Mid Bedfordshire   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 121024      Males 60444      Females 60580      Aged 0 to 15 25808      Aged 16 to 74 88020      Aged 75 and over 7196       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 8.9%   2.5%   52 12 Density           Number of people per hectare 2.4   3.4   252 31 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) 24.9%   30.1%   253 31 Married or re-married people 58.6%   50.9%   43 11 Separated or divorced 9.8%   10.6%   267 31 Widowed 6.7%   8.4%   345 46   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 13.1%   26.8%   360 46 Household with 1 car or van 39.5%   43.8%   346 45 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 47.4%   29.4%   17 3   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 24.9%   30.0%   345 42 Married couple households 46.4%   36.5%   11 1 Cohabiting couple households 9.5%   8.3%   51 11 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.4%   6.5%   316 38      with non-dependent children only 2.3%   3.1%   357 43 All other households 12.5%   15.6%   360 47 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 97.6%   91.3%   207 20    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (0.5%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 94.8%   91.1%   204 18 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.1%   2.3%   129 23 Born outside EU 3.1%   6.6%   184 32   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 75.2%   71.7%   196 17 Buddhist 0.1%   0.3%   246 39 Hindu 0.3%   1.1%   154 27 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   130 30 Muslim 0.3%   3.0%   251 35 Sikh 0.2%   0.6%   112 12 Other 0.2%   0.3%   275 47 No religion 16.8%   14.8%   85 17 Religion not stated 6.8%   7.7%   301 44 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 12.9%   18.2%   362 47 General health 'not good' 5.9%   9.2%   355 45 People providing unpaid care 9.2%   10.0%   298 37 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.4%   2.1%   337 43 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 70.4%   60.6%   12 3 Unemployed 1.9%   3.4%   334 43 Long-term unemployed 0.4%   1.0%   336 44 Student (economically active) 2.2%   2.6%   202 22 Retired 11.8%   13.6%   317 42 Student (economically inactive) 3.3%   4.7%   169 13 Looking after home/family 6.2%   6.5%   213 40 Permanently sick or disabled 2.5%   5.5%   351 45 Other inactive 1.7%   3.1%   373 48   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 71.7%   61.5%   55 3 Travel to work by public transport 7.2%   14.5%   212 34   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 20.9%   19.8%   124 14 No qualifications 23.1%   29.1%   307 40 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 48600   -   179 24 Number of people per hectare 2.4   3.4   252 31 Average household size 2.45   2.36   41 5 Vacant household spaces 2.7%   3.2%   225 21 Owner-occupied 76.3%   68.9%   100 15 Without central heating 4.2%   8.5%   296 30 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.2%   0.5%   298 37 Overcrowding indicator 3.4%   7.0 %   302 40

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