Santa Maria: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Santa Maria: 97.5% of households in Santa Maria used a flush toilet in 2020 (18.4% flushing to a piped sewer and 76.7% to a septic tank), against 90.9% nationally. Santa Maria is 41st highest share of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
- Health in Santa Maria: 0.50% of households in Santa Maria had no toilet facility at all at the 2020 Census (national figure 3.31%). Santa Maria is 70th lowest share without a toilet of 177 cities and towns covered on this site.
What is the population of Santa Maria?
Santa Maria had 289,820 residents at the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (1 May 2020), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. Santa Maria ranks 54th among the 1,634 cities and municipalities in the Philippines. Santa Maria is 54th largest 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 Santa Maria growing?
The population of Santa Maria grew from 256,454 at the 2015 Census to 289,820 in 2020, a change of +13.0% over five years (national change across all cities and municipalities +8.0%). Santa Maria is 47th fastest-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 Santa Maria?
Santa Maria is a municipality in Bulacan province, classed 1st 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 Santa Maria?
28.8% of residents of Santa Maria were under 15 and 5.1% were 65 or older in the 2020 Census age tables (nationally 30.7% under 15 and 5.4% aged 65 or over); there were 102 men for every 100 women. Santa Maria is 61st 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 Santa Maria?
Santa Maria had 70,582 households at the 2020 Census, an average of 4.1 residents per household (population divided by households). Santa Maria is 85th 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 Santa Maria?
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
- Cabuyao 355,330
- San Fernando 354,666
- Batangas 351,437
- Cabanatuan 327,325
- San Pedro 326,001
- Cotabato 325,079
- Binangonan 313,631
- Tanza 312,116
- Puerto Princesa 307,079
- Tagum 296,202
- Silang 295,644
- Mabalacat 293,244
- San Pablo 285,348
- Lucena City 278,924
- San Mateo 273,306
- Talisay 263,048
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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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