Low income and ethnicity by region
Key points
- About 70% of people in Inner London in low income are from backgrounds other than White British.
- About 50% of people living in low income in Outer London are from backgrounds other than White British.
- The equivalent figure for the rest of England is around 10%.
The proportion of the low-income population who are from households other than White British
What does this graph show?
About 70% of people in Inner London living in low income households are from backgrounds other than White British. The approximate equivalent figures are: 50% in Outer London, 20% in the English North and Midlands and 10% in the rest of England.
Combined with the indiator on low income and ethnicity in London, these graphs show how the high poverty rate among people from backgrounds other than White British combines with the diverse nature of London's population to give the capital a very different pattern of poverty to the rest of the country.
Data used
Households Below Average Income 2005/06 – 2007/08
Indicator last updated: 21 April 2010