Total population grew by 1.23 percent annually
Misamis Occidental had a total population of 531,680 persons as of August 1, 2007, higher by 9.2 percent compared with the census count of 486,723 persons as of May 1, 2000. This increase translated to an annual population growth rate of 1.23 percent for the period 2000 to 2007.
Similarly, the household population of Misamis Occidental increased by 9.2 percent from 485,978 persons in 2000 to 530,662 persons in 2007. The number of households, meanwhile, grew by 12.8 percent from 99,901 in 2000 to 112,650 in 2007. The average household size in 2007 was 4.7 persons, lower than the average household size of 4.9 persons in 2000.