Exeter - Demographics

Demographics

The city has been expanding in size quite considerably in recent years, with a population estimate of 119,600 in 2006, up over 8,000 from the census in 2001. The racial makeup of the city is as follows (2005 Estimates):

• White – 97.5%
• Asian – 1.4% (0.7% Indian, 0.4% Other, 0.2% Pakistani, 0.2% Bangladeshi)
• Mixed Race – 1.1% (0.4% Asian and White, 0.3% Black and White, 0.3% Other Mixed)
• Chinese – 0.6%
• Black – 0.4% (0.2% African,0.1% Caribbean,0.1% Other)
• Other – 0.5%

In the 2004–05 period the population of "White Other" increased by 24% from 2.9% to 3.6% – higher than any other town or city in the United Kingdom.

The Office for National Statistics estimated that Exeter's population in mid-2009 was 118,800.