Skipton East Demographics (Craven, England)

Skipton East is a ward in Craven of Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Skipton East was 3,356 and is made up of approximately 53% females and 47% males.

The average age of people in Skipton East is 46, while the median age is higher at 48.

94.4% of people living in Skipton East were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% India, 0.1% China, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Hong Kong .

98.7% of people living in Skipton East speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Polish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Swahili/Kiswahili, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Skipton East is 72.2% Christian, 19.8% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Agnostic. 218 people did not state a religion. 4 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

56.7% of people are married, 9.8% 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, 7.4% are separated or divorced. There are 177 widowed people living in Skipton East.

The top occupations listed by people in Skipton East are Professional 16.2%, Skilled trades 16.0%, Administrative and secretarial 12.1%, Associate professional and technical 11.7%, Elementary 10.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.7%, Administrative 8.4%, Elementary administration and service 8.2%, Sales and customer service 8.1%.