Richmond West Demographics (Richmondshire, England)

Richmond West is a ward in Richmondshire of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Hurgill, St. Martins, Holly Hill, Gallowfields Trading Estate and Sleegill.

In the 2011 census the population of Richmond West was 2,899 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Richmond West is 43, while the median age is higher at 45.

87.9% of people living in Richmond West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.0% Scotland, 1.2% Northern Ireland, 0.8% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% India, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Philippines, 0.2% United States.

98.4% of people living in Richmond West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Oceanic/Australian language, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Marathi, 0.1% German, 0.1% Nepalese.

The religious make up of Richmond West is 65.5% Christian, 24.9% No religion, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Agnostic, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish. 207 people did not state a religion. 9 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

44.1% of people are married, 11.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 12.7% are separated or divorced. There are 244 widowed people living in Richmond West.

The top occupations listed by people in Richmond West are Professional 16.9%, Elementary 13.6%, Skilled trades 12.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.4%, Associate professional and technical 12.2%, Elementary administration and service 12.0%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.9%, Sales and customer service 7.8%, Corporate managers and directors 7.1%.