Equality and diversity information

The detailed equality and diversity profile of Dartford can be found on Kent County Council’s website. Below is a summary of the main information about the population of Dartford.

Population

Dartford’s population totalled 125,000 people in 2024 which is a 3,034-increase compared to 2023. (Source: ONS, Local Indicators)

Age

The mean age in Dartford is 37 years. Which is less than Kent which has a mean age of 42 years. (Source: ONS, Census 2021)

Gender

There are slightly more female residents than male residents in Dartford, where 51.0% of people are female and 49.0% are male. (Source: Nomis/ ONS, Census 2021)

Disability

14% of Dartford residents consider themselves to be disabled under the Equality Act which limits their day-to-day activities.

Ethnicity

The largest ethnic group in Dartford is white (74%) whilst the remaining 25% of Dartford residents are Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh, Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African, Mixed or Multiple Ethnic groups and other Ethnic groups. (Source: Nomis/ ONS, Census 2021)

Religion or belief

Over half of Dartford residents follow a religion. Christianity is the highest religion (48.1%) followed by Hindu (3.8%). 36.5% of residents have no religion and 5.2% did not state a religion. (Source: Nomis/ ONS, Census 2021)

Sexual orientation

The count relates to all residents over the age of 16 in Dartford which is made up of 90,695 people. There were 91.2% of people who identify as straight or heterosexual, 1.2% as gay or lesbian, 0.9% bisexual, 0.1% pansexual, 0.1% all other sexual orientations and 6.5% did not answer. (Source: Nomis/ ONS, Census 2021)

Gender identity

The data relates to all residents over the age of 16 in Dartford which is made up of 90,698 people. There were 94.3% of people who identity as the same Gender as sex registered at birth. (Source: Nomis/ ONS, Census 2021)

Births

In 2023 there were a total of 1505 births in Dartford which decreased slightly compared to 2022 which totalled a number of 1653 births. (Source: Public Health Profiles, ONS)

Dartford Borough Council employees (September 2025)

• 62.50% of employees are women and 37.50% are male
• 12.20% of employees are from a BME community
• 17.56% of employees have a disability
• 6.85% of employees are aged 25 or under
• 32.44% of employees are aged between 26 and 45
• 54.76% of employees are aged between 46 and 64
• 5.95% of employees are aged over 65