Stroud Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Stroud was 112,779 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Stroud is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

90.6% of people living in Stroud were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% Wales, 1.2% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% United States, 0.2% India, 0.2% Australia, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

98.3% of people living in Stroud speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Hungarian.

The religious make up of Stroud is 62.0% Christian, 27.7% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist. 9,129 people did not state a religion. 453 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 10 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

52.2% of people are married, 11.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 5,738 widowed people living in Stroud.

The top occupations listed by people in Stroud are Professional 19.1%, Skilled trades 13.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.4%, Associate professional and technical 12.2%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.4%, Elementary 9.1%, Corporate managers and directors 8.1%, Administrative 7.7%, Caring personal service 7.6%.