Barangay Santa Maria

Barangay Santa Maria forms part of Concepcion, a municipality in Tarlac, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santa Maria had a population of 2,259. This made it the 32nd largest of 45 barangays in Concepcion by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santa Maria accounted for approximately 1.33% of the total population of Concepcion, which stood at 169,953 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santa Maria moving from 1,644 residents to 2,259 residents, an intercensal change of +37.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Santa Maria is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Concepcion is a municipality comprising 45 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santa Maria, 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 Santa Maria ranks 229th 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.

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.