North Hertfordshire Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of North Hertfordshire was 127,114 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in North Hertfordshire is 40, while the median age is also 40.

86.8% of people living in North Hertfordshire were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 1.4% India, 1.0% Wales, 0.9% Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Jamaica, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Zimbabwe.

95.9% of people living in North Hertfordshire speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.7% Panjabi, 0.5% Polish, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% French, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% German, 0.1% Tamil.

The religious make up of North Hertfordshire is 57.0% Christian, 29.9% No religion, 1.9% Sikh, 1.1% Muslim, 1.0% Hindu, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 9,406 people did not state a religion. 477 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 13 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

50.4% of people are married, 11.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 6,102 widowed people living in North Hertfordshire.

The top occupations listed by people in North Hertfordshire are Professional 22.2%, Associate professional and technical 14.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.8%, Administrative and secretarial 11.1%, Skilled trades 9.9%, Corporate managers and directors 8.8%, Elementary 8.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.3%, Administrative 8.2%, Business and public service associate professionals 7.4%.