Melton

According to the 2021 census, Melton had a total of 51,752 usual residents residing in 22,597 households, indicating an average household size of 2.3. The borough covers an area of 44.3 square kilometers resulting in a population density of 107.5 individuals per square kilometer. The average age of its residents was 44.3 years.

Religion: In Melton, the ‘Christian’ community represents the largest religious group, making up 53.66% of the population, ‘No religion’ population follows at 39.35% and ‘Not answered’ is 3rd with 5.53%

Ethnic groups: The predominant ethnic group in Melton is ‘White’, constituting 96.89% of the total population. The ‘Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups’ ethnic group is second largest, making up 1.27%, while ‘Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh’ accounts for 1.16%.

Economic activity: 59.92% of Melton’s population is economically active. The primary job roles are ‘Professional occupations’ and ‘Managers, directors and senior officials’

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Health: Majority of the population are in very good health. Most common age groups are those aged 50 to 64 years and aged 35 to 49 years. Additionally, 51.17% of its inhabitants is married and 29.73% are single.

Living Arrangements and Property Types: Majority of the households are Single family households (67.99%). Most of the properties in Melton are detached or semi-detached, with the majority of the ownership either being owned or private rented

Crime rate: As of 2022, Melton crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) stands at 82.08. Most common crime types are ‘Violence and sexual offences’, ‘Criminal damage and arson’ and ‘Public order’.

Melton in comparision with nearby boroughs.

When we analyze the percentage distribution of population and households in Melton, we see that it surpasses many of the nearby boroughs in the following metrics.

Prominent demographics insights:
  1. Age:
    • Aged 50 to 64 years- Rank (1)
    • Aged 65 to 74 years- Rank (2)
    • Aged 75 to 84 years- Rank (4)
  2. Economic activity status:
    • Economically active (excluding full-time students)- Rank (9)
  3. Ethnic group:
    • White- Rank (3)
  4. General health:
    • Very good health- Rank (8)
  5. Marital and civil partnership status:
    • Married or in a registered civil partnership- Rank (5)
    • Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner- Rank (6)

Prominent household insights:
  1. Accommodation type:
    • Detached- Rank (6)
    • Converted or shared house- Rank (7)
    • Converted building. Eg school, church- Rank (7)
  2. Household composition:
    • Single family household- Rank (5)
  3. Household deprivation:
    • Household is not deprived in any dimension- Rank (6)
  4. Tenure of household:
    • Shared ownership- Rank (5)

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Property types in Melton

Accommodation Type Total % of Households
Detached 9,346 41.36
Semi-detached 8,216 36.36
Terraced 3,349 14.82
Flats 1,119 4.95
Converted or shared house 226 1.0
Converted building. Eg school, church 144 0.64
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 128 0.57
Caravan or other mobile structure 69 0.31

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Accommodation Type Rank % of Households
Detached 6 41.13
Converted or shared house 7 0.44
Converted building. Eg school, church 7 0.59
Semi-detached 12 28.92
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 13 0.25
Caravan or other mobile structure 14 0.39
Terraced 20 14.83
Flats 20 13.45

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Property ownership in Melton

  1. Owned – 70.94% (16,031)
    1. Owns outright – 40.53% (9,160)
    2. Owns with a mortgage or loan – 30.40% (6,871)
  2. Private rented – 17.17% (3,881)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – 14.97% (3,382)
    2. Other private rented – 2.21% (499)
  3. Social rented – 10.69% (2,416)
    1. Rents from council or Local Authority – 7.26% (1,641)
    2. Other social rented – 3.43% (775)
  4. Shared ownership – 1.10% (249)
    1. Shared ownership – 1.10% (249)

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Shared ownership – rank – 5 (0.30%)
    1. Shared ownership – rank – 5 (0.30%)
  2. Private rented – rank – 11 (14.30%)
    1. Other private rented – rank – 5 (2.42%)
    2. Private landlord or letting agency – rank – 12 (11.88%)
  3. Owned – rank – 12 (71.45%)
    1. Owns outright – rank – 6 (46.70%)
    2. Owns with a mortgage or loan – rank – 18 (24.75%)
  4. Social rented – rank – 17 (13.95%)
    1. Rents from council or Local Authority – rank – 11 (1.92%)
    2. Other social rented – rank – 22 (12.03%)

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Families in Melton

  1. Single family household – 67.99% (15,365)
    1. Married or civil partnership couple – 33.85% (7,650)
      1. No children – 14.25% (3,221)
      2. Dependent children – 13.52% (3,055)
      3. All children non-dependent – 6.08% (1,374)
    2. All aged 66 years and over – 12.87% (2,909)
    3. Cohabiting couple family – 11.90% (2,689)
      1. No children – 6.41% (1,449)
      2. With dependent children – 4.87% (1,100)
      3. All children non-dependent – 0.62% (140)
    4. Lone parent family – 8.93% (2,018)
      1. With dependent children – 5.54% (1,251)
      2. All children non-dependent – 3.39% (767)
    5. Other single family household – 0.44% (99)
      1. Other family composition – 0.44% (99)
  2. One person household – 28.16% (6,363)
    1. Other – 14.21% (3,211)
    2. Aged 66 years and over – 13.95% (3,152)
  3. Other household types – 3.85% (871)
    1. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – 2.39% (539)
    2. With dependent children – 1.47% (332)

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  1. Single family household – rank – 5 (63.26%)
    1. All aged 66 years and over – rank – 3 (14.35%)
    2. Married or civil partnership couple – rank – 8 (30.13%)
      1. No children – rank – 2 (12.18%)
      2. All children non-dependent – rank – 6 (5.18%)
      3. Dependent children – rank – 16 (12.77%)
    3. Other single family household – rank – 12 (0.20%)
      1. Other family composition – rank – 12 (0.20%)
    4. Cohabiting couple family – rank – 17 (10.55%)
      1. With dependent children – rank – 14 (3.50%)
      2. No children – rank – 18 (6.41%)
      3. All children non-dependent – rank – 22 (0.64%)
    5. Lone parent family – rank – 21 (8.04%)
      1. All children non-dependent – rank – 19 (2.81%)
      2. With dependent children – rank – 21 (5.23%)
  2. One person household – rank – 15 (34.52%)
    1. Aged 66 years and over – rank – 8 (18.29%)
    2. Other – rank – 19 (16.22%)
  3. Other household types – rank – 20 (2.22%)
    1. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – rank – 19 (1.48%)
    2. With dependent children – rank – 21 (0.74%)

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Melton household deprivation

Household Deprivation Total % of Households
Household is not deprived in any dimension 11,989 53.06
Household is deprived in one dimension 7,627 33.75
Household is deprived in two dimensions 2,517 11.14
Household is deprived in three dimensions 439 1.94
Household is deprived in four dimensions 25 0.11

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Deprivation Rank % of Households
Household is not deprived in any dimension 6 56.61
Household is deprived in one dimension 11 31.36
Household is deprived in four dimensions 14 0.1
Household is deprived in three dimensions 21 2.27
Household is deprived in two dimensions 22 9.66

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Household sizes in Melton

Household Size Total % of Households
2 people in household 9,021 39.92
1 person in household 6,363 28.16
3 people in household 3,395 15.02
4 people in household 2,710 11.99
5 people in household 846 3.74
6 people in household 180 0.8
7 people in household 55 0.24
8 or more people in household 29 0.13

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Size Rank % of Households
2 people in household 3 38.63
8 or more people in household 14 0.05
1 person in household 15 34.53
5 people in household 15 2.42
4 people in household 16 10.16
7 people in household 20 0.2
3 people in household 23 13.47
6 people in household 23 0.54

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Age groups of Melton residents

Age Total % of Usual residents
Aged 50 to 64 years 12,095 23.37
Aged 35 to 49 years 8,960 17.31
Aged 65 to 74 years 6,673 12.89
Aged 75 to 84 years 3,993 7.72
Aged 10 to 15 years 3,563 6.88
Aged 5 to 9 years 2,825 5.46
Aged 4 years and under 2,419 4.67
Aged 25 to 34 years 2,250 4.35
Aged 16 to 19 years 1,976 3.82
Aged 85 years and over 1,489 2.88

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Age Rank % of Usual residents
Aged 50 to 64 years 1 24.03
Aged 65 to 74 years 2 14.78
Aged 75 to 84 years 4 8.99
Aged 85 years and over 5 3.82
Aged 10 to 15 years 16 6.24
Aged 5 to 9 years 19 4.65
Aged 16 to 19 years 22 3.57
Aged 35 to 49 years 23 15.77
Aged 4 years and under 24 4.6
Aged 25 to 34 years 24 4.27

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Gender breakdown in Melton

Sex Total % of Usual residents
Female 26,496 51.2
Male 25,256 48.8

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Sex Rank % of Usual residents
Female 4 51.91
Male 22 48.09

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Melton Health status

General Health Total % of Usual residents
Very good health 24,748 47.82
Good health 18,186 35.14
Fair health 6,757 13.06
Bad health 1,622 3.13
Very bad health 439 0.85

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

General Health Rank % of Usual residents
Very good health 8 48.42
Good health 11 34.83
Fair health 15 13.61
Bad health 22 2.39
Very bad health 22 0.75

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Relationship status amongst Melton Residents

  1. Married or in a registered civil partnership – 51.17% (21,975)
    1. Married – 51.01% (21,906)
      1. Opposite sex – 50.81% (21,818)
      2. Same sex – 0.20% (88)
    2. In a registered civil partnership – 0.16% (69)
      1. Opposite sex – 0.08% (34)
      2. Same sex – 0.08% (35)
  2. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – 29.73% (12,767)
  3. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – 9.98% (4,285)
    1. Divorced – 9.97% (4,280)
    2. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – 0.01% (5)
  4. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – 6.96% (2,990)
    1. Widowed – 6.96% (2,989)
    2. Surviving partner from civil partnership – 0.00% (1)
  5. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – 2.16% (927)
    1. Separated, but still married – 2.14% (920)
    2. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – 0.02% (7)

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  1. Married or in a registered civil partnership – rank – 5 (51.35%)
    1. Married – rank – 5 (51.13%)
      1. Opposite sex – rank – 5 (50.68%)
      2. Same sex – rank – 23 (0.45%)
    2. In a registered civil partnership – rank – 17 (0.22%)
      1. Opposite sex – rank – 4 (0.06%)
      2. Same sex – rank – 22 (0.17%)
  2. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – rank – 6 (7.26%)
    1. Widowed – rank – 6 (7.20%)
    2. Surviving partner from civil partnership – rank – 19 (0.06%)
  3. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – rank – 10 (11.15%)
    1. Divorced – rank – 10 (11.15%)
    2. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – rank – 21 (0.00%)
  4. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – rank – 15 (2.25%)
    1. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – rank – 3 (0.08%)
    2. Separated, but still married – rank – 16 (2.17%)
  5. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – rank – 21 (27.98%)

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Melton residents’ country of birth

  1. Europe – 97.84% (50,633)
    1. United Kingdom – 93.74% (48,514)
    2. EU countries – 3.89% (2,012)
      1. European Union EU8 – 1.97% (1,022)
      2. European Union EU14 – 1.51% (781)
      3. European Union EU2 – 0.24% (123)
      4. All other EU countries – 0.17% (86)
    3. Non-EU countries – 0.21% (107)
      1. All other non-EU countries – 0.21% (107)
  2. Middle East and Asia – 0.90% (468)
  3. Africa – 0.73% (377)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – 0.32% (165)
  5. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – 0.20% (101)
  6. British Overseas – 0.02% (9)

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Europe – rank – 2 (96.97%)
    1. United Kingdom – rank – 8 (94.03%)
    2. EU countries – rank – 11 (2.68%)
      1. All other EU countries – rank – 7 (0.12%)
      2. European Union EU8 – rank – 10 (0.49%)
      3. European Union EU14 – rank – 15 (1.74%)
      4. European Union EU2 – rank – 22 (0.33%)
    3. Non-EU countries – rank – 22 (0.26%)
      1. All other non-EU countries – rank – 22 (0.26%)
  2. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – rank – 4 (0.26%)
  3. British Overseas – rank – 9 (0.02%)
  4. Africa – rank – 21 (1.03%)
  5. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 22 (0.70%)
  6. Middle East and Asia – rank – 24 (1.01%)

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Passport records of Melton residents

  1. Europe – 83.00% (42,952)
    1. United Kingdom – 79.64% (41,213)
    2. Other Europe – 3.03% (1,566)
      1. EU Member countries – 2.97% (1,536)
        1. Poland – 1.74% (902)
        2. Other EU countries – 0.47% (242)
        3. Romania – 0.20% (101)
        4. Italy – 0.12% (62)
        5. Lithuania – 0.12% (60)
        6. Portugal – 0.10% (53)
        7. France – 0.09% (48)
        8. Germany – 0.08% (42)
        9. Spain – 0.05% (26)
      2. Rest of Europe – 0.06% (30)
        1. Other Europe – 0.04% (23)
        2. Turkey – 0.01% (7)
    3. Ireland – 0.33% (173)
  2. No passport held – 16.54% (8,559)
  3. Middle East and Asia – 0.18% (91)
    1. Southern Asia – 0.06% (31)
    2. South-East Asia – 0.06% (29)
    3. Eastern Asia – 0.05% (24)
    4. Middle East – 0.01% (5)
    5. Central Asia – 0.00% (2)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – 0.11% (56)
    1. North America and the Caribbean – 0.08% (43)
    2. Central and South America – 0.03% (13)
  5. Africa – 0.09% (45)
    1. South and Eastern Africa – 0.06% (32)
    2. Central and Western Africa – 0.02% (8)
    3. North Africa – 0.01% (5)
  6. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – 0.09% (46)

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – rank – 3 (0.07%)
  2. No passport held – rank – 10 (13.55%)
  3. Europe – rank – 11 (85.51%)
    1. United Kingdom – rank – 11 (83.49%)
    2. Ireland – rank – 13 (0.23%)
    3. Other Europe – rank – 16 (1.78%)
      1. EU Member countries – rank – 14 (1.74%)
        1. Poland – rank – 8 (0.19%)
        2. France – rank – 11 (0.09%)
        3. Lithuania – rank – 16 (0.12%)
        4. Germany – rank – 17 (0.16%)
        5. Portugal – rank – 17 (0.12%)
        6. Italy – rank – 18 (0.14%)
        7. Romania – rank – 20 (0.31%)
        8. Spain – rank – 22 (0.14%)
        9. Other EU countries – rank – 24 (0.47%)
      2. Rest of Europe – rank – 23 (0.05%)
        1. Other Europe – rank – 21 (0.05%)
        2. Turkey – rank – 24 (0.00%)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 23 (0.23%)
    1. Central and South America – rank – 16 (0.00%)
    2. North America and the Caribbean – rank – 22 (0.23%)
  5. Africa – rank – 24 (0.35%)
    1. North Africa – rank – 20 (0.00%)
    2. South and Eastern Africa – rank – 23 (0.35%)
    3. Central and Western Africa – rank – 24 (0.00%)
  6. Middle East and Asia – rank – 25 (0.28%)
    1. Central Asia – rank – 6 (0.00%)
    2. Middle East – rank – 17 (0.00%)
    3. Eastern Asia – rank – 22 (0.09%)
    4. South-East Asia – rank – 22 (0.12%)
    5. Southern Asia – rank – 24 (0.07%)

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Ethnic groups in Melton

  1. White – 96.89% (50,142)
    1. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – 92.87% (48,064)
    2. Other White – 3.41% (1,767)
    3. Irish – 0.52% (269)
    4. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – 0.05% (25)
    5. Roma – 0.03% (17)
  2. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 1.27% (659)
    1. White and Asian – 0.46% (239)
    2. White and Black Caribbean – 0.40% (206)
    3. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 0.27% (138)
    4. White and Black African – 0.15% (76)
  3. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – 1.16% (599)
    1. Indian – 0.59% (306)
    2. Other Asian – 0.28% (143)
    3. Chinese – 0.22% (115)
    4. Bangladeshi – 0.04% (22)
    5. Pakistani – 0.03% (13)
  4. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – 0.37% (192)
    1. African – 0.20% (103)
    2. Caribbean – 0.13% (67)
    3. Other Black – 0.04% (22)
  5. Other ethnic group – 0.31% (160)
    1. Any other ethnic group – 0.24% (125)
    2. Arab – 0.07% (35)

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. White – rank – 3 (96.81%)
    1. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – rank – 3 (93.16%)
    2. Other White – rank – 12 (3.08%)
    3. Irish – rank – 14 (0.54%)
    4. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – rank – 16 (0.02%)
    5. Roma – rank – 21 (0.00%)
  2. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – rank – 22 (0.75%)
    1. Bangladeshi – rank – 20 (0.09%)
    2. Indian – rank – 21 (0.02%)
    3. Other Asian – rank – 22 (0.33%)
    4. Chinese – rank – 23 (0.31%)
    5. Pakistani – rank – 25 (0.00%)
  3. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – rank – 23 (0.47%)
    1. African – rank – 23 (0.28%)
    2. Caribbean – rank – 23 (0.12%)
    3. Other Black – rank – 24 (0.07%)
  4. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 23 (1.69%)
    1. White and Asian – rank – 18 (0.68%)
    2. White and Black Caribbean – rank – 23 (0.56%)
    3. White and Black African – rank – 24 (0.19%)
    4. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 24 (0.26%)
  5. Other ethnic group – rank – 24 (0.28%)
    1. Arab – rank – 20 (0.00%)
    2. Any other ethnic group – rank – 24 (0.28%)

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Religions in Melton

Religion Total % of Usual residents
Christian 27,771 53.66
No religion 20,365 39.35
Not answered 2,861 5.53
Hindu 200 0.39
Other religion 181 0.35
Buddhist 148 0.29
Muslim 130 0.25
Sikh 70 0.14
Jewish 28 0.05

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Religion Rank % of Usual residents
Christian 3 49.48
Buddhist 12 0.42
Not answered 15 5.69
No religion 18 43.07
Jewish 18 0.09
Hindu 19 0.05
Sikh 21 0.0
Muslim 25 0.45
Other religion 25 0.75

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Employment and unemployment amongst Melton Residents

  1. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – 59.92% (25,734)
    1. In employment – 58.09% (24,947)
      1. Employee – 47.64% (20,462)
        1. Full-time – 34.73% (14,914)
        2. Part-time – 12.92% (5,548)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 8.59% (3,689)
        1. Full-time – 4.90% (2,104)
        2. Part-time – 3.69% (1,585)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 1.85% (796)
        1. Full-time – 1.48% (635)
        2. Part-time – 0.37% (161)
    2. Unemployed – 1.83% (787)
  2. Economically inactive – 38.60% (16,579)
    1. Retired – 27.13% (11,652)
    2. Looking after home or family – 3.66% (1,572)
    3. Student – 3.20% (1,375)
    4. Long-term sick or disabled – 2.56% (1,100)
    5. Other – 2.05% (880)
  3. Economically active and a full-time student – 1.48% (635)
    1. In employment – 1.21% (521)
      1. Employee – 1.16% (498)
        1. Part-time – 0.97% (415)
        2. Full-time – 0.19% (83)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 0.05% (23)
        1. Part-time – 0.04% (18)
        2. Full-time – 0.01% (5)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 0.00% (0)
        1. Part-time – 0.00% (0)
        2. Full-time – 0.00% (0)
    2. Unemployed – 0.27% (114)

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – rank – 9 (54.24%)
    1. In employment – rank – 8 (52.40%)
      1. Self-employed with employees – rank – 3 (1.64%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 2 (1.25%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 6 (0.39%)
      2. Self-employed without employees – rank – 3 (8.28%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 2 (3.78%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 3 (4.50%)
      3. Employee – rank – 14 (42.48%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 5 (13.59%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 17 (28.89%)
    2. Unemployed – rank – 21 (1.83%)
  2. Economically inactive – rank – 17 (44.34%)
    1. Retired – rank – 4 (33.25%)
    2. Looking after home or family – rank – 16 (3.61%)
    3. Student – rank – 21 (2.61%)
    4. Long-term sick or disabled – rank – 22 (2.78%)
    5. Other – rank – 24 (2.09%)
  3. Economically active and a full-time student – rank – 19 (1.42%)
    1. In employment – rank – 15 (1.03%)
      1. Self-employed with employees – rank – 13 (0.00%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 7 (0.00%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 11 (0.00%)
      2. Employee – rank – 15 (0.97%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 12 (0.81%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 20 (0.17%)
      3. Self-employed without employees – rank – 17 (0.06%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 14 (0.06%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 18 (0.00%)
    2. Unemployed – rank – 24 (0.39%)

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Socio-economic statistics for Melton

Socio Economic Classification Total % of Usual residents
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 8,912 20.75
Routine occupations 6,025 14.03
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 5,781 13.46
Small employers and own account workers 5,331 12.41
Semi-routine occupations 4,957 11.54
Intermediate occupations 4,877 11.36
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 2,818 6.56
Never worked and long-term unemployed 2,310 5.38
Full-time students 1,935 4.51

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Socio Economic Classification Rank % of Usual residents
Small employers and own account workers 3 11.86
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 6 16.84
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 7 4.9
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 11 25.66
Semi-routine occupations 13 11.38
Routine occupations 13 7.88
Intermediate occupations 16 12.86
Full-time students 20 3.9
Never worked and long-term unemployed 23 4.73

Comparing Melton wards.

Occupation groups in Melton

Occupation Total % of Usual residents
Professional occupations 4,183 16.43
Managers, directors and senior officials 3,880 15.24
Skilled trades 3,236 12.71
Associate professional and technical 3,095 12.15
Elementary 2,590 10.17
Caring, leisure and other service 2,370 9.31
Administrative and secretarial 2,303 9.04
Process, plant and machine operatives 2,156 8.47
Sales and customer service 1,653 6.49

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Rank of Melton when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Occupation Rank % of Usual residents
Skilled trades 3 8.96
Managers, directors and senior officials 4 18.03
Caring, leisure and other service 10 9.38
Process, plant and machine operatives 13 4.17
Elementary 15 6.25
Associate professional and technical 16 15.63
Administrative and secretarial 16 9.07
Professional occupations 18 20.84
Sales and customer service 22 7.66

Comparing Melton wards.