Butt Lane Demographics (Newcastle-under-Lyme, England)

Butt Lane is a ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Kidsgrove, Talke and Talke Pits.

In the 2011 census the population of Butt Lane was 5,641 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Butt Lane is 41, while the median age is higher at 42.

96.5% of people living in Butt Lane were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.8% Wales, 0.5% Scotland, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.1% United States, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Nigeria, 0.1% South Africa.

99.5% of people living in Butt Lane speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Urdu.

The religious make up of Butt Lane is 63.1% Christian, 29.2% No religion, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Buddhist. 386 people did not state a religion. 19 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

45.1% of people are married, 12.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.8% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.9% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.1% are separated or divorced. There are 323 widowed people living in Butt Lane.

The top occupations listed by people in Butt Lane are Elementary 15.8%, Skilled trades 15.0%, Elementary administration and service 13.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 11.9%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.5%, Sales and customer service 9.8%, Associate professional and technical 9.7%, Administrative and secretarial 9.3%, Professional 9.2%, Caring personal service 9.0%.