Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0A smaller share of households in flats than 97% of UK towns: 2.1%
Nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone; across England’s towns the figure is 30%. The 2021 Census put Riccall’s population at 2,388, in 1,021 households. Locally, 51% of households live in a detached house. On married adults and civil partners, Riccall sits higher than 94% of UK towns: 57%.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 8.7%, a lower share than 82% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
50–54 is the most common age band: 7.9% of residents. Across England’s towns, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24. More residents aged 65 and over than in 72% of UK towns: 25%. In Filey, the oldest of North Yorkshire’s towns by this measure, it is 38%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
In Riccall, 7.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 76% 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%.
40% of Riccall’s adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 21% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 24% across England’s towns. For residents who moved in within the year, the comparison across England’s towns is 11%. Here, 4.8% of adults are full-time students.
A smaller share of shared households of unrelated adults than 82% of UK towns: 1.8%
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.
Across England’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Riccall, 2.3. Shared households of unrelated adults make up 4.3% across England’s towns. The share of households with dependent children stands at 27%.
Only 12% of households live in a terraced house in Riccall
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, 24% of households have no car or van; in Riccall, 12%.
Fewer residents born outside the UK than 68% of UK towns: 4.7%
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%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Since 2017: 17% of those born abroad, against 21% across England’s towns. For comparison, 18% of residents were born outside the UK across England’s towns. Residents whose main language is English: 98% of the total.
96% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 83% 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: 96% of Riccall · North Yorkshire’s towns 90% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
After White British, the most common groups are Other White (2.6%), Mixed or multiple (0.6%) and Indian (0.5%). To put it in context, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns. Residents with no religion: 42% here and 37% across England’s towns.
Adults who have never married make up 26% in Riccall, less than in 87% 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
Unpaid carers giving 50 hours or more a week: 68. Against that, 39% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. Nothing unusual on unpaid carers: 9.2%, close to the figure across England’s towns.
Degree level: the highest qualification of 38% of adults
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Riccall’s adults: 38% with a degree-level qualification and 13% with none, against 34% and 18% across England’s towns.
Around Riccall, 1 of 7 towns have a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riccall | 2,388 | — | 47.7 | 25% | 27% |
| Barlby | 3,499 | 2.3 mi | 40.2 | 19% | 28% |
| Cawood | 1,501 | 2.9 mi | 48.3 | 24% | 26% |
| Selby | 19,480 | 3.6 mi | 39.4 | 17% | 28% |
| North Duffield | 1,305 | 4 mi | 46.8 | 21% | 28% |
| Brayton | 4,092 | 4.6 mi | 45.9 | 25% | 29% |
| Thorpe Willoughby | 3,482 | 4.9 mi | 43.9 | 22% | 26% |
| Hemingbrough | 1,874 | 5.7 mi | 46.1 | 19% | 30% |
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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 Riccall’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 Riccall’s residents
What is the population of Riccall?
The 2021 Census counted 2,388 people in Riccall’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Riccall?
The median age was 47.7 at the 2021 Census. 8.7% of residents were 15 to 24 and 25% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Riccall?
96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 90% across North Yorkshire’s towns. 4.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Riccall?
42% said they had no religion and 51% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.3% were Muslim and 6% didn’t answer.
Is Riccall good for families?
27% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Riccall’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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