Hythe West Demographics (Shepway, England)

Hythe West is a ward in Shepway of South East, England and includes areas of Palmarsh and Burmarsh.

In the 2011 census the population of Hythe West was 4,338 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Hythe West is 46, while the median age is higher at 48.

92.2% of people living in Hythe West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Scotland, 0.7% Wales, 0.6% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Bangladesh.

97.6% of people living in Hythe West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.5% Nepalese, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% British sign language, 0.2% German, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Bengali, 0.1% Romanian, 0.1% Marathi, 0.1% Dutch.

The religious make up of Hythe West is 68.6% Christian, 21.9% No religion, 0.5% Hindu, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Humanist. 316 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.9% of people are married, 9.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.2% are separated or divorced. There are 242 widowed people living in Hythe West.

The top occupations listed by people in Hythe West are Skilled trades 14.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.4%, Administrative and secretarial 12.2%, Professional 11.8%, Associate professional and technical 11.5%, Elementary 11.3%, Sales and customer service 9.7%, Caring personal service 9.5%, Administrative 9.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.2%.