Bradford Business Statistics
July 23rd, 2007 by Jurga Galvan
Stats and information for businesses considering relocation to or setting up an office in Bradford.
Bradford is a Yorkshire city that is full of history. Its name was taken from what is essentially a broad ford located at Church Bank near the Bradford Cathedral. It was around this area that the first settlements were established before the Norman Conquest.
Bradford achieved prominence by being one of the firs cities to reap the benefits of the Industrial Revolution. Centuries since that economic and technological event, the city has continued to become one of the more important cities in the United Kingdom.
Population
293,717
Migration, immigration, ethnic diversity, basic population demographics
• Whites are the biggest ethnic group at 78.27 per cent
• The rest are made up of different ethnic groups
• The largest ethnic minority in Bradford are Pakistanis