Lichfield - Demographics

Demographics

At the time of the 2001 census, the population of the City of Lichfield was 27,900. Lichfield is 98.1% white and 79% Christian. 56.7% of the population over 16 were married. 63.2% were employed and 16% of the people were retired. All of these figures were higher than the national average.

Population growth of the City of Lichfield since 1685
Year 1685 1781 1801 1831 1901 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
Population 3,040 3,555 4,840 6,252 7,900 8,616 8,393 8,507 10,260 14,090 22,660 25,400 28,666 27,900
- 16.9% 36.1% 29.2% 26.4% 9.1% -2.6% 1.35% 19.1% 37.3% 60.8% 12.1% 12.9% -2.7%

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