POPULATION

Barangay Poblacion is a barangay in the municipality of Cordova, in the province of Cebu. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 10,163. This represented 14.40% of the total population of Cordova.

HOUSEHOLD POPULATION

The household population of Poblacion in the 2015 Census was 9,618 broken down into 2,045 households or an average of 4.70 members per household. According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Poblacion is 10 to 14, with 1,060 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 53 individuals. 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 33.63% (3,237). Those aged 15 up to 64, roughly, the economically active population and actual or potential members of the work force, constitute a total of 62.69% (6,034). Finally, old dependent population consisting of the senior citizens, those aged 65 and over, total 3.68% (354) in all. The computed Age Dependency Ratios mean that among the population of Poblacion, there are 54 youth dependents to every 100 of the working age population; there are 6 aged/senior citizens to every 100 of the working population; and overall, there are 60 dependents (young and old-age) to every 100 of the working population.

The median age of 23 indicates that half of the entire population of Poblacion are aged less than 23 and the other half are over the age of 23.