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   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Change since 1991 9900     52 12 Density           Number of people per hectare 2.4     252 31 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Single people (never married) 23709     253 31 Married or re-married people 55779     43 11 Separated or divorced 9366     267 31 Widowed 6362     345 46   Transport (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 6370     360 46 Household with 1 car or van 19173     346 45 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 23057     17 3   Composition (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 12086     345 42 Married couple households 22573     11 1 Cohabiting couple households 4609     51 11 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 2116     316 38      with non-dependent children only 1123     357 43 All other households 6093     360 47 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 118125     207 20    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (630) - -   Place of birth (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 114722     204 18 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2517     129 23 Born outside EU 3785     184 32   Religion (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 91056     196 17 Buddhist 181     246 39 Hindu 304     154 27 Jewish 181     130 30 Muslim 310     251 35 Sikh 247     112 12 Other 230     275 47 No religion 20307     85 17 Religion not stated 8208     301 44 Health     (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 15647     362 47 General health 'not good' 7138     355 45 People providing unpaid care 11143     298 37 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1657     337 43 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 61986     12 3 Unemployed 1656     334 43 Long-term unemployed 376     336 44 Student (economically active) 1907     202 22 Retired 10379     317 42 Student (economically inactive) 2947     169 13 Looking after home/family 5461     213 40 Permanently sick or disabled 2166     351 45 Other inactive 1518     373 48   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Travel to work by car 45730     55 3 Travel to work by public transport 4615     212 34   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 18353     124 14 No qualifications 20294     307 40 Housing     (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 48600     179 24 Number of people per hectare 2.4     252 31 Average household size 2.45     41 5 Vacant household spaces 1366     225 21 Owner-occupied 37072     100 15 Without central heating 2023     296 30 Without own bath/shower & toilet 100     298 37 Overcrowding indicator 1667     302 40

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