Information about Watford

Population
102,245
Avg Annual Income
£50,258
Full Time Employees
31.66%
Average Age
37.98
Watford Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Watford is 102,245 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Watford is 51,901, and the female population is 50,345. 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 46,820, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 12,836. 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 (45,447), followed by No religion (25,340), 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 (20,051), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (13,115). 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 Watford area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (32,367), while 11,830 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 33,256 adults have Level 3 education, while 9,965 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Watford area are

  • Professional occupations (12278)
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (7136), and
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (6703)

Age

The average age of people living in Watford is 38 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (20075), Between 35 to 44 (17318), and Between 25 to 34 (16516). 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 Watford has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (17,747) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (12,162), and Intermediate occupations (9,766). 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 Watford over the years

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Postcodes in Watford

The postcode district WD are associated with the Watford, and there are total 8 postcode areas (listed below). The Watford has a total of 5834 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaWatford
Ward

Callowland

Central

Holywell

Leggatts

Meriden

Nascot

Oxhey

Park

Stanborough

Tudor

Vicarage

Woodside

LTLA22
UTLA22Hertfordshire
RegionEast of England
CountryEngland