DEMOGRAPHICS IN ME15 8LW

Analysis of the data shows that there is a total population size of 21 people (residents) living here, of which 47.6% are recorded on official sources as male, and 52.4% female; women outnumber men in Bearsted.

There are 6 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 ME15 8LW postcode area since the last census.

Analysis of the data shows that there is a total population size of 21 people (residents) living here, of which 47.6% are recorded on official sources as male, and 52.4% female; women outnumber men in Bearsted.

There are 6 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 ME15 8LW postcode area since the last census.

The social grade of people in Bearsted 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 ME15 8LW identifies themselves as 94% white, 1% mixed, 2% Asian, and 0% black.

There are more people classed as 'white' in Maidstone than the UK-wide average, which the Census 2011 recorded at 87.1%.

The breakdown of ethnicity for ME15 8LW is not uncommon when compared to other areas also classed as ' Urban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%)'.

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 ME15 8LW, 53% of residents aged 16 and over are married, compared to the UK average of 50.9%.

These marital status statistics for people in Bearsted 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 ME15 8LW postcode area were asked whether their health was very good, good, fair, bad or very bad.

People in Bearsted 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 Bearsted do? Residents of ME15 8LW 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 24% of the workforce in ME15 8LW.

8.2% of workers in ME15 8LW 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 ME15 8LW take home £49,400, which is 2% 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 ME15 8LW was recorded as being 3% , which is lower than the UK average.

4.9% are classed as being students in full-time education. The remaining 92.1% of people in ME15 8LW are in work.