Barangay San Carlos

Barangay San Carlos is a small barangay in the City of Tarlac, located in the province of Tarlac, in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Carlos had a population of 1,703. This made it the 67th largest of 76 barangays in City of Tarlac by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay San Carlos accounted for approximately 0.44% of the total population of City of Tarlac, which stood at 385,398 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Carlos moving from 1,660 residents to 1,703 residents, an intercensal change of +2.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay San Carlos is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Tarlac is a city comprising 76 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Carlos, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Tarlac, which contains 511 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Carlos ranks 309th by 2020 population. Tarlac is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Carlos 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.