The population of King's Lynn and West Norfolk is 154,326 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in King's Lynn and West Norfolk is 78,964, and the female population is 75,361. 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 136,966, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 9,386. 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 (80,869), followed by No religion (60,898), 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 (29,662), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (24,812). 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (39,997), while 38,526 adults mentioned they are Retired.
Regarding education, 30,036 adults have Level 3 education, while 19,503 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk area are
The average age of people living in King's Lynn and West Norfolk is 46 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (23884), Between 55 to 64 (21964), and Between 65 to 74 (20593). 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (23,972) followed by Routine occupations (19,941), and Semi-routine occupations (18,187). 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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| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Area | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Ward | Airfield Bircham with Rudhams Brancaster Burnham Market & Docking Clenchwarton Denver Dersingham Downham Old Town East Downham Emneth & Outwell Fairstead Feltwell Gayton & Grimston Gaywood Chase Gaywood Clock Gaywood North Bank Heacham Hunstanton Massingham with Castle Acre Methwold North Downham North Lynn Snettisham South & West Lynn South Downham Springwood St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas Terrington The Woottons Tilney, Mershe Lande & Wiggenhall Upwell & Delph Walsoken, West Walton & Walpole Watlington West Winch Wissey |
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| UTLA22 | Norfolk |
| Region | East of England |
| Country | England |