Editing York (section)

==Demography==
[[File:York population pyramid.svg|thumb|Population pyramid of York (local authority) in 2021]]

{{multiple image
| image1 = SouthBankYork2.jpg
| width1 = 150
| caption1 = Terraced housing in [[South Bank, York|Southbank]]
| image2 = Slaidburn House, Holgate, York (28th August 2020).jpg
| width2 = 150
| caption2 = Apartment blocks in [[Holgate, North Yorkshire|Holgate]]
}}

The York [[urban area]] (built-up area) had a population of 153,717 at the time of the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 UK census]],<ref name="BUA">{{cite web|url=http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/747.aspx|title=2011 Census – Built-up areas|publisher=[[Office for National Statistics|ONS]]|access-date=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921045319/http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/articles/747.aspx|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> compared with 137,505 in 2001.<ref name="KS01">{{cite web
|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-areas-in-england-and-wales/index.html
|title=KS01 Usual resident population: Census 2001, Key Statistics for urban areas
|date=17 June 2004
|publisher=Office for National Statistics
|access-date=11 March 2012
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316014926/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/urban-areas-in-england-and-wales/index.html
|archive-date=16 March 2012
|url-status=live
}}</ref>
The population of the [[City of York]] (Local Authority) was 198,051 and its ethnic composition was 94.3 per cent White, 1.2 per cent Mixed, 3.4 per cent Asian and 0.6 per cent Black. York's elderly population (those 65 and over) was {{#expr:((16929+11629+3200+1657)/198051)*100 round 1}} per cent, however only 13.2 per cent were listed as retired.<ref name="UAStats">{{NOMIS2011|id=1946157112|title=York Local Authority|access-date=7 February 2018}}</ref>

{{update|section|date=November 2018}}
Also at the time of the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 UK census]], the City of York had a total population of 181,094 of whom 93,957 were female and 87,137 were male. Of the 76,920 households in York, 36.0 per cent were married couples living together, 31.3 per cent were one-person households, 8.7 per cent were [[cohabitation|co-habiting]] couples and 8.0 per cent were lone parents. The figures for lone parent households were below the national average of 9.5 per cent, and the percentage of married couples was also close to the national average of 36.5 per cent; the proportion of one person households was slightly higher than the national average of 30.1 per cent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=276825&c=York&d=13&e=15&g=392940&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1242741872656&enc=1&dsFamilyId=55 |title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Household Composition (KS20): Area: York (Local Authority) |work=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=[[Office for National Statistics]] |access-date=19 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613033401/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=276825&c=York&d=13&e=15&g=392940&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1242741872656&enc=1&dsFamilyId=55 |archive-date=13 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2001 the population density was {{convert|4368|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="KS01"/> Of those aged 16–74 in York, 24.6 per cent had no academic qualifications, a little lower than 28.9 per cent in all of England. Of York's residents, 5.1 per cent were born outside the United Kingdom, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2 per cent. [[White British]] form 95 per cent of the population; the largest single minority group was recorded as Asian, at 1.9 per cent of the population.

The number of theft-from-a-vehicle offences and theft of a vehicle per 1,000 of the population was 8.8 and 2.7, compared to the English national average of 6.9 and 2.7 respectively.<ref name="CrimeFigs">{{cite web |url=http://www.upmystreet.com/local/crime-in-york.html |title=Crime figures for 2007/08 in York |publisher=UpMyStreet |access-date=19 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325180022/http://www.upmystreet.com/local/crime-in-York.html |archive-date=25 March 2010}}</ref> The number of sexual offences was 0.9, in line with the national average.<ref name="CrimeFigs"/> The national average of violence against another person was 16.2 compared to the York average of 17.5.<ref name="CrimeFigs"/> The figures for crime statistics were all recorded during the 2006–07 financial year.

The city's estimated population in 2019 was 210,620.<ref name="auto4">{{cite web|url=https://www.centreforcities.org/city/york/|title=York|access-date=2 March 2021|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121210446/https://www.centreforcities.org/city/york/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Population change===
<div style="overflow:auto">
{| class="wikitable" style="width:70%; border:0; text-align:center; line-height:120%;"
|-
! colspan="24" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;" | [[Population growth]] in York since 1801
|- style="background:#fff; color:navy; height:17px;"
! Year
! 1801 !! 1811 !! 1821 !! 1831 !! 1841 !! 1851 !! 1861 !! 1871 !! 1881 !! 1891 !! 1901 !! 1911 !! 1921 !! 1931 !! 1941{{ref label|1939|a|a}} !! |1951 !! 1961 !! 1971 !! 1981 !! 1991 !! 2001{{ref label|2001|b|b}} !! 2011
|- style="background:#fff; color:black; height:17px;"
! Population
| 24,080 || 27,486 || 30,913 || 36,340 || 40,337 || 49,899 || 58,632 || 67,364 || 76,097 || 81,802 || 90,665 || 100,487 || 106,278 || 112,402 || 123,227 || 135,093 || 144,585 || 154,749 || 158,170 || 172,847 || 181,131 || 198,051
|-
| colspan="24" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;" | <small>Source: ''Vision of Britain''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10057127&c_id=10001043&add=N |title=York UA/City: Total Population |access-date=19 July 2009 |work=A Vision of Britain Through Time |publisher=Great Britain Historical GIS Project |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223203637/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10057127&c_id=10001043&add=N |archive-date=23 February 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref></small>
|-
|}
</div>

===Ethnicity===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! rowspan="3" | Ethnic Group
! colspan="8" | Year
|-
! colspan="2" | 1991<ref name=":412">Data is taken from United Kingdom [http://casweb.ukdataservice.ac.uk/index.htm Casweb Data services] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215152146/http://casweb.ukdataservice.ac.uk/index.htm |date=15 December 2021}} of the United Kingdom [http://casweb.ukdataservice.ac.uk/step1.cfm 1991 Census on Ethnic Data for England, Scotland and Wales] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405213012/http://casweb.ukdataservice.ac.uk/step1.cfm |date=5 April 2022}} (Table 6)</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2001<ref>{{cite web |title=Office of National Statistics; 2001 Census Key Statistics |url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160105160709/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/local-authorities-ks06--ethnic-group.xls |access-date=7 September 2021 |website=UK Government Web Archive |archive-date=2 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602031124/https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160105160709/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/census-2001-key-statistics/local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/local-authorities-ks06--ethnic-group.xls |url-status=live}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2011<ref name=":36">{{cite web |title=2011 Census: Ethnic Group, local authorities in England and Wales |url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160105160709/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/rft-table-ks201ew.xls |access-date=15 December 2021 |website=UK Government Web Archive |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808112341/https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160105160709/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/rft-table-ks201ew.xls |url-status=live}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=Ethnic group – Office for National Statistics |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS021/editions/2021/versions/1/filter-outputs/d2f0a39a-75b6-4995-b4bd-a5b68ff79027#get-data |access-date=29 November 2022 |website=www.ons.gov.uk |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207095805/https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS021/editions/2021/versions/1/filter-outputs/d2f0a39a-75b6-4995-b4bd-a5b68ff79027#get-data |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! Number !! % !! Number !! % !! Number !! % !! Number !! %
|-
| || || || || || || || ||
|-
! [[White people in the United Kingdom|White]]: Total !! 165,118 !! 99% !! 177,191 !! 97.8% !! 186,731 !! 94.2% !! 188,167 !! 92.8%
|-
| White: [[White British|British]] || – || – || 172,237 || 95.1% || 178,613 || 90.1% || 176,963 || 87.3%
|-
| White: [[White Irish|Irish]] || – || – || 1,217 || || 1,103 || || 1,317 || 0.6%
|-
| White: [[White Gypsy or Irish Traveller|Gypsy or Irish Traveller]] || – || – || || || 269 || || 368 || 0.2%
|-
| White: Roma || || || || || || || 222 || 0.1%
|-
| White: [[Other White|Other]] || – || – || 3,737 || || 6,746 || || 9,297 || 4.6%
|-
! [[British Asian|Asian or Asian British]]: Total !! 952 !! 0.6% !! 2,027 !! 1.1% !! 6,740 !! 3.4% !! 7,634 !! 3.8%
|-
| Asian or Asian British: [[British Indians|Indian]] || 237 || || 542 || || 1,531 || || 1,853 || 0.9%
|-
| Asian or Asian British: [[British Pakistanis|Pakistani]] || 68 || || 201 || || 417 || || 545 || 0.3%
|-
| Asian or Asian British: [[British Bangladeshis|Bangladeshi]] || 133 || || 364 || || 370 || || 413 || 0.2%
|-
| Asian or Asian British: [[British Chinese|Chinese]] || 318 || || 642 || || 2,449 || || 2,889 || 1.4%
|-
| Asian or Asian British: Other Asian || 196 || || 278 || || 1,973 || || 1,934 || 1.0%
|-
! [[Black British people|Black or Black British]]: Total !! 304 !! 0.2% !! 341 !! 0.2% !! 1,194 !! 0.6% !! 1,325 !! 0.7%
|-
| Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|African]] || 113 || || 164 || || 903 || || 978 || 0.5%
|-
| Black or Black British: [[British African-Caribbean people|Caribbean]] || 104 || || 143 || || 205 || || 208 || 0.1%
|-
| Black or Black British: [[Classification of ethnicity in the United Kingdom|Other Black]] || 87 || || 34 || || 86 || || 139 || 0.1%
|-
! [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed or British Mixed]]: Total !! – !! – !! 1,144 !! 0.6% !! 2,410 !! 1.2% !! 3,741 !! 1.8%
|-
| Mixed: White and Black Caribbean || – || – || 248 || || 529 || || 631 || 0.3%
|-
| Mixed: White and Black African || – || – || 114 || || 305 || || 494 || 0.2%
|-
| Mixed: White and Asian || – || – || 456 || || 873 || || 1,579 || 0.8%
|-
| Mixed: Other Mixed || – || – || 326 || || 703 || || 1,037 || 0.5%
|-
! Other: Total !! 439 !! 0.2% !! !! !! 973 !! !! 1,954 !! 1%
|-
| Other: Arab || – || – || || || 498 || || 623 || 0.3%
|-
| Other: Any other ethnic group || 439 || 0.2% || 391 || || 475 || || 1,331 || 0.7%
|-
| || || || || || || || ||
|-
! Total !! 166,813 !! 100% !! 181,094 !! 100% !! 198,051 !! 100% !! 202,821 !! 100%
|-
|}

===Religion===
{{Main|Religion in York}}

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| image1 = Inside York Minster.jpg
| caption1 = Nave of York Minster
| image2 = Stained glass yorkminster 8424.jpg
| caption2 = Stained glass at York Minster
| image3 = YorkStWilliamsCollege1.jpg
| caption3 = St William's College facade
}}

Having "No Religion" was higher than the national average for York in 2011 and 0.9 per cent lower than having a religion in 2021.

Christianity has the largest religious following in York; 43.9 per cent of residents reported as Christian at the 2021 census. York has multiple churches, most of which are  medieval. Leaders of different Christian denominations work together across the city, forming a network of churches known as One Voice York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/12863688.Archbishop_of_York_to_maintain_Easter_baptisms_tradition/|title=Archbishop of York to maintain Easter baptisms tradition|work=York Press|access-date=21 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421194913/http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/12863688.Archbishop_of_York_to_maintain_Easter_baptisms_tradition/|archive-date=21 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

There are 33 active [[Anglican]] churches in York. It is the [[Province of York|northern province]]'s administrative centre, home to the [[Archbishop of York]] and the province's [[Mother Church]] ([[York Minster]]). [[St William's College]] behind the Minster, and [[Bedern|Bedern Hall]], off [[Goodramgate]], are former dwelling places of the [[Canon (priest)|canons]] of the York Minster.

York, in the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough]], has eight churches and a number of different Catholic religious orders. Other Christian denominations active in York include the [[Religious Society of Friends]] who have three [[Friends meeting house|meeting houses]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkquakers.org.uk/|title=Quakers in the York area|publisher=yorkquakers.org.uk|access-date=19 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908032041/http://www.yorkquakers.org.uk/|archive-date=8 September 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Methodist]]s, and [[Unitarianism|Unitarians]]. St Columba's [[United Reformed Church]] in Priory Street, originally built for the [[Presbyterians]], dates from 1879.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stcolumbaswithnewlendal.yolasite.com/history.php|title=St Columba's with New Lendal URC York|work=St Columba's York, United Reformed Church|publisher=yolasite.com|access-date=29 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309034052/http://stcolumbaswithnewlendal.yolasite.com/history.php|archive-date=9 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Percentages in York following non-Christian religion were below England's national average, in the 2011 census. York's only Mosque is located in the [[Layerthorpe]] area, and the city also has a [[UK Islamic Mission]] centre.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://yorkmosque.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=6|title=York Mosque and Islamic Centre – About Us|publisher=York Mosque|access-date=15 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818030911/http://yorkmosque.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=6|archive-date=18 August 2009}}</ref> Various [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] traditions are represented in the city and around York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.communigate.co.uk/brad/leedsbuddhistgroup/page5.phtml|title=Buddhist organisations in York, NY, North-East areas|work=CommuniGate|publisher=This is Bradford|access-date=19 July 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210142429/http://www.communigate.co.uk/brad/leedsbuddhistgroup/page5.phtml|archive-date=10 December 2008}}</ref> There is also an active Jewish community.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sherwood|first1=Harriet|title=Eight centuries after the pogrom, pride flickers again in York's Jewish community|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/13/york-pogrom-pride-flickers-again-jewish-community|access-date=12 April 2020|work=The Guardian|archive-date=12 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412132235/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/13/york-pogrom-pride-flickers-again-jewish-community|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="2" | Religion
! colspan="2" | 2001<ref>{{cite web |title=KS007 – Religion – Nomis – 2001 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ks007 |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018175200/https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ks007 |url-status=live}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2011<ref>{{cite web |title=KS209EW (Religion) – Nomis – 2011 |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks209ew |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018172755/https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/ks209ew |url-status=live}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | 2021<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS030/editions/2021/versions/1 | title=Religion – Office for National Statistics | access-date=20 December 2022 | archive-date=30 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130201825/https://www.ons.gov.uk/datasets/TS030/editions/2021/versions/1 | url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
|-
| || || || ||
|-
! No religion
! style="text-align:right" | 30,003
! style="text-align:right" | 16.6
! style="text-align:right" | 59,646
! style="text-align:right" | 30.1
! style="text-align:right" | 93,577
! style="text-align:right" | 46.1
|-
! Holds religious beliefs
! 137,377
! 75.9
! 123,009
! 62.1
! 95,314
! 47.0
|-
| [[File:Gold Christian Cross no Red.svg|26x26px]] [[Christians|Christian]]
| style="text-align:right" | 134,771
| style="text-align:right" | 74.4
| style="text-align:right" | 117,856
| style="text-align:right" | 59.5
| style="text-align:right" | 89,019
| style="text-align:right" | 43.9
|-
| [[File:Dharma Wheel.svg|20x20px]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]]
| style="text-align:right" | 388
| style="text-align:right" | 0.2
| style="text-align:right" | 1,016
| style="text-align:right" | 0.5
| style="text-align:right" | 1,045
| style="text-align:right" | 0.5
|-
| [[File:Om.svg|21x21px]] [[Hinduism|Hindu]]
| style="text-align:right" | 347
| style="text-align:right" | 0.2
| style="text-align:right" | 983
| style="text-align:right" | 0.5
| style="text-align:right" | 1,043
| style="text-align:right" | 0.5
|-
| [[File:Star of David.svg|23x23px]] [[Jews|Jewish]]
| style="text-align:right" | 191
| style="text-align:right" | 0.1
| style="text-align:right" | 202
| style="text-align:right" | 0.1
| style="text-align:right" | 273
| style="text-align:right" | 0.1
|-
| [[File:Star and Crescent.svg|20x20px]] [[Muslim]]
| style="text-align:right" | 1,047
| style="text-align:right" | 0.6
| style="text-align:right" | 2,072
| style="text-align:right" | 1.0
| style="text-align:right" | 2,488
| style="text-align:right" | 1.2
|-
| [[File:Khanda.svg|24x24px]] [[Sikhism|Sikh]]
| style="text-align:right" | 95
| style="text-align:right" | 0.1
| style="text-align:right" | 133
| style="text-align:right" | 0.1
| style="text-align:right" | 179
| style="text-align:right" | 0.1
|-
| Other religion
| style="text-align:right" | 538
| style="text-align:right" | 0.3
| style="text-align:right" | 747
| style="text-align:right" | 0.4
| style="text-align:right" | 1,266
| style="text-align:right" | 0.6
|-
! Religion not stated
! style="text-align:right" | 13,714
! style="text-align:right" | 7.6
! style="text-align:right" | 15,396
! style="text-align:right" | 7.8
! style="text-align:right" | 13,930
! style="text-align:right" | 6.9
|-
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! Total population
! style="text-align:right" | 181,094
! style="text-align:right" | 100.0
! style="text-align:right" | 198,051
! style="text-align:right" | 100.0
! style="text-align:right" | 202,821
! style="text-align:right" | 100.0
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Christian hierarchies
! Denomination
! Top tier !! 2nd !! 3rd !! 4th
|-
| [[Church of England]] || [[Province of York]] || [[Diocese of York]] || [[Archdeaconry of York]] || Deanery of York<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sheahan|first1=James Joseph|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t5gaAAAAYAAJ&q=%22ralph+de+paganel%22&pg=PA503|title=History and Topography of the City of York, the East Riding of Yorkshire and a Portion of the West Riding|last2=Whellan|first2=T.|year=1857|volume=1|page=501|access-date=12 June 2009|archive-date=12 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112005243/https://books.google.com/books?id=t5gaAAAAYAAJ&q=%22ralph+de+paganel%22&pg=PA503|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Diocese of York Directory 2011/12|year=2011|publisher=Diocese of York|pages=187–200}}</ref>
|-
| [[Roman Catholic]] || [[Archdiocese of Liverpool]] || [[Diocese of Middlesbrough]]
|colspan=2| Central Vicariate<ref name="Middiocese">{{cite web|url=http://middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk/?page_id=64|title=Parishes|year=2007|publisher=Middlesbrough Diocese|access-date=19 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080624051833/http://middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk/?page_id=64|archive-date=24 June 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Organisation of the Methodist Church of Great Britain#List of districts and circuits|Methodist]]
|colspan=2|District of York and Hull
|colspan=2|Circuit of York<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkhullmethodist.org.uk/index.php?cid=29&pid=20|title=Circuits & Churches|publisher=The Methodist Church York and Hull District|access-date=6 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002095413/http://www.yorkhullmethodist.org.uk/index.php?cid=29&pid=20|archive-date=2 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}