Prescot West Demographics (Knowsley, England)

Prescot West is a ward in Knowsley of North West, England and includes areas of Knowsley.

In the 2011 census the population of Prescot West was 6,535 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

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

95.5% of people living in Prescot West were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% Scotland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% Hong Kong , 0.2% United States, 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% China.

98.8% of people living in Prescot West speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Thai.

The religious make up of Prescot West is 81.7% Christian, 11.8% No religion, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim. 369 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

43.0% of people are married, 9.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 27.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.5% are separated or divorced. There are 387 widowed people living in Prescot West.

The top occupations listed by people in Prescot West are Professional 15.0%, Administrative and secretarial 13.9%, Skilled trades 11.9%, Associate professional and technical 10.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.6%, Elementary 10.2%, Administrative 10.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.9%, Sales and customer service 9.4%, Elementary administration and service 8.7%.