Watford   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 79726      Males 39227      Females 40499      Aged 0 to 15 16412      Aged 16 to 74 58204      Aged 75 and over 5110       Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Change since 1991 4800     98 19 Density           Number of people per hectare 37.2     33 3 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Single people (never married) 21767     46 3 Married or re-married people 30681     314 45 Separated or divorced 6387     235 26 Widowed 4479     326 40   Transport (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 6806     203 16 Household with 1 car or van 14676     127 18 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 10868     172 34   Composition (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 9594     135 10 Married couple households 11619     276 40 Cohabiting couple households 3401     9 3 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 1601     247 23      with non-dependent children only 1108     59 5 All other households 5027     165 21 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 68526     333 47    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Pakistani (3709) Indian (1884) Black Caribbean (1165)   Place of birth (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 68718     338 45 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 3422     26 3 Born outside EU 7586     42 4   Religion (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 52977     325 44 Buddhist 262     63 5 Hindu 1381     38 5 Jewish 892     20 5 Muslim 4869     35 2 Sikh 392     59 7 Other 290     68 7 No religion 12838     121 25 Religion not stated 5825     217 35 Health     (all people) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 11332     323 38 General health 'not good' 5459     311 33 People providing unpaid care 6880     338 46 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1238     299 36 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 40218     28 5 Unemployed 1442     234 19 Long-term unemployed 362     254 24 Student (economically active) 1581     82 9 Retired 6098     344 47 Student (economically inactive) 1955     165 12 Looking after home/family 3462     264 43 Permanently sick or disabled 1897     295 31 Other inactive 1551     177 16   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Travel to work by car 25198     295 40 Travel to work by public transport 5862     76 13   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 13428     85 8 No qualifications 13807     292 36 Housing     (all households) Value   Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 32350     310 42 Number of people per hectare 37.2     33 3 Average household size 2.43     81 15 Vacant household spaces 944     209 19 Owner-occupied 23605     186 25 Without central heating 1920     204 13 Without own bath/shower & toilet 245     42 2 Overcrowding indicator 3144     40 3

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