Cottingham North Demographics (East Riding of Yorkshire, England)

Cottingham North is a ward in East Riding of Yorkshire of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of Skidby, Southwood, Raywell, Eppleworth and West Green.

In the 2011 census the population of Cottingham North was 8,730 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Cottingham North is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

93.1% of people living in Cottingham North were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% India, 0.2% Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.2% North Africa, 0.1% Northern Ireland, 0.1% South America, 0.1% China.

98.0% of people living in Cottingham North speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Arabic, 0.2% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% German, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% Mandarin Chinese, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino.

The religious make up of Cottingham North is 61.8% Christian, 27.8% No religion, 1.2% Muslim, 0.4% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Agnostic. 637 people did not state a religion. 34 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 3 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

53.9% of people are married, 10.3% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 19.2% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.3% are separated or divorced. There are 366 widowed people living in Cottingham North.

The top occupations listed by people in Cottingham North are Professional 22.7%, Associate professional and technical 12.5%, Administrative and secretarial 12.2%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.0%, Skilled trades 11.4%, Administrative 9.0%, Elementary 8.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.4%, Corporate managers and directors 8.1%, Sales and customer service 8.0%.