Economy, jobs and prices in San Mateo, Philippines: official figures
97.2% of households in San Mateo used a flush toilet in 2020 (13.2% flushing to a piped sewer and 81.6% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. San Mateo is 51st highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
How many homes in San Mateo have piped water?
36.0% of households in San Mateo drank water from a community water system faucet (own-use or shared) in 2020, against 31.6% nationally. San Mateo is 58th highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyWhat are the houses in San Mateo made of?
83.3% of the 61,251 occupied housing units in San Mateo had outer walls of concrete, brick or stone in 2020, against 60.4% nationally. San Mateo is 56th highest share of 176 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyWhat kind of roofs do homes in San Mateo have?
93.0% of occupied homes in San Mateo had a galvanized iron or aluminium roof and 4.0% a concrete or clay tile roof in 2020 (national figures 85.9% and 4.5%).
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyHow many homes in San Mateo have a roof of light materials?
1.3% of occupied homes in San Mateo had a roof of wood, bamboo, cogon, nipa, anahaw, or makeshift materials in 2020 (nationally 6.4%). San Mateo is 52nd lowest share of 176 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyHow San Mateo compares with other cities in the Philippines
Households with a flush toilet (2020 Census)
San Mateo ranks 51 of 177, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with a flush toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Caloocan | 97.2% |
| 49 | Binangonan | 97.2% |
| 50 | San Jose Del Monte | 97.2% |
| 51 | San Mateo | 97.2% |
| 52 | Tacloban | 97.1% |
| 53 | Bocaue | 97.1% |
| 54 | Santa Rosa | 97.1% |
Households drinking from a community water system faucet (2020 Census)
San Mateo ranks 58 of 177, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households drinking from a community water system faucet |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Candelaria | 37.7% |
| 56 | Zamboanga | 37.4% |
| 57 | Mariveles | 36.9% |
| 58 | San Mateo | 36.0% |
| 59 | Jolo | 35.3% |
| 60 | Silang | 35.3% |
| 61 | Iligan | 34.4% |
Homes with concrete, brick or stone outer walls (2020 Census)
San Mateo ranks 56 of 176, highest first.
| Rank | City | Homes with concrete, brick or stone outer walls |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Ilagan | 84.2% |
| 54 | Las Piñas | 84.0% |
| 55 | Marikina | 83.7% |
| 56 | San Mateo | 83.3% |
| 57 | Los Baños | 83.2% |
| 58 | Capas | 83.1% |
| 59 | Meycauayan | 82.9% |
Homes with a roof of wood, bamboo, nipa, cogon or makeshift materials (2020 Census)
San Mateo ranks 125 of 176, highest first.
| Rank | City | Homes with a roof of wood, bamboo, nipa, cogon or makeshift materials |
|---|---|---|
| 122 | Taguig | 1.3% |
| 123 | Paranaque | 1.3% |
| 124 | Tanauan | 1.3% |
| 125 | San Mateo | 1.3% |
| 126 | Tuguegarao | 1.3% |
| 127 | Silang | 1.3% |
| 128 | Manila | 1.3% |
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Sources
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: occupied housing units by construction materials of outer walls and roof, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 752dd65f377f…)
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: households by kind of toilet facility, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a9c86beea617…)
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: households by main source of drinking water, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6bda941c21bf…)
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