Chester City Demographics (Cheshire West and Chester, England)

Chester City is a ward in Cheshire West and Chester of North West, England and includes areas of Roodee, Dee Hills Park, The Bars, Irish Hill, Chester Castle, The Castle, Upton Heath, Upton-By-Chester, Hoole Park, Crabwell, Newton-By-Chester, Mold Junction, Flookersbrook, Newton Bank and Boughton.

In the 2011 census the population of Chester City was 3,853 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Chester City is 42, while the median age is lower at 37.

77.4% of people living in Chester City were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 7.9% Wales, 1.8% Scotland, 1.3% Ireland, 1.0% Northern Ireland, 0.7% India, 0.4% United States, 0.3% South Africa, 0.3% South America, 0.2% Bangladesh.

93.1% of people living in Chester City speak English. The other top languages spoken are 2.3% Polish, 0.4% Bulgarian, 0.4% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.3% Turkish, 0.3% German, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Portuguese, 0.2% French, 0.2% Bengali.

The religious make up of Chester City is 57.8% Christian, 30.8% No religion, 1.2% Muslim, 0.6% Hindu, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Jewish. 298 people did not state a religion. 17 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

23.0% of people are married, 15.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 2.0% live with a partner of the same sex, 37.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 13.6% are separated or divorced. There are 391 widowed people living in Chester City.

The top occupations listed by people in Chester City are Professional 20.0%, Managers, directors and senior officials 15.4%, Elementary 14.6%, Elementary administration and service 13.6%, Associate professional and technical 12.7%, Sales and customer service 10.6%, Sales 8.8%, Corporate managers and directors 8.6%, Administrative and secretarial 8.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 7.4%.