Photo: Andrew Abbott · CC BY-SA 2.0A larger share of residents who describe themselves as Christian than 88% of UK towns: 57%
Across England’s towns, households average 2.4 people; in Stone, 2.2. The share of households in detached houses stands at 39%. Compared with other places, residents aged 15 to 24 are scarce here: 9.1%, fewer than in 72% of UK towns. At the 2021 Census, 17,282 people lived here, in 7,826 households.
Growth of +11% since 2011 puts Stone ahead of 64% of UK towns
ONS mid-year estimates, each year indexed to mid-2011 = 100. Stone’s figure is the small areas (2021 LSOAs) that make up the town.
People, mid-2011 = 100
Change by age, 2011 to 2024
About 16,400 people in 2011; 18,200 in 2024.
Mid-2020 to mid-2021 brought the biggest yearly rise, 370 people. Change by age ran from +37% for the 65 and over to +1% for the 30 to 44.
A median age of 46.1: Stone is older than 62% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
The share of residents aged 65 and over is 23%, against 18% across England’s towns. No age band is larger than 50–54: 7.6% of residents.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Stone, 46.1. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Full-time students: 4.6%, a lower share than 58% 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%.
In Stone, 9.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, beside 11% across England’s towns. As a yardstick, 7.9% of adults are full-time students across England’s towns.
1.9% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, fewer than in 76% of UK towns
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Staffordshire’s towns and England’s towns
People per household
England’s towns.
Compared with 30% across England’s towns, 32% of households are one person living alone here. Across the comparison, 4.3% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home across England’s towns. For Stone, the census puts households with dependent children at 26%.
15% of households live in a flat or apartment, a share 70% of UK towns don’t reach
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
In one household in 7 there is no car or van. 20% of households live in a terraced house; across England’s towns the figure is 24%.
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
In Stone, 98% of residents have English as their main language, beside 90% across England’s towns. Residents born outside the UK make up 18% across England’s towns. The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (2%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.3%).
More residents who describe themselves as White British than 65% of UK towns: 94%
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: 94% of Stone · Staffordshire’s towns 87% · England’s towns 73%.
Religion · all residents
Besides White British, the main groups are Other White (2.2%), Mixed or multiple (1.6%) and Indian (0.6%). Fewer residents with no religion than in 78% of UK towns: 36%. On average, 73% of residents describe themselves as White British across England’s towns.
Adults who have never married: 31%, a lower share than 63% 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: 435. As a reference point, nearly two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across England’s towns. The share of married adults and civil partners is 49%, against 44% across England’s towns.
Among adults, 37% hold a degree-level qualification
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
Across England’s towns, 34% of adults have a degree-level qualification; in Stone, 37%, and 15% have none, against 18%.
Of 336 UK towns its size (12,000 to 23,000 people), the 100th oldest
Median age, Census 2021. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Aberystwyth (25), the youngest, and Sidmouth (60.4), the oldest. Nearest to Stone in age: Darton (46.1), Nantwich (46.1), Devizes (46.1) and Penrith (46.2).
Among its 7 nearest neighbours, 5 are older than Stone
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone | 17,282 | — | 46.1 | 23% | 26% |
| Yarnfield | 2,144 | 2.3 mi | 40.9 | 17% | 35% |
| Barlaston | 1,418 | 3.1 mi | 51.5 | 30% | 25% |
| Eccleshall | 3,229 | 5.3 mi | 50.1 | 29% | 23% |
| Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook | 6,798 | 5.6 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 24% |
| Weston | 1,056 | 6.3 mi | 50 | 27% | 25% |
| Stafford | 71,695 | 6.9 mi | 41.2 | 19% | 28% |
| Upper Tean | 3,244 | 7.6 mi | 46.5 | 23% | 27% |
Health, work and homes have their own pages
What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Staffordshire’s towns” and “England’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Staffordshire (or England), summed the same way as Stone’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out. The population trend compares with the whole county and nation.
- Estimates since 2021 are modelled. The ONS builds mid-year estimates from the Census, births, deaths and migration records. Stone’s trend uses the small areas (2021 LSOAs) with most of their people inside it: 17,282 people in 2021, against 17,282 in the built-up area.
- 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 Stone’s residents
What is the population of Stone?
The 2021 Census counted 17,282 people in Stone’s built-up area. The ONS estimates the same small areas held 18,200 people in mid-2024, 11% more than in 2011.
What is the average age in Stone?
The median age was 46.1 at the 2021 Census, older than 62% of UK towns. 9.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Stone?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 73% across England’s towns and 87% across Staffordshire’s towns. 4.7% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Stone?
36% said they had no religion and 57% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 0.6% were Muslim and 5.1% didn’t answer.
Is Stone good for families?
26% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 29% across England’s towns. Schools are on Stone’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) · ONS mid-year population estimates for 2021 LSOAs, mid-2011 to mid-2024. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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