Coton Demographics (Stafford, England)

Coton is a ward in Stafford of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Tollgate Industrial Estate, Astonfields Industrial Estate, St. Thomas, Sandon Road Estate, Beaconside, Kingston Hill and Morton Common.

In the 2011 census the population of Coton was 4,733 and is made up of approximately 45% females and 55% males.

The average age of people in Coton is 32, while the median age is lower at 29.

75.5% of people living in Coton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 3.2% India, 1.8% Scotland, 1.6% Wales, 0.9% Sri Lanka, 0.8% Jamaica, 0.6% Ireland, 0.6% Northern Ireland, 0.5% Pakistan, 0.4% Nigeria.

86.9% of people living in Coton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 4.0% Nepalese, 1.4% Polish, 0.6% Arabic, 0.6% French, 0.6% Sinhala, 0.6% Malayalam, 0.5% All other Chinese, 0.4% Spanish, 0.4% Panjabi.

The religious make up of Coton is 51.5% Christian, 29.4% No religion, 4.8% Hindu, 2.4% Muslim, 2.0% Buddhist, 1.1% Sikh, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Atheist. 339 people did not state a religion. 28 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 7 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

34.8% of people are married, 12.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 37.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.3% are separated or divorced. There are 237 widowed people living in Coton.

The top occupations listed by people in Coton are Professional 16.2%, Elementary 14.0%, Associate professional and technical 13.8%, Elementary administration and service 12.7%, Sales and customer service 12.1%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.3%, Sales 9.9%, Skilled trades 9.5%, Administrative and secretarial 9.2%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 8.6%.