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St Albans

According to the 2021 census, St Albans had a total of 148,167 usual residents residing in 58,990 households, indicating an average household size of 2.5. The borough covers an area of 40.2 square kilometers resulting in a population density of 919.3 individuals per square kilometer. The average age of its residents was 40.2 years.

Religion: In St Albans, the ‘Christian’ community represents the largest religious group, making up 47.41% of the population, ‘No religion’ population follows at 37.13% and ‘Not answered’ is 3rd with 6.09%

Ethnic groups: The predominant ethnic group in St Albans is ‘White’, constituting 83.6% of the total population. The ‘Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh’ ethnic group is second largest, making up 8.22%, while ‘Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups’ accounts for 4.29%.

Economic activity: 63.64% of St Albans’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 35 to 49 years and aged 50 to 64 years. Additionally, 53.26% of its inhabitants is married and 31.74% are single.

Living Arrangements and Property Types: Majority of the households are Single family households (69.06%). Most of the properties in St Albans are semi-detached or detached, with the majority of the ownership either being owned or private rented

Crime rate: As of 2022, St Albans crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) stands at 73.85. Most common crime types are ‘Violence and sexual offences’, ‘Anti-social behaviour’ and ‘Other theft’.

St Albans in comparision with nearby boroughs.

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

Prominent demographics insights:
  1. Age:
    • Aged 10 to 15 years- Rank (1)
    • Aged 5 to 9 years- Rank (3)
    • Aged 85 years and over- Rank (4)
  2. Ethnic group:
    • White- Rank (5)
  3. General health:
    • Very good health- Rank (1)
  4. Marital and civil partnership status:
    • Married or in a registered civil partnership- Rank (2)
    • Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner- Rank (8)
  5. Occupation:
    • Managers, directors and senior officials- Rank (2)
    • Professional occupations- Rank (4)
    • Associate professional and technical- Rank (7)

Prominent household insights:
  1. Accommodation type:
    • Detached- Rank (3)
    • Caravan or other mobile structure- Rank (5)
    • Converted building. Eg school, church- Rank (6)
  2. Household composition:
    • Single family household- Rank (2)
  3. Household deprivation:
    • Household is not deprived in any dimension- Rank (1)
  4. Tenure of household:
    • Owned- Rank (2)

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Demographics
Household

Property types in St Albans

Accommodation Type Total % of Households
Semi-detached 17,838 30.24
Detached 15,495 26.27
Terraced 11,819 20.04
Flats 11,090 18.8
Converted or shared house 1,284 2.18
Converted building. Eg school, church 689 1.17
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 521 0.88
Caravan or other mobile structure 254 0.43

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Accommodation Type Rank % of Households
Detached 3 5.2
Caravan or other mobile structure 5 0.03
Converted building. Eg school, church 6 0.63
Semi-detached 9 30.36
Converted or shared house 15 6.17
Terraced 16 19.87
Commercial building. Eg office, hotel, shop 16 2.62
Flats 21 35.13

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Property ownership in St Albans

  1. Owned – 70.95% (41,852)
    1. Owns with a mortgage or loan – 36.00% (21,237)
    2. Owns outright – 34.95% (20,615)
  2. Private rented – 16.28% (9,602)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – 14.75% (8,703)
    2. Other private rented – 1.52% (899)
  3. Social rented – 12.18% (7,187)
    1. Rents from council or Local Authority – 7.83% (4,620)
    2. Other social rented – 4.35% (2,567)
  4. Shared ownership – 0.50% (297)
    1. Shared ownership – 0.50% (297)

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Owned – rank – 2 (48.91%)
    1. Owns outright – rank – 1 (19.86%)
    2. Owns with a mortgage or loan – rank – 3 (29.04%)
  2. Private rented – rank – 17 (35.04%)
    1. Private landlord or letting agency – rank – 17 (33.08%)
    2. Other private rented – rank – 20 (1.96%)
  3. Social rented – rank – 24 (13.33%)
    1. Rents from council or Local Authority – rank – 16 (7.30%)
    2. Other social rented – rank – 25 (6.02%)
  4. Shared ownership – rank – 25 (2.61%)
    1. Shared ownership – rank – 25 (2.61%)

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Families in St Albans

  1. Single family household – 69.06% (40,737)
    1. Married or civil partnership couple – 39.98% (23,585)
      1. Dependent children – 23.98% (14,146)
      2. No children – 9.99% (5,894)
      3. All children non-dependent – 6.01% (3,545)
    2. Cohabiting couple family – 10.16% (5,996)
      1. No children – 6.17% (3,642)
      2. With dependent children – 3.50% (2,064)
      3. All children non-dependent – 0.49% (290)
    3. All aged 66 years and over – 9.44% (5,571)
    4. Lone parent family – 9.01% (5,315)
      1. With dependent children – 5.46% (3,221)
      2. All children non-dependent – 3.55% (2,094)
    5. Other single family household – 0.46% (270)
      1. Other family composition – 0.46% (270)
  2. One person household – 26.32% (15,528)
    1. Other – 14.33% (8,452)
    2. Aged 66 years and over – 12.00% (7,076)
  3. Other household types – 4.62% (2,725)
    1. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – 2.81% (1,657)
    2. With dependent children – 1.81% (1,068)

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Single family household – rank – 2 (61.89%)
    1. Married or civil partnership couple – rank – 1 (28.90%)
      1. Dependent children – rank – 1 (16.28%)
      2. No children – rank – 5 (8.38%)
      3. All children non-dependent – rank – 15 (4.23%)
    2. All aged 66 years and over – rank – 4 (3.13%)
    3. Cohabiting couple family – rank – 15 (13.27%)
      1. No children – rank – 12 (7.08%)
      2. With dependent children – rank – 13 (5.46%)
      3. All children non-dependent – rank – 17 (0.74%)
    4. Other single family household – rank – 24 (0.91%)
      1. Other family composition – rank – 24 (0.91%)
    5. Lone parent family – rank – 25 (15.69%)
      1. With dependent children – rank – 23 (10.91%)
      2. All children non-dependent – rank – 24 (4.77%)
  2. One person household – rank – 19 (29.27%)
    1. Aged 66 years and over – rank – 8 (8.18%)
    2. Other – rank – 20 (21.09%)
  3. Other household types – rank – 23 (8.84%)
    1. With dependent children – rank – 23 (4.04%)
    2. Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over – rank – 23 (4.80%)

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St Albans household deprivation

Household Deprivation Total % of Households
Household is not deprived in any dimension 35,772 60.64
Household is deprived in one dimension 17,068 28.93
Household is deprived in two dimensions 5,007 8.49
Household is deprived in three dimensions 1,084 1.84
Household is deprived in four dimensions 59 0.1

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Deprivation Rank % of Households
Household is not deprived in any dimension 1 49.36
Household is deprived in three dimensions 24 3.81
Household is deprived in four dimensions 24 0.34
Household is deprived in one dimension 25 31.74
Household is deprived in two dimensions 25 14.75

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Household sizes in St Albans

Household Size Total % of Households
2 people in household 18,943 32.11
1 person in household 15,527 26.32
4 people in household 10,556 17.89
3 people in household 9,958 16.88
5 people in household 3,040 5.15
6 people in household 683 1.16
7 people in household 190 0.32
8 or more people in household 93 0.16

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Household Size Rank % of Households
4 people in household 2 14.12
2 people in household 6 29.23
5 people in household 16 5.51
3 people in household 18 19.4
1 person in household 19 29.23
7 people in household 21 0.54
6 people in household 22 1.73
8 or more people in household 22 0.23

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Age groups of St Albans residents

Age Total % of Usual residents
Aged 35 to 49 years 33,141 22.37
Aged 50 to 64 years 29,164 19.68
Aged 10 to 15 years 13,090 8.83
Aged 65 to 74 years 12,995 8.77
Aged 5 to 9 years 10,327 6.97
Aged 4 years and under 8,659 5.84
Aged 75 to 84 years 8,540 5.76
Aged 16 to 19 years 6,250 4.22
Aged 25 to 34 years 5,943 4.01
Aged 85 years and over 3,963 2.67

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Age Rank % of Usual residents
Aged 10 to 15 years 1 6.9
Aged 5 to 9 years 3 6.56
Aged 85 years and over 4 1.49
Aged 50 to 64 years 6 15.35
Aged 75 to 84 years 7 2.96
Aged 35 to 49 years 8 24.51
Aged 65 to 74 years 8 5.39
Aged 4 years and under 16 8.28
Aged 16 to 19 years 19 4.37
Aged 25 to 34 years 25 5.17

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Gender breakdown in St Albans

Sex Total % of Usual residents
Female 75,871 51.21
Male 72,296 48.79

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Sex Rank % of Usual residents
Female 13 51.91
Male 13 48.09

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St Albans Health status

General Health Total % of Usual residents
Very good health 85,242 57.53
Good health 44,893 30.3
Fair health 13,557 9.15
Bad health 3,520 2.38
Very bad health 955 0.64

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

General Health Rank % of Usual residents
Very good health 1 52.19
Good health 21 32.84
Fair health 25 10.98
Bad health 25 3.05
Very bad health 25 0.94

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Relationship status amongst St Albans Residents

  1. Married or in a registered civil partnership – 53.26% (61,829)
    1. Married – 53.07% (61,605)
      1. Opposite sex – 52.85% (61,357)
      2. Same sex – 0.21% (248)
    2. In a registered civil partnership – 0.19% (224)
      1. Opposite sex – 0.10% (113)
      2. Same sex – 0.10% (111)
  2. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – 31.74% (36,850)
  3. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – 7.55% (8,765)
    1. Divorced – 7.54% (8,750)
    2. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – 0.01% (15)
  4. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – 5.62% (6,522)
    1. Widowed – 5.61% (6,513)
    2. Surviving partner from civil partnership – 0.01% (9)
  5. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – 1.83% (2,124)
    1. Separated, but still married – 1.82% (2,116)
    2. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – 0.01% (8)

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Married or in a registered civil partnership – rank – 2 (39.85%)
    1. Married – rank – 2 (39.69%)
      1. Opposite sex – rank – 2 (39.28%)
      2. Same sex – rank – 15 (0.41%)
    2. In a registered civil partnership – rank – 12 (0.16%)
      1. Opposite sex – rank – 8 (0.06%)
      2. Same sex – rank – 11 (0.10%)
  2. Widowed or surviving civil partnership partner – rank – 8 (4.20%)
    1. Surviving partner from civil partnership – rank – 5 (0.01%)
    2. Widowed – rank – 8 (4.18%)
  3. Divorced or civil partnership dissolved – rank – 14 (8.58%)
    1. Divorced – rank – 14 (8.54%)
    2. Formerly in a civil partnership now legally dissolved – rank – 17 (0.04%)
  4. Separated, but still legally married or still legally in a civil partnership – rank – 23 (2.25%)
    1. Separated, but still in a registered civil partnership – rank – 9 (0.00%)
    2. Separated, but still married – rank – 23 (2.25%)
  5. Never married and never registered a civil partnership – rank – 25 (45.12%)

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St Albans residents’ country of birth

  1. Europe – 90.33% (133,848)
    1. United Kingdom – 82.99% (122,959)
    2. EU countries – 6.40% (9,486)
      1. European Union EU14 – 4.03% (5,978)
      2. European Union EU8 – 1.45% (2,145)
      3. European Union EU2 – 0.76% (1,125)
      4. All other EU countries – 0.16% (238)
    3. Non-EU countries – 0.95% (1,403)
      1. All other non-EU countries – 0.95% (1,403)
  2. Middle East and Asia – 4.54% (6,724)
  3. Africa – 2.74% (4,057)
  4. The Americas and the Caribbean – 1.67% (2,470)
  5. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – 0.70% (1,032)
  6. British Overseas – 0.03% (38)

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Antarctica and Oceania (including Australasia) and Other – rank – 6 (0.17%)
  2. Europe – rank – 8 (85.25%)
    1. United Kingdom – rank – 6 (68.54%)
    2. EU countries – rank – 19 (13.26%)
      1. European Union EU14 – rank – 13 (3.60%)
      2. All other EU countries – rank – 19 (0.07%)
      3. European Union EU8 – rank – 22 (3.86%)
      4. European Union EU2 – rank – 24 (5.73%)
    3. Non-EU countries – rank – 19 (3.44%)
      1. All other non-EU countries – rank – 19 (3.44%)
  3. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 14 (1.81%)
  4. British Overseas – rank – 15 (0.06%)
  5. Middle East and Asia – rank – 19 (7.74%)
  6. Africa – rank – 21 (4.98%)

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Passport records of St Albans residents

  1. Europe – 91.20% (135,124)
    1. United Kingdom – 84.36% (124,990)
    2. Other Europe – 5.43% (8,050)
      1. EU Member countries – 5.08% (7,530)
        1. Other EU countries – 1.48% (2,191)
        2. Poland – 0.77% (1,137)
        3. Italy – 0.74% (1,099)
        4. Romania – 0.53% (784)
        5. Spain – 0.52% (771)
        6. France – 0.40% (590)
        7. Portugal – 0.28% (421)
        8. Germany – 0.26% (384)
        9. Lithuania – 0.10% (153)
      2. Rest of Europe – 0.35% (520)
        1. Other Europe – 0.29% (431)
        2. Turkey – 0.06% (89)
    3. Ireland – 1.41% (2,084)
  2. No passport held – 6.15% (9,110)
  3. Middle East and Asia – 1.14% (1,689)
    1. Southern Asia – 0.53% (790)
    2. Eastern Asia – 0.34% (510)
    3. South-East Asia – 0.18% (262)
    4. Middle East – 0.07% (111)
    5. Central Asia – 0.01% (16)
  4. Africa – 0.61% (902)
    1. South and Eastern Africa – 0.35% (520)
    2. Central and Western Africa – 0.16% (238)
    3. North Africa – 0.10% (144)
  5. The Americas and the Caribbean – 0.60% (886)
    1. North America and the Caribbean – 0.43% (642)
    2. Central and South America – 0.16% (244)
  6. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – 0.31% (458)

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Europe – rank – 1 (85.38%)
    1. United Kingdom – rank – 2 (68.34%)
    2. Ireland – rank – 12 (1.01%)
    3. Other Europe – rank – 22 (16.03%)
      1. Rest of Europe – rank – 18 (1.13%)
        1. Other Europe – rank – 16 (0.97%)
        2. Turkey – rank – 20 (0.16%)
      2. EU Member countries – rank – 22 (14.90%)
        1. France – rank – 12 (0.31%)
        2. Spain – rank – 12 (0.61%)
        3. Germany – rank – 13 (0.21%)
        4. Italy – rank – 16 (1.43%)
        5. Poland – rank – 19 (1.56%)
        6. Other EU countries – rank – 19 (3.17%)
        7. Portugal – rank – 20 (0.60%)
        8. Romania – rank – 21 (5.02%)
        9. Lithuania – rank – 25 (2.00%)
  2. Antarctica and Oceania, including Australasia – rank – 6 (0.09%)
  3. The Americas and the Caribbean – rank – 12 (0.69%)
    1. North America and the Caribbean – rank – 11 (0.34%)
    2. Central and South America – rank – 15 (0.34%)
  4. No passport held – rank – 14 (9.13%)
  5. Africa – rank – 20 (1.72%)
    1. South and Eastern Africa – rank – 10 (0.40%)
    2. North Africa – rank – 17 (0.22%)
    3. Central and Western Africa – rank – 23 (1.10%)
  6. Middle East and Asia – rank – 20 (3.00%)
    1. Eastern Asia – rank – 10 (0.48%)
    2. Central Asia – rank – 11 (0.06%)
    3. Middle East – rank – 15 (0.13%)
    4. South-East Asia – rank – 19 (0.66%)
    5. Southern Asia – rank – 21 (1.67%)

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Ethnic groups in St Albans

  1. White – 83.60% (123,865)
    1. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – 73.54% (108,962)
    2. Other White – 7.85% (11,636)
    3. Irish – 2.01% (2,976)
    4. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – 0.10% (142)
    5. Roma – 0.10% (149)
  2. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – 8.22% (12,176)
    1. Indian – 2.60% (3,856)
    2. Bangladeshi – 2.10% (3,107)
    3. Other Asian – 1.33% (1,969)
    4. Chinese – 1.10% (1,625)
    5. Pakistani – 1.09% (1,619)
  3. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 4.29% (6,354)
    1. White and Asian – 1.73% (2,556)
    2. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – 1.24% (1,842)
    3. White and Black Caribbean – 0.88% (1,306)
    4. White and Black African – 0.44% (650)
  4. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – 2.13% (3,159)
    1. African – 1.23% (1,821)
    2. Caribbean – 0.61% (905)
    3. Other Black – 0.29% (433)
  5. Other ethnic group – 1.76% (2,615)
    1. Any other ethnic group – 1.17% (1,735)
    2. Arab – 0.59% (880)

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. White – rank – 5 (68.78%)
    1. English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British – rank – 6 (52.56%)
    2. Gypsy or Irish Traveller – rank – 10 (0.16%)
    3. Irish – rank – 11 (1.12%)
    4. Other White – rank – 19 (14.52%)
    5. Roma – rank – 22 (0.42%)
  2. Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 13 (4.73%)
    1. White and Asian – rank – 3 (1.08%)
    2. Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups – rank – 15 (1.20%)
    3. White and Black African – rank – 20 (0.87%)
    4. White and Black Caribbean – rank – 21 (1.58%)
  3. Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh – rank – 18 (12.95%)
    1. Bangladeshi – rank – 7 (2.43%)
    2. Chinese – rank – 8 (1.44%)
    3. Pakistani – rank – 14 (2.98%)
    4. Indian – rank – 18 (3.41%)
    5. Other Asian – rank – 19 (2.69%)
  4. Other ethnic group – rank – 19 (3.51%)
    1. Arab – rank – 15 (1.13%)
    2. Any other ethnic group – rank – 20 (2.38%)
  5. Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African – rank – 24 (10.03%)
    1. African – rank – 23 (6.55%)
    2. Other Black – rank – 23 (0.97%)
    3. Caribbean – rank – 24 (2.51%)

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Religions in St Albans

Religion Total % of Usual residents
Christian 70,246 47.41
No religion 55,020 37.13
Not answered 9,029 6.09
Muslim 6,915 4.67
Hindu 2,740 1.85
Jewish 2,237 1.51
Buddhist 735 0.5
Other religion 709 0.48
Sikh 535 0.36

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Religion Rank % of Usual residents
Christian 5 46.46
No religion 8 32.23
Jewish 9 0.38
Hindu 14 2.3
Sikh 14 1.09
Not answered 14 6.86
Muslim 15 9.77
Buddhist 17 0.4
Other religion 22 0.52

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Employment and unemployment amongst St Albans Residents

  1. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – 63.64% (73,882)
    1. In employment – 61.40% (71,281)
      1. Employee – 49.47% (57,427)
        1. Full-time – 38.01% (44,123)
        2. Part-time – 11.46% (13,304)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 9.96% (11,563)
        1. Full-time – 5.14% (5,968)
        2. Part-time – 4.82% (5,595)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 1.97% (2,291)
        1. Full-time – 1.63% (1,893)
        2. Part-time – 0.34% (398)
    2. Unemployed – 2.24% (2,601)
  2. Economically inactive – 34.66% (40,236)
    1. Retired – 20.78% (24,127)
    2. Looking after home or family – 4.74% (5,508)
    3. Student – 4.73% (5,487)
    4. Long-term sick or disabled – 2.23% (2,586)
    5. Other – 2.18% (2,528)
  3. Economically active and a full-time student – 1.70% (1,972)
    1. In employment – 1.37% (1,589)
      1. Employee – 1.26% (1,458)
        1. Part-time – 1.02% (1,187)
        2. Full-time – 0.23% (271)
      2. Self-employed without employees – 0.10% (120)
        1. Part-time – 0.09% (102)
        2. Full-time – 0.02% (18)
      3. Self-employed with employees – 0.01% (11)
        1. Full-time – 0.01% (8)
        2. Part-time – 0.00% (3)
    2. Unemployed – 0.33% (383)

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

  1. Economically active (excluding full-time students) – rank – 11 (67.14%)
    1. In employment – rank – 6 (63.64%)
      1. Employee – rank – 8 (50.96%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 7 (39.25%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 15 (11.70%)
      2. Self-employed with employees – rank – 10 (1.84%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 6 (1.33%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 19 (0.51%)
      3. Self-employed without employees – rank – 13 (10.84%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 7 (4.16%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 17 (6.68%)
    2. Unemployed – rank – 23 (3.51%)
  2. Economically inactive – rank – 15 (30.62%)
    1. Retired – rank – 4 (11.10%)
    2. Student – rank – 17 (5.51%)
    3. Looking after home or family – rank – 17 (6.18%)
    4. Other – rank – 23 (4.18%)
    5. Long-term sick or disabled – rank – 24 (3.65%)
  3. Economically active and a full-time student – rank – 22 (2.24%)
    1. In employment – rank – 20 (1.80%)
      1. Self-employed with employees – rank – 19 (0.01%)
        1. Full-time – rank – 9 (0.01%)
        2. Part-time – rank – 22 (0.00%)
      2. Employee – rank – 20 (1.53%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 18 (0.91%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 22 (0.63%)
      3. Self-employed without employees – rank – 20 (0.25%)
        1. Part-time – rank – 17 (0.10%)
        2. Full-time – rank – 22 (0.15%)
    2. Unemployed – rank – 24 (0.44%)

Comparing St Albans wards.

Socio-economic statistics for St Albans

Socio Economic Classification Total % of Usual residents
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 30,248 26.06
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 29,548 25.45
Intermediate occupations 12,404 10.68
Small employers and own account workers 12,297 10.59
Semi-routine occupations 8,175 7.04
Full-time students 7,147 6.16
Routine occupations 6,851 5.9
Never worked and long-term unemployed 5,751 4.95
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 3,670 3.16

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Socio Economic Classification Rank % of Usual residents
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations 1 11.81
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations 1 20.57
Intermediate occupations 15 13.16
Full-time students 17 7.33
Small employers and own account workers 19 12.93
Semi-routine occupations 22 10.41
Lower supervisory and technical occupations 23 4.72
Routine occupations 23 9.34
Never worked and long-term unemployed 24 9.72

Comparing St Albans wards.

Occupation groups in St Albans

Occupation Total % of Usual residents
Professional occupations 22,216 30.49
Managers, directors and senior officials 15,131 20.76
Associate professional and technical 11,484 15.76
Administrative and secretarial 5,914 8.12
Caring, leisure and other service 4,420 6.07
Skilled trades 4,350 5.97
Elementary 3,804 5.22
Sales and customer service 3,434 4.71
Process, plant and machine operatives 2,118 2.91

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Rank of St Albans when compared against 25 nearby boroughs

Occupation Rank % of Usual residents
Managers, directors and senior officials 2 10.93
Professional occupations 4 20.51
Associate professional and technical 7 13.01
Administrative and secretarial 20 11.8
Skilled trades 21 11.49
Process, plant and machine operatives 23 6.61
Caring, leisure and other service 24 8.56
Elementary 24 10.35
Sales and customer service 25 6.75

Comparing St Albans wards.