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2002-155

 

Population growth rate was 1.39 percent

The total population of Bacolod City, as of May 1, 2000, was 429,076 persons, higher by 26,731 persons over the 1995 Census of Population results. This translated to a 1.39 percent annual population growth rate during the 1995 to 2000 period, lower than the 1.88 percent growth rate in the 1990 to 1995 period. If the annual population growth rate continues, then the population of the city is expected to double in 50 years. Likewise, a corresponding increase on the number of households was also observed, from 78,195 households in 1995 to 87,441 households in 2000. This resulted to an average household size of 4.89 persons, lower than the 5.12 average household size recorded in 1995.

Villamonte ranked first in terms of population size

Out of 61 barangays of Bacolod City, Barangay Villamonte ranked first, comprising 8.63 percent of the total city population. Barangays Taculing with 8.00 percent; Singcang-Airport with 6.76 percent; Mansilingan with 6.63 percent; and Tangub with 6.05 percent followed. The least populous was Barangay 24 with 0.01 percent share to the total city population.

Females dominated Bacolod City

There were 209,729 males and 219,347 females in Bacolod City. These figures resulted to a sex ratio of 95.62 males for every 100 females. There were more males than females in the age group 0 to 14 years. At older age groups, there were more females than males.

A higher proportion of female voters 

Of the total population, 60.78 percent comprised the voting population aged 18 years and above. Among the voting population, the proportion was higher for females (52.27 percent) than for males (47.73 percent).

More than half of the female population in the childbearing ages

About 55 percent of the total females or 119,899 females were in the childbearing or reproductive ages (15 to 49 years). The proportion of females that belonged to 15-19 age group was the highest at 20.87 percent.

Three out of five persons belonged to economically active population

The economically active population (aged 15 to 64 years) comprised 63.37 percent of the total population. Population aged 0 to 14 years (young dependents) constituted 32.59 percent of the total population while 4.03 percent for 65 years old and over (old dependents). The overall dependency ratio in 2000 was 57. This meant that for every 100 economically active persons there were 57 dependents, of whom, 51 persons were young dependents and 6 persons were old dependents.

Three out of ten attended/completed high school 

More than 31 percent of the household population aged five years and over in Bacolod City had attended or completed high school; 29.45 percent, elementary; and 7.42 percent, post secondary education. Those who had attended or finished higher levels of education comprised 24.14 percent. In addition, the proportion of children aged 5 to 6 years who were incoming Grade 1 students (had completed pre-school education) was 2.53 percent.

Among those who attended or completed higher education, the proportion for females (54.07 percent) was higher than that of the males (45.93 percent). The same was true among those who had attended or completed high school (51.83 percent) and elementary (50.20 percent).

Almost 96 percent were Hiligaynons/Ilonggos 

Almost 96 of the household population in Bacolod City classified themselves as Hiligaynons/Ilonggos. The rest were either Cebuano (1.59 percent), Capizeño (0.44 percent), Tagalog (0.36 percent) or were from other ethnic groups.

More widows than widowers

Of the total population aged 10 years and over, 46 percent were never married; 44.41 percent, married; 4.69 percent, widowed; 1.03 percent, separated/divorced; and 2.99 percent, in other marital arrangements.

There was a higher proportion of widows (81.05 percent) than that of widowers while the proportion for single persons was slightly higher for men (50.10 percent) than for women (49.90 percent).

Nine in ten of the housing units were single houses

In Bacolod City, there were 84,510 occupied housing units being occupied by 87,441 households. About 93.49 percent of these housing units were single houses while 2.64 percent were duplex and 1.94 percent were multi-residential.

Majority (71.05 percent) of the occupied housing units either needed minor repair or did not need repair at all. This proportion was higher than the 1990 figure (68.14 percent). One out of four occupied housing units was relatively new, built from 1996 to 2000.

Roof of most houses made of strong materials

Most of the housing units (83.88 percent) used galvanized iron/aluminum for the roof and 34.96 percent used concrete/brick/stone for the outer walls. The proportion of the housing units that used the combination of galvanized iron/aluminum for roof and concrete/brick/stone for walls was the highest at 33.56 percent.

 

BACOLOD CITY

Bacolod City, the City of Smiles is the provincial capital of the province of Negros Occidental. It is located on the northwest coast of the province.

Bacolod City is the center of government activities both by the national and provincial city offices.

Part of the city is also devoted for agricultural use. Large areas of this agricultural land are planted with sugarcane and rice.

Tourist attractions include the 120 year old San Sebastian Cathedral, the century old Palacio Episcopal, the Japanese War Memorial Shrine, beaches, resorts and many others.

Source: Website of the League of Cities of the Philippines (www.lcp.org.ph)

 

 

 

(Sgd.)CARMELITA N. ERICTA
Administrator

 

Table 1. Total Population Distribution of Top Five Barangays: Bacolod City, 2000

BarangayTotal PopulationPercent
Bacolod City429,076100.00
     Villamonte37,0148.63
     Taculing34,3258.00
     Singcang-Airport29,0196.76
     Mansilingan28,4646.63
     Tangub25,9626.05
     Other Barangays274,29263.93

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

 

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

Age GroupTotal PopulationMaleFemaleSex Ratio
Bacolod City429,076209,729219,34795.62
     Under 19,4444,9224,522108,.85
     1 to 437,05718,81918,238103,.19
     5 to 947,33624,47122,865107.02
     10 to 1446,00723,32822,679102.86
     15 to 1947,70822,69125,01790.70
     20 to 2441,72519,77521,95090.09
     25 to 2934,85717,06317,79495.89
     30 to 3432,26515,94916,31697.75
     35 to 3928,76214,23414,52897.98
     40 to 4425,57212,47813,08595.43
     45 to 4921,88210,67311,20995.22
     50 to 5416,4787,8848,59491.74
     55 to 5912,1065,8336,27392.99
     60 to 6410,5644,6715,89379.26
     65 to 696,9073,0053,90277.01
     70 to 744,6511,8982,75368.94
     75 to 792,9781,1411,83762.11
     80 & Over2,7778851,89246.78

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

 

Table 3. Household Population 5 Years Old and Over by Highest Educational Attainment and Sex: Bacolod City, 2000 

Highest Educational AttainmentHousehold Population
5 Years Old & Over
MaleFemale
Bacolod City380,844184,933195,911
     No Grade Completed10,9925,7655,227
     Pre-School9,6284,9894,639
     Elementary112,15355,85156,302
     High School119,31957,47361,846
     Post Secondary28,26614,40113,865
     College Undergraduate50,74124,54126,200
     Academic Degree Holder38,23116,31721,914
     P Post Baccalaureate2,9701,3741,596
     Not Stated8,5444,2224,322

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

 

Table 4. Household Population by Ethnicity and Sex: Bacolod City, 2000

EthnicityBoth SexesMaleFemale
Bacolod City427,292208,647218,645
     Hiligaynon/Ilonggo409,962200,132209,830
     Cebuano6,7833,2043,579
     Capizeño1,8801,001879
     Tagalog1,557847710
     Others4,4542,1872,267
     Not Reported2,6561,2761,380

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

 

Table 5. Total Population 10 Years Old and Over by Age Group and Marital Status: Bacolod City, 2000

Age GroupTotal Population
10 Years Old & Over
SingleMarriedWidowedDivorced/
Separated
OthersUnknown
Bacolod CIty335,239154,195148,86715,7293,43710,0212,990
     Below 2093,71589,0022,100100788981,537
     20 - 2441,72530,5658,441941731,914538
     25 - 2934,85714,78217,4811663201,831277
     30 - 3432,2657,18122,7023264381,455163
     35 - 3928,7624,03922,4115075131,180112
     40 - 4425,5722,57620,62086054789178
     45 - 4921,8821,82317,6821,23543065953
     50 - 5416,4781,32212,8251,49935343247
     55 - 5912,1068478,9581,72921332336
     60 - 6410,5648327,0602,23718221142
     65 - 696,9074974,2141,9588811634
     70 - 744,6513202,4031,788576122
     75 - 792,9782321,1831,494272418
     80 & Over2,7771777871,736182633

Source: NSO, 2000 Census of Population and Housing

 

Table 6. Occupied Housing Units by Construction Materials of Outer Walls and Roof: Bacolod City, 2000

CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS OF THE
OUTER WALLS
Total
Occupied
Housing
Units
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OF THE ROOF
Galvanized
Iron/
Aluminum
Tile/
Concrete/
Clay Tile
Half
Galvanized,
Iron and Half
Concrete
Cogon/
Nipa/
Anahaw
WoodMakeshift/
Salvaged/
Improvised
Materials
Asbestos/
Others/
Not
Reported
Bacolod City84,51070,8854624,5684,7021,7177371,439
     Concrete/Brick/Stone29,54228,361317624482613153
     Wood21,17217,887478269011,4277311
     Half Concrete/Brick/
        Stone and
        Half Wood
18,92315,884512,6921611061910
     Galvanized Iron/
        Aluminum
43435434715123-
     Bamboo/Sawali/Nipa10,0176,265-2713,24112210810
     Others/Not Reported4,4222,13444108336245211,255

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

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.

Being a highly urbanized city, the population of Bacolod City was excluded in the population counts of Negros Occidental. As defined in 1991 Local Government Code, a city is considered highly urbanized if it has an annual income of not lower than fifty million pesos based on 1991 constant prices, as certified by the city treasurer; and its population is at least two hundred thousand (2000,000) inhabitants, as certified by NSO.


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