The data from last year’s Census, detailing life in the UK, has been released, and with it a document for the Lincoln area.
The city data, complied by the City of Lincoln Council, highlights the growth in Lincoln’s population, the rise of residents aged between 20-24 and over 60, and interesting results regarding immigration.
Here is a breakdown of the results. The full document can be read at the bottom of the page.
Population Growth
Lincoln’s population has grown by 8.8% since 2001 to 93,100 residents.
It is a densely populated city of 2,597 people per square kilometre.
Age
Residents in their 20s make up 1/5 of the population.
Since 2001 there has been an 11.7% reduction in the number of children aged 0-14.
This has been met with a large 49.3% increase in the number of residents aged 20-24.
Lincoln has an ageing population, with people aged 60+ projected to increase to 23% of the population by 2021.
Lincoln is estimated to have the highest number of short term migrants in the county.
There are an estimated 39,800 residential households in the city.
Religion
Despite declining, Christianity remains the most prominent religion or belief in Lincoln, accounting for 54,265 (58%) residents.
This decline has been met with an increase of people of No Religion, which increased by 110% to 30,456 residents.
Despite only accounting for 1% of Lincoln’s population, Islam was the fastest growing religion in Lincoln over the last decade, increasing by 148%.
Ethnicity
The slowest growing ethnic group in Lincoln was White British, which increased by 2%, and now make up 89% of the population.
In contrast, the number of White Other residents increased by 355%, and now make up 5% of the population.
Nationality
In 2001, 5% of residents (4,307) were born outside of the UK. In 2011, this had increased to 9.8% of residents (9,158).
Residents from EU Accession States (mostly eastern and central European), make up 4% of the population (3,607 residents).
Dependent Children and Health
Just over one quarter of households in Lincoln contain dependent children (26% / 10,203).
26% (10,370) of households also contain someone with a long-term health problem or disability.
Additionally, 16.7% (1,728) of households that contain someone with a long-term health problem or disability also contain dependent children.
Tenure
The majority of homes in Lincoln are privately owned, with 31% (12,215) being mortgaged and 24% (9,717) being owned outright.
Private landlords and lettings agencies account for the next most common tenure, followed by local authority lettings.
Lone parents
There are 2,959 lone parent households in Lincoln, with 59% of lone parents being in employment – the most common employment type being part-time.

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Lincolnshire residents are already feeling the impact of the rise in energy bills, which could soar to over £4,000 next year, with some saying they will just cancel their direct debits.
Energy bills for a typical household could hit £4,266 next year, experts warned. The higher estimate means the average household would be paying £550 a month, instead of £164 a month currently.
Two Lincolnshire MPs said they are pleased with the support being offered by the government so far, while a third sounded the alarm for extra support.
This comes after Cornwall Insight criticised regulator Ofgem’s decision to change the price cap every three months instead of six, as higher wholesale prices are also forecast. However, Ofgem said no forecast for next year could be “robust” at this stage and had “limited value”, according to the BBC.
In May, a £400 energy bill support was announced which was calculated on the basis of Ofgem’s prediction at the time that the price cap was likely to rise to £2,800, but experts now believe this will be higher. Here’s an explainer on how to access the energy grant here.
The Don’t Pay UK movement is demanding a reduction in energy bills to an affordable level, saying: “We will cancel our direct debt from October 1, if we are ignored. We will take this action if pledges reach one million by then.”
This sentiment was echoed by The Lincolnite readers, including Laura Jayne Coupland who said: “I will just cancel my direct debit because it’s an absolute joke. It’s about time the government intervened properly, if you care about the people and the economy so much, why are you allowing it? Let me guess, you will benefit from it.”
Kayleigh Dawson said: “I’ve cancelled my energy direct debits and will pay monthly what I can afford to. I’m more conscious on how much money I’m spending on outgoings and limiting them where possible.
“But, in complete honesty, who is not worried about the ever rising cost of just living and surviving? We shouldn’t be going from being comfortable to scraping by because those in powerful positions want second and third homes.”
Karl Anders said: “People seem to have no spare cash nowadays. My print business has gone from £108k during the pandemic to £5k this year. On top of this, we’ll probably be paying £300-£400 a month energy soon based on already thrifty usage.
“I don’t think many people understand how bad it’s going to get with food price rises, etc. There is a “I’ll put a jumper on” mentality currently, which will soon be shattered in October.”
Michael Basford said: “You do what our grandparents did, you cut your cloth. Our grandparents generation were amazing and very pragmatic when it came to making a little go far.
“Make do and mend as my grandmother use to say. So people should be planning for the worst case scenario now, not when it’s here and then too late. Own it.”
Peter Sykes said: “It’ll impact me by not using my heating. Probably not being able to pay my bills. Not able to buy food. Probably lead to a lot of people needlessly dying.”
Karen Price said: “Just had a bill for gas and lecky just under £3k for 8 months! British Gas put an estimate on the bill saying it will be just under £6k for 12 months next year.
“I’m not holding my breath for the October increases and tied myself in to a fixed not variable.
“Since my last supplier went bankrupt and it’s taken oven 8 months for British Gas to get us fully swapped over, it’s already increased tariff twice.
“Five years ago I was paying under £160 per month for both utilities. £2k per year, it’s now getting beyond a joke, considering three family members no longer live at home.
Ady Brodrick said: “Rising costs are a terrible thing for people, however with a change in lifestyle and some education the cost could be reduced. Sometimes it is situations like this that makes us change.”
Dennis Murray said: “Not quite sure how all this happened, except for a bit of rumouring. The country is definitely not going to survive under the current charges.
“Businesses are going to go to the wall, people on low wages are going to end up on full-time benefits, the countries tax recipes will collapse.
“There WILL be anarchy on our streets, people who have never demonstrate will now do it, crime will increase, people will cancel house, car, life, home insurance because they will not be able to afford it.
“Pensioners and other vulnerable people will turn their heating down, and some will die. Transport and personal cars will be a no no. I could go on and on. But this is reality, and what we are facing if something is not done now.”
Lincolnshire County Councillor Colin Davie said there were challenging times ahead for people on low incomes due to rising energy costs and political instability.
He said successive governments “of all colours” had “simply failed the British public on energy”.
“They haven’t planned, they haven’t invested, they haven’t built the infrastructure. So rising energy costs, which we should have been protected, are now absolutely under the whims of other people.”
He said there needed to be a balanced energy mix including solar, nuclear, wind, but that the current infrastructure was disconnected and “not secure”.
And he warned it was only going to get worse with reserves from Norway drying up and other countries having to make drastic changes over how much they export.
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