Barangay Caridad

Barangay Caridad forms part of City of Cabanatuan, a city in Nueva Ecija, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Caridad had a population of 1,905. This made it the 63rd largest of 89 barangays in City of Cabanatuan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Caridad accounted for approximately 0.58% of the total population of City of Cabanatuan, which stood at 327,325 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Caridad moving from 1,885 residents to 1,905 residents, an intercensal change of +1.1%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Caridad as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Cabanatuan is a city comprising 89 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Caridad, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Nueva Ecija, which contains 849 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Caridad ranks 464th by 2020 population. Nueva Ecija is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.