Port Kennedy, Municipality of Mercedes, Province of Eastern Samar

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceEastern Samar
MunicipalityMercedes
Postal code6808
Population (2020)199
Philippine major island(s)Samar
Coordinates11.0905, 125.6766 (11° 5' North, 125° 41' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level4.6 meters (15.1 feet)

Port Kennedy is a barangay in the municipality of Mercedes, in the province of Eastern Samar. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 199. This represented 3.26% of the total population of Mercedes.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Port Kennedy in the 2015 Census was 242 broken down into 57 households or an average of 4.25 members per household.

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Number of households in Port Kennedy (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
178325.56
194355.54
208326.50
198365.50
229386.03
242574.25

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Port Kennedy is 10 to 14, with 32 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges Under 1, 65 to 69, and 70 to 74, with 3 individuals.

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Population of Port Kennedy by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 131.24%
1 to 4218.68%
5 to 9197.85%
10 to 143213.22%
15 to 192610.74%
20 to 242811.57%
25 to 29145.79%
30 to 34135.37%
35 to 39177.02%
40 to 44104.13%
45 to 49135.37%
50 to 54166.61%
55 to 5993.72%
60 to 6452.07%
65 to 6931.24%
70 to 7431.24%
75 to 7941.65%
80 and over62.48%
Total242100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.67
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 10.6
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 60.27
  • Median Age: 23.57

Historical population

The population of Port Kennedy grew from 178 in 1990 to 199 in 2020, an increase of 21 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 4.03%, or a decrease of 43 people, from the previous population of 242 in 2015.

Population of Port Kennedy (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
178
1941.63%
2081.51%
198-0.68%
2295.44%
2421.06%
199-4.03%

Location

Port Kennedy is situated at approximately 11.0905, 125.6766, in the island of Samar. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 4.6 meters or 15.1 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Port Kennedy shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

Notes

  1. Data on population, and households, are from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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