Information about Stafford

Population
136,870
Avg Annual Income
£44,613
Full Time Employees
30.11%
Average Age
44.64
Stafford Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Stafford is 136,870 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Stafford is 69,235, and the female population is 67,632. 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 123,203, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 3,721. 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 (74,360), followed by No religion (50,479), 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 (31,816), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (19,638). 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 Stafford area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (41,214), while 30,951 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 39,860 adults have Level 3 education, while 15,946 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Stafford area are

  • Professional occupations (13873)
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (9161), and
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (9092)

Age

The average age of people living in Stafford is 45 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (21792), Between 45 to 54 (19093), and Between 55 to 64 (19083). 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 Stafford has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (26,738) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (16,411), and Intermediate occupations (14,065). 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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Postcodes in Stafford

The postcode district TF, ST are associated with the Stafford, and there are total 12 postcode areas (listed below). The Stafford has a total of 3865 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaStafford
Ward

Barlaston

Baswich

Common

Coton

Doxey & Castletown

Eccleshall

Forebridge

Fulford

Gnosall & Woodseaves

Haywood & Hixon

Highfields & Western Downs

Holmcroft

Littleworth

Manor

Milford

Milwich

Penkside

Rowley

Seighford & Church Eaton

St Michael's & Stonefield

Swynnerton & Oulton

Walton

Weeping Cross & Wildwood

LTLA22
UTLA22Staffordshire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland