Bishop's Stortford Meads Demographics (East Hertfordshire, England)

Bishop's Stortford Meads is a ward in East Hertfordshire of East of England, England and includes areas of Hockerill, Great Havers and Collins Cross.

In the 2011 census the population of Bishop's Stortford Meads was 5,698 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Bishop's Stortford Meads is 41, while the median age is lower at 40.

82.9% of people living in Bishop's Stortford Meads were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.9% Ireland, 0.6% India, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% United States, 0.2% South America, 0.2% Australia.

92.9% of people living in Bishop's Stortford Meads speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.0% Polish, 0.9% Portuguese, 0.4% French, 0.4% Spanish, 0.4% Italian, 0.3% Hungarian, 0.3% German, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Czech.

The religious make up of Bishop's Stortford Meads is 62.1% Christian, 26.5% No religion, 0.8% Muslim, 0.6% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.3% Jewish, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Agnostic. 476 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.1% of people are married, 12.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.4% are separated or divorced. There are 261 widowed people living in Bishop's Stortford Meads.

The top occupations listed by people in Bishop's Stortford Meads are Professional 22.9%, Associate professional and technical 17.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.0%, Administrative and secretarial 11.6%, Business and public service associate professionals 10.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.2%, Corporate managers and directors 8.9%, Business, media and public service professionals 8.4%, Skilled trades 8.1%, Administrative 7.6%.