Photo: Tim Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.057% of residents said they have no religion, more than in 99% of UK towns
In Mid Calder, 35% of households are one person living alone, beside 38% across Scotland’s towns. The 2022 Census put the town’s population at 3,217, in 1,527 households. On the census count, 52% of adults are married or in a civil partnership. The median age here is 49.1, higher than in four fifths of UK towns.
9.4% of residents are aged 15 to 24, below 62% of UK towns
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2022.
60–64 is the most common age band: one in ten residents, 1.5 times the share across Scotland’s towns. On the census count, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over. As a yardstick, 12% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Scotland’s towns.
Median age of UK towns of 2,500+
■ Mid Calder, 49.1. The typical town is 44.4.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Scotland, 51% of residents are women.
Above 83% of UK towns: 5.9% of adults are full-time students
What adults did at the 2022 Census (the NS-SEC classes).
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Across Scotland’s towns, a third of adults are in managerial and professional jobs and 25% in routine or semi-routine work; Mid Calder has 40% and 21%. Measured more widely, nearly one in ten adults are full-time students 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 90% of UK towns: 2.1 people on average
Household make-up at the 2022 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against West Lothian’s towns and Scotland’s towns
People per household
Scotland’s towns.
By its share of households with dependent children (22%), Mid Calder is below 90% of UK towns. In Mid Calder, 1.6% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home.
In Mid Calder, 25% of households live in a terraced house, more than in 69% of UK towns
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
Flats are home to 13% of households, against 39% across Scotland’s towns. Households in terraced houses make up 19% across Scotland’s towns. Locally, 32% of households live in a detached house. Every 8th household or so has no car or van.
A larger share of residents whose main language is English than 65% of UK towns: 98%
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
Among residents born abroad, the largest groups were born in EU countries (2.6%) and in the Middle East and Asia (1.1%). The comparison figure for residents whose main language is English is 94% across Scotland’s towns. Born outside the UK: 5.8% of residents, against 11% across Scotland’s towns.
Mid Calder sits below 96% of UK towns for residents who describe themselves as Christian (37%)
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 Mid Calder · West Lothian’s towns 88% · Scotland’s towns 86%.
Religion · all residents
Across Scotland’s towns, the share of residents who describe themselves as White British is 86%; Mid Calder has 94%. Typically, 39% of residents describe themselves as Christian across Scotland’s towns. Beyond White British, the biggest groups are Other White (3.6%), Mixed or multiple (0.9%) and Indian (0.5%).
Mid Calder ranks below 64% of UK towns on adults who have never married: 30%
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
At 12%, unpaid carers sit close to the figure across Scotland’s towns. For comparison, two in five adults have never married or formed a civil partnership across Scotland’s towns.
33% of adults have qualifications at degree level
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2022.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 33% of its adults qualified to degree level, Mid Calder compares with 32% across Scotland’s towns; another 12% hold no qualification (17%).
165th highest median age among 515 UK towns of 2,500 to 4,000
Median age, Census 2022. Hover a dot for its students and residents born abroad; click for its page.
Ages run from 20.6 in Keele to 63.1 in West Chiltington. Nearest to Mid Calder in age: Kingsclere (49.1), Kidwelly (49.1), Swillington (49.2) and Marlow Bottom (49.2).
Every neighbour of Mid Calder has a younger population
Nearby towns coloured by median age, Census 2022. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Calder | 3,217 | — | 49.1 | 21% | 22% |
| East Calder | 7,249 | 1.3 mi | 38.9 | 15% | 33% |
| Livingston | 55,798 | 1.5 mi | 41.2 | 16% | 29% |
| Polbeth | 2,595 | 3.1 mi | 38.3 | 15% | 30% |
| Broxburn | 15,414 | 3.1 mi | 43.1 | 19% | 28% |
| West Calder | 3,405 | 4.1 mi | 45.9 | 22% | 24% |
| Winchburgh | 4,290 | 5 mi | 37.2 | 13% | 33% |
| Blackburn | 5,263 | 5.3 mi | 42.4 | 19% | 24% |
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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.
- “West Lothian’s towns” and “Scotland’s towns” mean their towns. Census comparisons pool every locality in West Lothian (or Scotland), summed the same way as Mid Calder’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 Mid Calder’s residents
What is the population of Mid Calder?
The 2022 Census counted 3,217 people in Mid Calder’s locality.
What is the average age in Mid Calder?
The median age was 49.1 at the 2022 Census, older than 80% of UK towns. 9.4% of residents were 15 to 24 and 21% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Mid Calder?
94% of residents described themselves as White British in 2022, against 86% across Scotland’s towns and 88% across West Lothian’s towns. 5.8% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Mid Calder?
57% said they had no religion and 37% that they were Christian at the 2022 Census; 0.4% were Muslim and 4.3% didn’t answer.
Is Mid Calder good for families?
22% of households had dependent children in 2022, against 24% across Scotland’s towns. Schools are on Mid Calder’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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