Economy, jobs and prices in Tacloban, Philippines: official figures
97.1% of households in Tacloban used a flush toilet in 2020 (10.7% flushing to a piped sewer and 84.7% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Tacloban is 52nd highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
How many homes in Tacloban have piped water?
24.8% of households in Tacloban drank water from a community water system faucet (own-use or shared) in 2020, against 31.6% nationally. Tacloban is 82nd lowest 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 Tacloban made of?
59.6% of the 55,353 occupied housing units in Tacloban had outer walls of concrete, brick or stone in 2020, against 60.4% nationally. Tacloban is 60th 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 copyWhat kind of roofs do homes in Tacloban have?
94.7% of occupied homes in Tacloban had a galvanized iron or aluminium roof and 2.8% 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 Tacloban have a roof of light materials?
1.5% of occupied homes in Tacloban had a roof of wood, bamboo, cogon, nipa, anahaw, or makeshift materials in 2020 (nationally 6.4%). Tacloban is 59th 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 Tacloban compares with other cities in the Philippines
Households with a flush toilet (2020 Census)
Tacloban ranks 52 of 177, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households with a flush toilet |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 55 | Naga | 97.1% |
Households drinking from a community water system faucet (2020 Census)
Tacloban ranks 96 of 177, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households drinking from a community water system faucet |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | Capas | 26.1% |
| 94 | Hagonoy | 25.8% |
| 95 | Daraga | 25.3% |
| 96 | Tacloban | 24.8% |
| 97 | Bayawan | 24.7% |
| 98 | Sorsogon | 24.3% |
| 99 | Himamaylan | 23.4% |
Homes with concrete, brick or stone outer walls (2020 Census)
Tacloban ranks 117 of 176, highest first.
| Rank | City | Homes with concrete, brick or stone outer walls |
|---|---|---|
| 114 | Cavite City | 61.6% |
| 115 | Consolacion | 61.1% |
| 116 | Polomolok | 60.1% |
| 117 | Tacloban | 59.6% |
| 118 | Talisay | 59.3% |
| 119 | Cagayan de Oro | 59.1% |
| 120 | Lapu-Lapu | 57.7% |
Homes with a roof of wood, bamboo, nipa, cogon or makeshift materials (2020 Census)
Tacloban ranks 118 of 176, highest first.
| Rank | City | Homes with a roof of wood, bamboo, nipa, cogon or makeshift materials |
|---|---|---|
| 115 | Mariveles | 1.5% |
| 116 | Bacoor City | 1.5% |
| 117 | Santiago | 1.5% |
| 118 | Tacloban | 1.5% |
| 119 | Santa Cruz | 1.4% |
| 120 | Baliuag | 1.4% |
| 121 | Tanza | 1.4% |
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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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