The First recorded population was 3,097 in 1903.  The 1995 National Statistics Office survey has recorded a population of 56,414.  The 1997 Population was 57,982 and in the year 2002, the population peaked at 62,094.  By then the Population Density was 4.5 person/hectare.  Of the 14 Barangays, Barangay II has the biggest population at 9,221 and Barangay Yubo had the smallest with 1,962.

Generally,  the residents of the city speaks Ilonggo, about 96% of the populace and about 4% speaks other languages such as Tagalog, Cebuano, Aklanon and Ilocano. English is generally understood by  the populace.