Northampton   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 194458      Males 95380      Females 99078      Aged 0 to 15 40593      Aged 16 to 74 140981      Aged 75 and over 12884       Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Percentage change since 1991 5.7%   2.5%   124 14 Density           Number of people per hectare 24.1   3.4   69 4 People, Places and Families     Marital status (all people aged 16 and over) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Single people (never married) 32.6%   30.1%   63 4 Married or re-married people 48.4%   50.9%   316 37 Separated or divorced 11.7%   10.6%   60 5 Widowed 7.3%   8.4%   317 36   Transport (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Households without car/van 25.2%   26.8%   134 10 Household with 1 car or van 44.3%   43.8%   195 24 Household with 2 or more cars/vans 30.5%   29.4%   220 27   Composition (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 One person households 29.8%   30.0%   131 6 Married couple households 35.6%   36.5%   282 36 Cohabiting couple households 10.3%   8.3%   12 1 Lone parent households:      with dependent children 7.0%   6.5%   91 7      with non-dependent children only 2.7%   3.1%   234 22 All other households 14.6%   15.6%   238 22 Ethnicity and Religion     Ethnic Group (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 White 91.6%   91.3%   309 35    Largest minority ethnic group(s) Indian (1.7%) Black Caribbean (1.5%)   Place of birth (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Born in UK 91.4%   91.1%   301 37 Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland) 2.7%   2.3%   73 1 Born outside EU 5.9%   6.6%   84 6   Religion (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Christian 68.3%   71.7%   313 35 Buddhist 0.3%   0.3%   54 3 Hindu 1.1%   1.1%   49 6 Jewish 0.2%   0.5%   120 4 Muslim 2.1%   3.0%   83 5 Sikh 0.4%   0.6%   69 12 Other 0.3%   0.3%   86 2 No religion 19.1%   14.8%   37 3 Religion not stated 8.2%   7.7%   70 6 Health     (all people) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Limiting long-term illness 15.9%   18.2%   254 29 General health 'not good' 7.8%   9.2%   246 28 People providing unpaid care 8.9%   10.0%   323 40 Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk 1.8%   2.1%   239 27 Work     Status (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Employed 65.5%   60.6%   105 13 Unemployed 3.1%   3.4%   157 16 Long-term unemployed 0.8%   1.0%   180 18 Student (economically active) 3.3%   2.6%   44 6 Retired 11.0%   13.6%   339 39 Student (economically inactive) 4.5%   4.7%   90 10 Looking after home/family 5.6%   6.5%   327 30 Permanently sick or disabled 4.4%   5.5%   209 26 Other inactive 2.6%   3.1%   186 18   Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Travel to work by car 69.4%   61.5%   108 18 Travel to work by public transport 8.5%   14.5%   168 12   Qualifications (all people aged 16-74) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Qualifications at degree level or higher 16.7%   19.8%   226 20 No qualifications 29.1%   29.1%   173 26 Housing     (all households) Value E&W avg Eng & Wal Rank/376 Regional Rank/40 Number of households with residents 80822   -   72 4 Number of people per hectare 24.1   3.4   69 4 Average household size 2.36   2.36   183 21 Vacant household spaces 3.1%   3.2%   165 22 Owner-occupied 71.9%   68.9%   217 29 Without central heating 6.5%   8.5%   184 11 Without own bath/shower & toilet 0.4%   0.5%   127 7 Overcrowding indicator 6.2%   7.0 %   95 4

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