North Hertfordshire   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 116908      Males 56967      Females 59941      Aged 0 to 15 24028      Aged 16 to 74 83767      Aged 75 and over 9113       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 4.1%   2.5%   173 29 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) 27.0%   30.1%   161 22 Married or re-married people 54.8%   50.9%   168 29 Separated or divorced 10.0%   10.6%   246 28 Widowed 8.1%   8.4%   239 22   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 18.9%   26.8%   235 19 Household with 1 car or van 43.0%   43.8%   252 27 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 38.1%   29.4%   115 25   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 28.9%   30.0%   170 15 Married couple households 40.0%   36.5%   165 26 Cohabiting couple households 8.9%   8.3%   110 23 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 5.2%   6.5%   215 20      with non-dependent children only 2.6%   3.1%   261 24 All other households 14.4%   15.6%   249 34 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 93.2%   91.3%   293 40    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (2.7%) Black Caribbean (1%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 92.2%   91.1%   289 38 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.5%   2.3%   84 12 Born outside EU 5.3%   6.6%   91 11   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 69.8%   71.7%   300 37 Buddhist 0.3%   0.3%   90 9 Hindu 0.7%   1.1%   89 14 Jewish 0.2%   0.5%   92 20 Muslim 0.7%   3.0%   143 20 Sikh 1.9%   0.6%   18 1 Other 0.3%   0.3%   115 13 No religion 18.7%   14.8%   44 7 Religion not stated 7.4%   7.7%   194 32 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 14.7%   18.2%   303 33 General health 'not good' 6.7%   9.2%   316 36 People providing unpaid care 9.5%   10.0%   270 29 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.5%   2.1%   309 38 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 68.0%   60.6%   48 11 Unemployed 2.1%   3.4%   293 35 Long-term unemployed 0.5%   1.0%   304 37 Student (economically active) 2.4%   2.6%   127 13 Retired 13.1%   13.6%   261 27 Student (economically inactive) 3.0%   4.7%   227 17 Looking after home/family 6.3%   6.5%   190 37 Permanently sick or disabled 3.1%   5.5%   313 36 Other inactive 2.0%   3.1%   345 43   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 65.2%   61.5%   213 28 Travel to work by public transport 11.0%   14.5%   118 20   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 24.8%   19.8%   58 6 No qualifications 23.3%   29.1%   303 39 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 48810   -   176 23 Number of people per hectare 3.1   3.4   231 27 Average household size 2.36   2.36   183 29 Vacant household spaces 2.0%   3.2%   336 38 Owner-occupied 68.4%   68.9%   288 40 Without central heating 3.9%   8.5%   308 33 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   172 15 Overcrowding indicator 4.9%   7.0 %   158 22

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