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54.4Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

A median age of 54.4: Kenton is older than 96% of UK towns

Across England’s towns, 29% of households have dependent children; in Kenton, 22%. The village had 933 residents in 413 households at the 2021 Census. For Kenton, the census puts households in detached houses at 45%. 7.9% of households have no car or van, fewer than in 92% of UK towns.

34%aged 65 or over 5.2%born abroad 413households

Ages

Residents aged 65 and over make up 34% in Kenton, more than in 96% of UK towns

Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.

KentonEngland’s towns

0–410–1420–2430–3440–4450–5460–6470–7480–84

No age band is larger than 70–74: 9.4% of residents, 2 times the share across England’s towns. 8.3% of residents are aged 15 to 24, a lower share than in 89% of UK towns. Set beside that, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1512%

15 to 248.3%

25 to 4415%

45 to 6431%

65 and over34%

KentonDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

Kenton

England

WomenMen

About 90 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Students & newcomers

Kenton sits below 88% of UK towns for residents who moved in within the year (6.8%)

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

Full-time students5.1%

Higher managerial and professional21%

Lower managerial and professional27%

Intermediate12%

Small employers and self-employed12%

Supervisory and technical4.3%

Semi-routine8.7%

Routine6%

Never worked or long-term unemployed4.2%

KentonDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.

Kenton

6.8%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 6.8%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.1× England’s share

In Kenton, 5.1% of adults are full-time students, beside 7.9% across England’s towns. The wider picture: 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns.

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.

Households

2.2 people per household, fewer than in 73% of UK towns

Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.

Living alone, 66+ 19%Living alone, under 66 9.4%Families with dependent children 22%Couples and families, no young children 46%Shared houses and other 3.2%

Against Devon’s towns and England’s towns

Kenton

Devon’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person28%

2 people43%

3 people13%

4 people11%

5 or more4.8%

England’s towns.

The share of shared households of unrelated adults tops 80% of UK towns: 3.2%. Here, 29% of households are one person living alone.

Homes & cars

Kenton sits below 97% of UK towns for households in flats (1.9%)

Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.

Type of home

Kenton

Devon’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van7.9%

One43%

Two35%

Three or more15%

KentonDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

22% of households live in a terraced house, against 24% across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment.

Where people were born

Residents whose main language is English: 99%, a higher share than 94% 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%

Kenton

5.1%

Devon’s towns

7.9%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language99%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.8%

Another main language, little or no English0%

KentonDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (2.3%) and in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.1%). Compared with other places, residents born outside the UK are scarce here: 5.2%, fewer than in 63% of UK towns. Across England’s towns, nine in ten residents have English as their main language.

Ethnicity & religion

Above 90% of UK towns: 96% of residents describe themselves as White British

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

KentonDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White2.6%

Asian0.1%

Mixed0.6%

Black0.2%

Other0.2%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 96% of Kenton · Devon’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

KentonDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion40%

Christian52%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist1.1%

Other religion1.4%

Didn’t answer5.7%

0%30%60%

52% of residents describe themselves as Christian; across England’s towns the figure is 46%. On the census count, two in five residents said they have no religion. The usual figure: 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

26% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership, below 90% 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

Never married or in a civil partnership26%

Married or civil partnership54%

Separated2.5%

Divorced8.4%

Widowed9.1%

KentonDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

95residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 10%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week7%

20 to 49 hours0.7%

50 hours or more2.7%

Against a figure of 44% across England’s towns, the share of married adults and civil partners in Kenton comes in at 54%. Locally, 10% of residents give unpaid care. To put it in context, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns.

Qualifications

Degree-level qualifications reach 44% of adults

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications12%

Apprenticeship7.2%

A levels or similar14%

Degree level44%

KentonDevon’s townsEngland’s towns

12% of Kenton’s adults have no qualification (18% across England’s towns), and 44% have one at degree level (34%).

Neighbours

Kenton sits below 2 of its 7 closest neighbours on median age

Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.

StarcrossLympstoneExtonDawlish WarrenExminsterExmouthTopshamKenton

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Kenton	933	—	54.4	34%	22%
Starcross	1,687	1.4 mi	49.9	26%	21%
Lympstone	1,838	2.3 mi	47.2	26%	28%
Exton	1,287	2.4 mi	26	16%	21%
Dawlish Warren	1,191	2.8 mi	58	36%	17%
Exminster	4,388	2.9 mi	42.2	21%	31%
Exmouth	35,502	3.3 mi	50.3	29%	22%
Topsham	4,193	3.3 mi	55	37%	17%

More about Kenton’s residents

Health, work and homes have their own pages

HealthLife expectancy, early deaths and Census health, adjusted for age Work & commuteIncome, the claimant count, jobs and how people get to work Cost of livingOwners and renters, prices, rents and council tax SchoolsEvery primary and secondary, with results and inspections

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

The Census was taken in a lockdown, in term time. 21 March 2021 fell in term time, and students were asked to give their term-time address, so most were counted where they study. Some may have been living with family that day.
“Devon’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Devon (or England), summed the same way as Kenton’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 Kenton’s residents

What is the population of Kenton?

The 2021 Census counted 933 people in Kenton’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Kenton?

The median age was 54.4 at the 2021 Census. 8.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 34% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Kenton?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Devon’s towns. 5.2% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Kenton?

40% said they had no religion and 52% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 5.7% didn’t answer.

Is Kenton good for families?

22% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Kenton’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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