Socio-economic statistics for Walton-on-the-Hill, Staffordshire

If you are thinking of moving to Walton-on-the-Hill 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 Walton-on-the-Hill to figures for Staffordshire and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Walton-on-the-Hill is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.

Walton-on-the-Hill Age Distribution Statistics

The population of Walton-on-the-Hill as a whole, is older than the national average. The population of Walton-on-the-Hill is also older than the Staffordshire average, making Walton-on-the-Hill a older persons location.

Age	Stafford	Staffordshire	England
Age 0 to 4	5.4%	5.4%	6.3%
Age 5 to 9	5.1%	5.3%	5.6%
Age 10 to14	5.5%	5.8%	5.8%
Age 15 to 17	3.5%	3.7%	3.7%
Age 18 to 24	8.5%	8.5%	9.4%
Age 25 to 29	5.4%	5.5%	6.9%
Age 30 to 44	19.4%	19.4%	20.6%
Age 45 to 59	20.9%	20.9%	19.4%
Age 60 to 64	7%	7%	6%
Age 65 to 74	10.7%	10.3%	8.6%
Age 75 to 84	6.1%	5.9%	5.5%
Age 85 and over	2.5%	2.2%	2.3%
Mean Age	41.8	41.3	39.3
Median Age	43	42	39

Walton-on-the-Hill Property Ownership & Rental Statistics

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

Tenure	Stafford	Staffordshire	England
Owned	36.4%	36.2%	30.6%
Mortgage	35.2%	36.1%	32.8%
Shared	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%
Social Rented (Council)	4.3%	5.7%	9.4%
Social Rented (Housing Assoc)	9.3%	9%	8.3%
Private Rented	11.2%	10.1%	15.4%
Other	1.7%	1.2%	1.4%
Rent Free	1.3%	1.2%	1.3%

Walton-on-the-Hill Education Statistics

These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Walton-on-the-Hill and are from the UK Census of 2011. Walton-on-the-Hill has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Walton-on-the-Hill also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Walton-on-the-Hill are better educated than the average England citizen.

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Qualification	Stafford	Staffordshire	England
No Qualifications	20.4%	24.8%	22.5%
Level 1	12.7%	14%	13.3%
Level 2	15.8%	16.4%	15.2%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	3.8%	3.6%
Level 3	12.9%	12.7%	12.4%
Level 4	30.3%	24%	27.4%
Other	4.4%	4.4%	5.7%

Walton-on-the-Hill General Health Statistics

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

Health	Stafford	Staffordshire	England
Very Good	46.13%	45.32%	47.17%
Good	35.59%	35.18%	34.22%
Fair	13.23%	13.84%	13.12%
Bad	3.91%	4.38%	4.25%
Very Bad	1.14%	1.28%	1.25%

Walton-on-the-Hill 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	Stafford	Staffordshire	England
AB	26.03%	21.22%	22.96%
C1	32.98%	29.71%	30.92%
C2	19.77%	23.66%	20.64%
DE	21.21%	25.41%	25.49%

Walton-on-the-Hill Immigration Statistics

These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Walton-on-the-Hill are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Walton-on-the-Hill 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	Stafford	Staffordshire	England
United Kingdom	93.9%	95.5%	86.2%
Rebublic of Ireland	0.5%	0.4%	0.7%
Other EU Countries	1.9%	1.6%	3.7%
Outside the EU	3.6%	2.5%	9.4%

Walton-on-the-Hill Benefits & Unemployment Statistics

After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment figures as a percentage of the working population and has no further plans to do so. They do however publish the number of Universal Credit claimants in every local district council. We have taken the LDC that includes Walton-on-the-Hill and compared it to the nearest councils. Please be aware that Universal Credit is a in and out of work benefit. Therefore these figures are an indicator of BOTH unemployment and underemployment. Walton-on-the-Hill is in the local authority with the lowest number of Universal Credit claimants in the area.

These figures below on the claiming of legacy benefits in Walton-on-the-Hill are dated . They are the last published statistics of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. Althpugh outdated, these statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area.The rate of unemployment in Walton-on-the-Hill is both lower than the average for Staffordshire 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 Walton-on-the-Hill than the national average, suggesting higher salaries than the average in the area.