SPECIAL RELEASE

Housing Characteristics of Socorro, Oriental Mindoro

(2020 Census of Population and Housing)

9,652 occupied housing units in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro in 2020

Based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH), the municipality of Socorro, Oriental Mindoro listed a total of 9,652 occupied housing units. In 2015, there were 9,054 occupied housing units recorded while in 2010, there were 8,781 occupied housing units.

Between 2020 and 2015, the number of occupied housing units increased by 598 or 6.6 percent.

In 1970, the reported total number of occupied housing units in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro was 2,718, that is, 28.2 percent of the number of occupied housing units of the municipality in the 2020 CPH.

Socorro ranks twelfth with the highest number of occupied housing units in 2020 in Oriental Mindoro

The municipality of Socorro recorded 9,652 occupied housing units in Oriental Mindoro in 2020. This represents 4.5 percent of the total number of occupied housing units in the province.

The City of Calapan and the municipalities of Naujan and Pinamalayan are the top three areas of the province in terms of the number of occupied housing units. The City of Calapan had the highest number of occupied housing units with a total of 34,644 occupied housing units or 16.3 percent share of the occupied housing units in the province. This was followed by the municipality of Naujan with 26,317 or 12.4 percent share and Pinamalayan with 20,926 or 9.8 percent share.

The municipality of San Teodoro had the least number of occupied housing units with a total of 4,500 occupied housing units or 2.1 percent share of the occupied housing units in the province.

A ratio of approximately 102 households per 100 housing units in Socorro in 2020

A total of 9,869 households was recorded in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro in 2020. This translates to approximately 102 households per one hundred occupied housing units. In 2015, the ratio was recorded at one household per one housing unit.

Across the province, the municipality of Puerto Galera recorded the highest ratio of 103 households for every 100 occupied housing units. This was followed by Socorro and four other municipalities with a ratio of 102 households per 100 occupied housing units. The other four municipalities are Bongabong, Pinamalayan, Pola, and Roxas.

The ratio of household population to occupied housing units in Socorro was 4.3 persons per housing unit in 2020 and 2015.

Majority of the occupied housing units in Socorro are single houses

Of the total number of occupied housing units in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro in 2020, a total of 9,508 or 98.5 percent were single houses. This was followed by occupied housing units in duplex with 69 (0.7%).

Occupied housing units in Socorro have strong materials of the outer walls and roofs

In 2020, more than half of the occupied housing units in Socorro had outer walls made of concrete/brick/stone (57.4%) followed by outer walls of occupied housing units made of wood with 15.9 percent. On the other hand, 14.4 percent of the occupied housing units had outer walls made of half concrete/brick/stone and half wood while 10.9 percent had outer walls made of bamboo/sawali/cogon/nipa.

Likewise, 90.4 percent of the occupied housing units in 2020 had roofs made of galvanized iron/aluminum. The proportion of occupied housing units with roofs made of cogon/nipa/anahaw comprised 4.8 percent and concrete/clay tile comprising 2.3 percent. Housing units made of half galvanized iron and half concrete comprised 1.5 percent, wood/bamboo with 0.6 percent, makeshift/salvaged/improvised materials with 0.2 percent and 0.1 percent were not reported.

Four out of five occupied housing units in Socorro have concrete construction materials of the floor

Four out of five occupied housing units (80.7%) have concrete construction materials of the floor. Other construction materials of the floor in occupied housing units in Socorro are earth/sand/mud (11.7%), bamboo (4.6%), wood (2.5%), and not reported (0.5%).

On the other hand, more than half or 55.5 percent of the occupied housing units have cement/brick/stone as finishing materials of the floor. About 20.7 percent had ceramic tile/marble/granite for finishing materials of the floor. Approximately 14.8 percent of the housing units had no finishing materials for the floor. Linoleum finishing materials accounted for 6.1 percent, wood plank comprised 2.1 percent, vinyl carpet tire had 0.4 percent, others comprised 0.3 percent, and wood tile/parquet with 0.1 percent.

Most of the occupied housing units in Socorro are one-storey buildings

Majority or 96.5 percent of the occupied housing units in the municipality of Socorro were one-storey buildings while occupied housing units in two storey and three-storey buildings were recorded at 3.4 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively.

Majority of the occupied housing units in Socorro needs minor repair or no repair at all

Eight in ten occupied housing units (81.6%) only needed minor repair or need not be repaired at all. Meanwhile, the proportion of occupied housing units needing major repair comprised 14.2 percent.

Moreover, the other occupied housing units were categorized as under renovation/being repaired (1.7%), under construction (on-going) (1.4%), unfinished construction (0.7%), and dilapidated/condemned (0.3%).

Almost half of the occupied housing units in Socorro were built within the decade prior to the 2020 CPH

Almost half (44.7%) of the occupied housing units in Socorro were built 10 years prior to the 2020 CPH, that is, in the period 2011 to 2020, while 21.7 percent were built during the period 2001 to 2010. On the other hand, 15.9 percent were built during the period 1991 to 2000. Furthermore, 7.9 percent were built during the period 1981 to 1990, and 5.9 percent were built during the period 1980 or earlier.

Meanwhile, 3.9 percent of the occupied housing units in the municipality are of unknown construction years (Don’t Know).

Almost half of the occupied housing units in Socorro have floor areas less than 20 square meters

In 2020, occupied housing units in Socorro, Oriental Mindoro with floor areas of less than 20 sq. m. (less than 209 sq. ft.) accounted for 47.6 percent of occupied housing units. This was followed by occupied housing units with floor areas of about 20 to 29 sq. m. (210-317 sq. ft.) comprising 21.3 percent and housing units with floor areas of 30 to 49 sq. m. (210-317 sq. ft.) comprising 12.5 percent.

Meanwhile, occupied housing units with floor areas of 50 to 69 sq. m. (533-748 sq. ft.) accounted for 7.8 percent. Those with floor areas ranging from 70 to 89 sq. m. (749-963 sq. ft.) accounted for 5.0 percent while those with floor areas from 90 to 119 sq. m. (964-1286 sq. ft.) accounted for 2.6 percent and those of about 120 sq. m. (1287 sq. ft.) or more accounted for 3.2 percent.

More than half of the occupied housing units in Socorro are owned or has owner-like possession of the house and lot

Of the 9,652 occupied housing units in Socorro in 2020, 56.0 percent were owned or had owner-like possession of the house and lot. Moreover, 30.2 percent of the housing units were own house rent-free lot with consent of the owner. Furthermore, 8.4 percent of the housing units were rent-free house and lot with consent of owner, and 2.9 percent of the housing units were rent house/room including lot. In addition, 1.3 percent were own house rent lot, 1.1 percent were own house, rent-free lot without consent of owner, and 0.1 percent were rent free house and lot without consent of owner.

The statistics presented in this Special Release were based on the information provided by the household respondents or any responsible member who provided answers to the questions and gave information about the characteristics of 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: 

1. Type of Building; 

2. Number of Floors of the Building; 

3. Construction Materials of the Roof; 

4. Construction Materials of the Outer Walls; and 

5. State of Repair of the Building.

(SGD) DONNA MARIE D. MOBE
(Supervising Statistical Specialist)
Officer-in-Charge
Oriental Mindoro Provincial Statistical Office