Copeland

Economic profile. Data last updated 2026-03-28.

Copeland supports 32,390 workplace jobs.

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Workplace Jobs

32,390

Median Annual Earnings

N/A

England: £33,080

Median House Price

N/A

England: £290,000

Price-to-Earnings

N/A

GVA per Job

£63,458

83rd of 391

England: £63,763

Source: ONS, Nomis, HM Land Registry, 2024-2025·Last updated March 2026

Demographics & Population

Census 2021 population by age band.

The population is 67,078 with 61.4% of working age. The dependency ratio is 62.8% (above average, indicating a relatively older or younger population).

Population

67,078

Working-Age %

61.4%

Dependency Ratio

62.8%

Working-Age Pop.

41,199

Source: Census 2021, ONS·Last updated 2021

Earnings & Income

Gross annual earnings distribution, 2025.Note: ASHE earnings data may be suppressed for areas with fewer than 30 survey respondents.

Earnings data is not available for this area (likely suppressed due to small sample size).

Median Annual

£0

England: £33,080

10th Percentile

N/A

90th Percentile

N/A

90/10 Ratio

N/A

Source: ASHE via Nomis, 2025·Last updated March 2026

Industry Structure

Location quotients and shift-share analysis for Copeland's economy.

The most specialised sectors are Manufacturing (LQ 4.66) and Water supply & waste management (LQ 3.94). Water supply & waste management shows the strongest local competitive advantage. Wholesale & retail trade underperforms its national sectoral trend.

Largest Sector

Manufacturing

Most Specialised

Manufacturing

England: LQ 4.66

Fastest Growing

Water supply & waste management

Specialised Sectors

England: LQ > 1.25

Source: BRES via Nomis, 2020-2024·Last updated March 2026

Housing & Property Market

Estimated house prices for Copeland vs England, 2015-2025.

House price data is not available for this area.

Median Price

£0

England: £290,000

Price-to-Earnings

N/A

12-Month Change

N/A

Source: HM Land Registry, Census 2021, 2015-2025·Last updated March 2026

Benchmark to national figures

Comparing Copeland to England and Great Britain averages.

Median earnings

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Median house price

N/A

Claimant rate

N/A

GVA per job

£63,458

England: £61,178(4% above)

GB: £61,125(4% above)

Working-age population

61.4%

England: 62.1%(0.7pp lower)

GB: 61.9%(0.5pp lower)

Population change (5yr)

N/A

Country averages computed from local authority-level data (England: 294 LAs, GB: 348 LAs). May differ slightly from official published national statistics.