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2013-089

 

Population of Butuan City increased at the rate of 1.48 percent annually
 
Based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH), Butuan City, a highly urbanized city in the province of Agusan del Norte, posted a total population of 309,709 persons as of May 1, 2010.  This is larger by 42,430 persons compared to its total population of 267,279 persons counted in the 2000 CPH.  The increase in the population count from 2000 to 2010 translated to an average annual population growth rate (PGR) of 1.48 percent.  This is lower than the 1.61 percent annual PGR of the city between the census years 1990 and 2000.
 
If the average annual PGR recorded at 1.48 percent during the period 2000 to 2010 continues, the population of Butuan City would double in 47 years.
 
Forty years ago, the population of Butuan City was only 131,094 persons.  This population size is more than two fifths of the population of the city in the 2010 CPH.
 
 
 
Libertad was the most populous barangay
 
Among the 86 barangays comprising Butuan City, barangay Libertad was the most populous with a population size making up 7.0 percent of the total population of the city.  Doongan came in second in terms of population size, with 4.4 percent share.  This was followed by San Vicente with 4.3 percent, Ampayon with 3.6 percent, and Ambago and Baan KM 3 with 3.5 percent each.  The rest of the barangays contributed less than 3.0 percent each.
 
The least populated barangay was Sikatuna Poblacion (Barangay 10) with 0.03 percent share to the total population of the city.  In 2000, the least populated barangay was Humabon Poblacion (Barangay 11).
 
 
 
Sex ratio was 103 males per 100 females
 
Of the 308,600 household population in 2010, males accounted for 50.7 percent while females comprised 49.3 percent.  These figures resulted in a sex ratio of 103 males for every 100 females.  In 2000, the sex ratio recorded was the same as that in 2010.
 
 
Median age increased to 22.7 years
 
In 2010, the median age of the population of the city was 22.7 years, which means that half of the population was younger than 22.7 years. This is higher than the median age of 20.0 years that was recorded in 2000.
 
Moreover, 34.1 percent of the household population were under 15 years old.  Persons aged 0 to 4 years (11.6 percent) comprised the largest age group, followed by those in the age groups 5 to 9 years (11.4 percent) and 10 to 14 years (11.0 percent).  Males outnumbered females in the age groups 0 to 54 years.  On the other hand, there were more females than males in the older age groups (55 years and over).
 
 
 
Nearly three fifths of the population were of voting age
 
The voting-age population (18 years and over) accounted for 59.4 percent of the household population of the city in 2010, up from 54.0 percent in 2000.  The proportion of males and females among the voting-age population is equal at 50.0 percent.
 
 
Dependency ratio decreased to 62 dependents per 100 persons in the working age group
 
In 2010, the young dependents (0 to 14 years) comprised 34.1 percent of the household population while the old dependents (65 years and over) posted a share of 4.2 percent. The working-age population (15 to 64 years) accounted for the remaining 61.8 percent.
           
The overall dependency ratio was 62, which indicates that for every 100 working-age population, there were about 62 dependents (55 young dependents and seven old dependents). This ratio is lower than the dependency ratio in 2000, which was recorded at 74 dependents per 100 working-age population (69 young dependents and five old dependents).
 
 
There were more males than females among the never-married persons
 
Of the household population 10 years old and over, 44.1 percent were never married while 44.0 percent were married. The rest of the population were in common-law/live-in marital arrangement (6.3 percent), widowed (4.2 percent), and divorced/separated (1.2 percent).
 
Among the never-married persons, 54.1 percent were males while 45.9 percent were females.  For the rest of the categories for marital status, the females outnumbered the males.
 
 
More females had attained higher levels of education
 
Of the household population aged five years and over, 32.8 percent had attended or completed elementary education, 34.5 percent had reached or finished high school, 11.3 percent were college undergraduates, and 12.1 percent were academic degree holders.  More females pursue higher levels of education than male, as majority of those with academic degrees (54.8 percent) and post baccalaureate courses (60.1 percent) were females.
 
 
Persons with disability comprised 1.3 percent of the population in the city
 
In 2010, around 4,100 persons or 1.3 percent of the 308,600 household population had a disability.  This proportion of persons with disability (PWD) is higher than the proportion in 2000, which was 1.1 percent of the 266,200 household population of the city during that year.  The number of PWD for the same year was around 3,000.
 
There were more females than males among those with functional difficulty
 
Of the 272,826 household population five years and over, 3.1 percent (or 8,475 persons) had at least one type of functional difficulty either in seeing, hearing, walking or climbing steps, remembering or concentrating, self-caring (bathing or dressing), or communicating.  There were more females (51.8 percent) than males (48.2 percent) among those persons with at least one type of functional difficulty.
 
Moreover, of the total 8,475 persons aged five years and over with at least one type of functional difficulty, 72.6 percent reported difficulty in seeing, even if wearing eyeglasses.  There were 19.5 percent who had difficulty in walking or climbing steps; 16.8 percent had difficulty in hearing, even if using a hearing aid; 13.2 percent had difficulty in remembering or concentrating; 11.0 percent had difficulty in communicating; and 9.6 percent had difficulty in self-caring (bathing or dressing).
 
 
Male overseas workers outnumbered their female counterparts
 
Of the 237,542 household population 10 years old and over in Butuan City, 1.3 percent (or 3,150 persons) were overseas workers.  Male overseas workers outnumbered their female counterparts as they comprised 58.3 percent of all overseas workers from this city.  Overseas workers aged 45 years old and over made up the largest age group, comprising 21.7 percent of the total overseas workers from this city in 2010, followed by the age groups 30 to 34 years (19.3 percent), 35 to 39 years (18.7 percent), and 25 to 29 years (17.3 percent).
 
Average household size was 4.7 persons
 
The number of households in 2010 was recorded at 65,642, higher by 15,369 households compared with the 50,273 households posted in 2000.  The average household size in 2010 was 4.7 persons, lower than the average household size of 5.3 persons in 2000.
 
 
 
There were 102 households per 100 occupied housing units
 
A total of 64,286 occupied housing units were recorded in Butuan City in 2010.  This translates to a ratio of 102 households for every 100 occupied housing units, with 4.8 persons per occupied housing unit.  In 2000, there were 103 households per 100 occupied housing units, and 5.5 persons per occupied housing unit.
 
 
Occupied housing units with outer walls and roofs made of light materials decreased
 
In 2010, the proportion of occupied housing units with outer walls made of wood decreased from 67.8 percent in 2000 to 58.6 percent in 2010.  The proportion of occupied housing units with outer walls made of concrete/brick/stone increased from 14.8 percent in 2000 to 27.2 percent in 2010.  Those with outer walls made of half concrete/brick/stone and half wood decreased from 9.3 percent in 2000 to 8.7 percent in 2010.  Meanwhile, majority (72.0 percent) of the occupied housing units in 2010 had roofs made of galvanized iron/aluminum, higher than the proportion recorded in 2000 at 60.9 percent.  Those with roofs made of cogon/nipa/anahaw decreased from 32.6 percent in 2000 to 23.7 percent in 2010.
 
 
Majority of the households lived in lots that they owned or amortized
           
In 2010, of the total 65,642 households, 53.3 percent owned or amortized the lots that they occupied.  The corresponding figure in 2000 was lower at 44.3 percent.
 
Moreover, 28.5 percent of the households occupied lots which were rent-free but with consent of the owner, 11.0 percent rented the lots that they occupied while 4.0 percent occupied lots which were rent-free but without consent of the owner.
 
 
 
  (Sgd) CARMELITA N. ERICTA
                 Administrator

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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