Stoke-on-Trent Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Stoke-on-Trent was 249,008 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Stoke-on-Trent is 38, while the median age is also 38.

90.2% of people living in Stoke-on-Trent were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Pakistan, 0.7% Scotland, 0.7% India, 0.6% Wales, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% China, 0.2% Northern Ireland.

94.1% of people living in Stoke-on-Trent speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.0% Urdu, 0.7% Polish, 0.6% Panjabi, 0.4% Kurdish, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Arabic, 0.1% Slovak.

The religious make up of Stoke-on-Trent is 60.9% Christian, 24.9% No religion, 6.0% Muslim, 0.6% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh. 15,942 people did not state a religion. 581 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 22 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

42.6% of people are married, 12.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 26.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 14,307 widowed people living in Stoke-on-Trent.

The top occupations listed by people in Stoke-on-Trent are Elementary 16.0%, Skilled trades 14.4%, Elementary administration and service 13.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.0%, Sales and customer service 10.9%, Professional 10.5%, Administrative and secretarial 9.9%, Associate professional and technical 8.9%, Caring personal service 8.9%.