JERICHO ECHO ARTICLE

Jericho by numbers

Figures from the 1991 Census paint an interesting picture of Jericho. Compared with the rest of Oxford we have more adults living on their own, a smaller proportion of children and fewer cars.

October 1996

These statistics were gleaned from the census data by the City Leisure Services Department. * Household size -- We have a much higher proportion of single-person households -- just under half compared with less than one-third for the city as a whole. The following figures compare Jericho with (in brackets) the city as a whole. The proportion of households with one person is 46% (31%); with two people, 29% (32%); with three people, 13% (15%); with four people, 7% (13%); and with five or more, 4% (9%). * Household composition -- Looking more closely at households, the smaller size is also reflected in fewer children. The proportion of Jericho households consisting of lone adults under 65 years is 19% (16%); lone adults 65 or older, 28% (15%); two or more adults with no children, 35% (43%); two or more adults with one or more children, 14% (22%). * Age groups -- Viewed in terms of age we have fewer children, a higher proportion of younger adults, but a fairly typical proportion of older people. In Jericho 15% of people are under 16, 69% are between 17 and 64, and 16% are 65 years or older. For Oxford the figures are 19%, 65%, and 16% respectively. * Ethnic groups -- In overall terms we are fairly typical. The population is 90% white, compared with 91% for Oxford. We have a typical proportion from the Indian subcontinent (3.4%), but our other minorities are less likely to be black (1.6%), classifying themselves as ‘other groups' (4.6%). * Car availability -- Less than half of Jericho households, 47%, have a car, compared with 63% for Oxford. * Housing -- Almost half of Jericho residents are tenants of private landlords -- much higher than average. See chart above.

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