The population of Herefordshire, County of is 187,032 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Herefordshire, County of is 95,180, and the female population is 91,854. 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 170,419, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 9,510. 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 (102,614), followed by No religion (68,475), 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 (40,941), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (28,690). 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 Herefordshire, County of area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (47,826), while 44,635 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 51,420 adults have Level 3 education, while 22,184 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Herefordshire, County of area are
The average age of people living in Herefordshire, County of is 46 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 55 to 64 (28203), Below 14 (28028), and Between 65 to 74 (25498). 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 Herefordshire, County of has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (32,831) followed by Small employers and own account workers (23,658), and Semi-routine occupations (20,076). 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 HR, SY, LD, NP, GL, WR are associated with the Herefordshire, County of, and there are total 17 postcode areas (listed below). The Herefordshire, County of has a total of 6987 postcodes overall.
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Area | Herefordshire, County of |
| Ward | Arrow Aylestone Hill Backbury Belmont Rural Birch Bircher Bishops Frome & Cradley Bobblestock Bromyard Bringsty Bromyard West Castle Central College Credenhill Dinedor Hill Eign Hill Golden Valley North Golden Valley South Greyfriars Hagley Hampton Hinton & Hunderton Holmer Hope End Kerne Bridge Kings Acre Kington Ledbury North Ledbury South Ledbury West Leominster East Leominster North & Rural Leominster South Leominster West Llangarron Mortimer Newton Farm Old Gore Penyard Queenswood Red Hill Ross East Ross North Ross West Saxon Gate Stoney Street Sutton Walls Three Crosses Tupsley Weobley Whitecross Widemarsh Wormside |
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| UTLA22 | Herefordshire, County of |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |