Bloxwich West Demographics (Walsall, England)

Bloxwich West is a ward in Walsall of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Bloxwich, Wallington Heath, Sneyd, Sand Bank, Leamore, Pendeford and Little Bloxwich.

In the 2011 census the population of Bloxwich West was 13,246 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Bloxwich West is 40, while the median age is higher at 41.

96.7% of people living in Bloxwich West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.4% Scotland, 0.3% Wales, 0.2% India, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Pakistan, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% Hong Kong .

98.9% of people living in Bloxwich West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Shona, 0.1% Bengali.

The religious make up of Bloxwich West is 68.8% Christian, 23.5% No religion, 0.5% Muslim, 0.5% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist. 802 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

44.0% of people are married, 12.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.3% are separated or divorced. There are 786 widowed people living in Bloxwich West.

The top occupations listed by people in Bloxwich West are Skilled trades 15.9%, Elementary 13.5%, Elementary administration and service 11.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 10.7%, Professional 10.5%, Sales and customer service 9.6%, Associate professional and technical 8.9%, Managers, directors and senior officials 8.6%.