Demography
| Altrincham compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK Census | Altrincham | Trafford | England |
| Total population | 40,695 | 210,145 | 49,138,831 |
| White | 94.4% | 91.6% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.5% | 2.0% | 2.3% |
As of the 2001 UK census, the town of Altrincham had a total population of 40,695. Of its 27,900 households, 38.7 per cent were married couples living together. 30.4 per cent contained one person, 8.2 per cent co-habiting couples and 9.0 per cent lone parents.
The town's population density is 10,272 inhabitants per square mile (3,966 /km2), with 94.8 males for every 100 females. Of those aged 16 to 74, 21.7 per cent had no academic qualifications, similar to the 21.3 per cent in all of Trafford, but lower than the 28.9 per cent in England. At 4.6 per cent, Altrincham has a low proportion of non-white people. Asians are the area's largest ethnic minority, at 1.3 per cent of the population.
In 1931, 14.6 per cent of Altrincham's population was middle class, slightly higher than the figure for England and Wales, which was 14 per cent. By 1971 this gap had increased to 28.8 per cent compared to 24 per cent nationally, while the town's working class population had declined, from 30.3 per cent in 1931 (36 per cent in England and Wales) to 18.6 per cent (26 per cent nationwide). The remainder comprised clerical and skilled manual workers. This change in social structure was similar to that seen across the nation – although biased towards the middle classes – making Altrincham the middle-class town it is today.
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