Heworth Demographics (York, England)

Heworth is a ward in York of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Burnholme, Heworth, Tang Hall, Layerthorpe, Foss Islands, Appletree Village, Osbaldwick, Ebor Industrial Estate and Heworth Green.

In the 2011 census the population of Heworth was 13,725 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Heworth is 37, while the median age is lower at 33.

86.3% of people living in Heworth were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.7% China, 0.6% India, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% United States, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Australia.

93.3% of people living in Heworth speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.2% Polish, 0.7% All other Chinese, 0.4% Turkish, 0.3% Nepalese, 0.2% Italian, 0.2% German, 0.2% Thai, 0.2% French, 0.2% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Heworth is 56.1% Christian, 31.5% No religion, 1.7% Muslim, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.5% Hindu, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 1,137 people did not state a religion. 59 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

35.2% of people are married, 13.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 35.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 743 widowed people living in Heworth.

The top occupations listed by people in Heworth are Professional 17.8%, Elementary 14.7%, Elementary administration and service 13.6%, Sales and customer service 12.1%, Skilled trades 11.3%, Associate professional and technical 10.9%, Sales 10.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.0%, Administrative and secretarial 9.1%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 8.8%.