Walton Demographics (Chesterfield, England)

Walton is a ward in Chesterfield of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Little Common and Brookside.

In the 2011 census the population of Walton was 5,668 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Walton is 46, while the median age is higher at 49.

94.3% of people living in Walton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.5% India, 0.4% Ireland, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% North Africa.

99.1% of people living in Walton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Tamil, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% French, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% Urdu.

The religious make up of Walton is 71.0% Christian, 20.1% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.4% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh. 413 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

60.2% of people are married, 8.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.0% are separated or divorced. There are 238 widowed people living in Walton.

The top occupations listed by people in Walton are Professional 23.5%, Associate professional and technical 13.9%, Administrative and secretarial 13.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.8%, Administrative 10.5%, Skilled trades 9.8%, Corporate managers and directors 8.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.1%, Sales and customer service 7.8%, Teaching and educational professionals 7.4%.