Santa Maria Today
Until the 1990s, Santa Maria was a little-known rustic area north east of Metro Manila with a rural economy that took advantage of the surrounding agricultural areas.
Today, Santa Maria's position as a growth center in the eastern portion of Bulacan covering the most densely populated City of San Jose del Monte and the municipalities of Norzagaray, Marilao, Bocaue, Angat, Pandi, and Dona Remedios Trinidad (pop. 1,148,927) makes the municipality one of the most progressive in Bulacan.
From an idyllic, sleepy community, Santa Maria is steadily transforming into a bustling industrial and commercial hub. It is currently considered as the wealthiest municipality in Bulacan with an income of P368M (2010).
| Fiscal Year | Income |
|---|---|
| 2001 | P102,710,933.27 |
| 2002 | P145,433,288.65 |
| 2003 | P148,105,000.00 |
| 2004 | P156,717,000.00 |
| 2005 | P188,738,000.00 |
| 2006 | P204,371,183.85 |
| 2007 | P213,001,937.41 |
| 2008 | P279,135,655.21 |
| 2009 | P310,992,395.97 |
| 2010 | P369,347,964.90 |
| 2011 | P375,312,594.58 |
source: http://blgf.gov.ph
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