Upper Culm Demographics (Mid Devon, England)

Upper Culm is a ward in Mid Devon of South West, England and includes areas of Uffculme, Hillmoor, Northcott, Clayhidon, Ashill, Millmoor, Culm Davy, Hemyock, Craddock, Woodgate, Westown, Castle Hill, Prescott, Whitehall, Smithincott and Culmstock.

In the 2011 census the population of Upper Culm was 4,039 and is made up of approximately 51% females and 49% males.

The average age of people in Upper Culm is 44, while the median age is higher at 46.

92.7% of people living in Upper Culm were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.6% Wales, 1.4% Scotland, 0.4% Ireland, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% South Africa, 0.2% Kenya, 0.2% United States, 0.1% North Africa, 0.1% Zimbabwe.

98.8% of people living in Upper Culm speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Welsh/Cymraeg, 0.1% German, 0.1% Persian/Farsi, 0.1% British sign language, 0.1% Dutch, 0.1% Hungarian, 0.1% Ukrainian, 0.1% Japanese.

The religious make up of Upper Culm is 64.6% Christian, 25.6% No religion, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.1% Muslim. 349 people did not state a religion. 11 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

58.3% of people are married, 10.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.3% live with a partner of the same sex, 17.1% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 6.0% are separated or divorced. There are 146 widowed people living in Upper Culm.

The top occupations listed by people in Upper Culm are Skilled trades 19.2%, Professional 17.8%, Managers, directors and senior officials 12.9%, Associate professional and technical 11.2%, Administrative and secretarial 10.0%, Elementary 9.2%, Caring, leisure and other service 8.7%, Skilled agricultural and related trades 8.1%, Agricultural and Related Trades 8.1%, Caring personal service 7.3%.