Boughton Demographics (Newark and Sherwood, England)

Boughton is a ward in Newark and Sherwood of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Walesby, Boughton, Kirton, Perlethorpe Cum Budby, Thoresby, Ollerton, Perlethorpe, New Ollerton, Budby and Rufford.

In the 2011 census the population of Boughton was 5,038 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Boughton is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

94.5% of people living in Boughton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% China, 0.1% United States.

99.1% of people living in Boughton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Lithuanian.

The religious make up of Boughton is 65.4% Christian, 26.7% No religion, 0.2% Hindu, 0.1% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Atheist. 357 people did not state a religion. 9 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.9% of people are married, 13.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.7% are separated or divorced. There are 246 widowed people living in Boughton.

The top occupations listed by people in Boughton are Elementary 18.8%, Elementary administration and service 14.9%, Skilled trades 13.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 12.2%, Caring personal service 9.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.3%, Professional 9.3%, Associate professional and technical 8.5%, Administrative and secretarial 8.3%.