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Population
The latest estimated population of the Harrogate
district is 160,500, a rise of 1.1%
from the previous year's estimate of 158,800.
Source: ONS mid year estimate, 2008 - released August
2009
The latest population estimates for each of
the North Yorkshire districts is shown in the table
below.
|
North Yorkshire
District
|
Mid 2008 Population
Estimates
|
|
Craven
|
56,200
|
|
Hambleton
|
87,100
|
|
Harrogate
|
160,500
|
|
Richmondshire
|
51,500
|
|
Ryedale
|
53,500
|
|
Scarborough
|
108,500
|
|
Selby
|
82,000
|
|
North Yorkshire County
|
599,200 |
For detailed statistics on the mid 2008 population estimates
see
Population by age group
The age group
split of the District's population, seen below, shows the
District is:
- below the national average in the 20 - 35 year age groups
- higher than the national average in all 50+ year age groups.
Harrogate District Population
by Age Group (compared to National Average)
Source: Census 2001,
ONS
Population location and
composition
The DEFRA Rural definition identifies 32.5% of
people in the Harrogate district live in rural
areas; this is compared to a 20% average across Yorkshire
and the Humber.
The 2001 Census indicates:
- Lone parent households with dependent children comprise 5% of all households in the Harrogate district (2,933 households)
- 98.4% of the district's population is white (148,981). The
most prevalent minority ethnic group was Chinese at 0.3% (413
persons).
- There are 23,591 people (or 16% of all residents) who rated themselves as having some limiting long-term illness that limited the type of work they could do. This figure is similar to that seen for the County of North Yorkshire (17%).
- A total of 14,524 people provided unpaid care for others in the district (9.6% of residents). This is slightly less than the figure for the County of North Yorkshire as a whole (9.9%).
Want to know more?
A summary of census statistics for the Harrogate District is available in the 2001 Census Key Statistics Factsheet.
Factsheets at county, district, ward and parish level are available to download from the North Yorkshire County Council website
For further information on population estimates please refer to the North Yorkshire County Council Population Estimates Document and www.statistics.gov.uk/popest.
For a detailed statistical overview of the Harrogate district
economy please
click here