Dacorum Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Dacorum was 144,847 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Dacorum is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

86.6% of people living in Dacorum were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 1.0% Ireland, 1.0% Wales, 0.9% India, 0.7% Pakistan, 0.6% South Africa, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.3% United States.

95.9% of people living in Dacorum speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.4% Urdu, 0.2% Gujarati, 0.2% French, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious make up of Dacorum is 58.1% Christian, 29.0% No religion, 2.2% Muslim, 1.3% Hindu, 0.5% Jewish, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic. 10,794 people did not state a religion. 492 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 23 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

49.2% of people are married, 11.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.6% are separated or divorced. There are 7,488 widowed people living in Dacorum.

The top occupations listed by people in Dacorum are Professional 18.7%, Associate professional and technical 15.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.1%, Administrative and secretarial 12.0%, Skilled trades 10.6%, Corporate managers and directors 9.2%, Elementary 9.2%, Administrative 8.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.5%, Elementary administration and service 8.3%.