Bilston North Demographics (Wolverhampton, England)

Bilston North is a ward in Wolverhampton of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Stow Lawn and Green Lanes.

In the 2011 census the population of Bilston North was 12,213 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Bilston North is 39, while the median age is also 39.

88.3% of people living in Bilston North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 5.7% India, 1.0% Jamaica, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Kenya, 0.3% Scotland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% Northern Ireland.

92.9% of people living in Bilston North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 4.3% Panjabi, 0.8% Gujarati, 0.2% Latvian, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Russian, 0.2% Shona, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Kurdish, 0.1% Arabic.

The religious make up of Bilston North is 56.9% Christian, 20.3% No religion, 8.7% Sikh, 4.4% Hindu, 0.9% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist. 792 people did not state a religion. 26 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

44.4% of people are married, 10.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 27.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.9% are separated or divorced. There are 556 widowed people living in Bilston North.

The top occupations listed by people in Bilston North are Elementary 15.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.5%, Skilled trades 13.4%, Elementary administration and service 12.2%, Sales and customer service 11.4%, Administrative and secretarial 11.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.1%, Sales 9.8%, Professional 9.3%, Administrative 9.1%.