Barangay San Jose

Barangay San Jose forms part of Macalelon, a municipality in Quezon, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay San Jose had a population of 237. This made it the 30th largest of 30 barangays in Macalelon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Jose accounted for approximately 0.87% of the total population of Macalelon, which stood at 27,312 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Jose moving from 501 residents to 237 residents, an intercensal change of -52.7%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay San Jose as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Macalelon is a municipality comprising 30 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 Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Jose ranks 1153rd by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st 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.