Barangay Gumaoc Central

Situated in City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, Barangay Gumaoc Central is one of 59 barangays that make up the city within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Gumaoc Central had a population of 4,123. This made it the 31st largest of 59 barangays in City of San Jose Del Monte by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Gumaoc Central accounted for approximately 0.63% of the total population of City of San Jose Del Monte, which stood at 651,813 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Gumaoc Central changed from 3,864 to 4,123, a shift of +6.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of San Jose Del Monte. Barangay Gumaoc Central is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of San Jose Del Monte is a city comprising 59 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Gumaoc Central, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bulacan, which contains 569 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Gumaoc Central ranks 296th by 2020 population. Bulacan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Gumaoc Central is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.