Barangay San Jose

Situated in Santa Cruz, Laguna, Barangay San Jose is one of 26 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Jose had a population of 2,923. This made it the 17th largest of 26 barangays in Santa Cruz by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Jose accounted for approximately 2.37% of the total population of Santa Cruz, which stood at 123,574 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Jose changed from 2,506 to 2,923, a shift of +16.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Santa Cruz. Barangay San Jose is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Santa Cruz is a municipality comprising 26 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 Laguna, which contains 681 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Jose ranks 291st by 2020 population. Laguna 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 San Jose 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.