Walton Demographics (Stafford, England)

Walton is a ward in Stafford of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Meaford, Swynnerton, Aston, Sandyford, Aston-By-Stone, Howard Hall, Cold Meece, Yarnfield, Burybank, Stone Business Park, Norton Bridge, Shallowford, Coldmeece, Little Stoke, Oultonrocks, Outlanes, Crossgate, Oulton and Mossgate.

In the 2011 census the population of Walton was 5,820 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Walton is 44, while the median age is higher at 45.

92.4% of people living in Walton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% Scotland, 1.4% Wales, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.1% Bangladesh, 0.1% China, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

98.7% of people living in Walton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Nepalese, 0.1% Bengali, 0.1% Portuguese, 0.1% Mandarin Chinese, 0.1% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Walton is 72.5% Christian, 19.1% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 396 people did not state a religion. 15 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.4% of people are married, 10.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.0% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.4% are separated or divorced. There are 328 widowed people living in Walton.

The top occupations listed by people in Walton are Professional 16.2%, Elementary 12.8%, Skilled trades 11.5%, Associate professional and technical 11.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.0%, Elementary administration and service 10.8%, Administrative and secretarial 10.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.9%, Sales and customer service 8.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 8.3%.