King's Lynn and West Norfolk Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of King's Lynn and West Norfolk was 147,451 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in King's Lynn and West Norfolk is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

90.0% of people living in King's Lynn and West Norfolk were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 1.0% United States, 0.7% Wales, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% South America.

96.0% of people living in King's Lynn and West Norfolk speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Lithuanian, 0.6% Polish, 0.5% Russian, 0.4% Portuguese, 0.2% Latvian, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% German, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of King's Lynn and West Norfolk is 66.4% Christian, 24.3% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh. 10,969 people did not state a religion. 456 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 8 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

52.2% of people are married, 12.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.9% are separated or divorced. There are 7,609 widowed people living in King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The top occupations listed by people in King's Lynn and West Norfolk are Skilled trades 14.8%, Elementary 12.9%, Professional 12.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.8%, Associate professional and technical 10.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.4%, Administrative and secretarial 10.0%, Elementary administration and service 9.0%, Caring personal service 7.9%.