St James's Demographics (Dudley, England)

St James's is a ward in Dudley of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Coopers Bank, Hart's Hill, London Fields, Wrens Nest Estate, Russell's Hall, Woodside, Horseley Fields, Shavers End, Dibdale Bank, Lowtown, Priory Estate, Gornalwood, Eve Hill, New Dock, Old Dock, Sunnyside, Scotts Green, Springs Mire and Blowers Green.

In the 2011 census the population of St James's was 14,213 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in St James's is 39, while the median age is also 39.

87.7% of people living in St James's were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.8% India, 1.5% Pakistan, 1.5% Jamaica, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Zimbabwe, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.3% Kenya, 0.2% Philippines.

93.4% of people living in St James's speak English. The other top languages spoken are 1.5% Panjabi, 1.1% Polish, 0.9% Urdu, 0.5% Gujarati, 0.2% Malayalam, 0.2% Persian/Farsi, 0.2% Hindi, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% French.

The religious make up of St James's is 61.8% Christian, 19.2% No religion, 5.0% Muslim, 3.9% Sikh, 2.6% Hindu, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.1% Atheist. 877 people did not state a religion. 35 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 2 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

43.8% of people are married, 11.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 25.7% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 9.6% are separated or divorced. There are 810 widowed people living in St James's.

The top occupations listed by people in St James's are Professional 14.7%, Skilled trades 12.7%, Administrative and secretarial 11.9%, Elementary 11.9%, Associate professional and technical 10.7%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.5%, Sales and customer service 9.9%, Elementary administration and service 9.6%, Administrative 9.6%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.3%.