Hemel Hempstead Town Demographics (Dacorum, England)

Hemel Hempstead Town is a ward in Dacorum of East of England, England and includes areas of Hemel Hempstead Industrial Estate, Green End, Boxmoor, Highfield, Paradise, Hammerfield, Paradise Industrial Estate, Leverstock Green, Maylands Gateway, Horseshoe, Adeyfield, Westwick Row, Shendish, Apsley, Woodhall Farm, Piccotts End and Great Gaddesden.

In the 2011 census the population of Hemel Hempstead Town was 5,684 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Hemel Hempstead Town is 38, while the median age is lower at 35.

82.6% of people living in Hemel Hempstead Town were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.9% India, 1.3% Scotland, 1.0% Ireland, 1.0% Wales, 0.9% Pakistan, 0.6% Sri Lanka, 0.6% Ghana, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% Philippines.

92.2% of people living in Hemel Hempstead Town speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.6% Urdu, 0.6% Malayalam, 0.6% Polish, 0.4% Tamil, 0.3% French, 0.3% Cantonese Chinese, 0.3% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Akan, 0.2% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Hemel Hempstead Town is 49.3% Christian, 34.5% No religion, 3.7% Muslim, 1.5% Hindu, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.4% Jewish, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Atheist. 513 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

34.1% of people are married, 16.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.4% live with a partner of the same sex, 29.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 12.2% are separated or divorced. There are 406 widowed people living in Hemel Hempstead Town.

The top occupations listed by people in Hemel Hempstead Town are Professional 16.4%, Associate professional and technical 14.7%, Administrative and secretarial 12.2%, Elementary 11.4%, Elementary administration and service 10.6%, Skilled trades 10.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.7%, Administrative 9.2%, Sales and customer service 8.8%.