West Midlands region Census 2021
77.0% people are white, 13.3% people are asian, 4.5% people are black.
46.6% are Christian, 32.9% have no religion, 9.6% are Muslim.
40.6% households have 1 car, 27.7% households have 2 cars, 21.5% households have no car. West Midlands population ethnic group
| Ethnicity | West Midlands region | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Asian | 13.3% | 9.3% |
| Black | 4.5% | 4.0% |
| Mixed | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| Other | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| White | 77.0% | 81.7% |
West Midlands population health
| Health | West Midlands region | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| very good | 46.4% | 48.4% |
| good | 34.4% | 33.6% |
| average | 13.5% | 12.7% |
| poor | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| very poor | 1.3% | 1.2% |
West Midlands population religion
| Religion | West Midlands region | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Buddhist | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Christian | 46.6% | 46.2% |
| Hindu | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Muslim | 9.6% | 6.5% |
| No answer | 5.7% | 6.0% |
| No religion | 32.9% | 37.2% |
| Other | 2.9% | 0.9% |
| Sikh | 0.5% | 0.6% |
West Midlands population economic activity
| Economic activity | West Midlands region | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Employee | 45.0% | 46.0% |
| Empl. owner w/ empl. | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Empl. self, no empl. | 6.8% | 7.9% |
| Empl. student | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Inactive home,family | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| Inactive sick,other | 7.9% | 7.3% |
| Retired | 22.1% | 21.6% |
| Student, no work | 6.5% | 6.3% |
| Unemployed | 3.2% | 2.8% |
West Midlands car availability in a household
On average, there are 1.28 cars per household in West Midlands region. In England and Wales it's 1.23 cars per household.
| Number of cars in a household | West Midlands region | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| No car | 21.5% | 23.3% |
| 1 car | 40.6% | 41.3% |
| 2 cars | 27.7% | 26.2% |
| 3+ cars | 10.2% | 9.2% |
West Midlands 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 | West Midlands region | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| A | 45.9% | 48.3% |
| B | 34.1% | 33.5% |
| C | 15.6% | 14.3% |
| D | 4.2% | 3.7% |
| E | 0.2% | 0.2% |
West Midlands population partnership
| Partnership | West Midlands region | England & Wales (UK) |
|---|
| Never married/partnership | 37.1% | 37.9% |
| Married/partnership | 45.3% | 44.6% |
| Separated | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Divorced | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| Widowed | 6.5% | 6.1% |
Plumplot area insights
West Midlands cars per household map
This map shows the average number of cars per a household in a given county.
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