Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0A higher share of households in detached houses than 99% of UK towns, at 78%
The figure for households without a car or van is 6% in Eagle and 24% across England’s towns. For Eagle, the census puts residents who describe themselves as White British at 97%. Half of the village’s residents are over 50.4, older than in 87% of UK towns. At the 2021 Census, 841 people lived in the village, in 365 households.
25% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 72% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 (England’s towns: 12%). To put it in context, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Residents who moved in within the year: 6%, a lower share than 97% 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%.
33% of Eagle’s adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 24% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. The share of residents who moved in within the year across England’s towns is 11%. On the census count, 5% of adults are full-time students.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
In Eagle, 24% of households have dependent children, fewer than in 80% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Lincolnshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Compared with 4.3% across England’s towns, 1.9% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home here. Across England’s towns, 29% of households have dependent children. Households here average 2.3 people each.
3.5% of households live in a terraced house, below 99% of UK towns
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
Eagle sits above 88% of UK towns for residents whose main language is English (99%)
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
Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (1.8%) or in the Americas, Oceania and elsewhere (1.2%). Measured more widely, 90% of residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. On residents born outside the UK, Eagle sits lower than four fifths of UK towns: 3.8%.
In Eagle, 60% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 94% of UK towns
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: 97% of Eagle · Lincolnshire’s towns 89% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Asked about religion, 34% answered none, against 37% across England’s towns. Set beside that, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
A larger share of unpaid carers than 94% of UK towns: 12%
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
28% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership; across England’s towns the figure is 39%. On average, 8.7% of residents give unpaid care across England’s towns. The census found that 52% of adults are married or in a civil partnership in Eagle.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 28%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 28% of its adults qualified to degree level, Eagle compares with 34% across England’s towns; another 16% hold no qualification (18%).
Eagle 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.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle | 841 | — | 50.4 | 25% | 24% |
| South Hykeham | 1,070 | 3 mi | 38 | 18% | 30% |
| Witham St Hughs | 3,483 | 3.2 mi | 32.6 | 4.8% | 47% |
| North Hykeham | 16,855 | 3.9 mi | 42.8 | 22% | 28% |
| Skellingthorpe | 3,116 | 4 mi | 53.9 | 31% | 21% |
| Collingham | 2,870 | 4.2 mi | 54.7 | 36% | 20% |
| Bassingham | 1,511 | 4.8 mi | 50.3 | 25% | 27% |
| Sutton on Trent | 1,244 | 5 mi | 48.3 | 24% | 26% |
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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.
- “Lincolnshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Lincolnshire (or England), summed the same way as Eagle’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 Eagle’s residents
What is the population of Eagle?
The 2021 Census counted 841 people in Eagle’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Eagle?
The median age was 50.4 at the 2021 Census. 11% of residents were 15 to 24 and 25% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Eagle?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 89% across Lincolnshire’s towns. 3.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Eagle?
34% said they had no religion and 60% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 5.8% didn’t answer.
Is Eagle good for families?
24% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Eagle’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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