WEST MIDLANDS  

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 people5267308  
  Males2575111  
  Females2692197  
  Aged 0 to 151095894  
  Aged 16 to 743780784  
  Aged 75 and over390630  
 
 Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Change since 1991 37600   --

Density		    
 
Number of people per hectare4.1   --
People, Places and Families 
 
Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Single people (never married)1200500   --
Married or re-married people2187370   --
Separated or divorced422341   --
Widowed361203   --
 
Transport (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Households without car/van576484   --
Household with 1 car or van923743   --
Household with 2 or more cars/vans653445   --
 
Composition (all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
One person households620770   --
Married couple households820177   --
Cohabiting couple households171024   --
Lone parent households:
     with dependent children144908   
     with non-dependent children only71637   
All other households325156   --
Ethnicity and Religion 
 
Ethnic Group (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
White4674296   --
   Largest minority ethnic group(s)Indian (178691)
Pakistani (154550)
Black Caribbean (82282)
 
Place of birth (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Born in UK4868026   --
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)95254   --
Born outside EU304028   --
 
Religion (all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Christian3823235   --
Buddhist9760   --
Hindu56668   --
Jewish4977   --
Muslim216184   --
Sikh103870   --
Other10895   --
No religion647718   --
Religion not stated394001   --
Health 
 
(all people)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Limiting long-term illness993458   --
General health 'not good'512526   --
People providing unpaid care558421   --
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk119277   --
Work 
 
Status (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Employed2255266   --
Unemployed142782   --
Long-term unemployed45668   --
Student (economically active)93765   --
Retired525418   --
Student (economically inactive)173622   --
Looking after home/family247113   --
Permanently sick or disabled215493   --
Other inactive127325   --
 
Travel to work
(all people aged 16-74 in employment)

Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Travel to work by car1568005   --
Travel to work by public transport244017   --
 
Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Qualifications at degree level or higher612174   --
No qualifications1283763   --
Housing 
 
(all households)Value Eng & Wal
Rank/376
(proportion) 		Regional
Rank/34
(proportion)
Number of households with residents2153672   --
Number of people per hectare4.1   --
Average household size2.41   --
Vacant household spaces68448   --
Owner-occupied1498066   --
Without central heating242001   --
Without own bath/shower & toilet7124   --
Overcrowding indicator121130   --
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