Luton 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 people 184371      Males 92119      Females 92252      Aged 0 to 15 43324      Aged 16 to 74 131660      Aged 75 and over 9387       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 6.2%   2.5%   103 20 Density           Number of people per hectare 42.5   3.4   22 1 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Single people (never married) 33.4%   30.1%   57 4 Married or re-married people 49.5%   50.9%   302 43 Separated or divorced 10.3%   10.6%   215 25 Widowed 6.8%   8.4%   342 43   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 26.4%   26.8%   122 6 Household with 1 car or van 46.3%   43.8%   82 10 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 27.3%   29.4%   254 42   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 28.8%   30.0%   176 16 Married couple households 36.0%   36.5%   273 39 Cohabiting couple households 8.4%   8.3%   161 30 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 6.9%   6.5%   101 6      with non-dependent children only 3.5%   3.1%   52 3 All other households 16.4%   15.6%   118 14 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 71.9%   91.3%   359 48    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Pakistani (9.2%) Black Caribbean (4.2%) Bangladeshi (4.1%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 80.3%   91.1%   349 47 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 4.7%   2.3%   22 2 Born outside EU 14.9%   6.6%   28 2   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 59.6%   71.7%   354 47 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   105 12 Hindu 2.7%   1.1%   20 1 Jewish 0.3%   0.5%   68 13 Muslim 14.6%   3.0%   6 1 Sikh 0.8%   0.6%   39 3 Other 0.3%   0.3%   80 9 No religion 14.1%   14.8%   213 41 Religion not stated 7.2%   7.7%   231 37 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 15.3%   18.2%   284 30 General health 'not good' 8.1%   9.2%   228 15 People providing unpaid care 8.7%   10.0%   334 45 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.8%   2.1%   229 19 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 59.6%   60.6%   249 42 Unemployed 3.8%   3.4%   87 4 Long-term unemployed 1.1%   1.0%   105 5 Student (economically active) 3.7%   2.6%   27 3 Retired 10.9%   13.6%   340 46 Student (economically inactive) 5.5%   4.7%   68 5 Looking after home/family 7.6%   6.5%   36 7 Permanently sick or disabled 4.6%   5.5%   196 12 Other inactive 4.2%   3.1%   33 1   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Travel to work by car 64.2%   61.5%   229 30 Travel to work by public transport 12.8%   14.5%   93 15   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 15.0%   19.8%   270 30 No qualifications 31.3%   29.1%   121 13 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 70755   -   94 2 Number of people per hectare 42.5   3.4   22 1 Average household size 2.59   2.36   4 1 Vacant household spaces 2.0%   3.2%   344 40 Owner-occupied 70.8%   68.9%   244 36 Without central heating 6.3%   8.5%   194 11 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.5%   0.5%   67 6 Overcrowding indicator 11.6%   7.0 %   29 2

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