City · Hertfordshire
Who lives in St Albans
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in St Albans, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- St Albans
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 76,412 (2024)
St AlbansCity · Hertfordshire
Who lives in St Albans
Residents
76,412
2024 estimate
Households
30,143
Census
Median age
40
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
20% / 15%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 40–44, at 8.2% of residents. 16.9% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 14.9% are 65 or over, below the England figure of 18.4%.
St AlbansEngland
0%
2%
5%
8%
10%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
51.1% of residents are female and 48.9% male.
St Albans
51%
49%
England
- Female51.1%51%
- Male48.9%49%
Relationship status
51% of adults in St Albans are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 34.8% have never married.
St AlbansEngland
Married or civil partnership51%44.7%
Never married34.8%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved7.2%9.1%
Separated1.9%2.2%
Widowed5.2%6.1%
How residents rate their health
88.2% of residents in St Albans describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
St Albans
58%
30%
England
- Very good58.1%48.5%
- Good30.1%33.7%
- Fair8.8%12.7%
- Bad2.3%4%
- Very bad0.6%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.