Bedfordshire county Census 2021
72.0% people are white, 16.6% people are asian, 5.6% people are black.
44.6% are Christian, 32.5% have no religion, 12.9% are Muslim.
40.3% households have 1 car, 31.1% households have 2 cars, 17.1% households have no car. Bedfordshire population ethnic group
| Ethnicity | Bedfordshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Asian | 16.6% | 9.3% |
| Black | 5.6% | 4.0% |
| Mixed | 3.8% | 2.9% |
| Other | 1.9% | 2.1% |
| White | 72.0% | 81.7% |
Bedfordshire population health
| Health | Bedfordshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| very good | 49.4% | 48.4% |
| good | 34.6% | 33.6% |
| average | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| poor | 3.3% | 4.0% |
| very poor | 0.9% | 1.2% |
Bedfordshire population religion
| Religion | Bedfordshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Buddhist | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Christian | 44.6% | 46.2% |
| Hindu | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| Jewish | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Muslim | 12.9% | 6.5% |
| No answer | 5.7% | 6.0% |
| No religion | 32.5% | 37.2% |
| Other | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Sikh | 0.6% | 0.6% |
Bedfordshire population economic activity
| Economic activity | Bedfordshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Employee | 49.1% | 46.0% |
| Empl. owner w/ empl. | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Empl. self, no empl. | 8.5% | 7.9% |
| Empl. student | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| Inactive home,family | 5.5% | 4.8% |
| Inactive sick,other | 6.4% | 7.3% |
| Retired | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Student, no work | 5.4% | 6.3% |
| Unemployed | 3.0% | 2.8% |
Bedfordshire car availability in a household
On average, there are 1.38 cars per household in Bedfordshire county. In England and Wales it's 1.23 cars per household.
| Number of cars in a household | Bedfordshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| No car | 17.1% | 23.3% |
| 1 car | 40.3% | 41.3% |
| 2 cars | 31.1% | 26.2% |
| 3+ cars | 11.5% | 9.2% |
Bedfordshire household deprivation
A : very good .. E : very bad. A : household is not deprived, B : deprived in 1 dimension, ... E : household is deprived in all four dimensions (education, employment, health, housing).
| Household deprivation | Bedfordshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| A | 50.1% | 48.3% |
| B | 33.6% | 33.5% |
| C | 13.0% | 14.3% |
| D | 3.1% | 3.7% |
| E | 0.2% | 0.2% |
Bedfordshire population partnership
| Partnership | Bedfordshire county | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Never married/partnership | 35.7% | 37.9% |
| Married/partnership | 47.6% | 44.6% |
| Separated | 2.4% | 2.2% |
| Divorced | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| Widowed | 5.5% | 6.1% |
Plumplot area insights
Bedfordshire cars per household map
This map shows the average number of cars per a household in a given postcode sector.
Other reports for Bedfordshire county
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