Hitchin Priory Demographics (North Hertfordshire, England)

Hitchin Priory is a ward in North Hertfordshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Charlton and Oughton.

In the 2011 census the population of Hitchin Priory was 4,388 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Hitchin Priory is 44, while the median age is higher at 46.

87.6% of people living in Hitchin Priory were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.2% Scotland, 1.1% India, 1.0% Wales, 0.9% Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% United States, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Kenya, 0.2% Australia.

97.8% of people living in Hitchin Priory speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% French, 0.2% Bengali, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Hindi.

The religious make up of Hitchin Priory is 61.2% Christian, 26.6% No religion, 1.2% Sikh, 1.2% Hindu, 0.7% Muslim, 0.3% Jewish, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist. 346 people did not state a religion. 12 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

60.3% of people are married, 8.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.9% are separated or divorced. There are 154 widowed people living in Hitchin Priory.

The top occupations listed by people in Hitchin Priory are Professional 31.5%, Associate professional and technical 16.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.6%, Administrative and secretarial 11.5%, Corporate managers and directors 10.6%, Business, media and public service professionals 9.5%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 8.9%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.8%, Administrative 8.3%, Teaching and educational professionals 7.4%.