Kidsgrove Demographics (Newcastle-under-Lyme, England)

Kidsgrove is a ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Kidsgrove, Mow Cop, Harriseahead, Newchapel, Packmoor and Rookery.

In the 2011 census the population of Kidsgrove was 6,827 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Kidsgrove is 39, while the median age is higher at 40.

96.9% of people living in Kidsgrove were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.6% Wales, 0.5% Scotland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Zimbabwe, 0.1% India, 0.0% Kenya, 0.0% Australia.

99.5% of people living in Kidsgrove speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Turkish.

The religious make up of Kidsgrove is 68.3% Christian, 24.3% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 407 people did not state a religion. 22 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.9% of people are married, 13.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.9% are separated or divorced. There are 331 widowed people living in Kidsgrove.

The top occupations listed by people in Kidsgrove are Skilled trades 16.3%, Elementary 13.7%, Elementary administration and service 11.6%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.8%, Professional 10.7%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Sales and customer service 10.4%, Associate professional and technical 8.9%, Sales 8.2%.