Socio-economic statistics for Crofton, West Yorkshire, Wakefield

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

Crofton, West Yorkshire Age Distribution Statistics

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

Age	Wakefield	England
Age 0 to 4	6%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.5%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.9%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8.3%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	6.4%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	20%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.8%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	6.5%	6%
Age 65 to 74	9.3%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	5.6%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.1%	2.3%
Mean Age	40.2	39.3
Median Age	41	39

Crofton, West Yorkshire Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

Tenure	Wakefield	England
Owned	29%	30.6%
Mortgage	34.6%	32.8%
Shared	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	17.2%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	6.4%	8.3%
Private Rented	10.2%	15.4%
Other	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	0.9%	1.3%

Crofton, West Yorkshire 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. Crofton, West Yorkshire has 20% less Higher and Intermediate managerial, administrative or professional households than the national average.

Grade	Wakefield	England
AB	14.85%	22.96%
C1	27.03%	30.92%
C2	24.28%	20.64%
DE	33.84%	25.49%

Crofton, West Yorkshire Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Crofton, West Yorkshire are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Crofton, West Yorkshire 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	Wakefield	England
United Kingdom	94.6%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.2%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	2.4%	3.7%
Outside the EU	2.8%	9.4%

Crofton, West Yorkshire General Health Statistics

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

Health	Wakefield	England
Very Good	42.75%	47.17%
Good	34.04%	34.22%
Fair	15.53%	13.12%
Bad	5.99%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.70%	1.25%

Crofton, West Yorkshire Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Crofton, West Yorkshire and are from the UK Census of 2011. Crofton, West Yorkshire 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	Wakefield	England
No Qualifications	31.1%	22.5%
Level 1	14.6%	13.3%
Level 2	16.1%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	4.4%	3.6%
Level 3	10.6%	12.4%
Level 4	18.3%	27.4%
Other	4.9%	5.7%

Crofton, West Yorkshire Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

These figures on the claiming of benefits in Crofton, West Yorkshire 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 Crofton, West Yorkshire is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard. The rate of claiming any benefit (which includes in work benefits) is more than 25% higher in Crofton, West Yorkshire than the national average, suggesting that many people maybe under employed or on a low salary.

Benefit	Wakefield	England
Jobseekers Allowance (only)	4.3%	3.3%
Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA)	3.4%	2.4%
Any Benefit (includes in work benefits)	17.8%	13.5%

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

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