West Yorkshire (Met County)  

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 people2079211  
  Males1005942  
  Females1073269  
  Aged 0 to 15442139  
  Aged 16 to 741489740  
  Aged 75 and over147332  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Change since 1991 17500   --

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare10.2   --
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Single people (never married)491293   --
Married or re-married people826657   --
Separated or divorced181155   --
Widowed137967   --
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Households without car/van275214   --
Household with 1 car or van369148   --
Household with 2 or more cars/vans209678   --
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
One person households257663   --
Married couple households308717   --
Cohabiting couple households76391   --
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children59375   
     with non-dependent children only24409   
All other households127485   --
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
White1842813   --
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Pakistani (122210)
Indian (42430)
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Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Born in UK1927075   --
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)29940   --
Born outside EU122196   --
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Christian1415492   --
Buddhist3173   --
Hindu10857   --
Jewish9052   --
Muslim149681   --
Sikh15548   --
Other4301   --
No religion305380   --
Religion not stated165727   --
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Limiting long-term illness391062   --
General health 'not good'213288   --
People providing unpaid care213244   --
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk45401   --
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Employed878679   --
Unemployed54093   --
Long-term unemployed16516   --
Student (economically active)41855   --
Retired198408   --
Student (economically inactive)80345   --
Looking after home/family94348   --
Permanently sick or disabled89943   --
Other inactive52069   --
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Travel to work by car581814   --
Travel to work by public transport138059   --
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Qualifications at degree level or higher250705   --
No qualifications498779   --
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/21
(proportion)
Number of households with residents854040   --
Number of people per hectare10.2   --
Average household size2.4   --
Vacant household spaces37078   --
Owner-occupied573434   --
Without central heating165272   --
Without own bath/shower & toilet5101   --
Overcrowding indicator61912   --
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