Editing Frome (section)

== Demography ==
[[File:Gentle St Frome2.JPG|alt=Two-storey houses behind wall|thumb|Argyll House, Gentle Street (Grade II* listed)]]

The population of Frome was 12,240 in the 1831 census, however it then declined to 11,057 in 1901 and remained between 11,000 and 12,000 until the 1970s. Since then, it has increased, nearly doubling to over 23,000 in 1991.{{sfn|Gathercole|2003|p=6}} In the 2011 census, the population was 26,203, comprising 11,863 (48.4%) males and 12,647 (51.6%) females. 7,674 (31.3%) residents were aged 16 or below, 13,150 (63.3%) between 16 and 65, and 3,686 (15.0%) aged 65 or over.<ref name="popn">{{Cite web |title=Frome Parish |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11123626&c=Frome&d=16&e=61&g=6461192&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1388575518435&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192826/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=11123626&c=Frome&d=16&e=61&g=6461192&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1388575518435&enc=1&dsFamilyId=2491 |archive-date=2 January 2014 |access-date=1 January 2014 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] of the population aged between 16 and 74, 11,580 (67%) were in employment, with only 513 (3%) unemployed (the remainder being otherwise economically inactive). About 68% of those in employment were in service industries, with the remainder in manufacturing. 4,323 people were employed in managerial or professional occupations, 1,362 were self-employed, and 4,635 in routine and semi-routine occupations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parish Profile&nbsp;— Work and Qualifications |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=799081&c=Frome&d=16&e=9&g=482856&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1266139438255&enc=1&dsFamilyId=783 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629063413/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=799081&c=Frome&d=16&e=9&g=482856&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1266139438255&enc=1&dsFamilyId=783 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |access-date=14 February 2010 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |df=dmy-all}}</ref> 10,198 households were recorded in the town, of which 7,679 (75%) were owner-occupied, 981 (10%) rented from private landlords, and 1,538 (15%) rented from the local authority or other social landlord.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parish Profile&nbsp;— Accommodation and Tenure |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=799081&c=Frome&d=16&e=7&g=482856&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1266139645707&enc=1&dsFamilyId=787 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629063429/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=799081&c=Frome&d=16&e=7&g=482856&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1266139645707&enc=1&dsFamilyId=787 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |access-date=14 February 2010 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office of Neighbourhood Statistics |df=dmy-all}}</ref> 10,122 (99.3%) heads of households were white.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parish Profile&nbsp;— Households |url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=799081&c=Frome&d=16&g=482856&i=1001x1003x1006&k=Ethnic&m=0&r=1&s=1266139956689&enc=1&domainId=15&dsFamilyId=785 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629063444/http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=799081&c=Frome&d=16&g=482856&i=1001x1003x1006&k=Ethnic&m=0&r=1&s=1266139956689&enc=1&domainId=15&dsFamilyId=785 |archive-date=29 June 2011 |access-date=14 February 2010 |website=Neighbourhood Statistics |publisher=Office for National Statistics |df=dmy-all}}</ref>