Photo: Iain Macaulay · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Eggborough is under 39.1, younger than 85% of UK towns
Compared with 30% across England’s towns, 25% of households are one person living alone here. Households without a car or van: 8.2% of the total. 95% of residents describe themselves as White British, a higher share than in 81% of UK towns. The 2021 Census counted 2,440 residents in 1,028 households.
Eggborough ranks below 53% of UK towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 9.7%
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
At 18%, residents aged 65 and over sit close to the figure across England’s towns. Across England’s towns, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The biggest five-year age group is 30–34, with nearly one in ten residents.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
In Eggborough, 4.1% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 83% 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 Eggborough’s adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 27% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns. Residents who moved in within the year account for 8.7%.
A larger share of households with dependent children than 78% of UK towns: 31%
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.
In Eggborough the average household is 2.4 people, beside 2.4 across England’s towns. Across the comparison, 29% of households have dependent children across England’s towns. 2.2% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
Households in flats make up 3.8% in Eggborough, less than in 89% 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
Set against 21% across England’s towns, 45% of households live in a detached house in Eggborough. Lower than in 62% of UK towns: 17% of households live in a terraced house. Across the comparison, 23% of households live in a flat or apartment across England’s towns.
A lower share of residents born outside the UK than 80% of UK towns, at 3.8%
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
Residents whose main language is English: 98%, above 66% of UK towns. On average, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (2.9%) and in the Middle East and Asia (0.5%).
Eggborough sits above 73% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as Christian (53%)
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: 95% of Eggborough · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Asked about religion, 42% answered none, against 37% across England’s towns. After White British, the largest groups are Other White (3.1%), Mixed or multiple (0.8%) and Arab (0.3%). As a reference point, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.
Adults who have never married: 34%, a higher share than 58% 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
Heavy unpaid care, 50 hours a week or more, falls to 58 residents. The wider picture: 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. In Eggborough, nearly half of adults are married or in a civil partnership, beside 44% across England’s towns.
28% of adults have qualifications at degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Degree-level qualifications are held by 28% of Eggborough’s adults, against 34% across England’s towns; 17% have no qualification (18%).
Eggborough sits below 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggborough | 2,440 | — | 39.1 | 18% | 31% |
| Knottingley | 9,516 | 3.9 mi | 38.7 | 18% | 28% |
| Byram | 1,436 | 4.6 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 23% |
| Hambleton | 1,722 | 4.7 mi | 47.9 | 26% | 27% |
| Holmfield | 4,150 | 4.7 mi | 39.9 | 18% | 27% |
| Thorpe Willoughby | 3,482 | 4.8 mi | 43.9 | 22% | 26% |
| Monk Fryston and Hillam | 1,717 | 5 mi | 47.4 | 21% | 31% |
| Norton | 2,304 | 5 mi | 48.8 | 24% | 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 Eggborough’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 Eggborough’s residents
What is the population of Eggborough?
The 2021 Census counted 2,440 people in Eggborough’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Eggborough?
The median age was 39.1 at the 2021 Census. 9.7% of residents were 15 to 24 and 18% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Eggborough?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 3.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Eggborough?
42% said they had no religion and 53% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.5% were Muslim and 4.1% didn’t answer.
Is Eggborough good for families?
31% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Eggborough’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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