Moorcroft Demographics (Stoke-on-Trent, England)

Moorcroft is a ward in Stoke-on-Trent of West Midlands, England and includes areas of Hot Lane Industrial Estate.

In the 2011 census the population of Moorcroft was 5,406 and is made up of approximately 50% females and 50% males.

The average age of people in Moorcroft is 34, while the median age is lower at 31.

72.8% of people living in Moorcroft were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 9.7% Pakistan, 2.3% Bangladesh, 1.1% Philippines, 0.8% Zimbabwe, 0.6% Jamaica, 0.5% Iran, 0.4% Wales, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Nigeria.

77.9% of people living in Moorcroft speak English. The other top languages spoken are 6.0% Urdu, 2.9% Kurdish, 2.5% Panjabi, 2.4% Bengali, 1.3% Polish, 0.8% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.7% Arabic, 0.5% Persian/Farsi, 0.4% Turkish.

The religious make up of Moorcroft is 43.2% Christian, 33.6% Muslim, 14.5% No religion, 0.5% Hindu, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Sikh, 0.1% Atheist. 384 people did not state a religion. 8 people identified as a Jedi Knight.

43.6% of people are married, 9.5% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 1.2% live with a partner of the same sex, 28.6% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.2% are separated or divorced. There are 213 widowed people living in Moorcroft.

The top occupations listed by people in Moorcroft are Skilled trades 15.8%, Elementary 15.8%, Process, plant and machine operatives 13.5%, Elementary administration and service 12.9%, Sales and customer service 12.9%, Sales 10.0%, Caring, leisure and other service 9.8%, Administrative and secretarial 8.8%, Professional 8.8%, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers 8.7%.