Information about 2011 Census

At the time of 2011 Census:

  • 198,051 people lived in the York, including 22,669 students
  • there were 974 food, drink and tobacco process operatives
  • home to the famous street the Shambles, there were 6,317 sales and retail assistants
  • more than 45,000 of you used a car or van to drive to work, although over 17,500 walked to work
  • York was made up of 252 different ethnicities
  • other than the UK, Poland was the top country of birth, with Polish the most popular language other than English or Welsh, spoken by 1,577 of you
  • there were 577 households with 2 or more families
  • 750 people said they were Jedi Knights

Visit the Office for National Statistics Census website for more information.

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