Barangay San Jose

Barangay San Jose forms part of Lope De Vega, a municipality in Northern Samar, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Jose had a population of 396. This made it the 12th largest of 22 barangays in Lope De Vega by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Jose accounted for approximately 2.70% of the total population of Lope De Vega, which stood at 14,690 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Jose moving from 458 residents to 396 residents, an intercensal change of -13.5%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay San Jose is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lope De Vega is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Jose, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Northern Samar, which contains 569 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Jose ranks 475th by 2020 population. Northern Samar is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Jose 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.