Population summaries (Devon County Council area)
(Figures as a percentage of the total population 811,640. Figures rounded up)
Age
| Count | Percentage | |
| Aged 4 years and under | 35,345 | 4.4 |
| Aged 5 to 9 years | 41,294 | 5.1 |
| Aged 10 to 15 years | 51,534 | 6.3 |
| Aged 16 to 19 years | 36,500 | 4.5 |
| Aged 20 to 24 years | 44,202 | 5.4 |
| Aged 25 to 34 years | 84,568 | 10.4 |
| Aged 35 to 49 years | 134,032 | 16.5 |
| Aged 50 to 64 years | 174,769 | 21.5 |
| Aged 65 to 74 years | 109,049 | 13.4 |
| Aged 75 to 84 years | 71,152 | 8.8 |
| Aged 85 years and over | 29,193 | 3.6 |
Disability
Disabled (day to day activities limited a little): 11.8
Disabled (day to day activities limited a lot): 7.7
(Total disabled 19.5)
Ethnicity
Asian / Asian British: 1.46
Black / Black British: 0.30
Mixed heritage: 1.35
White British: 92.63
Other White: 3.62
Other ethnicity including Arab, and Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller: 0.63
(Asian, Black, Mixed and Other ethnicity total: 3.75)
National origin (place of birth)
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: 92.87
Europe (not British Isles): 3.22
Africa: 0.95
Central and South Asia: 0.50
South East Asia: 0.50
East Asia: 0.44
North America: 0.41
Ireland: 0.31
Australasia and others: 0.30
Middle East: 0.25
Caribbean: 0.07
Gender identity
Gender identity the same as sex registered at birth (cisgender): 94.02
Trans woman: 0.07
Trans man: 0.06
Trans (but no identity given): 0.11
Other gender identity: 0.10
(Total trans/other: 0.34)
Not answered: 5.64
Religion and belief
Christian: 46.89
No religion or belief: 44.49
Not answered: 6.63
Other religion or belief: 0.66
Muslim: 0.60
Buddhist: 0.41
Hindu: 0.17
Jewish: 0.11
Sikh: 0.05
Sex
Female: 51.5 (417,640 count)
Male: 48.5 (394,040 count)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight: 89.60
Gay or Lesbian: 1.30
Bisexual: 1.30
Pansexual: 0.2
Asexual: 0.1
Not answered: 7.50
ONS Census 2021