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54.5Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Half of Carthorpe is over 54.5, older than 96% of UK towns

The share of one-person households trails 99% of UK towns: 17%. 1.9% of households live in a flat or apartment, fewer than in 97% of UK towns. Carthorpe is home to 256 residents in 107 households, by the 2021 Census. Census figures put households without a car or van at 0.9% locally.

24%aged 65 or over 1.9%born abroad 107households

Ages

In Carthorpe, 24% of residents are 65 or over, more than in 64% of UK towns

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

CarthorpeEngland’s towns

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

The biggest five-year age group is 55–59, with 15% of residents, 2.3 times the share across England’s towns. Measured more widely, 18% of residents are 65 or over across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 159%

15 to 2412%

25 to 4412%

45 to 6444%

65 and over24%

CarthorpeNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

Carthorpe

England

WomenMen

About 105 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

Carthorpe: 5.2% of adults are full-time students, above 65% 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

Full-time students5.2%

Higher managerial and professional16%

Lower managerial and professional23%

Intermediate12%

Small employers and self-employed16%

Supervisory and technical7.3%

Semi-routine11%

Routine5.6%

Never worked or long-term unemployed4.7%

CarthorpeNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Carthorpe

11%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 9.7%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

1.2× England’s share

Where just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across England’s towns, Carthorpe has 9.7%. Against that, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

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

Households

In Carthorpe, 16% of households have dependent children, fewer than in 99% of UK towns

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

Living alone, 66+ 11%Living alone, under 66 5.6%Families with dependent children 16%Couples and families, no young children 63%Shared houses and other 4.7%

Against North Yorkshire’s towns and England’s towns

Carthorpe

North Yorkshire’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person17%

2 people50%

3 people17%

4 people13%

5 or more4.6%

England’s towns.

4.7% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, about the same as across England’s towns. Households with dependent children: 29% across England’s towns, for comparison. A household here holds 2.4 people on average.

Homes & cars

Carthorpe: 66% of households live in a detached house, above 98% of UK towns

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

Type of home

Carthorpe

North Yorkshire’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van0.9%

One29%

Two38%

Three or more32%

CarthorpeNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Nearly one in ten households live in a terraced house; across England’s towns the figure is 24%. For comparison, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.

Where people were born

A smaller share of residents born outside the UK than 99% of UK towns: 1.9%

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%

Carthorpe

North Yorkshire’s towns

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language100%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0%

Another main language, little or no English0%

CarthorpeNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Set against 90% across England’s towns, 100% of residents have English as their main language in Carthorpe. Residents born outside the UK make up 18% across England’s towns.

Ethnicity & religion

Carthorpe: 100% of residents describe themselves as White British, above 99% 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

CarthorpeNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White0%

Asian0%

Mixed0.4%

Black0%

Other0%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 100% of Carthorpe · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

CarthorpeNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion29%

Christian69%

Muslim0%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0%

Other religion0.8%

Didn’t answer1.6%

0%40%80%

Compared with 37% across England’s towns, 29% of residents said they have no religion here. Meanwhile, 69% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 99% of UK towns. For residents who describe themselves as White British, the comparison across England’s towns is 73%.

Relationships & caring

63% of adults are married or in a civil partnership, more than in 99% 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 partnership25%

Married or civil partnership63%

Separated0.9%

Divorced5.2%

Widowed5.6%

CarthorpeNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

32residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 13%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week7.5%

20 to 49 hours1.6%

50 hours or more3.5%

Across England’s towns, the share of adults who have never married is 39%; Carthorpe has 25%. As a yardstick, 44% of adults are married or in a civil partnership across England’s towns. Locally, 13% of residents give unpaid care.

Qualifications

36% of adults have a degree-level qualification

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications12%

Apprenticeship5.6%

A levels or similar18%

Degree level36%

CarthorpeNorth Yorkshire’s townsEngland’s towns

Degree-level qualifications are held by 36% of adults in Carthorpe (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 12% (England’s towns: 18%).

Neighbours

Older than Carthorpe: 1 of the 7 towns nearby

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

LeemingBedaleAiskewLeeming BarMashamRomanbySowerbyCarthorpe

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Carthorpe	256	—	54.5	24%	16%
Leeming	1,712	3.2 mi	29.1	8.5%	40%
Bedale	3,289	3.6 mi	50.1	27%	21%
Aiskew	1,759	3.8 mi	47.2	21%	28%
Leeming Bar	1,063	4.1 mi	43.4	22%	26%
Masham	1,112	5.6 mi	56.4	36%	18%
Romanby	3,825	6.7 mi	52.4	30%	22%
Sowerby	4,727	7.5 mi	45	25%	26%

More about Carthorpe’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.
“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 Carthorpe’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 Carthorpe’s residents

What is the population of Carthorpe?

The 2021 Census counted 256 people in Carthorpe’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Carthorpe?

The median age was 54.5 at the 2021 Census. 12% of residents were 15 to 24 and 24% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Carthorpe?

100% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 1.9% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Carthorpe?

29% said they had no religion and 69% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0% were Muslim and 1.6% didn’t answer.

Is Carthorpe good for families?

16% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Carthorpe’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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