DEMOGRAPHICS IN B21 8NR

Analysis of the data shows that there is a total population size of 123 people (residents) living here, of which 53.7% are recorded on official sources as male, and 46.3% female; men outnumber women in Handsworth Wood.

There are 34 households recorded on the 2011 Census, although it is worth noting that there may have been more houses built and/or more households moved into the B21 8NR postcode area since the last census.

Analysis of the data shows that there is a total population size of 123 people (residents) living here, of which 53.7% are recorded on official sources as male, and 46.3% female; men outnumber women in Handsworth Wood.

There are 34 households recorded on the 2011 Census, although it is worth noting that there may have been more houses built and/or more households moved into the B21 8NR postcode area since the last census.

The social grade of people in Handsworth Wood is the socio-economic classification used by the Market Research and Marketing Industries, most often in the analysis of spending habits and consumer attitudes. Originally developed by the National Readership Survey to classify their readership, they are used by many organisations and companies for market research.

Classifications for social grades are based on the occupation of the head of the household. [Click to show]:

• A - Upper Middle Class Higher administrative, managerial or professional
• B - Middle Class Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional
• C1 - Lower Middle Class Supervisory or clerical and junior management, administrative or professional
• C2 - Skilled Working Class Skilled manual workers
• D - Working Class Semi and unskilled manual workers
• E - Non Working Casual or lowest grade workers, pensioners, and others who may rely on the welfare state for their income, including students.

The population of B21 8NR identifies themselves as 11% white, 6% mixed, 57% Asian, and 24% black.

B21 8NR has a higher than average percentage of Asians (UK average is 6.9%).

Handsworth Wood has a higher than average percentage of people identifying themselves as black (UK average is 3%).

The breakdown of ethnicity for B21 8NR is not uncommon when compared to other areas also classed as ' Urban with Major Conurbation'.

Show a [full breakdown] of the ethnic groups.

In 2016 the ONS recorded 24.1 million people in England and Wales where were married. In B21 8NR, 43% of residents aged 16 and over are married, compared to the UK average of 50.9%.

These marital status statistics for people in Handsworth Wood include census data for people aged 16 or over (excluding 16-18 year olds in education).

Population general health is a self-assessment of a person's general state of health. In the 2011 Census people in the B21 8NR postcode area were asked whether their health was very good, good, fair, bad or very bad.

People in Handsworth Wood were asked to give their current state of health at the time of asking, not based on their health over a specific period of time.

What type of jobs do people in Handsworth Wood do? Residents of B21 8NR who were aged between 16 and 74 were asked their main occupation for the Census 2011.

Across the UK, 30.4% of people are managers, directors and professionals. This compares to 17% of the workforce in B21 8NR.

22.7% of workers in B21 8NR are in elementary occupations, compared to a national average of 11.6.

Whilst the UK's households bring in an average of £39,468 each year, households in B21 8NR take home £30,160, which is 1% lower than the UK average.

In 2017, the ONS found that median workplace-based earnings in predominantly urban areas (excluding London) were £22,900 while predominantly rural areas were slightly lower at £21,400.

As of May-July 2018, the ONS recorded the UK's unemployment rate at 4%. The unemployment rate of B21 8NR was recorded as being 18.4% , which is higher than the UK average.

14.4% are classed as being students in full-time education. The remaining 67.2% of people in B21 8NR are in work.