Normanton Demographics (Wakefield, England)

Normanton is a ward in Wakefield of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Calverley Green, Hopetown, Hope Town, Lee Brigg, Normanton Industrial Estate, Normanton Common, Birkwood Common, Altofts, Lower Altofts, Woodhouse Moor, Haw Hill and Low Common.

In the 2011 census the population of Normanton was 16,220 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Normanton is 39, while the median age is also 39.

92.7% of people living in Normanton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Pakistan, 0.1% South Africa.

96.0% of people living in Normanton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.2% Polish, 0.2% Latvian, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Normanton is 67.9% Christian, 23.9% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu. 1,022 people did not state a religion. 34 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.3% of people are married, 13.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.4% are separated or divorced. There are 1,095 widowed people living in Normanton.

The top occupations listed by people in Normanton are Elementary 18.7%, Elementary administration and service 15.9%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Skilled trades 11.2%, Associate professional and technical 10.4%, Professional 10.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.0%, Administrative 8.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.5%.