Wycombe Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Wycombe was 171,644 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

81.6% of people living in Wycombe were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.1% Pakistan, 1.6% Scotland, 1.2% Wales, 0.9% India, 0.7% Ireland, 0.6% South Africa, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Sri Lanka.

92.3% of people living in Wycombe speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.6% Panjabi, 1.3% Urdu, 1.2% Polish, 0.3% Tamil, 0.2% French, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Spanish, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% German.

The religious make up of Wycombe is 57.2% Christian, 23.7% No religion, 8.8% Muslim, 1.2% Hindu, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.4% Sikh, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 12,137 people did not state a religion. 637 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 21 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

51.2% of people are married, 10.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.4% are separated or divorced. There are 7,530 widowed people living in Wycombe.

The top occupations listed by people in Wycombe are Professional 19.4%, Associate professional and technical 15.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.1%, Skilled trades 10.7%, Corporate managers and directors 10.3%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.2%, Administrative 8.1%, Elementary 7.9%.