Harlow population profile
All data supplied by Dataloft (https://inform.dataloft.co.uk/)
- There are 13.4 residents per hectare which is a higher population density than across the region as a whole. In 2021 there were 98,150 people living within Harlow. The overall population increased by 19.1% in the ten years between 2011 and 2021.
- 14.8% of the population are aged between 35 and 44 which is above the regional average. 28.5% of households comprise just one person while 42.5% of households include families with children.
- The most predominant industry of employment is Public admin, education & health which comprises 26.2% of the working age population.
Population breakdown
Harlow population profile
Under 15’s make up the largest age group and is above the regional average.
25-34 years old come next, this is above the regional average.
Close behind are the 35-44 years old & the 65+ years old.
The 45-54 years old come next followed by the 55-64 years old.
Finally, the 15-24 years old are the smallest age group.
Household profile
Unsurprisingly, households occupied by families top the charts with over 42% of properties inhabited.
Surprisingly, in second spot are properties inhabited by just one person. 28% is this total.
Couples come in third with 15%.
Others (H.M.O.’s, flat share, lodgers etc.) make up 14%.
Profile of employment
Public admin, education & health is the most popular employment sector.
Second is the Distribution, retail, hotels & restaurant sector.
Transportation & communications is the third most popular sector.
Travel to work
Whilst Jukes Estate Agents Harlow love this #Dataloft data, and whilst it is extremely accurate, we have to point the following out: This particular data is from the 2021 census and therefore more people would have been working form home than today (Dec 2024). However:
The highest sector is those who travel to work by Car (58%).
21.9% work from home (latest figures suggest that the real figure is now around 17%). Therefore still second.
9% walk to work, while those who travel to work by train is only 2%. Train travel is suggested at more like 7% now.
Socio-economic profile
What we love about this set of data is that Harlow sometimes gets a bad press. Jukes Estate Agents Harlow Champion Harlow all the time. Yes there are things that could be improved in Harlow as there is with EVERY town in Englan
Self ed. However Harlow’s socio-economic profile stands up against the entire East of England!
Never worked & long term unemployed stands at 7.8% while the East of England is 7%.
Lower managerial administrative professional occupations in Harlow is 19.3% which is only a fraction below the 20.7% of the East of England.
Self employed stand at 11.0% in Harlow which again is only 0.6% lower than the regional average.
Summary
Jukes Estate Agents Harlow hope you have enjoyed reading this breakdown of the town’s population.
It is the first of many blogs that take an in depth look at Harlow.
Jukes continue to dig deeper and deeper so that they can not only inform you, but educate themselves which in turn helps them to sell your Harlow property and to find the right Harlow property for buyers.