Demography Berkhamsted

1 demography

1.1 homes
1.2 employment , economic wellbeing
1.3 commuting
1.4 diversity
1.5 relationships , education

demography
homes

the hertfordshire local information system (hertslis) website (based on data office national statistics , other uk government departments) has following data regarding 7,363 households in berkhamsted in 2011. regarding housing tenure, in berkhamsted 72% of homes owner occupied (34% owned outright , 38% owned mortgage) compared 63% england. in berkhamsted 26.5% of homes rented (13% each social rented , private rented) compared national figure of 34.5%. in 2011, 77 percent of household spaces in berkhamsted houses or bungalows , 23 percent flats or maisonettes. 30% of houses , bungalows detached compared 22% nationally: 47% of dwellings semi-detached or terraced, compared 55% nationally. in third quarter of 2017 average houses , flats prices in berkhamsted £724,900, compared £474,400 hertfordshire, , £304,500 england (detached houses £1,070,600 compared £424,400 nationally).

employment , economic wellbeing

in mid-2016, office national statistics estimated working age population (males , females aged 16 64) of berkhamsted 11,400, (62% of town s population). people berkhamsted employed follows: 17.5 percent worked managers, directors , senior officials; 27.5 percent professional occupations , 8.5 percent in associate professional , technical occupations; 10 percent employed in administrative , secretarial occupations; 7 percent in skilled trades; 6 percent caring, leisure , other service occupations; 5 percent in sales , customer service occupations; 3 percent in process, plant , machine operatives; , 5.5 percent worked in elementary occupations.

according hertslis in 2011, 76 percent of berkhamsted residents between ages of 16 , 74 employed (including: full-time, 43 percent; part-time, 13 percent; self-employed, 14 percent) , 24 percent economically inactive (including: retired, 13 percent; long term sick/disabled, 2 percent). 18% of berkhamsted households included person long-term health problem or disability, while nationally figure 41%. in april 2013, benefit unemployed rate in berkhamsted s parliamentary constituency 1.7 percent, compared 7.8 percent uk.

commuting

of employed residents living in both berkhamsted , tring, 35 percent live , work in towns, whilst 65 percent commute workplaces out of towns, particularly london. of 7,100 people work in berkhamsted, 58 percent commute berkhamsted work. in 2011, 9.5 percent of berkhamsted residents (aged 16 74 in employment) worked @ or home; 52 percent drove work car (2.5 passenger in car); 22.34% travelled public transport , 12.73% cycled or walked work. in 2011, during average commute work, 21 kilometres.

diversity

looking @ broad ethnic heritage in 2011, hertslis data found 90 percent of residents described white british. of remainder, 1 percent irish, 4 percent of other white origin, 1.7 percent described mixed or multiple ethnic, 2.1 percent asian or asian british, 0.3 percent black african/caribbean or black british , 0.3 percent arab or other ethnic group. regarding religious beliefs in 2011, of 92 percent of residents stated religious preference, 30 percent non-religious , 59 percent christian; other faiths included 0.4 percent buddhist, 0.5 percent jewish, 0.5 percent muslim , 0.1 percent sikh.

relationships , education

in 2011 marital , civil partnership status of residents aged 16 , on follows 28 percent single, 56 percent married, 0.1 percent in registered same-sex civil partnership, 2 percent separated, 8 percent divorced or legally dissolved same-sex civil partnership , 6 percent widowed or surviving partner same-sex civil partnership. looking @ qualifications table, 12 percent of residents had no qualifications, 10 percent reached level 1, 13 percent achieved level 2, 2 percent had apprenticeship qualifications, 10 percent level 3 , 49 percent achieved level 4 or above.