Barangay David

Situated in San Jose, Tarlac, Barangay David is one of 13 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Luzon.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay David had a population of 1,749. This made it the 9th largest of 13 barangays in San Jose by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay David accounted for approximately 4.25% of the total population of San Jose, which stood at 41,182 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay David changed from 1,579 to 1,749, a shift of +10.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in San Jose. Barangay David is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Jose is a municipality comprising 13 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay David, 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 David ranks 298th 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.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay David is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.