Demography
Further information: Demography of Cumbria| Carlisle compared | |||
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| 2001 UK Census | Carlisle | Cumbria | England |
| Total population | 100,739 | 487,607 | 49,138,831 |
| White | 99.1% | 99.3% | 90.9% |
| Asian | 0.3% | 0.2% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2.3% |
As of the 2001 UK census, the City of Carlisle had a total population of 100,739. Of the 43,963 households in the city, 37.0% were married couples living together, 32.1% were one-person households, 7.6% were co-habiting couples and 9.2% were lone parents. These figures were similar to the national averages.
The population density was 96.9 /km2 (251 /sq mi) and for every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. Of those aged 16–74 in Carlisle, 31.9% had no academic qualifications, significantly higher than 28.9% in all of England. Although Carlisle's ethnic breakdown is similar to that of the wider county of Cumbria, it different to that of England. In comparison to national averages, Carlisle has a low proportion of non-whites.
In 1841, 15.7% of Carlisle's population was middle class compared to 14% in England and Wales; this increased to 18.9% in 1931 (15% nationally) and 35.7% in 2001 (48% nationally). Carlisle's proportion of working class people increased slowly from 1841 to 1931, changing from 33.0% to 37.9 while the national average changed from 37% to 36% in the same period. Since 1931 it has fallen and risen again to 34.0% in 2001 (26% nationally). The rest of the population was made up of clerical workers and skilled manual workers.
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