Socio-economic statistics for Althorpe, North Lincolnshire

If you are thinking of moving to Althorpe or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Althorpe to figures for North Lincolnshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Althorpe is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Althorpe Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics

Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner. Althorpe has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	North Lincolnshire	England
AB	15.66%	22.96%
C1	24.92%	30.92%
C2	26.48%	20.64%
DE	32.94%	25.49%

Althorpe Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Althorpe as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Althorpe is also older than the average, making Althorpe a older persons location.

Age	North Lincolnshire	England
Age 0 to 4	6.1%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.6%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.7%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.8%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	18.9%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	21.2%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.8%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9.7%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.2%	2.3%
Mean Age	40.8	39.3
Median Age	42	39

Althorpe Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Althorpe are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Althorpe has a higher level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a lower rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does not have a significant immigrant population.

Country	North Lincolnshire	England
United Kingdom	93.5%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.4%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.7%	9.4%

Althorpe Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Althorpe has a higher rate of home ownership, either outright or via a mortgage than the national average, which suggests that Althorpe is a relatively affluent area.

Tenure	North Lincolnshire	England
Owned	33%	30.6%
Mortgage	36.5%	32.8%
Shared	0.3%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	6.9%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	8.5%	8.3%
Private Rented	12%	15.4%
Other	1.4%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.4%	1.3%

Althorpe Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Althorpe come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and possible indicator of how hard it would be to get employment in the area. The rate of unemployment in Althorpe is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard.

Benefit	North Lincolnshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	2.1%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	14.3%	13.5%

Althorpe General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Althorpe. The percentage of residents in Althorpe rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average.

Health	North Lincolnshire	England
Very Good	43.74%	47.17%
Good	35.76%	34.22%
Fair	14.73%	13.12%
Bad	4.53%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.24%	1.25%

Althorpe Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Althorpe and are from the UK Census of 2011. Althorpe has a high level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average.

Qualification	North Lincolnshire	England
No Qualifications	26.2%	22.5%
Level 1	15.8%	13.3%
Level 2	16.7%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.9%	3.6%
Level 3	11.7%	12.4%
Level 4	19.5%	27.4%
Other	5.2%	5.7%

Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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