Information about Worcester

Population
103,869
Avg Annual Income
£43,521
Full Time Employees
30.65%
Average Age
40.99
Worcester Demographics
(from Census 2021)

The population of Worcester is 103,869 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542. While the male population in Worcester is 52,999, and the female population is 50,873. 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 85,868, followed by White: Other White, with a total of 6,817. 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 (50,755), followed by No religion (41,084), 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 (22,399), followed by at least deprived in one dimension (14,795). 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 Worcester area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (31,834), while 17,653 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Education

Regarding education, 28,872 adults have Level 3 education, while 11,506 have Level 1 and entry level education. The most common occupations in the Worcester area are

  • Professional occupations (10280)
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (6689), and
  • Elementary occupations (6044)

Age

The average age of people living in Worcester is 41 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (17093), Between 25 to 34 (14575), and Between 45 to 54 (14020). 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 Worcester has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (17,790) followed by Routine occupations (11,287), and Semi-routine occupations (10,613). 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 Worcester

The postcode district WR are associated with the Worcester, and there are total 5 postcode areas (listed below). The Worcester has a total of 2948 postcodes overall.

ONS Administrative Info
NameType
AreaWorcester
Ward

Arboretum

Battenhall

Bedwardine

Cathedral

Claines

Gorse Hill

Nunnery

Rainbow Hill

St Clement

St John

St Peter's Parish

St Stephen

Warndon

Warndon Parish North

Warndon Parish South

LTLA22
UTLA22Worcestershire
RegionWest Midlands
CountryEngland