The population of County Durham is 522,067 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in County Durham is 266,764, and the female population is 255,304. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.
According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 494,638, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 8,494. As compared to the population in England, the main ethnicities were White: English(41,540,791) followed by Asian: Indian(1,843,248) and Asian: Pakistani(1,570,285). In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (285,167), followed by No religion (201,688), whereas, in England, the main religion was Christian(26,167,899), Muslim(3,801,186), and Hindu(1,020,533). While 20,715,664 mentioned 'No Religion' and 3,400,548 did not answer
As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (104,412), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (79,207). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.
Most people in the County Durham area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (139,575), while 111,234 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 116,019 adults have Level 3 education, while 61,724 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the County Durham area are
The average age of people living in County Durham is 43 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (82608), Between 55 to 64 (74581), and Between 45 to 54 (69561). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.
The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population in County Durham has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (76,187) followed by Routine occupations (64,021), and Semi-routine occupations (58,725). In England, Most of the population(9,172,372) have Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations, followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations(6,092,791)
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The postcode district TS, DH, SR, NE, DL are associated with the County Durham, and there are total 28 postcode areas (listed below). The County Durham has a total of 15151 postcodes overall.
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Area | County Durham |
| Ward | Annfield Plain Aycliffe East Aycliffe North and Middridge Aycliffe West Barnard Castle East Barnard Castle West Belmont Benfieldside Bishop Auckland Town Bishop Middleham and Cornforth Blackhalls Brandon Burnopfield and Dipton Chester-le-Street East Chester-le-Street North Chester-le-Street South Chester-le-Street West Central Chilton Consett North Consett South Coundon Coxhoe Craghead and South Moor Crook Dawdon Deerness Delves Lane Deneside Durham South Easington Elvet and Gilesgate Esh and Witton Gilbert Evenwood Ferryhill Framwellgate and Newton Hall Horden Lanchester Leadgate and Medomsley Lumley Murton Neville's Cross North Lodge Passfield Pelton Peterlee East Peterlee West Sacriston Seaham Sedgefield Sherburn Shildon and Dene Valley Shotton and South Hetton Spennymoor Stanley Tanfield Tow Law Trimdon and Thornley Tudhoe Weardale West Auckland Willington and Hunwick Wingate Woodhouse Close |
| LTLA22 | |
| UTLA22 | County Durham |
| Region | North East |
| Country | England |