The Key Facts section will attempt to number-crunch the city. Did you know that 300 miles of main sewers run under the streets of Brighton & Hove? Or that the city has a taxi fleet of almost 900. Or that around 4.5 million people walk the boards of Brighton Pier each year. Or that the city has more than 3,000 listed buildings.

 

Key Facts about the City's Economy, etc.

 

Date	Key Fact	Value
mid-2004	population	252,000
	area	83 sq. km.
mid-2005	unemployment	3.1%
mid-2004	total no. in employment	110,000
2004	council & housing assoc. homes	17.7%
2004	total no. of households	117,000
2002	total value of city's economy	£3.7bn
2004	av. weekly earnings (mean) *	£466.40
2004	av.weekly earnings (median) *	£394.80
2004	av. weekly earnings (mean)#	£509.10
2004	av.weekly earnings (median)#	£430.40
2001	out commuters	33,450
2001	in commuters	28,311
Dec 2005	av. house price	£220,846
Dec 2005	av. detached house	£371,767
Dec 2005	av. semi-detached house	£248,598
Dec 2005	av. terraced house	£254,771
Dec 2005	av. flat	£169,044
	no. of tourists each year	8 million
	no. of visitors to Brighton Pier p.a.	4.5 million
	no. of visitors to Royal Pavilion p.a.	320,000
	no. of restaurants & cafes	400+
	total length of main sewers	300 miles
	no. of bus passenger journeys p.a.	35 million
	increase in cycling activity since 2000	+50%
	no. of adult full-time students	20,000+
	no. of listed buildings	3,000+
	no. of taxis (hackney)	489
	no. of taxis (private hire)	440

Notes
* of those working in the city
# of those resident in the city

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