Barangay San Jose

Barangay San Jose forms part of Madalag, a municipality in Aklan, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Jose had a population of 908. This made it the 7th largest of 25 barangays in Madalag by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Jose accounted for approximately 4.81% of the total population of Madalag, which stood at 18,890 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay San Jose moving from 937 residents to 908 residents, an intercensal change of -3.1%. 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.

Madalag is a municipality comprising 25 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 Aklan, which contains 327 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Jose ranks 244th by 2020 population. Aklan is classified as a 2nd 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.