Information about Harborough

Population
97,623
Avg Annual Income
£49,360
Full Time Employees
29.29%
Average Age
44.20
Harborough Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Harborough is 97,623 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Harborough is 49,276, and the female population is 48,349. In England, the male population is 28,833,712 and the female population is 27,656,336, according to the 2021 census.

Ethnicity & Religion

According to the latest 2021 census, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English, with a total of 85,474, followed by Indian, with a total of 4,250. 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 (49,046), followed by No religion (37,480), 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

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is not deprived in any dimension (23,390), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (12,472). While in England, 11,349,743 households are not deprived in any dimension, and 7,842,690 households are deprived in one dimension.

Economic Status

Most people in the Harborough area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (28,595), while 20,669 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 30,387 adults have Level 3 education, while 11,248 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Harborough area are

  • Professional occupations (10831)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (8799), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (6993)

Age

The average age of people living in Harborough is 44 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (15991), Between 45 to 54 (14430), and Between 55 to 64 (13880). The median age in England and Wales was 40 years as per the 2021 census.

NS-SEC

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 Harborough has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (19,203) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (14,337), and Small employers and own account workers (10,301). 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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Population of Harborough over the years

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Postcodes in Harborough

The postcode district LE are associated with the Harborough, and there are total 7 postcode areas (listed below). The Harborough has a total of 2644 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaHarborough
Ward

Billesdon & Tilton

Bosworth

Broughton Astley South & Leire

Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton

Dunton

Fleckney

Glen

Kibworths

Lubenham

Lutterworth East

Lutterworth West

Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden

Market Harborough-Little Bowden

Market Harborough-Logan

Market Harborough-Welland

Misterton

Nevill

Thurnby & Houghton

Ullesthorpe

LTLA22
UTLA22Leicestershire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland