Balubad

Romel M. Garcia
Punong Barangay
Alfonso A. Dela Rosa JR.
Sanggunian Barangay
Rosalina G. Sese
Sanggunian Barangay
Renato M. Susi
Sanggunian Barangay
Louie V. De Mesa
Sanggunian Barangay
Corazon M. Garcia
Sanggunian Barangay
Dennis M. Marquez
Sanggunian Barangay
Carren P. Ocampo
Sanggunian Barangay
Edwin Carlo R. Baraquiel
SK Chairperson
Pompeia B. Manalastas
Barangay Secretary
Merlie P. Manongsong
Barangay Treasurer

Balubad is a barangay in the municipality of Porac, in the province of Pampanga. It’s population as determined by the 2020 Census was 2,543. This represented 1.81% of the total population of Porac.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Balubad in the 2015 Census was 2,398 broken down into 544 households or an average of 4.41 members per household.

Census date
Household population
Number of households
Average household size
1990 May 1
1,498
250
5.99
1995 Sep 1
1,729
283
6.11
2000 May 1
1,966
368
5.34
2007 Aug 1
2,192
430
5.10
2010 May 1
2,200
461
4.77
2015 Aug 1
2,398
544
4.41

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Balubad is 15 to 19, with 249 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 23 individuals.

Details

Combining age groups together, those aged 14 and below, consisting of the young dependent population which include infants/babies, children and young adolescents/teenagers, make up an aggregate of 24.69% (592). Those aged 15 up to 64, roughly, the economically active population and actual or potential members of the work force, constitute a total of 70.14% (1,682). Finally, old dependent population consisting of the senior citizens, those aged 65 and over, total 5.17% (124) in all.

The computed Age Dependency Ratios mean that among the population of Balubad, there are 35 youth dependents to every 100 of the working age population; there are 7 aged/senior citizens to every 100 of the working population; and overall, there are 43 dependents (young and old-age) to every 100 of the working population.

The median age of 28 indicates that half of the entire population of Balubad are aged less than 28 and the other half are over the age of 28.

Age group
Population (2015)
Age group percentage
80 and over
26
1.08%
75 to 79
23
0.96%
70 to 74
31
1.29%
65 to 69
44
1.83%
60 to 64
89
3.71%
55 to 59
126
5.25%
50 to 54
145
6.05%
45 to 49
149
6.21%
40 to 44
152
6.34%
35 to 39
144
6.01%
30 to 34
193
8.05%
25 to 29
211
8.80%
20 to 24
224
9.34%
15 to 19
249
10.38%
10 to 14
213
8.88%
5 to 9
195
8.13%
1 to 4
159
6.63%
Under 1
25
1.04%

Historical population

The population of Balubad grew from 1,498 in 1990 to 2,543 in 2020, an increase of 1,045 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.24%, or an increase of 145 people, from the previous population of 2,398 in 2015.

Census Date
Population
Growth rate
1990 May 1
1,498
1995 Sep 1
1,752
2.98%
2000 May 1
1,966
2.50%
2007 Aug 1
2,192
1.51%
2010 May 1
2,200
0.13%
2015 Aug 1
2,398
1.65%
2020 May 1
2,543
1.24%