Witham Demographics (Boston, England)

Witham is a ward in Boston of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Burton Corner, Willoughby Hills and Fishtoft.

In the 2011 census the population of Witham was 4,206 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Witham is 40, while the median age is lower at 39.

74.8% of people living in Witham were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.7% Scotland, 0.5% South America, 0.5% Wales, 0.3% Philippines, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% North Africa.

77.6% of people living in Witham speak English. The other top languages spoken are 9.1% Polish, 5.2% Lithuanian, 2.3% Latvian, 2.0% Russian, 1.8% Portuguese, 0.3% Romanian, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Czech, 0.1% Arabic.

The religious make up of Witham is 71.1% Christian, 20.4% No religion, 0.6% Muslim, 0.2% Hindu, 0.2% Buddhist. 295 people did not state a religion. 12 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

38.6% of people are married, 15.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 11.8% are separated or divorced. There are 334 widowed people living in Witham.

The top occupations listed by people in Witham are Elementary 22.0%, Process, plant and machine operatives 21.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 15.6%, Elementary trades and related 12.3%, Process Operatives 10.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.0%, Skilled trades 9.9%, Professional 9.9%, Elementary administration and service 9.7%, Sales and customer service 8.7%.