Park Demographics (Wolverhampton, England)

Park is a ward in Wolverhampton of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Newbridge, Aldersley, Compton, Great Moor, Finchfield, Chapel Ash, Park Dale and Whitmore Reans.

In the 2011 census the population of Park was 12,294 and is made up of approximately 47% females and 53% males.

The average age of people in Park is 39, while the median age is lower at 36.

71.5% of people living in Park were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 7.8% India, 1.9% Pakistan, 1.6% Jamaica, 1.0% Wales, 0.8% Ireland, 0.7% Scotland, 0.6% Nigeria, 0.6% Kenya, 0.5% China.

82.4% of people living in Park speak English. The other top languages spoken are 5.1% Panjabi, 2.6% Polish, 1.4% Kurdish, 1.2% Lithuanian, 1.1% Urdu, 0.7% Persian/Farsi, 0.4% Gujarati, 0.4% Latvian, 0.4% Arabic.

The religious make up of Park is 44.8% Christian, 21.4% No religion, 11.2% Sikh, 9.0% Muslim, 4.3% Hindu, 0.9% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 822 people did not state a religion. 49 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

35.6% of people are married, 9.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 35.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.6% are separated or divorced. There are 687 widowed people living in Park.

The top occupations listed by people in Park are Professional 22.0%, Associate professional and technical 12.6%, Elementary 11.9%, Administrative and secretarial 10.8%, Elementary administration and service 9.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.9%, Administrative 8.8%, Skilled trades 8.2%, Teaching and educational professionals 8.0%.