QUICKSTAT

LA UNION
(Monthly Update of Most Requested Statistics)
As of June 2018

INDICATOR REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA

PRICE INDICES (2012=100) 2017 May 2018 Apr 2018 May 2017
Consumer Price Index 107.3 110.0 110.0 107.3
Inflation rate 2.0 2.5 2.8 ###
2.7
Purchasing power of the peso 0.93 0.91 0.91 0.93
PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (Floor area in square meter; value in P1,000) 2016 4 th Qtr 2017 3 rd Qtr 2017 4 th Qtr 2016
Total number of buildings 1,281 493 373 301
Total floor area 209,184 72,776 62,504 56,939
Value 1,787,596 692,628 562,830 394,311
Residential (number) 1,059 389 296 250
Total floor area 134,129 41,725 36,594 31,939
Value 1,127,476 383,719 351,631 243,975
Nonresidential (number) 156 78 60 38
Total floor area 71,927 29,665 24,870 24,328
Value 590,595 264,426 197,216 139,068
GEOGRAPHY (Source: Philippine Statistics Authority) 2016 2015 2014
Number of cities 1 1 1
Number of municipalities 19 19 19
Number of barangays 576 576 576
DEMOGRAPHY (Source: 2000 and 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH)
2015 2010 2007 2000
2007 and 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN))
Total population 786,653 741,906 720,972 657,945
Urban … 86,145 80,699 -
Rural … 655,761 640,273 -
Male 397,101 373,914 363,970 332,440
Female 389,552 367,992 357,002 325,505
Annual growth rate (1990-2000, 2000-2007, 2000-2010, 2010-2015) 1.12 1.21 1.27 1.83
Sex ratio (number of males for every 100 females) … 101.6 102.0 102.1
Household population 784,646 740,710 719,657 657,226
Male 395,714 373,129 363,096 332,046
Female 388,932 367,581 356,561 325,180
Number of households 180,675 163,820 153,550 127,579
Average household size 4.3 4.52 4.69 5.15
Population density (square kilometer) 525 495 481 439
Median age … 25.7 24.5 22.5
Dependency ratio … 56.2 61.4 68.0
Young dependents … 46.8 51.9 58.7
Old dependents … 9.4 9.5 9.3
Proportion by age group
0- 4 … 9.8 10.5 11.6
0 - 14 … 30.0 32.1 34.9
15 - 64 … 64.0 62.0 59.5
18 and over … 64.0 61.6 58.6
60 and over … 9.0 8.3 8.0
65 and over … 6.0 5.9 5.6
Proportion of urban population … 11.6 11.2 16.6
Proportion of persons with disabilities … 1.8 n. a. 1.5
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DEMOGRAPHY (Source: 2000 and 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH)
2015 2010 2007 2000
2007 and 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN))
Marital status (Household population 10 years old and over)
Total 636,420 593,640 566,032 504,025
Single 264,013 246,933 239,203 226,395
Married 270,492 275,487 265,774 229,925
Widowed 35,199 31,839 30,684 26,515
Divorced/Separated 9,507 7,396 5,819 4,412
Common-Law/Live-in 57,134 31,723 23,055 14,509
Unknown/Not Stated 75 262 1,497 2,269
Elderly population (60 years old and over) 2015 2010 2007 2000
Both sexes 132,629 66,497 60,136 60,136
Male 54,845 27,670 25,374 25,374
Female 77,784 38,827 34,762 34,762
Disabled persons by type of disability 2007 2000 1995
Total - 10,095 15,070
Total blindness - 424 435
Partial blindness - 613 971
Low vision - 3,295 6,988
Total deafness - 327 301
Partial deafness - 611 1,123
Hard of hearing - 756 499
Oral defect - 902 439
Loss of one or both arms/hands - 263 86
Loss of one or both legs/feet - 511 148
Quadriplegic - 645 1,393
Mentally retarded - 795 612
Mentally ill - 647 642
Multiple impairment - 306 -
Muteness - - 384
Deafness/Muteness - - -
Others - - 2,442
With at least one type of functional disability 2010 Both sexes Male Female
(Household population five years old and over) 22,303 10,054 12,249
Difficulty in seeing, even if wearing eyeglasses 14,083 6,013 8,070
Difficulty in hearing, even if using a hearing aid 5,395 2,340 3,055
Difficulty in walking or climbing steps 5,909 2,676 3,233
Difficulty in remembering or concentrating 3,573 1,529 2,044
Difficulty in self-caring (bathing or dressing) 2,585 1,133 1,452
Difficulty in communicating 2,906 1,459 1,447
Highest educational attainment (Household population by 5 years old and over) 2015 b/ 2010 2007 2000
Both sexes 713,464 667,728 643,835 580,737
No grade completed 16,744 15,471 28,643 22,465
Pre-school 17,166 18,563 14,790 15,104
Special Education 497 - - -
Elementary 197,819 204,513 207,604 218,828
1st-4th Grade 87,934 - 90,414 97,403
5th-6th Grade 28,698 - 25,614 121,425
Graduate 81,187 - 91,576 -
High school 290,227 248,996 234,075 182,750
Undergraduate 85,795 - 80,223 80,632
Graduate 204,432 - 153,852 102,118
Post-secondary 15,181 34,810 28,108 40,027
Undergraduate 993 - 1,638 18,606
Graduate 14,188 - 26,470 21,421
College undergraduate 75,233 63,775 53,862 60,506
Academic degree holder 98,628 78,003 37,391 28,822
Post-baccalaureate 1,809 3,247 2,160 3,135
Not stated 130 350 37,202 9,100
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DEMOGRAPHY (Source: 2000 and 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH)
2015 c/ 2010 2007 2000
2007 and 2015 Census of Population (POPCEN))
Overseas workers (Highest educational attainment 10 years old and over)
Both sexes 35,912 24,531 22,548 15,295
No grade completed - 24 17 36
Pre-school - 6 - 9
Elementary 696 872 806 1,578
1st-4th Grade 65 134 110 329
5th-6th Grade 64 871 76 -
5th-7th Grade - - - 1,249
Graduate 567 651 620 -
High school 13,909 7,716 7,367 4,921
Undergraduate 860 786 672 1,053
Graduate 13,049 6,930 6,695 3,868
Post-secondary 1,898 3,815 3,310 3,458
Undergraduate 100 158 116 1,484
Graduate 1,798 3,657 3,194 1,974
College undergraduate 5,000 3,439 2,821 2,836
Academic degree holder 14,362 8,537 4,800 2,152
Post-baccalaureate 47 118 61 128
Not stated - 4 3,366 177
VITAL STATISTICS (Source: Vital Statistics Report) 2016 2015 2014
Births (based on civil registration; not adjusted for underregistration) 11,872 12,531 14,226
Male 6,259 6,587 7,480
Female 5,613 5,944 6,746
Marriages (based on civil registration; not adjusted for underregistration) 3,849 3,544 3,633
Deaths (based on civil registration; not adjusted for underregistration) - 5,135 5,182
Male - 2,801 2,889
Female - 2,334 2,293
2010-2015 2005-2010 2000-2005
Crude birth a (per thousand population) 23.61 25.63 27.28
Crude death a (per thousand population) 5.67 6.10 6.70
Crude rate of natural increase (per thousand population) 17.94 19.53 20.58
Total fertility rate a (number of children per woman) 3.11 3.34 3.59
Life expectancy at birth (in years; medium assumption)
a

Male 70.02 68.82 67.62

Female 76.60 75.60 74.40
EDUCATION (Sources: Census of Population and Housing) 2015 2010 *
2007
Literate(Literacy of the Household Population 10 Years Old and Over 630,990 586,510 ..
)Literacy rate 99.1 98.8 ..
AGRICULTURE (Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture Vol. I) 2002 1991 1980
Number of farms by land use 2/
137,631 162,517 122,698
Area of farms by land use (in hectares) 160,697 193,439 185,695
Arable lands
Land planted to temporary crops 126,562 141,547 120,017
Lands lying idle b/ 631 2,088 7,258
Land planted to permanent crops 12,433 36,805 21,240
Land under permanent meadows and pasture 569 658 6,056
Lands covered with forest growth 447 488 2,845
All other lands c/ 84,649 106,114 32,372
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AGRICULTURE (Source: PSA) 2017 2016 2015

Top five agricultural crops
Palay
Area (harvested/hectares) 38,810 38,304 38,255
Production (metric tons) 187,015 175,354 172,000
Corn
Area (harvested/hectares) 7,411 6,261 6,563
Production (metric tons) 38,440 31,644 32,216
Coconut
Area (planted/hectares) ... 1,257 1,040
Production (metric tons) ... 2,466 2,525
Mango
Area (planted/hectares) ... 2,476 2,355
Production (metric tons) ... 11,955 16,984
Banana
Area (planted/hectares) ... 1,163 1,148
Production (metric tons) ... 7,171 7,454
Top five livestock/poultry ( Inventory) 2018 2017 2016
Carabao 34,750 32,242 30,737
Cattle 36,772 37,052 35,597
Goat 70,310 59,432 57,276
Duck 47,718 56,406 71,522
Chicken 1,522,443 1,575,946 1,682,077
INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT (Source: Department of Budget and Management) 2011 2010 2009
IRA (million pesos) 650.1 603.9 568.4
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (Source: PSA and Human Development Network) 2012 2009 2006
Human development index 5/ 0.687 0.615 0.587
Rank - - -
BANKS (Source: Central Bank of the Philippines) 2015 2014 2013
Total number of banks 88 84 77
Total bank deposit liabilities (millions) 27,094 23,415 21,121
PAWNSHOP (Source: Central Bank of the Philippines) 2012 2011 2010
Total number of pawnshops 138 129 120
REGISTERED VOTERS (Source: Commission on Elections) 2016 2010 2009
Number of registered voters 454,778 419,331 431,019
Rank - 38 37

r-revised p-preliminary .. Data Not Available ... Data not yet Available
* Figures are based on a 20% sample households
a/
2000 Census-Based National, Regional and Provincial Projections.
b/
Total Population 5 Years Old and Over
c/
Overseas Workers 15 Years Old and Over
1/
5th-6th Grade Level only.
2/ A farm was counted once under "ALL CLASSES" but June be counted under each of the reported land utilization.

3/
Included home lot.
4/
Included lands temporarily fallowed and lands under temporary meadows/pastures.
5/
This attempts to measure the complete concept of human development by tracking the progress of three selected aspects of human life.
Note: The latest provincial figures on Business and Industry, Minimum Basic Needs Indicators, and Family Income and Expenditure
can be found in the December 2008 Provincial Quickstat.

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