Bedford   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 147911      Males 73066      Females 74845      Aged 0 to 15 30684      Aged 16 to 74 106897      Aged 75 and over 10330       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 9.2%   2.5%   47 11 Density           Number of people per hectare 3.1   3.4   231 27 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) 29.4%   30.1%   95 9 Married or re-married people 52.6%   50.9%   238 35 Separated or divorced 10.5%   10.6%   185 20 Widowed 7.5%   8.4%   295 31   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 21.9%   26.8%   185 13 Household with 1 car or van 42.8%   43.8%   267 29 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 35.3%   29.4%   148 30   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 28.0%   30.0%   207 22 Married couple households 38.3%   36.5%   217 34 Cohabiting couple households 9.0%   8.3%   88 17 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 5.4%   6.5%   203 17      with non-dependent children only 2.8%   3.1%   203 19 All other households 16.6%   15.6%   106 11 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 87.0%   91.3%   329 46    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (4.3%) Black Caribbean (1.9%) Pakistani (1.6%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 87.8%   91.1%   333 44 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 3.7%   2.3%   37 4 Born outside EU 8.5%   6.6%   52 5   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 68.8%   71.7%   308 38 Buddhist 0.2%   0.3%   110 13 Hindu 1.7%   1.1%   37 4 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   152 34 Muslim 3.2%   3.0%   64 4 Sikh 1.9%   0.6%   19 2 Other 0.3%   0.3%   125 15 No religion 14.9%   14.8%   178 36 Religion not stated 8.8%   7.7%   28 5 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 15.6%   18.2%   270 22 General health 'not good' 7.3%   9.2%   276 23 People providing unpaid care 9.8%   10.0%   233 19 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.6%   2.1%   281 28 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 63.5%   60.6%   155 31 Unemployed 3.1%   3.4%   154 10 Long-term unemployed 0.9%   1.0%   166 10 Student (economically active) 2.8%   2.6%   78 8 Retired 12.6%   13.6%   290 35 Student (economically inactive) 4.8%   4.7%   81 6 Looking after home/family 6.1%   6.5%   230 41 Permanently sick or disabled 3.9%   5.5%   247 18 Other inactive 3.1%   3.1%   110 5   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 66.3%   61.5%   186 20 Travel to work by public transport 8.4%   14.5%   174 29   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 21.8%   19.8%   105 13 No qualifications 25.6%   29.1%   248 32 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 59597   -   119 9 Number of people per hectare 3.1   3.4   231 27 Average household size 2.44   2.36   59 9 Vacant household spaces 2.8%   3.2%   223 20 Owner-occupied 72.4%   68.9%   205 30 Without central heating 4.7%   8.5%   260 22 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.5%   0.5%   96 10 Overcrowding indicator 7.6%   7.0 %   57 6

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