| Variable | Measure | Salford  | North West | England |
| 2001 Population: All people (Persons, Apr01)1 | Count | 216,103 | 6,729,764 | 49,138,831 |
| 2001 Population: Males (Persons, Apr01)1 | Count | 106,191 | 3,258,954 | 23,922,144 |
| 2001 Population: Females (Persons, Apr01)1 | Count | 109,912 | 3,470,810 | 25,216,687 |
| 2001 Density (number of people per hectare) (Persons, Apr01)1 | Rate | 22.23 | 4.77 | 3.77 |
| All Households (Households, Apr01)1 | Count | 94,238 | 2,812,789 | 20,451,427 |
| Owner occupied: Owns outright (Households, Apr01)1 | % | 22.96 | 29.78 | 29.19 |
| Owner occupied: Owns with a mortgage or loan (Households, Apr01)1 | % | 32.56 | 38.89 | 38.88 |
| General health: Good (Persons, Apr01)1 | % | 64.67 | 66.88 | 68.76 |
| People with a limiting long-term illness (Persons, Apr01)1 | % | 22.82 | 20.72 | 17.93 |
| People aged 16-74: Full-time employees (Persons, Apr01)1 | % | 39.33 | 38.77 | 40.81 |
| People aged 16-74: Part-time employees (Persons, Apr01)1 | % | 10.57 | 11.87 | 11.81 |
| People aged 16-74: Economically active: Self-employed (Persons, Apr01)1 | % | 5.40 | 7.10 | 8.32 |
| People aged 16-74: Economically active: Unemployed (Persons, Apr01)1 | % | 3.81 | 3.63 | 3.35 |
| People aged 16-74 with 5 or more GCSEs grade A-C, or equivalent (Persons, Apr01)1 | % | 18.57 | 19.43 | 19.36 |
| People aged 16-74 with no formal qualifications (Persons, Apr01)1 | % | 35.52 | 31.89 | 28.85 |
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