Sowerby Demographics (Hambleton, England)

Sowerby is a ward in Hambleton of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Sowerby, Barbeck, Norby and Hambleton Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Sowerby was 4,249 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Sowerby is 44, while the median age is also 44.

90.6% of people living in Sowerby were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.5% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% India.

97.5% of people living in Sowerby speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.3% Polish, 0.2% Latvian, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% French, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% German, 0.1% Romanian.

The religious make up of Sowerby is 72.3% Christian, 19.5% No religion, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu. 315 people did not state a religion. 4 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.1% of people are married, 12.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 226 widowed people living in Sowerby.

The top occupations listed by people in Sowerby are Professional 15.4%, Skilled trades 15.4%, Elementary 13.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.5%, Administrative and secretarial 10.8%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Associate professional and technical 10.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.0%, Administrative 7.9%, Sales and customer service 7.4%.