Hitchin Bearton Demographics (North Hertfordshire, England)

Hitchin Bearton is a ward in North Hertfordshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Bearton Green, Walsworth, Nine Springs, Purwell Mill and Purwell.

In the 2011 census the population of Hitchin Bearton was 8,489 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Hitchin Bearton is 36, while the median age is lower at 35.

79.9% of people living in Hitchin Bearton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.4% India, 1.8% Scotland, 1.0% Bangladesh, 0.9% Ireland, 0.9% Wales, 0.9% Jamaica, 0.7% South Africa, 0.4% Pakistan, 0.4% Sri Lanka.

90.8% of people living in Hitchin Bearton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.4% Panjabi, 1.0% Bengali, 0.8% Italian, 0.6% Polish, 0.5% French, 0.3% Tamil, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% Gujarati.

The religious make up of Hitchin Bearton is 46.1% Christian, 34.2% No religion, 4.7% Sikh, 3.6% Muslim, 1.6% Hindu, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 616 people did not state a religion. 48 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

41.2% of people are married, 16.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 27.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.4% are separated or divorced. There are 409 widowed people living in Hitchin Bearton.

The top occupations listed by people in Hitchin Bearton are Professional 27.2%, Associate professional and technical 18.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 9.3%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 9.2%, Business and public service associate professionals 9.2%, Corporate managers and directors 7.9%, Business, media and public service professionals 7.9%, Skilled trades 7.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.5%.