Mercian Demographics (Tamworth, England)

Mercian is a ward in Tamworth of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Borough Park, Ashlands, Perry Crofts, Gill Way, The Leys and The Alders.

In the 2011 census the population of Mercian was 6,620 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Mercian is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

94.1% of people living in Mercian were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.7% Ireland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Australia.

98.5% of people living in Mercian speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Gujarati.

The religious make up of Mercian is 66.6% Christian, 25.3% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist. 443 people did not state a religion. 22 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

51.4% of people are married, 10.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 362 widowed people living in Mercian.

The top occupations listed by people in Mercian are Elementary 15.0%, Elementary administration and service 13.4%, Administrative and secretarial 13.1%, Skilled trades 11.7%, Professional 11.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.1%, Administrative 10.1%, Associate professional and technical 9.5%, Sales and customer service 9.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.3%.