Drayton Demographics (Vale of White Horse, England)

Drayton is a ward in Vale of White Horse of South East, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Drayton was 2,353 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Drayton is 42, while the median age is higher at 44.

88.0% of people living in Drayton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.8% Scotland, 1.5% Wales, 0.7% Ireland, 0.5% United States, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% China, 0.2% South Africa, 0.2% Zimbabwe, 0.2% Kenya.

96.9% of people living in Drayton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.9% French, 0.9% Polish, 0.3% German, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% All other Chinese, 0.1% Panjabi, 0.1% West/Central Asian Language, 0.1% Amharic.

The religious make up of Drayton is 68.0% Christian, 24.4% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.3% Sikh, 0.2% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish. 144 people did not state a religion. 4 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

57.3% of people are married, 8.8% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.6% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 5.9% are separated or divorced. There are 88 widowed people living in Drayton.

The top occupations listed by people in Drayton are Professional 19.5%, Skilled trades 14.4%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.2%, Associate professional and technical 11.8%, Administrative and secretarial 11.5%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.7%, Corporate managers and directors 9.7%, Elementary 9.0%, Administrative 8.2%, Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 7.4%.