Demography
Stretford Compared | |||
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2001 UK Census | Stretford | Trafford | England |
Total population | 37,455 | 210,145 | 49,138,831 |
Foreign born | 17% | 8% | 9% |
White | 73% | 92% | 91% |
Asian | 15% | 5% | 5% |
Black | 8% | 2% | 2% |
Average age | 36.7 y | 38.9 y | 38.6 y |
Over 65 years old | 15% | 16% | 16% |
As at the 2001 UK census, the Stretford area wards of Clifford, Longford, Talbot and Stretford had a total population of 37,455, and a population density of 9,158 persons per square mile (3,537 per km²).
Stretford residents had an average age of 36.7 years, younger than the 38.9 Trafford average. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. Of all residents, 52% were single (never married): in Trafford, 44% were single. Of the 16,078 households, 37% were one-person households, 14% were married couples with dependent children, and 9% were lone parents with dependent children. Of those aged 16–74 in Stretford, 33% had no academic qualifications, higher than the 25% in all of Trafford.
With 83% of residents born in the United Kingdom, there is a relatively high proportion of foreign-born residents reported. There is also a high proportion of non-white people, as 73% of residents were recorded as white. The largest minority group was Asian, at 15% of the population.
In June 2004, Trafford adopted a revised set of ward boundaries, and the ward of Talbot was replaced by the new ward of Gorse Hill. Re-aligning the 2001 census figures with the 2004 ward boundaries gives Stretford a population of 42,121.
In 1931, 18.7% of Stretford's population was middle class and 19.7% working class compared to 14% middle class and 36% working class nationally. The rest of the population was made up of clerical workers and skilled manual workers. By 1971, the middle class in Stretford had declined steadily to 14.9% whilst the working class had grown to 31.3% compared to 24% middle class and 26% working class nationally.
Population change in Stretford since 1801 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1801 | 1811 | 1821 | 1831 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1939 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 2001 |
Population | 1,477 | 1,720 | 2,173 | 2,463 | 3,524 | 4,998 | 8,757 | 11,945 | 19,018 | 21,751 | 30,436 | 42,496 | 46,535 | 56,791 | 51,929 | 61,874 | 60,364 | 54,316 | 37,455 |
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