Measham Demographics (North West Leicestershire, England)

Measham is a ward in North West Leicestershire of East Midlands, England and includes areas of Appleby Magna, Snarestone, Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Measham.

In the 2011 census the population of Measham was 5,209 and is made up of approximately 49% females and 51% males.

The average age of people in Measham is 39, while the median age is also 39.

91.2% of people living in Measham were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 0.9% Scotland, 0.6% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.3% Philippines, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% United States, 0.1% United Kingdom not otherwise specified.

95.4% of people living in Measham speak English. The other top languages spoken are 3.5% Polish, 0.2% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.2% Hungarian, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% Slovak.

The religious make up of Measham is 68.0% Christian, 24.7% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Humanist, 0.1% Muslim. 295 people did not state a religion. 10 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 7 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

50.0% of people are married, 12.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.2% are separated or divorced. There are 287 widowed people living in Measham.

The top occupations listed by people in Measham are Elementary 15.3%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.7%, Professional 12.3%, Skilled trades 12.0%, Elementary administration and service 11.4%, Administrative and secretarial 10.7%, Associate professional and technical 10.5%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.6%, Administrative 7.9%.