Morton Demographics (Carlisle, England)

Morton is a ward in Carlisle of North West, England and includes areas of Cummersdale, Broomhills and Newby West.

In the 2011 census the population of Morton was 5,825 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Morton is 46, while the median age is also 46.

92.0% of people living in Morton were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 4.5% Scotland, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.4% Wales, 0.3% Ireland, 0.2% India, 0.1% Hong Kong , 0.1% Philippines, 0.1% South America, 0.1% Australia.

98.8% of people living in Morton speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.4% Polish, 0.1% Cantonese Chinese, 0.1% Slovak, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Urdu, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Portuguese.

The religious make up of Morton is 74.2% Christian, 18.4% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim, 0.1% Jewish, 0.1% Atheist. 375 people did not state a religion. 14 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

43.1% of people are married, 10.6% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 23.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 10.7% are separated or divorced. There are 435 widowed people living in Morton.

The top occupations listed by people in Morton are Process, plant and machine operatives 17.9%, Elementary 15.9%, Skilled trades 13.9%, Elementary administration and service 13.7%, Caring, leisure and other service 12.2%, Sales and customer service 11.7%, Sales 10.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 10.3%, Administrative and secretarial 10.3%, Caring personal service 9.7%.