Photo: RichTea · CC BY-SA 2.097% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 97% of UK towns
A third of households live in a terraced house, against 24% across England’s towns. The 2021 Census counted 2,034 residents in 982 households. The share of households with dependent children stands at 23%. On one-person households, Brompton sits higher than 86% of UK towns: 35%.
A median age of 46.7: Brompton is older than 66% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
Across England’s towns, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 12%; Brompton has 10%. In Brompton, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Residents who moved in within the year make up 11% in Brompton, more than in 84% 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%.
In Brompton, 33% of adults work in managerial and professional jobs and 28% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. For Brompton, the census puts full-time students at 4.9%.
2.1 people per household, fewer than in 93% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
1.5% of households are unrelated adults living together, against 4.3% across England’s towns.
14% of households live in a flat, more than in 66% 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
Across England’s towns, the share of households in detached houses is 21%; Brompton has 23%. In Brompton, 18% of households have no car or van.
Brompton: 99% of residents have English as their main language, above 90% 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
With residents born outside the UK at 4.3%, Brompton is behind nearly three quarters of UK towns on that count. The largest groups were born in EU countries (2.6%) and in Africa (0.8%).
Brompton sits above 75% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as Christian (54%)
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 Brompton · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
For Brompton, the census puts residents with no religion at 41%. Residents who describe themselves as Christian: 46% across England’s towns, for comparison.
Above 58% of UK towns: 34% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership
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
44 people give 50 hours or more of unpaid care a week. As a reference point, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Unpaid carers make up 9.2%, close to the figure across England’s towns.
The share of adults with a degree-level qualification: 34%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
34% of Brompton’s adults have a degree-level qualification, against 34% across England’s towns; 16% have none (18%).
Brompton is younger than 4 of its 7 nearest neighbours
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brompton | 2,034 | — | 46.7 | 22% | 23% |
| Northallerton | 13,314 | 1.4 mi | 47 | 25% | 24% |
| Romanby | 3,825 | 2.2 mi | 52.4 | 30% | 22% |
| Leeming | 1,712 | 6 mi | 29.1 | 8.5% | 40% |
| Leeming Bar | 1,063 | 6.6 mi | 43.4 | 22% | 26% |
| Aiskew | 1,759 | 7.8 mi | 47.2 | 21% | 28% |
| Scorton | 1,011 | 7.9 mi | 50.6 | 28% | 28% |
| Catterick | 2,718 | 8.4 mi | 37.9 | 20% | 27% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “North Yorkshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in North Yorkshire (or England), summed the same way as Brompton’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 Brompton’s residents
What is the population of Brompton?
The 2021 Census counted 2,034 people in Brompton’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Brompton?
The median age was 46.7 at the 2021 Census. 10% of residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Brompton?
97% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 4.3% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Brompton?
41% said they had no religion and 54% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 5.1% didn’t answer.
Is Brompton good for families?
23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Brompton’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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