Demography
| Religion | % |
|---|---|
| Buddhist | 0.18 |
| Christian | 67.87 |
| Hindu | 0.30 |
| Jewish | 0.30 |
| Muslim | 6.28 |
| No religion | 17.65 |
| Other | 0.40 |
| Sikh | 0.02 |
| Not stated | 7.05 |
| Age | % |
|---|---|
| 0–9 | 15.42 |
| 10–19 | 12.10 |
| 20–29 | 11.70 |
| 30–44 | 22.45 |
| 45–59 | 16.86 |
| 60–74 | 13.53 |
| 75–89 | 6.08 |
| 90+ | 1.86 |
| Ethnicity | % |
|---|---|
| White British | 87.8 |
| White Other | 3.4 |
| Mixed origin | 1.2 |
| Indian | 0.4 |
| Pakistani | 5.9 |
| Bangladeshi | 0.2 |
| Black Caribbean | 0.2 |
| Black African | 0.1 |
| Chinese | 0.3 |
| Other | 0.5 |
| 0Population0 | 00Total0 |
|---|---|
| 1801 | 3,969 |
| 1831 | 5,388 |
| 1851 | 6,098 |
| 1871 | 6,488 |
| 1901 | 7,245 |
| 1931 | 8,812 |
| 1951 | 11,433 |
| 1961 | 16,297 |
| 1971 † | 20,466 |
| 1981 | 20,447 |
| 1990 | 20,214 |
| 2001 | 20,358 |
Demographics based on 2001 census for the population of Chesham
- Population of town in 2001 comprised 9,920 male and 10,438 female
- Status = 55.5% Married, 9.5% Co-habiting, 35% Single (incl widowed, divorced etc.)
- Housing = 72.1% owner occ'd, 0.6% shared ownership, 20.3% rented (pub) 7% rented (private)
- Car ownership = 83% of households in the town own a car.
- Work/studying = 57% employed, 10.6% self-employed, 2.3% Studying,
- Not working = 12.4% retired, 2.0% unemployed, 7.1% caring for family, 5.9% = unable to work
- Travel to work = 73% car, 9.5% train, 1.9% bus, 1.6% bicycle, 0.8% on foot, 11.5% at home.
† prior to boundary changes in 1974 reducing size of Chesham Town area
The Mid-2010 population estimate is 20858 a projected 2.5% increase since 2001
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