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52.8Median age

Who lives here · ONS Census 2021

Half of Empingham is over 52.8, older than 94% of UK towns

With married adults and civil partners at 61%, Empingham is ahead of 99% of UK towns on that count. On the census count, 0.5% of households live in a flat or apartment. The village has fewer residents with no religion than 93% of UK towns, at 30%. 878 residents in 392 households: that is Empingham at the 2021 Census.

31%aged 65 or over 5.1%born abroad 392households

Ages

A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 98% of UK towns, at 7.3%

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

EmpinghamEngland’s towns

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

Residents aged 65 and over: 31% here and 18% across England’s towns. The wider picture: 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across England’s towns.

Broad ages · share of residents

Under 1515%

15 to 247.3%

25 to 4419%

45 to 6428%

65 and over31%

EmpinghamRutland’s townsEngland’s towns

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

Empingham

England

WomenMen

About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.

Students & newcomers

In Empingham, 3.6% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 94% 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 students3.6%

Higher managerial and professional23%

Lower managerial and professional28%

Intermediate11%

Small employers and self-employed14%

Supervisory and technical3.2%

Semi-routine6.7%

Routine6%

Never worked or long-term unemployed5.2%

EmpinghamRutland’s townsEngland’s towns

Address a year before the Census

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

Empingham

10%

England’s towns

11%

Moved within the UKTerm-time addressMoved from abroad

Moved in within a year

residents, 10%; England’s towns 11%

Of them from abroad

0.8× England’s share

10% of residents lived at another address a year before the Census, against 11% across England’s towns. By way of comparison, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.

Households

A lower share of shared households of unrelated adults than 99% of UK towns, at 0.8%

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

Living alone, 66+ 15%Living alone, under 66 12%Families with dependent children 23%Couples and families, no young children 49%Shared houses and other 0.8%

Against Rutland’s towns and England’s towns

Empingham

Rutland’s towns

England’s towns

People per household

1 person27%

2 people45%

3 people13%

4 people12%

5 or more3.8%

England’s towns.

In Empingham, 27% of households are one person living alone, beside 30% across England’s towns. Across Empingham, nearly a quarter of households have dependent children. For comparison, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns.

Homes & cars

Above 92% of UK towns: 53% of households live in a detached house

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

Type of home

Empingham

Rutland’s towns

England’s towns

DetachedSemi-detachedTerracedFlat or maisonetteCaravan or other

Cars or vans · share of households

No car or van8.9%

One36%

Two41%

Three or more14%

EmpinghamRutland’s townsEngland’s towns

8.9% of households have no car or van; across England’s towns the figure is 24%. Households in terraced houses are rarer here than in 80% of UK towns. To put it in context, just over a fifth of households live in a detached house across England’s towns.

Where people were born

Residents whose main language is English: 99%, a higher share than 78% 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%

Empingham

5.1%

Rutland’s towns

8.5%

England’s towns

18%

EU countriesRest of EuropeMiddle East and AsiaAfricaAmericas, Oceania, other

Main language · residents aged 3 and over

English is main language99%

Another main language, speaks English very well or well0.8%

Another main language, little or no English0.5%

EmpinghamRutland’s townsEngland’s towns

5.1% of residents were born outside the UK (England’s towns: 18%). To put it in context, nine in ten residents have English as their main language across England’s towns. Most residents from abroad were born in EU countries (2.2%) or in Africa (0.9%).

Ethnicity & religion

64% of residents describe themselves as Christian, more than in 98% 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

EmpinghamRutland’s townsEngland’s towns

Other White2.9%

Asian0.6%

Mixed0.3%

Black0.1%

Other0%

0%6%12%

White British, not charted: 96% of Empingham · Rutland’s towns 91% · England’s towns 73%.

Religion · all residents

EmpinghamRutland’s townsEngland’s towns

No religion30%

Christian64%

Muslim0.1%

Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Buddhist0.3%

Other religion0.5%

Didn’t answer5.1%

0%40%80%

The next-largest groups, after White British, are Other White (2.9%), Mixed or multiple (0.3%) and Indian (0.1%). More residents who describe themselves as White British than in 89% of UK towns: 96%. Measured more widely, 46% of residents describe themselves as Christian across England’s towns.

Relationships & caring

A lower share of adults who have never married than 98% of UK towns, at 23%

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 partnership23%

Married or civil partnership61%

Separated0.4%

Divorced7.7%

Widowed7.9%

EmpinghamRutland’s townsEngland’s towns

93residents give unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age: 11%, against 8.7% in England’s towns

Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over

Up to 19 hours a week6.5%

20 to 49 hours1.4%

50 hours or more3.2%

Unpaid carers giving 50 hours or more a week: 27. Typically, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. 11% of residents give unpaid care, a higher share than in 88% of UK towns.

Qualifications

Degree-level qualifications reach 46% of adults

Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.

Highest qualification · residents 16 and over

No qualifications11%

Apprenticeship2.4%

A levels or similar17%

Degree level46%

EmpinghamRutland’s townsEngland’s towns

Degree-level qualifications are held by 46% of adults in Empingham (England’s towns: 34%), and no qualification by 11% (England’s towns: 18%).

Neighbours

Every nearby town is younger than Empingham

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

KettonGreethamStamfordEaston on the HillClipshamRyhallOakhamEmpingham

under 3838–4444–5050–5656+

Town	People	Away	Median age	65+	Homes with children
Empingham	878	—	52.8	31%	23%
Ketton	1,618	3.4 mi	51.2	29%	25%
Greetham	2,807	4.3 mi	27.9	7.8%	45%
Stamford	20,745	4.6 mi	44.8	23%	25%
Easton on the Hill	1,096	4.7 mi	50.3	25%	22%
Clipsham	1,150	5.3 mi	35	2.9%	25%
Ryhall	1,444	5.3 mi	51.9	30%	23%
Oakham	12,159	5.8 mi	46.9	27%	24%

More about Empingham’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

“Rutland’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Rutland (or England), summed the same way as Empingham’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 Empingham’s residents

What is the population of Empingham?

The 2021 Census counted 878 people in Empingham’s built-up area.

What is the average age in Empingham?

The median age was 52.8 at the 2021 Census. 7.3% of residents were 15 to 24 and 31% were 65 or over.

How diverse is Empingham?

96% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 91% across Rutland’s towns. 5.1% were born outside the UK.

What religion are people in Empingham?

30% said they had no religion and 64% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.1% were Muslim and 5.1% didn’t answer.

Is Empingham good for families?

23% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Empingham’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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