City Profile • Local Authority

Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire is a local authority district comprising 19 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £217k. It is a sought-after area for buyers, characterised by strong rates of homeownership. Crime levels sit at a moderate 76 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

189,117
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

19 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Carmarthenshire authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English94.0%
White: Other White2.6%
Other Asian0.5%
White: Irish0.3%
White and Asian0.3%
Indian0.3%

Age Profile

55-59 years7.6%
60-64 years7.1%
50-54 years7.0%
65-69 years6.6%
70-74 years6.5%
45-49 years5.9%

Top Occupations

Professional16.9%
Skilled trades14.8%
Caring and leisure12.3%
Associate professional10.8%
Managers and directors10.2%
Elementary occupations10.0%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright43.6%
Owned: Mortgage26.9%
Private rented: Landlord12.3%
Social rented: Council10.4%
Social rented: Other3.9%
Private rented: Other2.6%

Area DNA

family8/10
health2/10
safety6/10
homeown8/10
transit5/10
affluence2/10
diversity5/10
employment4/10
investment8/10