Santa Cruz is a barangay in the municipality of Porac, in the province of Pampanga. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 18,624. This represented 13.23% of the total population of Porac.
Demographics
Households
The household population of Santa Cruz in the 2015 Census was 17,501 broken down into 3,847 households or an average of 4.55 members per household.
Census date | Household population | Number of households | Average household size |
|---|---|---|---|
1990 May 1 | 8,723 | 1,522 | 5.73 |
1995 Sep 1 | 9,405 | 1,769 | 5.32 |
2000 May 1 | 11,938 | 2,319 | 5.15 |
2007 Aug 1 | 16,198 | 3,170 | 5.11 |
2010 May 1 | 16,386 | 3,398 | 4.82 |
2015 Aug 1 | 17,501 | 3,847 | 4.55 |
Population by age group
According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Santa Cruz is 10 to 14, with 1,741 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 113 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 29.95% (5,242). Those aged 15 up to 64, roughly, the economically active population and actual or potential members of the work force, constitute a total of 65.42% (11,449). Finally, old dependent population consisting of the senior citizens, those aged 65 and over, total 4.63% (810) in all.
The computed Age Dependency Ratios mean that among the population of Santa Cruz, there are 46 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 53 dependents (young and old-age) to every 100 of the working population.
The median age of 25 indicates that half of the entire population of Santa Cruz are aged less than 25 and the other half are over the age of 25.
Age group | Population (2015) | Age group percentage |
|---|---|---|
80 and over | 113 | 0.65% |
75 to 79 | 143 | 0.82% |
70 to 74 | 183 | 1.05% |
65 to 69 | 371 | 2.12% |
60 to 64 | 459 | 2.62% |
55 to 59 | 650 | 3.71% |
50 to 54 | 816 | 4.66% |
45 to 49 | 940 | 5.37% |
40 to 44 | 981 | 5.61% |
35 to 39 | 1,183 | 6.76% |
30 to 34 | 1,394 | 7.97% |
25 to 29 | 1,659 | 9.48% |
20 to 24 | 1,690 | 9.66% |
15 to 19 | 1,677 | 9.58% |
10 to 14 | 1,741 | 9.95% |
5 to 9 | 1,735 | 9.91% |
1 to 4 | 1,442 | 8.24% |
Under 1 | 324 | 1.85% |
Historical population
The population of Santa Cruz grew from 8,723 in 1990 to 18,624 in 2020, an increase of 9,901 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.32%, or an increase of 1,123 people, from the previous population of 17,501 in 2015.
Census Date | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
1990 May 1 | 8,723 | – |
1995 Sep 1 | 9,426 | 1.46% |
2000 May 1 | 11,938 | 5.20% |
2007 Aug 1 | 16,198 | 4.30% |
2010 May 1 | 16,398 | 0.45% |
2015 Aug 1 | 17,501 | 1.25% |
2020 May 1 | 18,624 | 1.32% |
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