Meir Hay Demographics (Stoke-on-Trent, England)

Meir Hay is a ward in Stoke-on-Trent of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Longton.

In the 2011 census the population of Meir Hay was 4,756 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Meir Hay is 37, while the median age is higher at 38.

96.9% of people living in Meir Hay were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.6% Scotland, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Pakistan, 0.2% India, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Jamaica, 0.1% Ireland, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

98.8% of people living in Meir Hay speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Urdu, 0.2% Panjabi, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Kurdish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Malayalam.

The religious make up of Meir Hay is 70.6% Christian, 22.7% No religion, 1.2% Muslim, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish. 239 people did not state a religion. 5 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.6% of people are married, 14.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.3% are separated or divorced. There are 181 widowed people living in Meir Hay.

The top occupations listed by people in Meir Hay are Skilled trades 16.9%, Elementary 13.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.3%, Elementary administration and service 11.3%, Associate professional and technical 11.2%, Administrative and secretarial 10.4%, Sales and customer service 10.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.2%, Professional 9.7%, Caring personal service 8.5%.