Republic of the PhilippinesPhilippine Statistics AuthorityBatangas

SPECIAL RELEASEHOUSING CHARACTERISTICS IN BATANGAS(Results from the 2015 Census of Population)

Date of Release: July 20, 2018

Reference No. 2018- 035

Occupied housing units in Batangas reaches 597,758 in 2015The number of occupied housing units in Batangas reached 597,758 in 2015. This increased by 93,368 housing units compared with that in 2010. Back in 1960, there were only 121,602 housing units recorded. The number of housing units from 1960 went up to 155,837 in 1970, 206,610 in 1980, 266,749 in 1990, 368,584 in 2000, 454,990 in 2007, 504,390 in 2010, and 597,758 in 2015. From 1960 to 2015, the number of housing units in Batangas increased by 476,156.

Figure 1. Number of Occupied Housing Units, Batangas: 1960-2015

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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Census of Population and Housing

There are 103 households per 100 occupied housing units in Batangas

In 2015, there were 597,758 occupied housing units and 613,825 households recorded. These means that there are about 103 households for every 100 occupied housing units, with an average of 4.38 persons per occupied housing unit. Meanwhile, there was one household per one occupied housing unit in 2010 and 102 households for every 100 occupied housing units 2000.

Table 1. Number of Occupied Housing Units, Number of Households, Household Population, and Ratio of Households and Household Population to

Occupied Housing Units, Batangas: 2000-2015

Censal Year

Occupied Housing Units

Number of Households

Household Population

Ratio of Households to

Occupied Housing Units

Ratio of Household

Population to Occupied

Housing Units

2015 597,758 613,825 2,686,444 1.03 4.49

2010 504,390 511,530 2,374,327 1.0 4.7

2000 368,584 374,767 1,902,241 1.02 5.16

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Census of Population and Housing

Majority of the occupied housing units are single houses

In 2015, most of the total occupied housing units in Batangas were single houses which are around 88.41 percent. About 5.55 percent of the total occupied housing units were of duplex type while 5.89 percent were multi-unit residential buildings/houses. While in 2010, single houses recorded already reached up to 89.75 percent of the total occupied housing units, 4.78 percent of were duplex, and 5.22 percent were multi-unit residential buildings/houses.

Table 2. Number of Occupied Housing Units by Type of Building/House, Batangas: 2010-2015

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Census of Population and Housing

More occupied housing units with outer walls made of strong materials in 2015

There were more occupied housing units with outer walls made of concrete/brick/stone in 2015 than in 2010. In 2015, 72.05 percent of the total occupied housing units had outer walls made of concrete/brick/stone. This was higher than the proportion of occupied housing units with outer walls made of concrete/brick/stone recorded in 2010 (67.81%). On the other hand, the proportion of occupied housing units with outer walls made of half concrete/brick/stone and half wood decreased from 16.77 percent in 2010 to 14.22 percent in 2015. The proportion of occupied housing units with outer walls made of bamboo/sawali/cogon/nipa also decreased from 7.52 percent in 2010 to 6.33 percent in 2015.

Table 3. Number of Occupied Housing Units by Construction Materials of the Outer Wall, Batangas: 2010-2015

Type of Building/HouseCensal Year

2010 2015

Total 504,390 597,758

Single House 452,710 528,503

Duplex 24,100 33,154

Multi-unit Residencial 26,320 35,217

Commercial/Industrial/Agricultural 741 621

Institutional living quarter 41 5

Others 78 113

Not Recorded 400 145

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Census of Population and Housing

Occupied housing units with roofs made of strong materials decrease in 2015

There was a decrease in the number of occupied housing units with roofs made of galvanized iron/aluminum in 2015. 87.42 percent of the occupied housing units in 2015 had roofs made of galvanized iron/aluminum which is lower than the proportion of 90.81 percent recorded in 2010. On the other hand, the proportion of occupied housing units with roofs made of half galvanized iron and half concrete increased from 3.86 percent in 2010 to 6.29 percent in 2015. The proportion of occupied housing units with roofs made of tile/concrete/clay tile also increased from 2010 (0.90%) to 2015 (2.60%).

Table 4. Number of Occupied

Housing Units by Construction

Materials of the Roof, Batangas:

2010-2015

Construction Materials of the Outer WallCensal Year

2010 2015Total 504,390 597,758Concrete/brick/stone 342,023 430,703

Wood 33,255 34,601Half concrete/brick/stone and half wood 84,564 84,996Galvanized iron/ aluminum 2,601 4,521Bamboo/sawali/cogon/nipa 37,940 37,823Asbestos 104 150Glass 24 260Makeshift/salvaged/improvised materials 2,294 2,406Trapal - 678Others 222 326No walls 53 73Not Reported 1,310 1,221

Construction Materials of the RoofCensal Year

2010 2015Total 504,390 597,758Galvanized Iron/Aluminum 458,036 522,538Tile/Concrete/Clay Tile 4,518 15,563Half Galvanized Iron and Half Concrete 19,470 37,610Wood 7,593 -Bamboo/Cogon/Nipa/Anahaw 12,879 18,634Asbestos 85 157Makeshift/Salvaged/Improvised Materials 1,511 1,920Trapal - 713Others 298 262Not Reported - 361

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Census of Population and Housing

Majority of the households live in housing units they owned or with owner like possession of house and lot

Of the 613,825 households in Batangas in 2015, 64.73 percent lived in a housing unit they owned or with owner like possession of house and lot. Moreover, 16.18 percent of the households lived in their own housing unit and occupied lot for free but with consent of the owner. In addition, 10.28 percent of the total households lived in rented house/room including a lot.

Table 5. Number of Households by Tenure Status of the Housing Unit, Batangas: 2015

Tenure Status of the Housing Unit Number of HouseholdsTotal 613,825Own or owner like possession of house and lot 397,301Rent house/room including lot 63,095Own house rent lot 7,478Own house rent-free lot with consent of owner 99,327Own house rent-free lot without consent of owner 9,801Rent-free house and lot with consent of owner 35,469Rent-free house and lot without consent of owner 1,348Not Applicable 6Not Reported -

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Census of Population and Housing

Most of the households in Batangas use electricity as fuel for lighting

Majority (97.29%) of the households in Batangas in 2015 used electricity as fuel for lighting, while kerosene (gaas) ranked second as it was used by 10,092 households (1.64%) as their source of fuel for lighting in 2015. Meanwhile, 1.07 percent of the

total households in Batangas used either LPG, oil, solar panel, solar lamp or other source as their fuel for lighting.

Table 6. Number of Households by Kind of Fuel for Lighting, Batangas: 2015

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Census of Population and Housing

Own use faucet community water system is the main source of water supply for drinking in Batangas

Own use faucet community water system was listed as the main source of water supply for drinking in Batangas in 2015. Of the total households, 337,245 (54.94%) households drew water supply for drinking in their own use faucet community water system while about 94,261 (15.36%) households drew water supply for drinking from bottled water. Shared faucet community water system was listed as the third main source of water supply for drinking for 54,359 (8.86%) households.

Kind of Fuel for Lighting Number of Households

Total 613,825Electricity 597,198

Kerosene (Gaas) 10,092

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) 1,756Oil (vegetable animal and others)

82

Solar Panel 647

Solar Lamp 801

Others 2,156

None 1,093

Not Reported -

Table 7. Number of Households by Main Source of Water Supply for Drinking, Batangas: 2015

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Census of Population and Housing

In 2015, it was reported that the main source of water supply for cooking in Batangas is own use faucet community water system. Around 407,504 (66.39%) households used this source of water supply. Shared faucet community water system ranked second, used by 9.51 percent of the households. This was followed by the use of shared tubed/piped deep well used by 8.81 percent of the households.

Table 8. Number of Households by Main Source of Water Supply for Cooking, Batangas: 2015

Main Source of Water Supply for Drinking Number of Households

Total 613,825

Own use faucet community water system 337,245Shared faucet community water system 54,359Own use tubed/piped deep well 42,115Shared tubed/piped deep well 48,201

Tubed/piped shallow well 5,602

Dug well

6,485

Protected spring 15,848Unprotected spring 1,695Lake, river, rain and others 1,850Peddler 4,494Bottled water 94,261Others 1,670Not Reported -

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Census of Population and Housing

Main Source of Water Supply for Cooking Number of Households

Total 613,825Own use faucet community water system 407,504Shared faucet community water system 58,382Own use tubed/piped deep well 53,735Shared tubed/piped deep well 54,096Tubed/piped shallow well 7,043Dug well 6,986Protected spring 13,695Unprotected spring 1,746Lake, river, rain and others 2,132

Peddler 1,717Bottled water 5,801Others 988Not Reported -