Majority of the occupied housing units were single houses
    
Based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH), a total of 80,050 housing units in the City of Puerto Princesa were occupied. Of this total, 72,916 housing units or 91.1 percent were single houses. This was followed by occupied housing units in apartment / accessoria / rowhouse with 3,276 (4.1%), duplex with 2,079 (2.6%), in other multi-unit residential with 1,548 (1.9%). Meanwhile, 231 occupied housing units (0.3%) were commercial, industrial, agricultural buildings, institutional living quarters, and condominium / condotel. (Figure 1 and Table A)
 

Most of the occupied housing units have strong materials of the outer walls and roofs

In the City of Puerto Princesa, almost half of occupied housing units or 37.3 percent had outer walls made of concrete, brick or stone. This was followed by outer walls of occupied housing units made of bamboo, sawali, cogon, or nipa with 32.1 percent. 

On the other hand, 17 in every 25 occupied housing units in the city or 85.4 percent had roofs made of galvanized iron or aluminum. This was followed by the proportion of occupied housing units with cogon, nipa or anahaw (5.5%), and half galvanized iron and half concrete (3.7%). (Figure 2 and Table B)

Two-thirds of occupied housing units have concrete construction materials of the floor

Two in every three occupied housing units (66.9%) had concrete construction materials of the floor. Other common construction materials of the housing units in the city are bamboo (13.3%), wood (9.9%), and earth, sand or mud (7.3%). (Figure 3 and Table C)

Meanwhile, 35.0 percent of the occupied housing units have cement, brick or stone as the finishing materials of the floor. Other common finishing materials of the floor are ceramic tile, marble and granite (24.0%), linoleum (9.4%), and wood plank (6.0%). Moreover, more than two in every nine housing units in the city (22.6%) do not have any finishing materials on the floor. (Figure 3 and Table C)

Eight out of nine occupied housing units have one-storey buildings

One-storey buildings dominate the total occupied housing units in the City of Puerto Princesa with a total of 69,701 housing units (87.1%). These were followed by 9,844 housing units in two-storey buildings (12.3%), and 418 housing units in three-storey buildings (0.5%). (Figure 4 and Table D)

Four in every five occupied housing units need minor repair or need not be repaired at all

Four in every five occupied housing units or 81.6 percent only needed minor repair or need not be repaired at all. Meanwhile, the proportion of occupied housing units needing major repair comprised of 12.5 percent. (Figure 5 and Table E)

Moreover, the rest of the occupied housing units were categorized as unfinished construction (2.4%), under construction (1.9%), under renovation or being repaired (1.3%), and dilapidated or condemned (0.3%).  (Figure 5 and Table E)
 

At least nine out of 20 occupied housing units were built within the decade prior to the 2020 CPH
    
About 46.2 percent of the occupied housing units in the City of Puerto Princesa were built 10 years prior to the 2020 CPH, that is in the period 2011 to 2020, while 22.5 percent were built during the period 2001 to 2010. The remaining percentage of housing units were built more than 20 years prior to 2020 CPH with 11.8 percent during the period 1991 to 2000, 5.4 percent during the period 1981 to 1990, and 8.4 percent in 1980 or earlier. Meanwhile, the remaining 10.7 percent of the total occupied housing units had an unknown year of being built. (Figure 6 and Table F)
 

Two in every five housing units have a floor area of less than 20 square meters

In 2020, occupied housing units with a floor area of less than 20 square meters accounted for 39.9 percent of occupied housing units. This was followed by the housing units with a floor area of about 30 to 49 square meters comprised of 14.4 percent, housing units with floor area of 20 to 29 square meters comprised of 14.1 percent, and with floor area of 50 to 69 square meters comprised of 10.1 percent. (Figure 7 and Table G)
 

Twelve out of twenty-five households occupy a housing unit own or have owner-like possession of the house and lot they reside in

Of the 82,100 households who occupy a housing unit, 48.7 percent owned or had owner-like possession of the house and lot they occupied. Moreover, 15.4 percent of the households rented a house or room including lot. Furthermore, 13.6 percent had their own house but rent-free lot with consent of owner, and 11.4 percent had rent-free house and lot with consent of owner. (Figure 8 and Table H)
 

The statistics presented in this special release were based on the information provided by the respondent or any responsible member in the household who may provide accurate answers to the questions and give correct information about the housing units. For the following data items, observation of the building/housing unit by the enumerator was allowed during the data collection of the 2020 CPH, namely:  a) type of building, b) number of floors of the building, c) construction materials of the roof, d) construction materials of the outer walls, and e) state of repair of the building.

(SGD) LENI R. RIOFLORIDO
Regional Director

MLLM / RRL / MCCM