# People and census in Staffordshire Moorlands 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. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) ## 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 Staffordshire Moorlands: **96,764** (2025, council level). Source: ONS population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. 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. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-estimate#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-estimate) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-estimate/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-population-estimate ## Population Staffordshire Moorlands: **95,845** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Staffordshire Moorlands had 95,845 usual residents at the census. Staffordshire Moorlands is the 65th least populated of 361 in the UK. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-population ## Aged 15 to 64 Staffordshire Moorlands: **59.1%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 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% lower (63.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-15-to-64#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-15-to-64) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-15-to-64/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-age-15-to-64 ## Aged 65 and over Staffordshire Moorlands: **26.2%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 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% higher (18.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-65-and-over#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-65-and-over) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-65-and-over/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-age-65-and-over ## Aged under 15 Staffordshire Moorlands: **14.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 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% lower (18.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/age-under-15#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/age-under-15) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/age-under-15/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-age-under-15 ## Born outside the UK Staffordshire Moorlands: **2.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 2.6% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands were born outside the UK. In West Midlands the figure is 15.2%. - Against West Midlands: 83% lower (15.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/born-outside-uk#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/born-outside-uk) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/born-outside-uk/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-born-outside-uk ## Disability Staffordshire Moorlands: **19.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 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% higher (18.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/disability#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/disability) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/disability/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-disability ## Good or very good health Staffordshire Moorlands: **80.1%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 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% lower (80.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/good-health#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/good-health) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/good-health/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-good-health ## Households Staffordshire Moorlands: **42,355** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. Staffordshire Moorlands had 42,355 households at the census. Staffordshire Moorlands is 73rd lowest of 361 for the number of households. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/households#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/households) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/households/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-households ## Households without a car or van Staffordshire Moorlands: **13.1%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 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% lower (21.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-car-or-van#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-car-or-van) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-car-or-van/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-no-car-or-van ## Owner-occupied homes Staffordshire Moorlands: **78.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 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% higher (63.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/owner-occupied#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/owner-occupied) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/owner-occupied/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-owner-occupied ## Population density Staffordshire Moorlands: **166 per km²** (2021, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from census population counts and the area of each place. Published 21 July 2026. Staffordshire Moorlands had 166 people per square kilometre at the census. In West Midlands the figure is 458 per km². - Against West Midlands: 64% lower (458 per km²) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-density#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-density) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-density/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-population-density ## Private rented homes Staffordshire Moorlands: **12.7%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 12.7% of households in Staffordshire Moorlands rented privately at the census. In West Midlands the figure is 17.9%. - Against West Midlands: 29% lower (17.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/private-rented#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/private-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/private-rented/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-private-rented ## Social rented homes Staffordshire Moorlands: **8.6%** (2021, council level). Source: ONS Census 2021 and Scotland's Census 2022 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 21 July 2026. 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% lower (18.2%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/social-rented#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/social-rented) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/social-rented/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-social-rented ## Degree-level qualifications Staffordshire Moorlands: **28.4%** (2021, council level, England, Wales and Northern Ireland only). Source: ONS Census 2021 and NISRA Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 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% lower (29.4%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/degree-level-qualifications#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/degree-level-qualifications) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/degree-level-qualifications/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-degree-level-qualifications ## Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh Staffordshire Moorlands: **0.7%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 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% lower (13.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-asian#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-asian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-asian/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-ethnic-group-asian ## Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African Staffordshire Moorlands: **0.2%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 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% lower (4.5%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-black#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-black) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-black/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-ethnic-group-black ## Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups Staffordshire Moorlands: **0.9%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 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% lower (3.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-mixed#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-mixed) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-mixed/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-ethnic-group-mixed ## Other ethnic group Staffordshire Moorlands: **0.2%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 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% lower (2.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-other#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-other) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-other/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-ethnic-group-other ## White ethnic groups Staffordshire Moorlands: **98.0%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 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% higher (77.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/ethnic-group-white#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/ethnic-group-white) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/ethnic-group-white/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-ethnic-group-white ## Christian Staffordshire Moorlands: **59.3%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 59.3% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands said they were Christian. In West Midlands the figure is 46.6%. - Against West Midlands: 27% higher (46.6%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/christian#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/christian) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/christian/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-religion-christian ## No religion Staffordshire Moorlands: **33.9%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 33.9% of residents in Staffordshire Moorlands said they had no religion. In West Midlands the figure is 32.9%. - Against West Midlands: 3% higher (32.9%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/no-religion#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/no-religion) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/no-religion/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-religion-none ## Working mainly from home Staffordshire Moorlands: **24.3%** (2021, council level, England and Wales only). Source: ONS Census 2021. Published 19 January 2023. 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% lower (25.7%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/work-from-home#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/work-from-home) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/work-from-home/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-work-from-home ## Annual population change Staffordshire Moorlands: **0.2%** (2025, council level). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the mid-year population estimates. Published 1 October 2026. Staffordshire Moorlands’s estimated population changed by 0.2% in the year to mid-2025. - Against West Midlands: 50% lower (0.4%) - Against the UK: 33% lower (0.3%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population-change#place=E07000198) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/population-change/west-midlands) · https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/people#l-population-estimate-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/housing) (17) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/crime) (13) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/deprivation) (8) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/environment) (9) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/connectivity) (5) - [Planning](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/planning) (3) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/council-tax) (10) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/services) (3) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/staffordshire-moorlands/sources) (28) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E07000198/data?family=people ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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