In 2010, Maidstone City had a net population increase of 1,880. This compares to the KCC average of 1,431 deaths. In February alone, 1,260 people claimed carer's allowance. The city has a slightly longer life expectancy than the rest of Kent, at 79.2 years. It also has a higher proportion of people aged thirty-four to thirty-five years old, at 6.19%. Compared to all England, the population of fifteen-to-fourteen year-olds in Maidstone is much smaller - 61.3% compared to the England average of 4.93%.
The town's main industries are construction and professional, scientific and technical industries, as well as retail and healthcare. There is also a thriving medical industry, with the town's center housing both the Maidstone Borough Council and the Kent Country Council. At least six thousand companies registered with the local VAT office in Maidstone. The city's population is ranked ninth in the UK. The population of Maidstone is nearly 60,000.