Population of Aurora increased at the rate of 1.48 percent annually

Based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing (2010 CPH), the province of Aurora posted a total population of 201,233 persons as of May 1, 2010.  This is larger by 27,436 persons compared to its total population of 173,797 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 2.22 percent annual PGR of the province 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 Aurora would double in 47 years.

Fifty years ago, the population of Aurora was only 42,827 persons.  This population size is more than one fifth of the population of the province in the 2010 CPH.

Maria Aurora was the most populous municipality

Among the eight municipalities comprising the province of Aurora, the municipality of Maria Aurora was the most populous with a population size making up 18.9 percent of the total provincial population.  The municipality of Baler, the provincial capital, was second with 17.9 percent share, followed by the municipalities of Dipaculao (13.8 percent), San Luis (12.6 percent), Casiguran (11.9 percent), Dingalan (11.7 percent), Dilasag (7.8 percent), and Dinalungan (5.5 percent).

In 2000, the least populated municipality was also Dinalungan with 5.6 percent share to the total provincial population.

Sex ratio was 106 males per 100 females

Of the 200,799 household population in 2010, males accounted for 51.5 percent while females comprised 48.5 percent.  These figures resulted in a sex ratio of 106 males for every 100 females, which is similar to the sex ratio recorded in 2000 (107 males per 100 females).

Median age increased to 21.7 years

In 2010, the median age of the population of the province was 21.7 years, which means that half of the population was younger than 21.7 years.  This is higher than the median age of 19.5 years that was recorded in 2000.

Moreover, 36.2 percent of the household population were under 15 years old.  Children aged 10 to 14 years (12.2 percent) comprised the largest age group. This was followed by age groups 0 to 4 years and 5 to 9 years (12.0 percent each).  Males outnumbered females in the age groups 0 to 59 years. On the other hand, there were more females than males in the older age groups (60 years and over).

More than half of the population were of voting age

The voting-age population (18 years and over) accounted for 56.9 percent of the household population of the province in 2010, up from 52.7 percent in 2000. There were more males (51.4 percent) than females (48.6 percent) among the voting-age population.

Dependency ratio decreased to 68 dependents per 100 persons in the working age group

In 2010, the young dependents (0 to 14 years) comprised 36.2 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 59.6 percent.           

The overall dependency ratio was 68, which indicates that for every 100 working-age population, there were about 68 dependents (61 young dependents and seven old dependents).  This ratio is lower than the dependency ratio in 2000, which was recorded at 80 dependents per 100 working-age population (74 young dependents and six old dependents).

There were more males than females among the never-married persons

Of the household population 10 years old and over, 47.8 percent were married while 41.5 percent were never married. The rest of the population were categorized as follows: in common-law/live-in marital arrangement (5.2 percent), widowed (4.4 percent), and divorced/separated (1.1 percent).

Among the never-married persons, 57.1 percent were males while 42.9 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, 40.6 percent had attended or completed elementary education, 35.7 percent had reached or finished high school, 8.0 percent were college undergraduates, and 6.9 percent were academic degree holders.  Among those with an academic degree, the females (58.9 percent) outnumbered the males (41.1 percent).  Similarly, more females (63.2 percent) than males (36.8 percent) had pursued post baccalaureate courses.

Persons with disability comprised 1.5 percent of the population in the province

In 2010, around 3,000 persons or 1.5 percent of the 200,799 household population had a disability.  This proportion of persons with disability (PWD) is higher than the proportion in 2000, which was 1.3 percent of the 173,589 household population of the province during that year.  The number of PWD for the same year was around 2,300.

There were more females than males among those with functional difficulty

Of the 176,734 household population five years and over, 3.7 percent (or 6,513 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 (50.5 percent) than males (49.5 percent) among those persons with at least one type of functional difficulty.

Moreover, of the total 6,513 persons aged five years and over with at least one type of functional difficulty, 67.6 percent reported difficulty in seeing, even if wearing eyeglasses.  There were 22.4 percent who had difficulty in hearing, even if using a hearing aid; 21.2 percent had difficulty in walking or climbing steps; 12.4 percent had difficulty in communicating; 11.5 percent had difficulty in remembering or concentrating; and 8.8 percent had difficulty in self-caring (bathing or dressing).

Female overseas workers outnumbered their male counterparts

Of the 152,657 household population 10 years old and over in Aurora, 1.4 percent (or 2,077 persons) were overseas workers.  Female overseas workers outnumbered their male counterparts as they comprised 56.2 percent of all the overseas workers from this province.  Overseas workers aged 30 to 34 years made up the largest age group, comprising 21.1 percent of the total overseas workers from this province in 2010, followed by the age groups 35 to 39 years (19.1 percent), 25 to 29 years (18.3 percent), and 45 years and over (16.1 percent).

Average household size was 4.5 persons

The number of households in 2010 was recorded at 44,740, higher by 9,716 households compared with the 35,024 households posted in 2000.  The average household size in 2010 was 4.5 persons, lower than the average household size of 5.0 persons in 2000.

There were 102 households per 100 occupied housing units

A total of 43,893 occupied housing units were recorded in the province of Aurora in 2010.  This translates to a ratio of 102 households for every 100 occupied housing units, with 4.6 persons per occupied housing unit.  In 2000, there were 101 households per 100 occupied housing units, and 5.0 persons per occupied housing unit.

Occupied housing units with outer walls and roofs made of strong materials increased

In 2010, 40.3 percent of the occupied housing units in the province had outer walls made of concrete/brick/stone, higher than the proportion of 25.8 percent recorded in 2000.  The proportion of occupied housing units with outer walls made of wood decreased from 42.2 percent in 2000 to 32.0 percent in 2010.  Those with walls made of half concrete/brick/stone and half wood slightly decreased from 16.2 percent in 2000 to 15.5 percent in 2010.  Meanwhile, majority (79.1 percent) of the occupied housing units in 2010 had roofs made of galvanized iron/aluminum.  This is higher than the proportion of 63.9 percent recorded in 2000.  The proportion of occupied housing units with roofs made of cogon/nipa/anahaw decreased from 29.4 percent in 2000 to 17.4 percent in 2010.

Majority of the households lived in lots that they owned or amortized           

In 2010, of the total 44,740 households, 63.6 percent owned or amortized the lots that they occupied.  The corresponding figure in 2000 was 58.4 percent.

Moreover, 29.6 percent of the households occupied lots which were rent-free but with consent of the owner, 4.2 percent rented the lots that they occupied while 1.5 percent occupied lots which were rent-free but without consent of the owner.