Harborough Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Harborough was 85,382 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Harborough is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

91.5% of people living in Harborough were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.6% India, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Kenya, 0.2% United States, 0.1% Australia.

98.0% of people living in Harborough speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.3% Gujarati, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Vietnamese.

The religious make up of Harborough is 65.5% Christian, 24.1% No religion, 1.3% Hindu, 0.7% Sikh, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 5,865 people did not state a religion. 286 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

56.0% of people are married, 10.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.1% are separated or divorced. There are 3,601 widowed people living in Harborough.

The top occupations listed by people in Harborough are Professional 19.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.3%, Associate professional and technical 13.3%, Skilled trades 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Corporate managers and directors 10.7%, Elementary 9.2%, Administrative 8.1%, Elementary administration and service 7.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.8%.