At the time of the 2013 Honduras census, Santa Bárbara municipality had a population of 41,736.

Of these, 72.45% were Mestizo, 22.00% White, 2.41% Indigenous (2.01% Lenca, 0.29% Chʼortiʼ), 1.50% Black or Afro-Honduran and 1.64% others.

[3] The Santa Bárbara Hospital is located in the North Quarter of the city.

[citation needed] Typical foods of the region are chilate, ticuco, atol of corn, chicken and pork tamales, yucca with chicharrón, torrejas, and horchata.

[citation needed] The Santa Bárbara municipality has the following villages: