Socio-economic statistics for Brokes, North Yorkshire

If you are thinking of moving to Brokes 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 Brokes to figures for North Yorkshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Brokes is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Brokes 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.

Grade	Richmondshire	North Yorkshire	England
AB	21.82%	24.08%	22.96%
C1	34.71%	30.21%	30.92%
C2	24.17%	23.78%	20.64%
DE	19.30%	21.93%	25.49%

Brokes Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Brokes 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 Brokes is both lower than the average for North Yorkshire and lower than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe easier than most places. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 10% lower in Brokes than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.

Benefit	Richmondshire	North Yorkshire	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	1.3%	1.9%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	1.1%	1.6%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	6.8%	9.4%	13.5%

Brokes Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Richmondshire	North Yorkshire	England
Owned	36.1%	38.4%	30.6%
Mortgage	27.8%	31.2%	32.8%
Shared	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	7.2%	4%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	3.6%	7.2%	8.3%
Private Rented	14.2%	14.3%	15.4%
Other	8.1%	2.4%	1.4%
Rent Free	2.4%	1.9%	1.3%

Brokes Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Brokes are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Brokes 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	Richmondshire	North Yorkshire	England
United Kingdom	91.6%	94.1%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	3.3%	2.4%	3.7%
Outside the EU	4.8%	3.2%	9.4%

Brokes Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Brokes as a whole, is older than the national average. However, the population of Brokes is younger than the North Yorkshire average.

Age	Richmondshire	North Yorkshire	England
Age 0 to 4	5.6%	5.2%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.4%	5.2%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.7%	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.5%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	11.5%	7.5%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.7%	5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	18%	17.9%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	19.4%	21.7%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.8%	7.5%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9.7%	10.9%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.7%	6.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.1%	2.8%	2.3%
Mean Age	40	42.8	39.3
Median Age	40	44	39

Brokes Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Brokes and are from the UK Census of 2011.

Qualification	Richmondshire	North Yorkshire	England
No Qualifications	18.6%	20.8%	22.5%
Level 1	15%	12.7%	13.3%
Level 2	18%	16.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.7%	4.3%	3.6%
Level 3	12.3%	12.1%	12.4%
Level 4	27%	29.2%	27.4%
Other	5.4%	4.6%	5.7%

Brokes General Health Statistics

The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Brokes. The percentage of residents in Brokes rating their health as 'very good' is more than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Brokes rating their health as 'very bad' is less than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Brokes is generally better than in the average person in England.

Health	Richmondshire	North Yorkshire	England
Very Good	51.34%	47.72%	47.17%
Good	33.45%	34.48%	34.22%
Fair	11.52%	13.17%	13.12%
Bad	2.93%	3.63%	4.25%
Very Bad	0.76%	0.99%	1.25%

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

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