Sherwood Demographics (Mansfield, England)

Sherwood is a ward in Mansfield of East Midlands, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Sherwood was 2,581 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Sherwood is 39, while the median age is lower at 38.

92.8% of people living in Sherwood were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.0% Scotland, 0.7% Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.2% Northern Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.2% China, 0.1% United States, 0.1% South Africa, 0.0% Philippines.

95.7% of people living in Sherwood speak English. The other top languages spoken are 3.1% Polish, 0.4% Latvian, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Sherwood is 59.6% Christian, 32.3% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic, 0.1% Buddhist. 162 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

44.9% of people are married, 16.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.1% live with a partner of the same sex, 20.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.0% are separated or divorced. There are 143 widowed people living in Sherwood.

The top occupations listed by people in Sherwood are Skilled trades 14.9%, Elementary 13.8%, Professional 12.8%, Caring, leisure and other service 11.3%, Administrative and secretarial 11.2%, Elementary administration and service 11.0%, Associate professional and technical 10.4%, Process, plant and machine operatives 9.7%, Administrative 9.1%, Caring personal service 8.7%.