Boston
East Midlands · England 70,505 Population (2021 Census)
74.5% White British (2021)
52.1% White British (2041 projected)
41.4% White British (2051 projected)
Ethnic composition
Census 2021 observed data with Hamilton-Perry projections to 2061.
white british 74.5%
white other 20.1%
asian 2.0%
black 0.7%
mixed 1.4%
other 1.2%
Projected 2051
white british 41.4%
white other 52.2%
asian 2.0%
black 0.8%
mixed 2.5%
other 1.2%
Diversity index
moderately diverse Shannon entropy: 0.43 · Dissimilarity: 12.9
Religion
Census 2021 religious composition with projections.
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Country of birth
UK-born (2021) 76.4%
Foreign-born (2021) 23.6%
Foreign-born (2051 projected) 71.2%
English proficiency
mainLanguageEnglishPct 79.3%
notEnglishPct 41.4%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Service demand pressure
Ethnic change20/20
Asylum8/20
School0/20
Language0/20
Housing20/20
Economic profile
Avg employment rate60.1%
Avg home ownership56.7%
Avg social rent19.1%
Degree or above18.5%
No qualifications27%
Housing demand projection
Census 2021 tenure patterns by ethnicity, projected to 2041 from demographic composition change.
Ownership (2021)56.7%
Social rent (2021)19.1%
Private rent (2021)21.5%
Ownership (2041)46.9%
Social rent (2041)19.8%
Social rent change+0.7pp
High foreign-born population growth will drive additional housing demand, particularly in the private rented sector.
English proficiency
mainLanguageEnglishPct 79.3%
notEnglishPct 41.4%
cannotSpeakEnglishPct 0.0%
Projected non-English growth+22.4pp
NHS and council services will need increased interpreter/translation provision.
Asylum and immigration data
Asylum seekers on support, hotel costs, grant rates, and the True Cost of Asylum for this area.
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