Norton West Demographics (Ryedale, England)

Norton West is a ward in Ryedale of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Norton On Derwent, Norton, Menethorpe, Langton, Welham, Burythorpe, North Grimston, Leppington, Leavening, Thixendale, Settrington, Barthorpe, Wharram, Kennythorpe, Whitewall Corner, Acklam, Birdsall, Thornthorpe and Eddlethorpe.

In the 2011 census the population of Norton West was 3,491 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

93.4% of people living in Norton West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.5% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% China, 0.2% Kenya, 0.1% India, 0.1% South Africa.

97.2% of people living in Norton West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Polish, 0.4% Slovak, 0.3% All other Chinese, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Norton West is 70.6% Christian, 20.5% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Hindu. 266 people did not state a religion. 7 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.7% of people are married, 14.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.5% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.9% are separated or divorced. There are 161 widowed people living in Norton West.

The top occupations listed by people in Norton West are Skilled trades 16.7%, Elementary 12.1%, Professional 11.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.3%, Administrative and secretarial 9.6%, Associate professional and technical 9.3%, Caring personal service 9.1%, Sales and customer service 8.7%.