Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0No religion: 54% of residents, a higher share than 98% of UK towns
Half of Kinross’s residents are over 48.5, older than in 77% of UK towns. The census found that 1% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home here. There were 2,599 households in the town at the 2022 Census, home to 5,611 residents. Against a figure of 42% across Scotland’s towns, the share of married adults and civil partners in Kinross comes in at 55%.
26% of residents are 65 or over, a share 78% of UK towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
More residents are 50–54 than any other five-year age: 7.7% of residents. At 8.8%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is lower than in nearly four fifths of UK towns. Across the comparison, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Scotland’s towns. In Pitlochry, the oldest of Perth and Kinross’ towns by this measure, it is 35%.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Kinross, 48.5. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
A student town: 5.2% of adults study full-time
What adults did at the 2022 Census (the NS-SEC classes).
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
In Kinross, 43% of adults work in managerial and professional jobs and 20% in routine and semi-routine work, against 33% and 25% across Scotland’s towns. Full-time students make up 9.4% across Scotland’s towns.
The Census was taken on 20 March 2022, in term time, so students were counted at their term addresses.
Smaller households than 84% of UK towns: 2.2 people on average
Household make-up at the 2022 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Perth and Kinross’ towns and Scotland’s towns
People per household
Scotland’s towns.
One-person households: 34% here and 38% across Scotland’s towns. Just over a quarter of households have dependent children, fewer than in 63% of UK towns.
Kinross sits above 78% of UK towns for households in detached houses (41%)
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2022. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Here 14% of households live in a flat or apartment, where the figure across Scotland’s towns is 39%. The share of households in terraced houses stands at 15%. Across the comparison, 18% of households live in a detached house across Scotland’s towns.
Kinross: 99% of residents have English as their main language, above 75% of UK towns
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2022.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 15%
When those born abroad arrived
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
The share of residents born outside the UK is 5.7%, against 11% across Scotland’s towns. Across Scotland’s towns, 94% of residents have English as their main language. By birthplace, the largest groups from abroad were born in EU countries (2.4%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.4%).
A higher White British share than 71% of UK towns: 94% of residents
How residents described themselves at the 2022 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 94% of Kinross · Perth and Kinross’ towns 88% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
38% of residents describe themselves as Christian; across Scotland’s towns the figure is 39%. As a yardstick, 86% of residents describe themselves as White British across Scotland’s towns. The next-largest groups, after White British, are Other White (3.2%), Mixed or multiple (0.8%) and Chinese (0.4%).
Kinross ranks below 89% of UK towns on adults who have never married: 26%
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 3 and over), Census 2022.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 3 and over
Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 140 people. Higher than in 95% of UK towns: 12% of residents give unpaid care. Across Scotland’s towns, 40% of adults have never married or formed a civil partnership.
Adults qualified to degree level or above: 40%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 40% of its adults qualified to degree level, Kinross compares with 32% across Scotland’s towns; another 14% hold no qualification (17%).
Ranked by age, 188th oldest of 625 UK towns this size
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Bailrigg is the youngest (18.9); Barton on Sea the oldest (65.3). Nearest to Kinross in age: Market Rasen (48.5), Quorndon (48.5), Howden (48.6) and Bowdon (48.6).
Kinross is older than every town around it
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinross | 5,611 | — | 48.5 | 26% | 26% |
| Ballingry | 5,823 | 5.2 mi | 40.8 | 18% | 29% |
| Kelty | 6,898 | 5.4 mi | 43.1 | 20% | 26% |
| Lochgelly | 7,157 | 7.3 mi | 44.4 | 20% | 22% |
| Cowdenbeath and Lumphinnans | 11,979 | 7.5 mi | 43.3 | 20% | 25% |
| Cardenden and Auchterderran | 5,266 | 8 mi | 44.9 | 22% | 27% |
| Leslie | 2,888 | 8.1 mi | 47.1 | 23% | 23% |
| Crossgates | 2,993 | 9 mi | 45 | 20% | 27% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- The Census was taken in term time. 20 March 2022 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.
- “Perth and Kinross’ towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in Perth and Kinross (or Scotland), summed the same way as Kinross’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. National Records of Scotland adjusts small 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 Kinross’s residents
What is the population of Kinross?
The 2022 Census counted 5,611 people in Kinross’s locality.
What is the average age in Kinross?
The median age was 48.5 at the 2022 Census, older than 77% of UK towns. 8.8% of residents were 15 to 24 and 26% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Kinross?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 88% across Perth and Kinross’ towns. 5.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Kinross?
54% said they had no religion and 38% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 6.7% didn’t answer.
Is Kinross good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Kinross’s schools page.
Sources: Scotland’s Census 2022 (National Records of Scotland), output areas summed to the NRS 2022 locality (UV101b, UV103, UV104, UV113, UV201, UV204b, UV205, UV212, UV301, UV402, UV405, UV406, UV501, UV607, UV801). Open Government Licence v3.0.
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