Penkridge West Demographics (South Staffordshire, England)

Penkridge West is a ward in South Staffordshire of West Midlands, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Penkridge West was 2,049 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Penkridge West is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

94.9% of people living in Penkridge West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Wales, 0.7% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Jamaica, 0.1% China.

99.0% of people living in Penkridge West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% German, 0.1% Gujarati.

The religious make up of Penkridge West is 72.2% Christian, 19.2% No religion, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic. 152 people did not state a religion. 4 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.1% of people are married, 9.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.2% are separated or divorced. There are 108 widowed people living in Penkridge West.

The top occupations listed by people in Penkridge West are Professional 17.0%, Skilled trades 13.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.7%, Associate professional and technical 12.0%, Elementary 10.8%, Administrative and secretarial 10.7%, Elementary administration and service 9.1%, Sales and customer service 8.8%, Corporate managers and directors 8.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.4%.