Upton Demographics (Herefordshire, England)

Upton is a ward in Herefordshire of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Middleton On The Hill, Berrington, Marlbrook, Bircher, Moreton Eye, Ford Bridge, Risbury, Nordan, Laysters Pole, Eyton, Elms Green, Hatfield, New Hampton, Hamnish, Eye Moreton, Steensbridge, Humber, Hennor, Brierley, Pudleston, Hope-Under-Dinmore, Luston, Yarpole, Ashton, Docklow, Ivington, Hyde Ash, Eaton, Whyle, Lever Hill, Stoke Prior, Leominster Enterprise Park, Aulden, Wharton, Upper Hill, Berrington On Eye, Upper Ivington, Fair Mile, Leysters, Dinmore, Eye, Brockmanton, Hamnish Clifford, Kimbolton, Newton and Endale.

In the 2011 census the population of Upton was 2,818 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Upton is 47, while the median age is higher at 52.

90.2% of people living in Upton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 4.6% Wales, 1.0% Scotland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Guernsey, 0.1% Kenya, 0.1% Jamaica.

99.2% of people living in Upton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% French, 0.1% Czech.

The religious make up of Upton is 68.8% Christian, 21.5% No religion, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Atheist. 240 people did not state a religion. 6 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

59.2% of people are married, 9.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.4% are separated or divorced. There are 123 widowed people living in Upton.

The top occupations listed by people in Upton are Skilled trades 20.3%, Professional 17.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 13.0%, Administrative and secretarial 10.9%, Agricultural and Related Trades 10.4%, Skilled agricultural and related trades 10.4%, Elementary 10.1%, Associate professional and technical 9.9%, Corporate managers and directors 7.3%, Administrative 7.3%.