San Jose City: population and official figures
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- Economy, jobs and prices in San Jose City: 95.8% of households in San Jose City used a flush toilet in 2020 (8.6% flushing to a piped sewer and 81.9% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. San Jose City is 86th highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in San Jose City: 0.93% of households in San Jose City had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). San Jose City is 79th highest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of San Jose City?
San Jose City had 150,917 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. San Jose City ranks 108th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. San Jose City is 71st smallest of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyHow fast is the population of San Jose City growing?
The population of San Jose City grew from 139,738 at the 2015 Census to 150,917 in 2020, a change of +8.0% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). San Jose City is 72nd slowest-growing of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyWhat kind of city is San Jose City?
San Jose City is a component city of Nueva Ecija province, classed 3rd class for income in the Philippine Statistics Authority list of cities and municipalities (income class 1st is the richest, 6th the poorest).
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyWhat is the age structure of San Jose City?
27.9% of residents of San Jose City were under 15 and 7.1% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 100 men for every 100 women. San Jose City is 35th oldest of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyHow many households are there in San Jose City?
San Jose City had 37,241 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.1 residents per household (population divided by households). San Jose City is 69th smallest of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange) · saved copyWho runs San Jose City?
In the Philippines, cities and towns are run by cities: Mayor, vice-mayor and council (Sangguniang Panlungsod or Bayan) elected for three years. Main local services; highly urbanised cities sit outside provincial control.
How local power works in the Philippines
Cities of a similar size in the Philippines
- Midsayap 165,376
- Sariaya 161,868
- Naic 160,987
- Kidapawan 160,791
- Cadiz 158,544
- Ilagan 158,218
- Danao City 156,321
- Capas 156,056
- Pandi 155,115
- San Jose 153,267
- Liloan 153,197
- Minglanilla 151,002
- Mariveles 149,879
- Sagay City 148,894
- Santiago 148,580
- Consolacion 148,012
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Sources
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: household population aged 5 and over by functional difficulty, severity, age group and sex, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4954aac9c033…)
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: occupied housing units by construction materials of outer walls and roof, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 752dd65f377f…)
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: population by sex and age group, and 2015 and 2020 population, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e6fdd1245811…)
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: households by kind of toilet facility, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a9c86beea617…)
- Philippine Statistics Authority (as republished by UN OCHA Philippines on the Humanitarian Data Exchange): 2020 Census of Population and Housing: households by main source of drinking water, by city and municipality, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6bda941c21bf…)
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