concrete/brick/stone and half wood. Of the total occupied housing units, 55.5 percent had roof made of galvanized iron/aluminum and concrete/brick/stone for walls. BULACAN Bulacan is the land of Tagalog Poets, whose prosperous towns and rich agricultural lands have nurtured a most vibrant and colorful people. The province of Nueva Ecija bound it on the north, on the east by the provinces of Aurora and Quezon, on the west by the province of Pampanga and on the south by the province of Rizal, Metro Manila and Manila Bay. Bulacan got its name from the Tagalog word "bulak" meaning cotton, which was its former principal product. The climate in Bulacan is similar to the rest of Central Luzon. There were two pronounced seasons with a dry period from November to April and a wet period the rest of the year. The province is also known for world-class jewelry. Tourist attractions include Barasoain Church, where the revolutionary congress drafted the first Philippine Constitution; the Shrine of Marcelo H. Del Pilar and the monument of Francisco Balagtas. Bulacan is also known for the unique rites and fiestas held around the different towns, like the Carabao Festival in Pulilan and the fiesta of Obando, marked by fertility rite consisting of street dancing by childless couples who hope to be blessed with offspring, and the Crus ng Wawa River festival where a huge decorated pagoda is paraded in the Bocaue River. Source: Website of League of Provinces of the Philippines (www.leagueofprovinces.org.ph) (Sgd.) CARMELITA N. ERICTA Administrator

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Table1. Total Population Distribution of Top 5 Municipalities by Sex: Bulacan, 2000 Municipalities

Total Population Percent Male

Bulacan

2,234,088

Female

100.00

1,116,830 1,117,258

San Jose Del Monte 315,807

14.14

158,241

157,566

Malolos (Capital)

175,291

7.85

86,600

88,691

Meycauyan

163,037

7.30

81,450

81,587

Sta. Maria

144,282

6.46

72,209

72,073

San Miguel

123,824

5.54

62,739

61,085

58.72

655,591

656,256

Other Municipalities 1,311,847 Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

Table 2. Total Population by Age Group, Sex and Sex Ratio: Bulacan, 2000 Age Group

Total Population Male

Bulacan

2,234,088

1,116,830 1,117,258 99.96

Female

Sex Ratio

Under 1

57,616

29,397

28,219

104.17

1 to 4

227,154

116,120

111,034

104.58

5 to 9

268,396

137,614

130,782

105.22

10 to 14

235,055

119,300

115,755

103.06

15 to 19

219,439

109,352

110,087

99.33

20 to 24

214,941

106,119

108,822

97.52

25 to 29

190,372

94,478

95,894

98.52

30 to 34

182,392

91,156

91,236

99.91

35 to 39

153,757

78,248

75,509

103.63

40 to 44

127,653

64,785

62,868

103.05

45 to 49

100,493

50,881

49,612

102.56

50 to 54

81,379

40,612

40,767

99.62

55 to 59

52,338

25,684

26,654

96.36

60 to 64

43,593

20,297

23,296

87.13

65 to 69

30,911

13,735

17,176

79.97

70 to 74

21,480

9,127

12,353

73.88

75 to 79

13,712

5,349

8,363

63.96

80 & Over 13,407

4,576

8,831

51.82

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 3. Household Population 5 Years Old and Over by Highest Educational Attainment and Sex: Bulacan, 2000

Highest Educational Attainment

Household Population Male 5 Years Old & Over

Bulacan

1,946,048

969,058 976,990

No Grade Completed

62,371

32,273

30,098

Pre-School

49,015

25,241

23,774

Elementary

787,280

390,401 396,879

Female

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High School

601,969

305,701 296,268

Post Secondary

91,637

46,858

College Undergraduate

209,540

104,033 105,507

Academic Degree Holder

98,732

42,290

56,442

Post Baccalaureate

3,925

1,568

2,357

Not Stated

41,579

20,693

20,886

44,779

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 4. Total Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group and Marital Status: Bulacan, 2000

Age Group

Total Population Single 10 Years Old & Over

Bulacan

1,680,922

Married Widowed

Divorced/ Others Unknown Separated

694,218 812,359 67,385

21,392

72,643 12,925

Below 20 454,494

425,600 14,224

461

605

6,890

20 – 24

214,941

133,044 63,464

446

1,659

14,170 2,158

25 – 29

190,372

60,258

112,501 816

2,549

13,068 1,180

30 – 34

182,392

30,089

135,588 1,586

3,209

11,129 791

35 – 39

153,757

15,547

123,448 2,359

3,194

8,742

467

40 – 44

127,653

9,021

104,788 3,698

3,097

6,732

317

45 – 49

100,493

5,968

82,175

5,032

2,483

4,580

255

50 – 54

81,379

4,587

64,571

7,005

1,889

3,116

211

55 – 59

52,338

2,527

40,052

6,941

1,036

1,635

147

60 – 64

43,593

2,303

30,467

8,767

750

1,135

171

65 – 69

30,911

1,782

19,346

8,541

451

656

135

70 – 74

21,480

1,493

11,524

7,694

246

385

138

75 – 79

13,712

964

6,079

6,242

130

211

86

1,035

4,132

7,797

94

194

155

80 & Over 13,407

6,714

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 5. Household Population by Ethnicity and Sex: Bulacan, 2000 Ethnicity

Both Sexes Male

Female

Bulacan

2,230,778

1,114,552 1,116,226

Tagalog

2,015,822

1,008,323 1,007,499

Bisaya/Binisaya

49,431

24,145

25,286

Bikol/Bicol

43,605

22,268

21,337

Ilocano

24,159

11,987

12,172

Cebuano

16,786

8,139

8,647

Others

69,717

34,030

35,687

Other Foreign Ethnicity 511

355

156

Not Reported

5,305

5,442

10,747

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

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Table 6. Total Occupied Housing Units by Construction Materials of the Outer Walls and Roof: Bulacan, 2000 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OF THE ROOF CONSTRUCTION Total Half Makeshift/ Cogon/ MATERIALS OF THE Occupied Galvanized Tile/ Galvanized, Salvaged/ Asbestos/ Iron/ Concrete/ Wood Nipa/ NotReported OUTER WALLS Housing Iron/Half Improvised Others Aluminum Clay Tile Anahaw Units Concrete Materials Bulacan

456,208

387,512

4,622

36,925

8,618 10,170

3,301

462

4,598

Concrete/Brick/ Stone

261,869

253,035

3,381

3,941

575

369

107

-

Wood

51,757

41,140

231

2,314

6,143 1,654

225

50

-

Half Concrete/ Brick/Stone 109,584 and Half Wood

76,733

824

29,264

1,380 1,128

192

63

-

Galvanized Aluminum

3,069

2,341

35

572

62

30

18

11

-

Bamboo/Sawali/ Cogon/Nipa

16,279

8,641

-

440

315

6,593

200

85

5

Asbestos

185

104

8

15

6

-

-

52

-

Glass

83

68

9

3

-

-

-

3

-

Makeshift/ Salvaged/ Improvised Materials

5,401

2,761

-

93

46

207

2,248

46

-

Others/ Not reported

7,493

2,355

58

262

62

90

39

35

4,592

No Walls

488

334

76

21

29

7

10

10

1

iron/

461

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

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TECHNICAL NOTES Average Household Size – average number of people who live in the household Growth Rate – the rate at which the population is increasing (or decreasing) in a given year due to natural increase and net migration, expressed as a percentage of the base population Median Age – the age at which exactly half of the population is young and half is old Sex Ratio – the ratio of males to females in a given population expressed as the number of males per 100 females Age-Dependency Ratio – the ratio of persons in the "dependent" ages (under 15 years and over 64 years) to those in the "economically productive" ages (15 to 64 years old) in the population Household – a social unit consisting of a person or a group of persons who sleep in the same housing unit and have common arrangements in the preparation and consumption of food The 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000) was undertaken by the National Statistics Office (NSO) in May 2000, as mandated by Commonwealth Act No. 591, Batas Pambansa Blg. 72 and Executive Order No. 121. It was the 11th census of population and 5th census of housing undertaken in this country since the first census in 1903. It was designed to take an inventory of the total population and housing units all over the Philippines and to collect information about their characteristics. Census day for the Census 2000 was May 1, 2000 (12:01 a.m.). Enumeration started on May 1, 2000 and lasted for about 30 days. --Page last revised: September 6, 2002

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Number: 2003-12 Date Released: January 14, 2003

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NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION: CLOSE TO 10 MILLION PERSONS (Results from the 2000 Census of Population and Housing, NSO) Population growth rate slowed down to 1.06 percent The National Capital Region, which covers the 12 cities and five municipalities, recorded a total population of 9,932,560 persons in the 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000). This was up by 478,520 persons as compared to 9,454,040 persons recorded in the 1995 Census of Population (POPCEN). For the period 1995 to 2000, the annual population growth rate for the National Capital Region was 1.06 percent, lower than that of the 1990 to 1995 period (3.30 percent). If the current annual population growth rate of the metropolitan area continues, the population is expected to double in 65 years. The number of households increased to 2,132,989 as compared to 1,985,299 households in 1995. The average household size recorded in Census 2000 was 4.63 persons, slightly lower than the 1995 figure of 4.74 persons and the national average of five persons.

National Capital Region, the second biggest region in the Philippines in terms of population The National Capital Region ranked second, next to Southern Tagalog (Region IV), in terms of population size among the 16 regions in the Philippines, contributing 12.98 percent to the 76.5 million population of the country as recorded in the 2000 Census of Population and Housing.

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Median age was 24 years National Capital Region had a median age of 24 years. This meant that in 2000, half of the population were below 24 years old. In 1995, the median age was 23 years. Among the 12 cities and five municipalities, San Juan and Makati City had the highest median age with 26 and 25 years, respectively. Caloocan City, Valenzuela City, Las Piñas City, Navotas and Taguig had a median age of 23 years and other cities/municipalities with 24 years. Sex ratio was recorded at 97 In Census 2000, the recorded sex ratio was 97 males for every 100 females. In 1995, the sex ratio was 95. Dependency ratio was 53 The proportion of young dependents (0 to 14 years) was 31.9 percent, while the proportion of old dependents (65 years and over) accounted for 2.9 percent of the regional population. The proportion of economically active population (15 to 64 years) made up 65.2 percent of the total population. The overall dependency ratio in 2000 was 53.38. This meant that for every 100 persons aged 15 to 64 years, there were about 53 dependents (49 young dependents and four old dependents). Nine in ten were Roman Catholics Majority (89.10 percent) of the population of the National Capital Region were Roman Catholics. Iglesia ni Cristo (2.89 percent) and Evangelicals (1.74 percent) followed. About 98 percent were literate The proportion of household population 10 years old and over in National Capital Region who were able to read and write a simple message was 98.14 percent. Males? (98.17 percent) literacy rate was almost the same as that of the females? (98.11 percent).

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Average number of children ever-born was two The average number of children ever-born in National Capital Region was two. The city/municipality with the most number of women with eight or more children ever born was Navotas with 1.56 percent. Followed by Las Piñas City at 1.48 percent. Most of the overseas workers were males In 2000, there were 165,575 overseas workers as compared to 182,335 overseas workers in 1995 POPCEN. More than half (56.52 percent) of these overseas workers were males. The population of overseas workers in 2000, had a median age of 34 years. This meant that half of the overseas workers were below 34 years old. Female?s overseas workers had a median age of 29 years, younger than their male?s counterparts (37 years). Electricity, main source of lighting Majority (92.67 percent) of the households used electricity for lighting, only 1.51 percent used kerosene or gaas and 1.74 percent, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The proportion of households using electricity as the main source of lighting was highest in Pateros (95.61 percent). In Novotas, 3.12 percent of the households still used kerosene or gaas. One in two households depended on own use, faucet community water system for potable water The main sources of water supply for drinking and/or cooking were own use, faucet, community water system (50.78 percent); shared, faucet community water system (24.29 percent); and shared, tubed/piped deep well (9.69 percent). Majority of the households used liquefied petroleum gas for cooking Majority of the households used liquefied petroleum gas (71.81 percent) as fuel for cooking; 17.69 percent used kerosene and 5.44 percent used electricity for cooking. Households exclusively used water sealed, sewer/septic tank The proportion of households with water sealed, sewer/septic tank, used exclusively was 67.84 percent. About 16 percent had water sealed sewer/septic tank shared with other households and 1.09 percent used closed pit. Households that did not have any toilet facility accounted for one percent. Picked up by garbage truck was the usual manner of garbage disposal Proper disposal of garbage leads to a good environment and good health. About 90 percent of the households in National Capital Region had their garbage picked up by garbage truck; 5.27 percent, through burning; and 3.06 percent, dumping in individual pit. The proportion of households that had their garbage picked up by garbage truck was highest in San Juan and Marikina City at 98.76 percent and 98.63 percent, respectively. The lowest proportions were in Taguig (79.84 percent) and Caloocan City (78.43 percent). On the other hand, the proportion of households that had their garbage burned was highest in Caloocan City at 14.25 percent.

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Three out of seven households owned/ amortized their housing units

About 48 percent of the households owned/amortized their houses. Those who occupied their housing units for free with consent of the owner comprised 11.17 percent while 32.21 percent rented their housing units. (Sgd.) CARMELITA N. ERICTA Administrator Table 1. Total Population Distribution of Top Ten Cities/Municipalities: National Capital Region, 2000

City/Municipality

Total Population

National Capital Region

Percent

9,932,560

100.00

Quezon City

2,173,831

21.89

Manila

1,581,082

15.92

Caloocan City

1,177,604

11.86

Pasig City

505,058

5.08

Valenzuela City

485,433

4.89

Las Pi City

472,780

4.76

Makati City

471,379

4.75

Taguig

467,375

4.71

Para e City

449,811

4.53

Marikina City

391,170

3.94

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 2. Total Population by Age Group, Sex and Sex Ratio: National Capital Region, 2000

Age Group National Capital Region Under 1

Total Population

Male

Female

Sex Ratio

9,932,560

4,877,842

5,054,718

96.50

255,191

131,657

123,534

106.58

1 to

4

956,161

490,125

466,036

105.17

5 to

9

1,045,297

536,296

509,001

105.36

10 to 14

914,010

461,142

452,868

101.83

15 to 19

970,920

454,275

516,645

87.93

20 to 24

1,090,487

506,550

583,937

86.75

25 to 29

984,618

477,951

506,667

94.33

30 to 34

865,349

430,622

434,727

99.06

35 to 39

713,170

354,564

358,606

98.87

40 to 44

607,853

303,085

304,768

99.45

45 to 49

474,156

237,694

236,462

100.52

50 to 54

367,402

183,817

183,585

100.13

55 to 59

219,070

106,834

112,236

95.19

60 to 64

182,938

84,971

97,967

86.73

65 to 69

118,975

53,031

65,944

80.42

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70 to 74

78,102

33,439

44,663

74.87

75 to 79

45,707

17,662

28,045

62.98

43,154

14,127

29,027

48.67

80 and over

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 3. Household Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group, Literacy and Sex: National Capital Region, 2000

Literate Age Group

Both Sexes

Illiterate Both Sexes

Male

Female

7,482,764

3,623,735

3,859,029

141,993

67,484

74,509

10 - 14

870,620

439,198

431,422

39,736

21,035

18,701

15 - 19

947,027

443,361

503,666

17,006

8,228

8,778

20 - 24

1,069,374

495,923

573,451

11,967

5,925

6,042

25 - 29

967,397

468,608

498,789

10,218

5,295

4,923

30 - 34

848,753

420,637

428,116

9,774

5,100

4,674

35 - 39

700,701

347,984

352,717

8,558

4,085

4,473

40 - 44

595,807

296,277

299,530

7,746

3,668

4,078

45 - 49

464,207

231,996

232,211

7,117

3,493

3,624

50 - 54

358,676

179,479

179,197

6,687

2,934

3,753

55 - 59

212,538

103,842

108,696

5,334

2,218

3,116

60 - 64

177,010

82,510

94,500

4,945

1,922

3,023

65 - 69

114,712

51,593

63,119

3,596

1,150

2,446

155,942

62,327

93,615

9,309

2,431

6,878

National Capital Region

70 and over

Male

Female

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 4. Disabled Persons by Type of Disability and Sex: National Capital Region, 2000

Type of Disability National Capital Region

Both Sexes

Male

Female

109,236

52,554

56,682

Low vision

46,910

19,954

26,956

Mental illness

13,584

6,778

6,806

Partial blindness

7,248

3,432

3,816

Mental retardation

6,459

3,633

2,826

Loss of one or both arms

6,037

3,159

2,878

Quadriplegic Others

4,943

2,785

2,158

24,055

12,813

11,242

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 5. Average Number of Children Ever-Born to Ever-Married Women 15 to 49 Years Old by Age of Women and City/Municipality: National Capital Region, 2000

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City/Municipality Ever-Married Women 15-49 Years Old National Capital Region

Average Number of Children 1,741,587

Age Group 15 ? 19

20 ? 24

25 ? 29

30 ? 34

35 ? 39

40 ? 44

53,903 229,289 328,568 343,714 305,370 268,936

45 ? 49 211,807

2.10

0.51

1.04

1.55

2.12

2.57

2.81

2.86

Manila

2.05

0.53

1.04

1.53

2.11

2.46

2.74

2.80

Mandaluyong City

2.10

0.51

1.05

1.60

2.10

2.54

2.78

2.81

Marikina CIty

2.19

0.55

1.06

1.55

2.15

2.58

2.97

2.99

Pasig City

2.14

0.50

1.08

1.55

2.09

2.57

2.90

2.93

Quezon City

2.08

0.55

1.08

1.54

2.10

2.55

2.75

2.81

San Juan

1.93

0.31

0.96

1.26

1.64

2.45

2.61

2.88

Caloocan City

2.19

0.48

1.03

1.63

2.24

2.72

2.98

2.97

Malabon

2.13

0.43

0.97

1.67

2.30

2.49

2.96

2.83

Navotas

2.18

0.52

1.14

1.83

2.41

2.77

2.61

2.93

Valenzuela City

2.03

0.66

0.96

1.52

2.12

2.58

2.71

2.82

Las Piñas City

2.18

0.47

1.01

1.62

2.20

2.68

2.86

2.96

Makati City

1.93

0.43

0.90

1.37

1.85

2.29

2.65

2.73

Muntinlupa City

2.10

0.42

1.02

1.53

2.06

2.63

2.77

2.83

Parañaque City

2.04

0.45

1.00

1.56

2.01

2.60

2.63

2.75

Pasay City

1.98

0.61

1.05

1.41

1.95

2.45

2.74

2.91

Pateros

2.39

0.64

1.26

1.72

2.43

2.72

3.02

3.32

Taguig

2.19

0.49

1.08

1.56

2.24

2.81

3.10

2.96

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 6. Ever-Married Women 15-49 Years Old by Age Group and City/Municipality: National Capital Region, 2000

City/Municipality National Capital Region Manila

Ever-Married Women 15-49 Years 15 ? 19 Old

Age Group 20 ? 24

25 ? 29

30 ? 34

35 ? 39

40 ? 44

1,741,587 53,903 229,289 328,568 343,714 305,370 268,936

45 ? 49 211,807

265,362

9,762

36,475

48,114

50,328

45,237

41,559

33,887

Mandaluyong City

47,271

1,260

6,078

9,149

9,365

8,529

7,155

5,735

Marikina City

66,382

1,745

7,729

12,565

13,068

11,779

10,700

8,796

Pasig City

90,608

2,376

11,201

17,344

18,569

15,806

13,603

11,709

381,332 10,501

Quezon City

49,448

72,636

77,022

67,421

58,522

45,782

18,820

663

2,016

3,319

3,582

3,731

3,116

2,393

210,621

6,985

28,064

38,713

41,880

37,787

32,580

24,612

Malabon

60,027

2,410

8,232

10,722

11,425

10,520

9,344

7,374

Navotas

42,383

1,902

6,208

7,967

8,181

7,161

6,078

4,886

San Juan Caloocan City

8

Valenzuela City

87,994

2,849

12,999

17,286

17,081

15,085

12,704

9,990

Las Piñas City

80,508

2,482

10,224

14,604

16,004

13,959

12,812

10,423

Makati City

84,995

2,254

10,326

16,008

16,648

15,490

13,831

10,438

Muntinlupa City

66,140

1,833

8,298

12,572

12,703

11,603

10,754

8,377

Parañaque City

80,055

2,362

10,272

15,104

15,814

13,814

12,852

9,837

Pasay City

62,447

2,088

8,294

13,106

12,146

10,472

9,133

7,208

Pateros

9,785

182

1,231

1,726

2,073

1,768

1,488

1,317

Taguig

86,857

2,249

12,194

17,633

17,825

15,208

12,705

9,043

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 7. Overseas Workers 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group and Sex: National Capital Region, 2000

Age Group

Both Sexes

National Capital Region

Male

Female

165,575

93,577

71,998

Below 20

25,395

8,909

16,486

20 ? 24

18,422

6,945

11,477

25 ? 29

21,194

11,599

9,595

30 ? 34

23,396

14,073

9,323

35 ? 39

20,703

13,796

6,907

40 ? 44

20,546

14,305

6,241

35,919

23,950

11,969

45 years old and over

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 8. Language/Dialects Generally Spoken in the Households: National Capital Region, 2000

Language/Dialect

Total Population

National Capital Region

Percent

2,132,989

100.00

Tagalog

2,012,285

94.34

Ilocano

15,657

0.73

Bisaya/Binisaya

13,234

0.62

Bicol/Bikol

11,689

0.55

Other local languages/dialects

71,293

3.34

8,831

0.41

Other foreign languages/dialects

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 9. Household Population by Top Five Religious Affiliation and Sex: National Capital Region, 2000

Religious Affiliation National Capital Region

Both Sexes

Male

Female

9,880,102

4,848,560

5,031,542

Roman Catholic

8,803,072

4,323,010

4,480,062

Iglesia ni Cristo

285,587

141,868

143,719

9

Evangelicals Islam Other Protestant Others None Unknown

171,892

81,714

90,178

58,859

29,652

29,207

48,827

23,354

25,473

348,636

166,855

181,781

8,280

4,078

4,202

154,949

78,029

76,920

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 10. Households by Type of Fuel Used for Lighting and City/Municipality: National Capital Region, 2000

City/Municipality

Total Households

National Capital Region

Type of Fuel Used for Lighting Electricity

Kerosene

LPG

Oil

Others

2,132,989

1,976,739

32,304

37,051

920

85,975

333,547

304,881

5,856

4,780

80

17,950

59,682

55,537

632

752

20

2,741

Manila Mandaluyong CIty Marikina City

80,160

75,680

590

778

33

3,079

Pasig City

107,835

100,742

1,312

1,263

33

4,485

Quezon City

480,624

446,269

6,621

9,844

251

17,639

San Juan

24,605

22,826

147

236

-

1,396

249,567

231,513

4,204

3,669

109

10,072

Malabon

74,137

68,238

1,739

1,845

11

2,304

Navotas

49,450

45,888

1,545

474

11

1,532

106,382

99,998

1,060

1,142

21

4,161

Caloocan City

Valenzuela City Las Piñas City

97,962

90,290

1,283

2,511

31

3,847

103,981

97,325

1,190

1,914

44

3,508

Muntinlupa City

78,016

71,357

1,286

2,291

83

2,999

Parañaque City

94,109

86,953

1,865

1,997

41

3,253

Pasay City

78,180

72,278

1,217

1,620

33

3,032

Makati City

Pateros

12,029

11,501

128

49

-

351

Taguig

102,723

95,463

1,629

1,886

119

3,626

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 11. Households by Usual Manner of Garbage Disposal and City/Municipality: National Capital Region, 2000

Usual Manner of Garbage Disposal City/Municipality

National Capital Region Manila Mandaluyong City

Total Households

Picked-Up Dumping Feeding by in CompostBurning Burying to Others Garbage Individual ing Animals Truck Pit

2,132,989 1,910,139

65,181 112,380

8,646

11,677

7,839

7,127

333,547

318,444

5,008

1,568

612

732

1,112

6,071

59,682

57,940

1,176

278

94

29

82

83

10

Marikina City

80,160

79,064

627

191

20

184

74

-

Pasig City

107,835

102,707

1,116

2,950

200

449

334

79

Quezon City

480,624

443,491

13,015

16,544

2,722

1,832

1,120

1,900

24,605

24,301

99

36

24

11

88

46

249,567

195,740

10,703

35,560

1,038

2,665

1,434

2,427

Malabon

74,137

65,956

4,923

2,308

263

193

253

241

Navotas

49,450

42,759

2,698

1,039

591

513

130

1,720

Valenzuela City

106,382

85,217

5,582

12,815

477

1,190

408

693

Las Piñas City

97,962

88,488

3,353

4,447

222

562

667

223

103,981

96,620

2,520

3,533

500

354

297

157

Muntinlupa City

78,016

64,592

4,044

7,674

547

770

175

214

Parañaque City

94,109

79,837

4,404

7,916

303

545

260

844

Pasay City

78,180

72,052

2,480

917

183

642

372

1,534

Pateros

12,029

10,919

282

741

51

12

12

12

Taguig

102,723

82,012

3,151

13,863

799

994

1,021

883

San Juan Caloocan City

Makati City

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing Table 12. Households by Main Source of Water Supply for Drinking and/or Cooking and City/Municipality: National Capital Region, 2000

Main Source of Water Supply for Drinking and/or Cooking

City/Municipality

National Capital Region Manila Mandaluyong Marikina City

Total Households

Own Use, Faucet, Community Water System

Shared, Own Shared, Faucet, Use, Tubed/ Tubed/ Commu- Tubed/ Piped Piped nity Piped Shallow Deep Water Deep Well Well System Well

2,132,989 1,083,072 518,091 84,776 206,709

Dug Well

13,057 13,049

Spring, Lake, Bottled River, Peddler Others Water Rain, etc. 3,629 135,205 27,603

47,798

333,547

210,142

91,326

3,899

5,521

712

438

707

9,394

1,823

9,585

59,682

31,809

19,682

2,274

3,452

64

164

22

622

631

962

80,160

49,884

17,161

1,775

4,182

362

72

20

3,777

677

2,250

Pasig City

107,835

62,407

25,219

2,624

2,256

1,157

211

-

10,565

1,043

2,353

Quezon City

480,624

264,477

114,730 17,173

55,806

3,012

4,838

453

6,284

3,414

10,437

San Juan Caloocan City Malabon Navotas Valenzuela City Las Piñas City

24,605

18,151

249,567

111,247

68

41

-

24

36

142

107

339

58,618 12,136

5,697

34,646

2,640

2,512

429

19,514

2,241

5,584

74,137

42,109

26,975

1,594

99

12

45

187

554

1,286

1,276

49,450

22,381

19,489

488

1,451

55

550

12

3,860

106

1,058

106,382

43,684

20,504

3,737

11,976

978

608

211

20,290

923

3,471

97,962

36,650

12,985

9,384

16,805

1,144

819

211

13,654

3,960

2,350

103,981

65,148

26,742

1,562

4,267

135

79

55

2,802

1,999

1,192

Muntinlupa City

78,016

21,719

14,309 11,787

21,228

702

471

178

4,293

1,984

1,345

Parañaque City

94,109

33,226

14,322

5,483

10,271

704

724

634

21,398

5,364

1,983

Pasay City

78,180

44,487

26,728

1,330

1,898

75

188

464

1,025

689

1,296

Pateros

12,029

7,049

3,497

90

458

-

13

-

298

522

102

Makati City

11

Taguig

102,723

18,502

20,107

9,690

30,857

1,218

1,326

152

17,100

1,566

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

TECHNICAL NOTES Average Household Size ? average number of people who live in the household Growth Rate ? the rate at which the population is increasing (or decreasing) in a given year due to natural increase and net migration, expressed as a percentage of the base population Median Age ? the age at which exactly half of the population is young and half is old Sex Ratio ? the ratio of males to females in a given population expressed as the number of males per 100 females Age-Dependency Ratio ? the ratio of persons in the "dependent" ages (under 15 years and over 64 years) to those in the "economically productive" ages (15 to 64 years old) in the population Household ? a social unit consisting of a person or a group of persons who sleep in the same housing unit and have common arrangements in the preparation and consumption of food Literacy Rate ? the proportion of literates to the total population in a given group The 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000) was undertaken by the National Statistics Office (NSO) in May 2000, as mandated by Commonwealth Act No. 591, Batas Pambansa Blg. 72 and Executive Order No. 121. It was the 11th census of population and 5th census of housing undertaken in this country since the first census in 1903. It was designed to take an inventory of the total population and housing units all over the Philippines and to collect information about their characteristics. Census day for the Census 2000 was May 1, 2000 (12:01 a.m.). Enumeration started on May 1, 2000 and lasted for about 30 days. --- o0o --Page last revised: May 17, 2004

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