Pendle Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Pendle was 89,452 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Pendle is 39, while the median age is also 39.

87.1% of people living in Pendle were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 6.5% Pakistan, 1.3% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% India, 0.1% United States, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% China.

91.5% of people living in Pendle speak English. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Panjabi, 1.6% Urdu, 0.9% Polish, 0.4% Lithuanian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Pakistani Pahari, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Pendle is 53.7% Christian, 21.5% No religion, 17.4% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Hindu. 5,563 people did not state a religion. 247 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

46.1% of people are married, 11.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 5,061 widowed people living in Pendle.

The top occupations listed by people in Pendle are Skilled trades 14.3%, Professional 13.2%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.4%, Elementary 11.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Associate professional and technical 9.7%, Administrative and secretarial 9.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.5%, Sales and customer service 9.3%, Caring personal service 8.6%.