Upton Demographics (Cheshire West and Chester, England)

Upton is a ward in Cheshire West and Chester of North West, England and includes areas of Upton.

In the 2011 census the population of Upton was 8,905 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Upton is 41, while the median age is also 41.

83.3% of people living in Upton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 7.0% Wales, 1.8% Scotland, 0.8% Northern Ireland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.7% India, 0.3% Bangladesh, 0.2% Nigeria, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Philippines.

96.9% of people living in Upton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Bengali, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Upton is 68.6% Christian, 22.0% No religion, 1.6% Muslim, 0.6% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Sikh. 550 people did not state a religion. 26 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.9% of people are married, 9.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.7% are separated or divorced. There are 359 widowed people living in Upton.

The top occupations listed by people in Upton are Professional 23.8%, Associate professional and technical 14.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.7%, Administrative and secretarial 10.2%, Skilled trades 9.6%, Elementary 8.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.5%, Corporate managers and directors 8.2%, Elementary administration and service 8.2%, Administrative 7.8%.