The census on housing and
population indicates that Bani is predominantly
rural
Bani has 7,189 housing units
and 7,296 households, which indicates doubling
of households in a single house. The ratio
of household to housing unit is 5:1. Of the
housing units, 97.6 percent were occupied
Tenure
Status of Lot
Out of the 6,804 total households
in occupied housing units in both urban and
rural area, 4,356 or 64 percent are constructed
in their own lots, 2,292 or 33.7 percent are
constructed in lots for free but with owner’s
consent and the remaining 156 or 2.3 percent
are rented and occupied in lots without the
consent of the owner.
Households
by Owner/Tenure Status of Housing Units
As to ownership, majority
of the dwelling units in the municipality
with a total of 6,804 or 93.2 percent are
owned/being amortized by the households, 66
or 1 percent are rented, 424 or 5.8 percent
are occupied for free but with consent, wherein
the real owners have migrated in other country
or in cities, and 2 or 0.03 percent are occupying
housing units without the consent of the real
owner.
There is a total of 7,189
housing units utilized by 7,296 households.
This intells that there are more households
than dwelling units. About 7,111 of the total
housing units are single houses, comprising
98.9 percent of all housing units used as
residence. The rest, 78 or 1.12 percent were
living in duplex, apartments and in a commercial/industrial/agricultural
area.
Occupied
Housing Units by Construction Materials Used
As
to construction used for outer walls, of the
total occupied 7,189 housing units,1,044 or
14.5 percent houses are all made of concrete/brick/stone,
609 or 8.5 percent are made of wood, 1,549
or 21.5 percent are made of half concrete/brick/stone
and half wood, 17 or 0.2 percent are made
of galvanized iron / aluminum, 3,718 or 52
percent houses are made of bamboo/sawali/cogon/nipa,
88 or 1.2 percent are made of makeshift/salvaged/improvised
materials, 163 or 2.3 percent houses are made
of asbestos/glass/other materials and 1 or
0.0 percent have no walls or not reported.
