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People and census in Staffordshire Moorlands

District

The north of the West Midlands. 96,764 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 576 square kilometres.

24 layers about people and census for Staffordshire Moorlands, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Population by neighbourhood

Census 2021, England and Wales

Under 6941,925 or more

Staffordshire Moorlands’s 59 neighbourhoods range from 1,001 to 2,361.

What is the population of Staffordshire Moorlands?

Staffordshire Moorlands’s population was an estimated 96,764 in mid-2025.

The population rose 0.2% in the year to mid-2025.

Staffordshire Moorlands is 56th least populated of 361 for population.

Population estimate

Council
96,764
ONS population estimates · 2025

Staffordshire Moorlands’s population was an estimated 96,764 in mid-2025.

The population rose 0.2% in the year to mid-2025.

Staffordshire Moorlands is 56th least populated of 361 for population.

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Population estimate: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 2,299 to 1,176,960. The middle area is 148,772. Staffordshire Moorlands is 96,764.

Population

Council
95,845
ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021 · 2021

Staffordshire Moorlands had 95,845 usual residents at the census.

Staffordshire Moorlands is the 65th least populated of 361 in the UK.

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Population: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 2,053 to 1,144,919. The middle area is 143,926. Staffordshire Moorlands is 95,845.

Aged 15 to 64

Council
59.1%
ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021 · 2021

59.1% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

In West Midlands the figure is 63.1%.

Against West Midlands
6% lower63.1%
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Aged 15 to 64: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 53.9% to 79.6%. The middle area is 62.8%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 59.1%.

Aged 65 and over

Council
26.2%
ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021 · 2021

26.2% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands were aged 65 or over at the census.

In West Midlands the figure is 18.8%.

Against West Midlands
39% higher18.8%
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Aged 65 and over: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 5.6% to 33.5%. The middle area is 19.7%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 26.2%.

Aged under 15

Council
14.6%
ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021 · 2021

14.6% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands were aged under 15 at the census.

In West Midlands the figure is 18.1%.

Against West Midlands
19% lower18.1%
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Aged under 15: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 6.4% to 24.6%. The middle area is 16.9%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 14.6%.

Born outside the UK

Council
2.6%
ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021 · 2021

2.6% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands were born outside the UK.

In West Midlands the figure is 15.2%.

Against West Midlands
83% lower15.2%
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Born outside the UK: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 2.6% to 56.1%. The middle area is 9.9%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 2.6%.

Disability

Council
19.6%
ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021 · 2021

19.6% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands had their day-to-day activities limited by a long-term health problem or disability.

In West Midlands the figure is 18.1%.

Against West Midlands
8% higher18.1%
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Disability: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 10.7% to 29.3%. The middle area is 18.5%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 19.6%.

Good or very good health

Council
80.1%
ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021 · 2021

80.1% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands said their health was good or very good.

In West Midlands the figure is 80.8%.

Against West Midlands
1% lower80.8%
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Good or very good health: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 73.6% to 89.3%. The middle area is 81.7%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 80.1%.

Households

Council
42,355
ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021 · 2021

Staffordshire Moorlands had 42,355 households at the census.

Staffordshire Moorlands is 73rd lowest of 361 for the number of households.

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Households: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 942 to 423,456. The middle area is 60,932. Staffordshire Moorlands is 42,355.

Households without a car or van

Council
13.1%
ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021 · 2021

13.1% of households in Staffordshire Moorlands had no car or van at the census.

In West Midlands the figure is 21.5%.

Against West Midlands
39% lower21.5%
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Households without a car or van: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 7.8% to 77.2%. The middle area is 18.6%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 13.1%.

Owner-occupied homes

Council
78.6%
ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021 · 2021

78.6% of households in Staffordshire Moorlands owned their home at the census.

In West Midlands the figure is 63.6%.

Against West Midlands
24% higher63.6%
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Owner-occupied homes: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 25.7% to 82.6%. The middle area is 67.3%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 78.6%.

Population density

Council
166 per km²
Worked out by Open Index · 2021

Staffordshire Moorlands had 166 people per square kilometre at the census.

In West Midlands the figure is 458 per km².

Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place.

Against West Midlands
64% lower458 per km²
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Population density: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 8 per km² to 15,696 per km². The middle area is 568 per km². Staffordshire Moorlands is 166 per km².

Private rented homes

Council
12.7%
ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021 · 2021

12.7% of households in Staffordshire Moorlands rented privately at the census.

In West Midlands the figure is 17.9%.

Against West Midlands
29% lower17.9%
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Private rented homes: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 5.7% to 48.3%. The middle area is 17.3%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 12.7%.

Social rented homes

Council
8.6%
ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021 · 2021

8.6% of households in Staffordshire Moorlands rented from a council or housing association at the census.

In West Midlands the figure is 18.2%.

Against West Midlands
53% lower18.2%
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Social rented homes: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from 5.5% to 40.5%. The middle area is 14.6%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 8.6%.

Degree-level qualifications

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
28.4%
ONS Census 2021 and NISRA Census 2021 · 2021

28.4% of residents aged 16 and over in Staffordshire Moorlands had a degree-level qualification at the census.

In West Midlands the figure is 29.4%.

Against West Midlands
3% lower29.4%
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Degree-level qualifications: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council329 areas from 18.2% to 74.2%. The middle area is 31.8%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 28.4%.

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh

CouncilEngland and Wales only
0.7%
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

0.7% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands identified with the Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh ethnic group.

In West Midlands the figure is 13.3%.

Against West Midlands
95% lower13.3%
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Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council318 areas from 0.3% to 47.3%. The middle area is 3.6%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 0.7%.

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African

CouncilEngland and Wales only
0.2%
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

0.2% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands identified with the Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African ethnic group.

In West Midlands the figure is 4.5%.

Against West Midlands
96% lower4.5%
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Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council318 areas from 0.1% to 26.8%. The middle area is 1.1%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 0.2%.

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

CouncilEngland and Wales only
0.9%
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

0.9% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands identified with a Mixed or Multiple ethnic group.

In West Midlands the figure is 3.0%.

Against West Midlands
70% lower3.0%
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Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council318 areas from 0.7% to 8.1%. The middle area is 2.2%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 0.9%.

Other ethnic group

CouncilEngland and Wales only
0.2%
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

0.2% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands identified with another ethnic group, including Arab.

In West Midlands the figure is 2.1%.

Against West Midlands
90% lower2.1%
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Other ethnic group: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council318 areas from 0.2% to 13.5%. The middle area is 0.9%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 0.2%.

White ethnic groups

CouncilEngland and Wales only
98.0%
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

98.0% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands identified with a White ethnic group.

In West Midlands the figure is 77.0%.

Against West Midlands
27% higher77.0%
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White ethnic groups: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council318 areas from 30.8% to 98.2%. The middle area is 92.2%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 98.0%.

Christian

CouncilEngland and Wales only
59.3%
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

59.3% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands said they were Christian.

In West Midlands the figure is 46.6%.

Against West Midlands
27% higher46.6%
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Christian: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council318 areas from 22.3% to 66.6%. The middle area is 47.9%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 59.3%.

No religion

CouncilEngland and Wales only
33.9%
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

33.9% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands said they had no religion.

In West Midlands the figure is 32.9%.

Against West Midlands
3% higher32.9%
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No religion: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council318 areas from 10.6% to 56.7%. The middle area is 39.9%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 33.9%.

Working mainly from home

CouncilEngland and Wales only
24.3%
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

24.3% of working residents in Staffordshire Moorlands worked mainly from home in March 2021.

In West Midlands the figure is 25.7%.

Against West Midlands
5% lower25.7%
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Working mainly from home: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council318 areas from 10.6% to 67.3%. The middle area is 29.6%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 24.3%.

Annual population change

Council
0.2%
Worked out by Open Index · 2025

Staffordshire Moorlands’s estimated population changed by 0.2% in the year to mid-2025.

Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates.

Against West Midlands
50% lower0.4%
Against the UK
33% lower0.3%
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Annual population change: Staffordshire Moorlands among every council361 areas from −3.5% to 2.4%. The middle area is 0.4%. Staffordshire Moorlands is 0.2%.