The census is a count of all people and households in the UK and is the most complete source of information about the population that we have. The census happens every 10 years. Information about York is available for 1991 and 2001. Data for 2001 is available online, contact us to obtain data for 1991.

Census 2001 

York profile

This profile gives a snapshot of socio-economic information in York on the census day (29 April 2001). The figures are taken from the Census 2001 Key Statistics for Local Authorities in England and Wales, from the Office of National Statistics. The profile contains the following sub profiles:

• demographic profile
• household profile
• economic profile
• housing profile
• lifelong learning profile
• health and wellbeing profile

Comparative data is also included for all of England and Wales.

The York profile can be downloaded from the right of this page. 

Ward profiles

Profiles of each ward in York are also available below. Each profile contains the same sub profiles as the York profile.

Comparative data is also included for the whole of York, and for all of England and Wales.

• Acomb (10 pages, 30kb)
• Bishopthorpe (10 pages, 30kb)
• Clifton (10 pages, 30kb)
• Derwent (10 pages, 30kb)
• Dringhouses and Woodthorpe (10 pages, 30kb)
• Fishergate (10 pages, 30kb)
• Fulford (10 pages, 30kb)
• Guildhall (10 pages, 30kb)
• Haxby and Wigginton (10 pages, 30kb)
• Heslington (10 pages, 30kb)
• Heworth (10 pages, 30kb)
• Heworth Without (10 pages, 30kb)
• Holgate (10 pages, 30kb)
• Hull Road (10 pages, 30kb)
• Huntington and New Earswick (10 pages, 30kb)
• Micklegate (10 pages, 30kb)
• Osbaldwick (10 pages, 30kb)
• Rural West York (10 pages, 30kb)
• Skelton, Rawcliffe & Clifton Without (10 pages, 30kb)
• Strensall (10 pages, 30kb)
• Westfield (10 pages, 30kb)
• Wheldrake (10 pages, 30kb)