Demography
In 2001, Betchworth contained 919 residents of which 26.5% were aged over 65; 4.8% of the population were in full-time further education; 74.5% of all men were economically active whereas 2.5% were unemployed, 4.2% worked part-time; 56.1% of all women were economically active whereas 1.6% were unemployed, 35.1% worked part-time.
As to ethnicity, 98.5% of the population identified themselves as being white, 0.7% as mixed and 1.3% as other of the four main categories (five including mixed).
In terms of religion, 74.7%% of the population responded as being Christian, 0.7% as Muslim, 1.4% other religions, 13.4% as atheist and 10.5% declined to answer.
Betchworth's economy is predominantly a service sector economy reflected by the lower end of the official categorisation table of occupation given, compiled from the 2001 census:
| Category | Number of adults in category in 2001 | Percentage of those aged 16–74 |
|---|---|---|
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 19 | 2.9% |
| Semi-routine occupations | 42 | 6.5% |
| Routine occupations | 23 | 3.6% |
Whereas in this census, 34.3% of the population worked in middle or higher professional occupations.
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