Photo: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0Crosby is older than 91% of UK towns: a median age of 51.8
0.9% of households live in a flat or apartment; across England’s towns the figure is 23%. Here, 99% of residents describe themselves as White British. Crosby has fewer shared households of unrelated adults than 98% of UK towns, at 1.2%. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 756, in 341 households.
28% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 86% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
8.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (England’s towns: 12%). As a reference point, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Residents who moved in within the year: 5.7%, a lower share than 98% of UK towns
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Managerial and professional jobs take in 31% of adults here, routine and semi-routine work 26% (England’s towns: 33% and 24%). Here, 4.1% of adults are full-time students. Across the comparison, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.
Households with dependent children make up 21% in Crosby, less than in 93% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Cumbria’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Households average 2.2 people, against 2.4 across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, the share of households with dependent children is 29%. One-person households are rarer here than in 56% of UK towns.
Crosby ranks below 74% of UK towns on households without a car or van: 11%
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Across England’s towns, 24% of households live in a terraced house; in Crosby, 18%. For Crosby, the census puts households in detached houses at 30%. Every 9th household or so has no car or van.
1.3% of residents were born outside the UK, below 99% of UK towns
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Across England’s towns, the share of residents whose main language is English is 90%; Crosby has 99%. Residents born outside the UK make up 18% across England’s towns.
Fewer residents with no religion than 97% of UK towns: 26%
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 99% of Crosby · Cumbria’s towns 95% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Residents who describe themselves as Christian make up 66%, against 46% across England’s towns. The comparison figure for residents with no religion is 37% across England’s towns.
28% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, fewer than in 82% of UK towns
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
26 residents give 50 hours or more of unpaid care each week. At 53%, the share of married adults and civil partners is higher than in 80% of UK towns. For comparison, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Unpaid carers make up just over one in ten residents, against 8.7% across England’s towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 29%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
19% of Crosby’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 29% have one at degree level (34%).
Every neighbour of Crosby has a younger population
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosby | 756 | — | 51.8 | 28% | 21% |
| Dearham | 2,344 | 1.7 mi | 42.1 | 19% | 30% |
| Maryport | 8,526 | 2.4 mi | 45.5 | 23% | 25% |
| Flimby | 1,716 | 4.1 mi | 44.7 | 22% | 25% |
| Great Broughton and Little Broughton | 1,763 | 4.2 mi | 47 | 23% | 26% |
| Aspatria | 2,169 | 5.3 mi | 45.4 | 24% | 25% |
| Cockermouth | 8,859 | 5.7 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 22% |
| Seaton | 5,051 | 5.9 mi | 47 | 24% | 26% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Cumbria’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Cumbria (or England), summed the same way as Crosby’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Crosby’s residents
What is the population of Crosby?
The 2021 Census counted 756 people in Crosby’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Crosby?
The median age was 51.8 at the 2021 Census. 8.6% of residents were 15 to 24 and 28% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Crosby?
99% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 95% across Cumbria’s towns. 1.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Crosby?
26% said they had no religion and 66% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 7.1% didn’t answer.
Is Crosby good for families?
21% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Crosby’s schools page.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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