Key social, economic and environmental data about the Wrexham County Borough area and its 49 electoral divisions/wards.
Overview of Wrexham County Borough
There are around 136,000 people living in Wrexham County Borough. This includes Wrexham town, some areas in the countryside and other smaller communities. In some of these areas the Welsh language and culture is very important to people.
Over a quarter of us are in the 45 to 64 years age group, and the latest data tells us that there are slightly more women than men overall.
Our county borough has 70 schools and over a third of employment in our county is in the public sector (for example in local government, schools, hospitals or doctors’ surgeries). Manufacturing is also important, 20% of jobs in our county are in this category and Wrexham Industrial Estate is one of the largest in Europe.
StatsWales is the Welsh Government’s online catalogue of detailed statistical data for Wales. The most recent population data for Wrexham local authority area is provided via the StatsWales population estimates (external link).
Census data
You can find initial results from the Census 2021 via Office for National Statistics: Census (external link).
You can also find a full range of data sourced from 2011 Census key statistics for Wrexham on the Nomis website (an Office for National Statistics service).