Melsonby Demographics (Richmondshire, England)

Melsonby is a ward in Richmondshire of Yorkshire and The Humber, England.

In the 2011 census the population of Melsonby was 1,406 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Melsonby is 44, while the median age is higher at 48.

93.0% of people living in Melsonby were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 2.4% Scotland, 1.4% Wales, 0.4% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Ireland, 0.1% India, 0.1% Central Asia, 0.1% Kenya, 0.1% Australia, 0.1% United States.

99.5% of people living in Melsonby speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.3% Polish, 0.1% Mandarin Chinese, 0.1% Latvian, 0.1% Turkish.

The religious make up of Melsonby is 74.3% Christian, 19.0% No religion, 0.2% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim. 83 people did not state a religion. 3 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

60.3% of people are married, 8.4% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 16.4% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.7% are separated or divorced. There are 62 widowed people living in Melsonby.

The top occupations listed by people in Melsonby are Professional 20.7%, Managers, directors and senior officials 19.7%, Corporate managers and directors 12.5%, Associate professional and technical 11.6%, Administrative and secretarial 11.6%, Skilled trades 11.4%, Administrative 8.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.0%, Elementary 7.7%, Other managers and proprietors 7.2%.