Witham West Demographics (Braintree, England)

Witham West is a ward in Braintree of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Witham West was 6,960 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Witham West is 38, while the median age is also 38.

92.7% of people living in Witham West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.1% Scotland, 0.4% Philippines, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% United States, 0.2% India, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% South America.

97.2% of people living in Witham West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Polish, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Lithuanian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% African language.

The religious make up of Witham West is 58.6% Christian, 34.0% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Jewish. 393 people did not state a religion. 30 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

47.4% of people are married, 13.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.0% are separated or divorced. There are 400 widowed people living in Witham West.

The top occupations listed by people in Witham West are Skilled trades 13.1%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.5%, Administrative and secretarial 12.5%, Elementary 12.4%, Associate professional and technical 12.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Professional 10.4%, Elementary administration and service 9.7%, Administrative 9.5%, Sales and customer service 8.5%.