San Pedro Town Municipal Profile - s25924.pcdn.co · San Pedro Town Municipal Profile General San Pedro Town is the only island municipality in the country, located on Ambergris Caye

San Pedro Town Municipal Profile General

San Pedro Town is the only island municipality in the country, located on Ambergris Caye. For administrative

purposes, it is associated with the Belize District, and is the second municipality in the district. Ambergris

Caye is a major destination for overnight tourists visiting the country.

Population

Between 2000 and 2010, San Pedro Town experienced tremendous population growth of over 17% per

annum, far above the 3% average annual urban population growth for the intercensal period. At the 2010

population census count, the population was estimated to be around 11,800 persons. It is now the fifth most-

populated municipality in Belize, having outgrown Corozal Town, Benque Viejo, Dangriga , and Punta Gora

between 2000 and 2010. The average household size decreased in the intercensal period from 3.4 persons

per household in 2000 to 3.1 persons per household in 2010, the smallest household size of all 9

municipalities.

Demographics

San Pedro Town is predominantly a Mestizo community. Mestizos are by far the major ethnic group,

comprising 77% of the population in 2000, and over 72% of the population in 2010. Spanish is the most

spoken language, with 76% of the population speaking Spanish. However English is also spoken by 74% of the

population, indicating that the majority of the population is bilingual (Spanish, English).

The male-to-female ratio remained fairly constant at around 105 males per 100 females between 2000 and

2010. Since the population census figures are based on a de-facto count of the population, this may be as a

result the in-migration of male workers to the island in pursuit of employment in the tourism industry.

The Age-Dependency ratio declined from 56 dependents per 100 adults in 2000 to 47 dependents per 100

adults in 2010. The low dependency ratio is also reflective of the small household size, as many households in

San Pedro are of single migrant workers who leave behind their dependents in other areas of the country.

San Pedro Town has one of the highest proportion of foreign-born population among the 9 municipalities.

The foreign-born population remained fairly constant between 2000 and 2010 at around 23% of the

population. The foreign-born population in San Pedro Town have traditionally been from Central America and

North America; however within the intercensal period, there has been increased immigration from China.

Access to Public Utilities (Water, Sanitation, Electricity)

Bottled water remained the major source of drinking water for households in San Pedro Town between 2000

and 2010. The proportion of households using bottled water for drinking has increased from 64% in 2000 to

over 90% in 2010.

Flush toilet piped to septic tank is the main type of toilet facility for most households in San Pedro Town. The

proportion of households with flush toilets piped to septic tanks decreased from over 66% in 2000 to over

63% in 2010. Meanwhile, households with flush toilets piped to sewer have increased from over 27% in 2000

to nearly 34% in 2010. San Pedro Town is one of only three municipalities in the country with an established

sewer system for waste water disposal and treatment.

The vast majority of households in San Pedro Town use electricity as the main power source for lighting. The

proportion of households with electricity has remained fairly steady at around 96% of all households between

2000 and 2010.

Education

Currently there are 7 Primary schools, 1 High school, and 1 sixth form established in San Pedro Town. The Net

Enrolment rate in primary school decreased significantly from 102% in 2004 to 89% in 2010. This decrease

may be largely due to the 205% increase in the population of children 5 to 14 years in the intercensal period.

The ratio of boys to girls enrolled in Primary school decreased from 109 boys per 100 girls in 2004 to 103 boys

per 100 girls by 2010, indicating that more boys than girls continued to be enrolled in Primary school.

The Gross Enrolment rate in secondary school increased significantly for both males and females between

2000 and 2010. The Gross Enrolment rate increased from 53% in 2000 to 68% in 2010 for males, and from

64% in 2000 to 76% in 2010 for females. The ratio of boys to girls enrolled in secondary school decreased

significantly from 110 boys per 100 girls in 2004 to 86 boys to per 100 girls by 2010, indicating that more girls

than boys are now enrolled in secondary school.

The Youth Literacy rate (15 to 24 years) increased from 86% in 2000 to 93% in 2010 for male youths, and from

85% in 2000 to 95% in 2010 for female youths.

Technical and Vocational training also experienced tremendous growth as the number of trainees increased by more than 600% between 2000 and 2010.

Employment

Due to the sample design of the annual Belize Labour Force survey, no employment data is estimated separately for San Pedro Town. Employment data is released at the Belize district urban level which includes Belize City and San Pedro combined.

Municipality Profile, San Pedro TownI. Tables and ChartsA. POPULATION

Population by Age groups 2000 2010 Change %Change

Total (All persons) 4,267 11,767 7,500 175.8%

Infants (under 5 yrs) 519 1,228 709 136.6%

Children (5 - 14 yrs) 740 2,259 1,519 205.3%

Adolescents (15 - 24 yrs) 830 2,528 1,698 204.6%

Adults (25 - 64 yrs) 1,609 5,494 3,885 241.5%

Seniors (65 yrs+) 110 255 145 131.8%

Other Population data 2000 2010 Change %Change

Total Population 4,267 11,767 7,500 175.8%

Males 2,186 6,052 3,866 176.9%

Females 2,081 5,715 3,634 174.6%

Households 1,248 3,769 2,521 202.0%

avg. Persons per household 3.4 3.1 -0.3 -8.7%

Age Dependency ratio 0.56 0.47 -0.09 -16.9%

Male to Female ratio 1.05 1.06 0.01 0.8%

Urban density* (persons/acre) -

- 2,000 4,000 6,000

Infants (under 5 yrs)

Children (5 - 14 yrs)

Adolescents (15 - 24 yrs)

Adults (25 - 64 yrs)

Seniors (65 yrs+)

Population by Age groups 2010 2000

-

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

TotalPopulation

Males Females Households

Other Population data 2000 2010

Source: Census data, SIB.

Source: Census data, SIB. *Municipal Development Plan, draft Nov. 2013 Age dependency ratio is the number of persons less than 15 years plus persons over 64 years divided by the number of persons 15 to 64 years. Male of Female ratio is the number of males divided by the number of females.

Municipality Profile, San Pedro TownI. Tables and Charts

B. DEMOGRAPHICS

Population by Ethnic groups 2000 2010 Change %Change

Total (All persons) 3,808 11,767

CREOLE 289 943 654 226.3%

EAST INDIAN 78 213 135 173.1%

GARIFUNA 160 272 112 70.0%

MAYA 49 288 239 487.8%

MESTIZO/HISPANIC 2,933 8,552 5,619 191.6%

CAUCASIAN/WHITE 208 553 345 165.9%

ASIAN/CHINESE 3 54 51 1700.0%

OTHER 32 863 831 2596.9%

NOT STATED 56 29

Main Language spoken at home* 2000 2010 Change %Change

Total (Persons 4 years or older) 3,389 11,765

CHINESE 1 23 22 2200.0%

CREOLE 444 2,558 2,114 476.1%

ENGLISH 521 8,692 8,171 1568.3%

GARIFUNA 20 220 200 1000.0%

HINDI 7 7 -

MAYA 2 225 223 11150.0%

SPANISH 2,381 8,987 6,606 277.4%

OTHER 11 139 128 1163.6%

NOT STATED 9

*-multiple languages reported (Census 2010)

- 3,000 6,000 9,000

CREOLE

EAST INDIAN

GARIFUNA

MAYA

MESTIZO/HISPANIC

CAUCASIAN/WHITE

ASIAN/CHINESE

OTHER

Population by Ethnic groups 2010 2000


- 3,000 6,000 9,000

CHINESE

CREOLE

ENGLISH

GARIFUNA

HINDI

MAYA

SPANISH

OTHER

Main Language spoken 2010 2000

Source: Census data, SIB. *ln Census 2010, this question was worded as which language(s) do you speak well enough to conduct a conversation; multiple languages reported in Census 2010. Total for Census 2010 includes all persons (not persons 4 years or older)


Country of Birth 2000 2010 Change %Change


BELIZE 2,891 8,985 6,094 210.8%

ABROAD 914 2,732 1,818 198.9%

NOT STATED 3 47

C. ACCESS TO PUBLIC UTILITIES

Main source of Drinking water 2000 2010 Change %Change

Total (Households) 1,114 3,768

PIPED INTO DWELLING OR YARD 70 198 128 182.9%

PRIVATE CATCHMENTS, NOT PIPED 294 128 (166) -56.5%

BOTTLED/PURIFIED WATER 716 3,414 2,698 376.8%

OTHER 27 24 (3) -11.1%

NOT STATED 7 4 (3)

Type of Toilet facilities 2000 2010 Change %Change


W.C. LINKED TO SEWER 307 1,279 972 316.6%

W.C. LINKED TO SEPTIC TANK 744 2,399 1,655 222.4%

PIT LATRINE 46 41 (5) -10.9%

OTHER 6 9 3

NONE 2 22 20 1000.0%

NOT STATED 9 16

- 3,000 6,000 9,000

BELIZE

ABROAD

Country of Birth

2010

2000


- 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000

PIPED INTO DWELLING ORYARD

PRIVATE CATCHMENTS, NOTPIPED

BOTTLED/PURIFIED WATER

OTHER

Main source of drinking water

2010

2000

Source: Census data, SIB. Piped into dwelling or yard includes water piped from public and private sources. Other includes water from dug well, publi c standpipe, and rivers/streams/creeks.

- 600 1,200 1,800 2,400

W.C. LINKED TO SEWER

W.C. LINKED TO SEPTICTANK

PIT LATRINE

OTHER

NONE

Type of Toilet facility

2010

2000



Main Source of Lighting 2000 2010 Change %Change


GAS/KEROSENE LAMP 14 3 (11) -78.6%

ELECTRICITY FROM PUBLIC SOURCE 1,062 3,636 2,574 242.4%

ELECTRICITY FROM A PRIVATE SOURCE 8 29 21 262.5%

OTHER 12 82 70 583.3%

NONE 6 6

NOT STATED 18 10

Fuel used most for Cooking 2000 2010 Change %Change


WOOD/CHARCOAL 5 28 23 460.0%

BUTANE OR BIOGAS 969 3,128 2,159 222.8%

OTHER 119 152 33 27.7%

NOT STATED 21 17

Disposal of Garbage 2000 2010 Change %Change


TAKE TO DUMPSITE 12 43 31 258.3%

BURN 53 139 86 162.3%

MUNICIPAL COLLECTION 1,012 3,469 2,457 242.8%

OTHER 26 106 80 307.7%

NOT STATED 11 11

- 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000

GAS/KEROSENE LAMP

ELECTRICITY FROM PUBLICSOURCE

ELECTRICITY FROM APRIVATE SOURCE

OTHER

NONE

Main source of Lighting 2010 2000


- 800 1,600 2,400 3,200

WOOD/CHARCOAL

BUTANE OR BIOGAS

OTHER

Fuel used most for Cooking 2010 2000


- 700 1,400 2,100 2,800 3,500

TAKE TODUMPSITE

BURN

MUNICIPALCOLLECTION

OTHER

Disposal of Garbage 2010

2000



D. EDUCATION

Gross Enrolment Rate, Primary 2000 2010 Change

Male 109% 108% -1%

Female 99% 104% 5%

Gross Enrolment Rate, Secondary

Male 53% 68% 15%

Female 64% 76% 12%

Attend Formal School 2000 2010 Change %Change


YES, Full-time 894 2,846 1952 218%

YES, Part-time 16 78 62 388%

NO 2,689 8,240 5551 206%

NOT STATED 4 68

Received any Technical/ Vocational

training* 2000 2010 Change %Change


YES 266 1,878 1612 606%

NO 2,329 6,494 4165 179%

NOT STATED 11 75

*- includes any formal job training (Census 2010)

- 3,000 6,000 9,000

YES, Full-time

YES, Part-time

NO

Attend Formal school

2010

2000

Source: Census data, SIB. Includes all school levels.

- 1,300 2,600 3,900 5,200 6,500

YES

NO

Technical/Vocational Training

2010

2000

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

Male Female Male Female

Gross Enrolmnent rates 2000 2010

Secondary

Primary

Source: Census data, SIB. Gross Enrolment Rate (Primary) is the ratio of persons enrolled in primary school to all persons in the official primary shool age (5 to 12 years). Gross Enrolment Rate (Secondary) is the ratio of persons enrolled in secondary school to all persons in the official secondary shool age (13 to 16 years).



E. EMPLOYMENT

F. APPENDIX OF CENSUS TABLES (2000, 2010)

HOUSING & PROPERTY

Occupancy of Dwelling 2000 2010 Change %Change


Own 457 1,044 587 128.4%

Rent/Lease 504 2,206 1702 337.7%

Other 143 507 364 254.5%

Not Stated 10 10

Occupancy of Land 2000 2010 Change %Change

Total (Households) 456 1,043

Freehold 383 920 537 140.2%

Leasehold 49 54 5 10.2%

Other 24 47 23 95.8%

Not Stated 22

Main material of Dwelling 2000 2010 Change %Change


Wood 606 989 383 63.2%

Concrete/Brick 400 1,581 1181 295.3%

Wood and Concrete 10 55 45 450.0%

Plywood/Palmetto/Stucco 73 832 759 1039.7%

Other 13 303 290 2230.8%

Not Stated 12 7

Main material of roofing 2000 2010 Change %Change


Sheet metal 779 2,402 1623 208.3%

Concrete 234 1,002 768 328.2%

Thatch 11 16 5 45.5%

Other 74 338 264 356.8%

Not Stated 16 10

Main material of flooring 2000 2010 Change %Change


WOOD 520 983 463 89.0%

CEMENT/CONCRETE 559 1,866 1307 233.8%

DIRT 4 3 -1 -25.0%

OTHER 15 896 881 5873.3%

Not Stated 16 20

Source: Belize Labour Force survey, SIB [April 2013,April 2014] Employment data is not released separately for San Pedro Town, due to the sample design of the labour force survey.


DEMOGRAPHICS

Population by Religious affiliation 2000 2010 Change %Change


ANGLICAN 31 144 113 364.5%

BAPTIST 44 96 52 118.2%

JEHOVAH WITNESS 47 222 175 372.3%

METHODIST 24 52 28 116.7%

NAZARENE 31 190 159 512.9%

PENTECOSTAL 101 1,010 909 900.0%

ROMAN CATHOLIC 2,229 5,027 2,798 125.5%

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST 200 642 442 221.0%

OTHER 405 1,369 964 238.0%

NONE 679 2,924 2,245 330.6%

NOT STATED 17 90

Current Union Status 2000 2010 Change %Change

Total (Persons 14 years and older) 2,604 8,275

MARRIED 1,061 2,439 1378 129.9%

COMMON-LAW-UNION 642 2,578 1936 301.6%

VISITING PARTNER 6 469 463 7716.7%

SEPARATED (NOT IN A UNION) 35 511 476 1360.0%

WIDOWED (NOT IN A UNION) 49 131 82 167.3%

DIVORCED (NOT IN UNION) 30 226 196 653.3%

OTHER (NOT IN UNION) 767 1,867 1100 143.4%

NOT STATED 14 54

MISCELLANEOUS

Have Fixed Telephone Service 2000 2010 Change %Change


YES 580 615 35 6.0%

NO 526 3,152 2626 499.2%

NOT STATED 8

Ownership of Private Motor vehicle 2000 2010 Change %Change


YES 200 1,137 937 468.5%

NO 905 2,607 1702 188.1%

NOT STATED 9

Municipality Profile, San Pedro TownII. Scorecard of selected MDG Indicators

MDG Actual Actual Target

Indicator Description 2000 2010 2015 CHARTS NOTES

1.5 Employment to Working Age Population ratio 0.64 0.62

1.7Proportion of own-account and contributing

Family workers to Total Employment 13% 11%

2.1 Net Enrolment Rate in Primary education 102.0% 89.2%

2.3 Youth Literacy rate (15-24 years)

Males 86% 93% 100%

Females 85% 95% 100%

3.1Ratio of boys to girls enrolled in Primary,

Secondary, and Tertiary education 2004 2010 2015

Primary 1.09 1.03 1.00

Secondary 1.10 0.86 1.00

Tertiary* 0.46 0.95 1.00

3.2Proportion of women in wage employment in the

non-Agricultural sectors 28% 31%

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

1

1.1

2004 2010

MDG 3.1

Primary Secondary Tertiary*

0.64

0.62

2000 2010

MDG 1.5

13%

11%

2000 2010

MDG 1.7

28%

31%

2000 2010

MDG 3.2

84%86%88%90%92%94%96%98%

100%102%

2000 2010

MDG 2.3

Males Females Target

102.0%

89.2%

2004 2010

MDG 2.1

Source: Census data, SIB. Employment includes all persons 14 years or older who worked for at least 1 hour for pay, profit or family gain, or who were temporarily absent from his/her job, during the Census reference week. Working Age Population includes all persons 14 years or older regardless of their economic activity status.

Source: Census data, SIB. Own-account workers are self-employed (without paid help) persons 14 years or older. Contributing Family workers are unpaid family workers 14 years or older. Total Employment includes all persons 14 years or older who worked for at least 1 hour for pay, profit or family gain, or who were temporarily absent from his/her job, during the Census reference week.

Sources: Policy and Planning Unit, MOE; Census data, SIB. Net Primary Enrolment rate is the proportion of all children 5 to 12 years enrolled in Primary School. This rate can be above 100% as the enrolment data may include children from adjacent rural communities enrolled in urban primary schools.

Source: Census data, SIB. Literacy is the ability of a person to read and write . In absence of a functional literacy test, literacy is estimated by a proxy measure such as the number of completed years of formal schooling. Youth Literacy rate is the propor-tion of all persons 15 to 24 years who can read and write. For MDG 2.3, the proportion of all persons 15 to 24 years who completed at least standard 5 of Primary school is used to estimate youth literacy.

Sources: Policy and Planning Unit, MOE; Registrar, University of Belize; Registrar, Galen University; SIB. Tertiary enrolment includes data from all Sixth Forms, Galen, and UB. A ratio equal to 1 indicates an equal number of boys and girls are enroled at that school level. A ratio less than 1 indicates more girls than boys are enroled at that school level. A ratio greater than 1 indicates more boys than girls are enroled at that school level.

Source: Census data, SIB. MDG 3.2 represents the number of women 14 years or older, employed as paid workers in all industry, except agriculture, as a proportion of all persons 14 years or older, employed in the non-Agricultural sectors.

MOE enrolment data are reported by schools within each municipality, not by the place of residence of the students. As a result, the urban Net Enrolment Rates (NER)based on MOE data may overstate the actual NER as the enrolment reported may include students from rural communities who are enrolled in urban shools. This may be more acute at the Secondary and Tertiary levels as the schools at these levels are concentrated in the urban areas within each district.

*- Tertiary gender ratios are reported for years 2004 and 2010.

Municipality Profile, San Pedro TownII. Scorecard of selected MDG Indicators

MDG Actual Actual Target

Indicator Description 2000 2010 2015 CHARTS NOTES

7.8Proportion of population using an improved

drinking water source 34% 8% 100%

7.9Proportion of population using an improved

sanitation facility 83% 86% 100%

8.14 Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants 15.2 5.2

8.16 Internet users per 100 inhabitants - 34.3

15.2

5.2

2000 2010

MDG 8.14

83%

86%

2000 2010

MDG 7.9

34%

8%

2000 2010

MDG 7.8 Source: Census data, SIB. MDG 7.8 represents the household population with access to improved drinking water as a proportion of the total population. Improved drinking water sources include water piped into dwelling or yard, public tap or standpipe, protected dug well/tubewell/borehole, protected spring, and rainwater collection. It excludes water from carts or tanker trucks, bottled water, and unprotected surface water.

Source: Census data, SIB. MDG 7.9 represents the household population with access to an improved toilet facility as a proportion of the total population. An improved toilet facility includes Flush and Pour-flush toilets piped into sewer, septic tanks, or pit latrines, Ventilated and Improved Pit (VIP) latrines, Pit latrines with Slab, and Composting toilets, not shared with another household.

Source: Census data, SIB. MDG 8.14 represents the total number of fixed telephone lines per 100 persons. Data from the telecom providers is required for this indicator. Household information on fixed telephone service (residential) was used from the census to approximate this measure. The census data represents the proportion of households with fixed telephone service to the total population. It assumes 1 fixed telephone line per household.

The definition of an improved drinking water source is based on the classification developed by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water and Sanitation. The data indicates a remarkable decline in the level of this indicator between 2000 and 2010. This is mainly as a result of the huge increase in bottled water as a main source of drinking water for most urban households.

The definition of an improved sanitation facility is based on the classification developed by the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water and Sanitation.

Source: Census data, SIB. Internet users are persons 5 years or older who reported using the internet within the past 3 months of the Census reference date. This information is not available from the 2000 Census.

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