Carleton Demographics (Wyre, England)

Carleton is a ward in Wyre of North West, England and includes areas of Skippool.

In the 2011 census the population of Carleton was 4,061 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Carleton is 44, while the median age is higher at 46.

92.8% of people living in Carleton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.3% Scotland, 1.1% Wales, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Australia, 0.1% India, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% United States, 0.1% South Africa.

99.1% of people living in Carleton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Bulgarian, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Thai, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Carleton is 75.8% Christian, 17.1% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.2% Jewish. 243 people did not state a religion. 7 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

56.0% of people are married, 9.2% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.6% are separated or divorced. There are 212 widowed people living in Carleton.

The top occupations listed by people in Carleton are Professional 21.5%, Administrative and secretarial 16.2%, Administrative 13.3%, Associate professional and technical 12.8%, Skilled trades 11.6%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.6%, Corporate managers and directors 7.8%, Elementary 6.7%, Teaching and educational professionals 6.2%.