Wootton Demographics (Bedford, England)

Wootton is a ward in Bedford of East of England, England and includes areas of Bell End, Keeley Green, Wood End, Wootton, Stewartby, Kempston and Kempston Hardwick.

In the 2011 census the population of Wootton was 4,156 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Wootton is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

91.6% of people living in Wootton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.7% Ireland, 0.6% India, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Kenya, 0.2% Hong Kong .

98.1% of people living in Wootton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Panjabi, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% West/Central Asian Language, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Swahili/Kiswahili, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Wootton is 67.3% Christian, 22.1% No religion, 1.4% Sikh, 0.6% Hindu, 0.5% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 283 people did not state a religion. 4 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.1% of people are married, 7.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.2% are separated or divorced. There are 192 widowed people living in Wootton.

The top occupations listed by people in Wootton are Professional 16.5%, Skilled trades 14.1%, Associate professional and technical 13.9%, Administrative and secretarial 12.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.0%, Elementary 9.8%, Administrative 9.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.1%, Corporate managers and directors 9.0%, Elementary administration and service 9.0%.