Uttlesford Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Uttlesford was 79,443 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Uttlesford is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

89.8% of people living in Uttlesford were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% United States, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% Australia, 0.1% Bangladesh.

97.2% of people living in Uttlesford speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.2% German, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Nepalese.

The religious make up of Uttlesford is 64.4% Christian, 25.7% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Sikh. 5,911 people did not state a religion. 288 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

55.3% of people are married, 11.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.1% are separated or divorced. There are 3,421 widowed people living in Uttlesford.

The top occupations listed by people in Uttlesford are Professional 18.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.5%, Associate professional and technical 14.9%, Skilled trades 11.7%, Administrative and secretarial 11.3%, Corporate managers and directors 10.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.4%, Elementary 8.2%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.2%, Administrative 7.7%.