Information about Middlesbrough

Population
143,922
Avg Annual Income
£32,532
Full Time Employees
22.95%
Average Age
39.45
Middlesbrough Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Middlesbrough is 143,922 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Middlesbrough is 73,040, and the female population is 70,884. 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 114,421, followed by Pakistani, with a total of 8,990. 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 (66,143), followed by No religion (52,415), 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 (25,407), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (20,394). 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 Middlesbrough area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (33,030), while 23,267 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 30,127 adults have Level 3 education, while 15,270 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Middlesbrough area are

  • Professional occupations (8996)
  • Elementary occupations (7609), and
  • Caring, leisure and other service occupations (7578)

Age

The average age of people living in Middlesbrough is 39 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (28188), Between 25 to 34 (20642), and Between 15 to 24 (18742). 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 Middlesbrough has Never worked and long-term unemployed (17,460) followed by Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (17,342), and Routine occupations (17,160). 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 Middlesbrough over the years

Male Population of Middlesbrough over the years
Female Population of Middlesbrough over the years
Postcodes in Middlesbrough

The postcode district TS are associated with the Middlesbrough, and there are total 7 postcode areas (listed below). The Middlesbrough has a total of 4040 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaMiddlesbrough
Ward

Acklam

Ayresome

Berwick Hills & Pallister

Brambles & Thorntree

Central

Coulby Newham

Hemlington

Kader

Ladgate

Linthorpe

Longlands & Beechwood

Marton East

Marton West

Newport

North Ormesby

Nunthorpe

Park

Park End & Beckfield

Stainton & Thornton

Trimdon

LTLA22
UTLA22Middlesbrough
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland