West Demographics (Boston, England)

West is a ward in Boston of East Midlands, England.

In the 2011 census the population of West was 2,063 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in West is 45, while the median age is higher at 48.

86.6% of people living in West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.5% Pakistan, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% China, 0.1% Kenya.

91.7% of people living in West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.8% Polish, 1.3% Latvian, 1.1% Lithuanian, 1.0% Russian, 0.3% German, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% All other languages.

The religious make up of West is 74.4% Christian, 16.3% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.3% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish. 162 people did not state a religion. 3 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.4% of people are married, 12.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.3% are separated or divorced. There are 71 widowed people living in West.

The top occupations listed by people in West are Administrative and secretarial 13.4%, Elementary 13.3%, Professional 12.9%, Skilled trades 12.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.8%, Associate professional and technical 10.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.9%, Administrative 9.4%, Elementary administration and service 9.2%, Sales and customer service 8.7%.