Silverton Demographics (Mid Devon, England)

Silverton is a ward in Mid Devon of South West, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Silverton was 1,875 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Silverton is 44, while the median age is higher at 45.

92.4% of people living in Silverton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.4% Wales, 1.3% Scotland, 0.5% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Ireland, 0.4% South Africa, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Hong Kong .

99.6% of people living in Silverton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% German, 0.1% Bulgarian, 0.1% Any Sign Communication System, 0.1% Italian.

The religious make up of Silverton is 65.0% Christian, 25.1% No religion, 0.3% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Jewish. 148 people did not state a religion. 12 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

52.3% of people are married, 12.7% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.0% are separated or divorced. There are 106 widowed people living in Silverton.

The top occupations listed by people in Silverton are Professional 21.1%, Skilled trades 15.1%, Associate professional and technical 11.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 11.3%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.1%, Administrative and secretarial 9.9%, Caring personal service 8.9%, Elementary 8.0%, Administrative 7.1%, Corporate managers and directors 7.0%.