Monkmoor Demographics (Shropshire, England)

Monkmoor is a ward in Shropshire of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Monkmoor, Underdale and Cherry Orchard.

In the 2011 census the population of Monkmoor was 4,543 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Monkmoor is 41, while the median age is also 41.

92.7% of people living in Monkmoor were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.9% Wales, 0.9% Scotland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.1% United Kingdom not otherwise specified, 0.1% India, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% United States.

98.6% of people living in Monkmoor speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.2% Latvian, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Welsh/Cymraeg.

The religious make up of Monkmoor is 65.4% Christian, 26.9% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Sikh, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic. 269 people did not state a religion. 12 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

43.9% of people are married, 11.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 24.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.2% are separated or divorced. There are 331 widowed people living in Monkmoor.

The top occupations listed by people in Monkmoor are Elementary 15.9%, Skilled trades 14.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 13.9%, Elementary administration and service 13.9%, Sales and customer service 11.1%, Caring personal service 10.7%, Administrative and secretarial 10.3%, Sales 9.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.2%, Associate professional and technical 8.9%.