May Bank Demographics (Newcastle-under-Lyme, England)

May Bank is a ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme of West Midlands, England and includes areas of May Bank, Porthill, Longport, Hay Bank and Wolstanton.

In the 2011 census the population of May Bank was 6,236 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in May Bank is 42, while the median age is higher at 43.

93.6% of people living in May Bank were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Scotland, 0.8% Wales, 0.5% India, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.1% Pakistan, 0.1% South Africa, 0.1% China, 0.1% Bangladesh.

97.6% of people living in May Bank speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.2% French, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% Kurdish, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Greek, 0.1% Telugu.

The religious make up of May Bank is 69.7% Christian, 21.0% No religion, 1.3% Muslim, 0.5% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh. 390 people did not state a religion. 23 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

50.6% of people are married, 11.0% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 22.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.1% are separated or divorced. There are 321 widowed people living in May Bank.

The top occupations listed by people in May Bank are Professional 18.6%, Associate professional and technical 13.5%, Administrative and secretarial 12.7%, Skilled trades 11.9%, Administrative 9.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 9.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.2%, Elementary 9.0%, Sales and customer service 8.8%, Elementary administration and service 7.9%.