Hessle Demographics (East Riding of Yorkshire, England)

Hessle is a ward in East Riding of Yorkshire of Yorkshire and The Humber, England and includes areas of South Field, Springville and Northfield.

In the 2011 census the population of Hessle was 15,000 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

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

94.0% of people living in Hessle were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.2% Scotland, 0.6% India, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Australia, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

98.4% of people living in Hessle speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Lithuanian, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Arabic, 0.1% Turkish, 0.1% French, 0.1% Persian/Farsi.

The religious make up of Hessle is 64.1% Christian, 26.5% No religion, 0.7% Muslim, 0.5% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Sikh, 0.1% Jewish. 1,070 people did not state a religion. 45 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

49.3% of people are married, 13.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.9% live with a partner of the same sex, 21.5% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.9% are separated or divorced. There are 733 widowed people living in Hessle.

The top occupations listed by people in Hessle are Professional 17.3%, Skilled trades 13.4%, Administrative and secretarial 12.3%, Associate professional and technical 12.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.3%, Managers, directors and senior officials 10.2%, Administrative 9.3%, Elementary 9.3%, Sales and customer service 8.8%, Elementary administration and service 8.0%.