King's Lynn and West Norfolk   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 135345      Males 65817      Females 69528      Aged 0 to 15 24448      Aged 16 to 74 97398      Aged 75 and over 13499       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Percentage change since 1991 3.2%   2.5%   199 34 Density           Number of people per hectare 0.9   3.4   337 47 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) 22.4%   30.1%   353 43 Married or re-married people 57.8%   50.9%   67 14 Separated or divorced 10.4%   10.6%   208 24 Widowed 9.4%   8.4%   81 6   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Households without car/van 18.5%   26.8%   241 20 Household with 1 car or van 47.1%   43.8%   45 6 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 34.5%   29.4%   154 31   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 One person households 27.9%   30.0%   222 23 Married couple households 38.7%   36.5%   203 33 Cohabiting couple households 7.8%   8.3%   257 41 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 4.9%   6.5%   252 25      with non-dependent children only 2.5%   3.1%   293 28 All other households 18.2%   15.6%   42 4 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 White 98.7%   91.3%   105 8    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Other Mixed (0.2%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Born in UK 95.6%   91.1%   167 15 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 1.4%   2.3%   232 38 Born outside EU 3.0%   6.6%   197 34   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Christian 78.2%   71.7%   102 2 Buddhist 0.1%   0.3%   252 40 Hindu 0.1%   1.1%   231 32 Jewish 0.1%   0.5%   206 44 Muslim 0.2%   3.0%   306 43 Sikh 0.1%   0.6%   243 33 Other 0.2%   0.3%   210 39 No religion 13.0%   14.8%   260 46 Religion not stated 8.0%   7.7%   108 18 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Limiting long-term illness 20.4%   18.2%   95 5 General health 'not good' 9.6%   9.2%   127 5 People providing unpaid care 10.7%   10.0%   118 5 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 2.5%   2.1%   79 3 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Employed 60.1%   60.6%   235 41 Unemployed 2.6%   3.4%   221 18 Long-term unemployed 0.7%   1.0%   200 15 Student (economically active) 1.9%   2.6%   297 39 Retired 18.4%   13.6%   21 3 Student (economically inactive) 2.2%   4.7%   364 43 Looking after home/family 6.7%   6.5%   131 24 Permanently sick or disabled 5.5%   5.5%   138 5 Other inactive 2.6%   3.1%   187 18   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 69.6%   61.5%   103 11 Travel to work by public transport 3.5%   14.5%   317 44   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Qualifications at degree level or higher 12.9%   19.8%   319 37 No qualifications 36.0%   29.1%   49 4 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/48 Number of households with residents 58338   -   122 11 Number of people per hectare 0.9   3.4   337 47 Average household size 2.28   2.36   314 42 Vacant household spaces 4.0%   3.2%   75 5 Owner-occupied 71.7%   68.9%   225 33 Without central heating 7.8%   8.5%   134 6 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.3%   0.5%   244 28 Overcrowding indicator 3.6%   7.0 %   273 34

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