Demography
| Saffron Walden compared | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UK census | Saffron Walden | Uttlesford | England |
| Total population | 14,313 | 68,946 | 49,138,831 |
| White | 97.2% | 98.2% | 91% |
| Asian | 0.7% | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Black | 0.2% | 0.7% | 2.3% |
According to the Office for National Statistics, at the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001, Saffron Walden had a population of 14,313. The 2001 population density was 10,900 inhabitants per square mile (4,209 /km2), with a 100 to 94.5 female-to-male ratio. Of those over 16 years old, 45.0% married, 27.4% were single (never married), and 8.2% divorced. The parish's 6,013 households included 38.5% married couples living together, 31.5% one-person, 8.4% were co-habiting couples, and 7.9% single parents with their children. Of those aged 16–74, 22.3% had no academic qualifications, close to the average for Uttlesford (22.0%) and below that for the whole of England (28.9%).
In the 2001 UK census, 73.0% of Saffron Walden's residents reported themselves as being Christian, 0.6% Muslim, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, and 0.1% Hindu. The census recorded 17.6% as having no religion, 0.4% had an alternative religion and 7.8% did not state their religion.
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