Higham Ferrers Lancaster Demographics (East Northamptonshire, England)

Higham Ferrers Lancaster is a ward in East Northamptonshire of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Kings Meadow, Higham Ferrers and North End.

In the 2011 census the population of Higham Ferrers Lancaster was 5,259 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Higham Ferrers Lancaster is 38, while the median age is higher at 39.

91.6% of people living in Higham Ferrers Lancaster were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.7% Scotland, 0.7% United States, 0.7% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% India, 0.2% Hong Kong .

98.6% of people living in Higham Ferrers Lancaster speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Shona, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Gujarati, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Telugu, 0.1% Slovak.

The religious make up of Higham Ferrers Lancaster is 58.6% Christian, 32.6% No religion, 0.6% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 348 people did not state a religion. 29 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

54.2% of people are married, 15.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.6% are separated or divorced. There are 223 widowed people living in Higham Ferrers Lancaster.

The top occupations listed by people in Higham Ferrers Lancaster are Professional 17.2%, Associate professional and technical 14.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.1%, Administrative and secretarial 12.5%, Skilled trades 11.0%, Corporate managers and directors 10.1%, Administrative 9.3%, Business and public service associate professionals 8.8%, Elementary 8.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.7%.