Blackmoor Vale Demographics (South Somerset, England)

Blackmoor Vale is a ward in South Somerset of South West, England and includes areas of Henstridge Bowden, Henstridge, Yenston, North Cheriton, South Cheriton and Horsington.

In the 2011 census the population of Blackmoor Vale was 5,450 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Blackmoor Vale is 45, while the median age is higher at 49.

91.0% of people living in Blackmoor Vale were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Scotland, 1.5% Wales, 0.4% South Africa, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.3% India, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% United States, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Kenya.

99.2% of people living in Blackmoor Vale speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.1% German, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Malayalam.

The religious make up of Blackmoor Vale is 67.2% Christian, 22.8% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Jewish. 460 people did not state a religion. 27 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.0% of people are married, 11.1% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.8% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 7.3% are separated or divorced. There are 256 widowed people living in Blackmoor Vale.

The top occupations listed by people in Blackmoor Vale are Skilled trades 18.4%, Professional 14.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.0%, Elementary 11.3%, Associate professional and technical 10.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.8%, Corporate managers and directors 8.9%, Administrative and secretarial 8.8%, Elementary administration and service 8.3%, Caring personal service 7.9%.