Carlisle Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Carlisle was 107,524 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

88.3% of people living in Carlisle were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 5.7% Scotland, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% South Africa, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Bangladesh.

97.3% of people living in Carlisle speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.1% Polish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% Nepalese, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% German, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious make up of Carlisle is 69.1% Christian, 22.5% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Hindu. 7,306 people did not state a religion. 341 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 28 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

46.7% of people are married, 11.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.0% are separated or divorced. There are 6,114 widowed people living in Carlisle.

The top occupations listed by people in Carlisle are Skilled trades 13.7%, Elementary 13.2%, Professional 12.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.8%, Administrative and secretarial 11.1%, Elementary administration and service 11.0%, Sales and customer service 9.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.6%, Associate professional and technical 9.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.1%.