Old Town Demographics (Stevenage, England)

Old Town is a ward in Stevenage of East of England, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Old Town was 7,922 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Old Town is 39, while the median age is lower at 37.

85.6% of people living in Old Town were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% India, 1.5% Scotland, 1.2% Ireland, 0.7% Wales, 0.6% Bangladesh, 0.5% Philippines, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.3% South Africa.

94.4% of people living in Old Town speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.2% Polish, 0.8% Bengali, 0.4% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.3% French, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.2% Urdu, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Spanish.

The religious make up of Old Town is 53.0% Christian, 34.5% No religion, 2.4% Muslim, 1.4% Hindu, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Sikh, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 502 people did not state a religion. 37 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

42.5% of people are married, 14.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 441 widowed people living in Old Town.

The top occupations listed by people in Old Town are Professional 19.2%, Associate professional and technical 15.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.5%, Skilled trades 11.4%, Administrative and secretarial 10.3%, Elementary 9.2%, Sales and customer service 8.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.9%, Elementary administration and service 7.9%, Corporate managers and directors 7.8%.