County of Herefordshire; UA  

Listed below is a selection of interesting and frequently requested indicators from the 2001 Census, based on data released on or before 13 February 2003. You can see other indicators and more detail for local areas in the Neighbourhood Statistics area of this website. Further data from the Census, including data for smaller geographical areas, will be released on a rolling basis.
Population      
 
 Value 
Total number of people174871  
  Males85350  
  Females89521  
  Aged 0 to 1534084  
  Aged 16 to 74124824  
  Aged 75 and over15963  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Change since 1991 14400   504

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare0.8   34631
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Single people (never married)34446   27326
Married or re-married people78642   13216
Separated or divorced15058   1597
Widowed12641   1299
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Households without car/van13489   24523
Household with 1 car or van33280   1626
Household with 2 or more cars/vans27513   12816
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
One person households21271   18210
Married couple households28748   20527
Cohabiting couple households5824   25021
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children3987   20519
     with non-dependent children only2098   19823
All other households12354   994
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
White173295   364
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Mixed White and Asian (260)
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Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Born in UK169127   10914
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)2348   25418
Born outside EU3396   27021
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Christian138165   8815
Buddhist347   1648
Hindu105   32429
Jewish130   23311
Muslim174   35233
Sikh63   28131
Other447   1825
No religion21950   27212
Religion not stated13490   1507
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Limiting long-term illness31435   18217
General health 'not good'14527   20820
People providing unpaid care17577   20127
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk3317   20725
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Employed79119   16020
Unemployed3370   20019
Long-term unemployed952   19317
Student (economically active)2422   28128
Retired20108   823
Student (economically inactive)3569   26624
Looking after home/family7776   20813
Permanently sick or disabled5401   21922
Other inactive3059   22919
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Travel to work by car51609   25330
Travel to work by public transport2859   31827
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Qualifications at degree level or higher24044   15514
No qualifications35622   18322
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Number of households with residents74282   869
Number of people per hectare0.8   34631
Average household size2.32   25528
Vacant household spaces1996   24322
Owner-occupied53208   22624
Without central heating6591   10413
Without own bath/shower & toilet259   1497
Overcrowding indicator3075   22316
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